I heard people
in
church say to the pastor "It was a good sermon. I got a message from
the Lord in it." And that's it! Seldom, of the many times do I recall hearing
something to the effect of '...and when I was studying I found
this and I found that and I felt this and God showed me this...etc."
Many pastors are eager
for others to find their own light; finding out just what treasures of
knowledge the Creator has just for them. But some church groups
want just as much for their parishioners
to adhere to
what their church's foundational beliefs are.
Holy Spirit, the 'agency'
the Creator uses to teach; programmed by God, like a particular computer
program, we can extract special information from, only much more than information,
including spiritual strength, once we agree with what it is being revealed
to us as we contemplate.the
word of our Creator; no words from any book are needed, but can be
helpful to bring again the things the Holy Spirit has taught, such as in
the Bible and other highly spiritual books:.1Corinthians
2:13 ".....the Holy
Ghost teaches; comparing spiritual things with spiritual."
John
14:26 "But the Comforter, which is the Holy
Ghost, whom the Father will send
in my name.(or,
send through Me),
he.(original
can also be 'it').shall
teach you all things and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever
I have said unto you."
John
16:13
1John
2:27 "But the anointing which you have received of him abides in you
and you need not that any man teach you, but as the same anointing teaches
you of all things and is truth and is no lie, and even as it has taught
you, you shall abide in him."
In John
5:24 Emmanuel talks about hearing His word. Emmanuel says in John
10:27 that those that are His, follow Him and in 10:4
He says the sheep know His "voice". One cannot be familiar with recognizing
a voice unless it has been heard a while. John
5:38 tells us that His word is to abide.(original
Greek is 'continue present').in
us. Spend time to study and hear His word.
It is most important to study:.Luke
4:4; Romans 10:17; Luke
9:23; Matthew 22:36,37.(to
love Him, you have got to know Him);
Hebrews
2:1. And these will be revealed to you:.Matthew
11:27.
Studying the Bible
enables us to examine
ourselves:.2Corinthians
13:5; 6:4,6,7;
1Corinthians
11:31.
Paul
in a letter to the Ephesian church talks about how they learned
Christ.(original
Greek is 'increased their knowledge
of Christ').Ephesians
4:20-24 and comments on them having heard Christ and been taught
by Him, verse 21 and discusses in verses 23 and 24 about the mind being
renewed and putting on the new man you are in Christ.
It is important to study
as learning about Christ gives you the wisdom and power of God:.1Corinthians
1:18,24. Have any desired wisdom?.James
1:5. Become wise, endued
with the knowledge of Christ so you may be imbued
with His power:.James
3:13.
1Corinthians
15:1,2 "Moreover brethren, I declare unto you the
gospel which I preached unto you, which also you have received
and wherein you stand;
by which also you are saved, if you keep
in memory....."
It is through study that
God gives us wisdom and discloses truth.(original
Greek for word 'revelation').to
our hearts:.Ephesians
1:17; 5:17; 2Corinthians
4:6. This is a privilege God has given to those who believe:.1Corinthians
1:4,5.
Colossians
2:2,3 ".....In the Father and Christ are hidden all the treasures of
wisdom and knowledge."
It is through study that
we learn information that the Holy Spirit
can work with in our minds, revealing deeper
meaning:.John
14:26; again, 16:13; 1Corinthians
2:10; Romans 11:33; Philippians
3:10.
To
love someone totally, you need understanding of that person:.Mark
12:33.
Paul tells us to not be children in
understanding:.1Corinthians
14:20.
The Kingdom
Of God is not in words, but in power:.1Corinthians
4:20. We are kept by the power of God through faith:.1Peter
1:5 and Romans 10:17; 1Corinthians
2:4,5. Study helps one to get to
know Him and have the power of the resurrection
in life:.Philippians
3:10.
Ephesians 6:10,11 tells
us to be strong in the Lord.
Ephesians
6:13-18 tell us how to stand strong.
The degree to which you
love the spiritual, God and others, is the degree to which you'll abound
in the knowledge of Christ:.2Peter
1:7,8,20. If you feel that you need more peace
in your life and if you feel that you need more of a beautiful life in
your experience:.2Peter
1:2. We have our part.(2Peter
2:5).in
growing in understanding, growing toward an overstanding
of the grace and knowledge He has given us:.2Peter
3:18.
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