Notes From 6/9/2016 The Importance of Studying God's Word

The Importance of Studying God's Word

The Bible, the only source of absolute divine authority, will inform you of God's mind and will for your life (2 Timothy 3:16-17). That is surely reason enough to study God's Word.

The Qualities of God's Word

• The Bible is infallible in its totality

• The Bible is inerrant in its parts

• The Bible is complete

• The Bible is authoritative and final

• The Bible is totally sufficient for your needs

• The Bible accomplishes what it promises

• The Bible provides assurance of salvation

If any of the above words are new to you, here are a few definitions you might find helpful:

• Inerrancy: The Bible is free from error in all it affirms.

• Infallibility: The Bible is unfailing in its purpose.

• Sufficiency: The Bible contains all needed information for Christian living.

• Authority: The Bible carries the right to prescribe beliefs and actions.

The Benefit of Knowing God's Word

The Bible remains the only source of divine revelation and power that can sustain you as a Christian in your walk with God. Note these significant promises in the Scripture.

The Bible is the source of:

• Truth: "Sanctify them by Your truth; Your word is truth" (John 17:17).

• God's blessing: "But He said, 'More than that, blessed are those who hear the word of God and keep it'" (Luke 11:28).

• Victory: "...the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God" (Eph. 6:17).

• Growth: "As newborn babes, desire the pure milk of the word, that you may grow thereby" (1 Pet. 2:2).

• Power: "For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greek" (Rom. 1:16).

• Guidance: "Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path" (Ps. 119:105).

2 Timothy 3:16–17

16 All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, 17 that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work.

• Profitable: useful

• Doctrine: instruction

• Reproof: for convicting one of his sinfulness

• Correction: restoration to an upright or a right state; correction, improvement (in Greek writings from Demosthenes down): of life and character

• Instruction: instruction which aims at the increase of virtue

• Righteousness: the doctrine concerning the way in which man may attain to a state approved of God...."integrity, virtue, purity of life, uprightness, correctness in thinking, feeling, and acting:

Psa 19

I. The revelation of God in his works, Psalm 19:1-6.

II. The higher and more glorious revelation of himself in his law, Psalm 19:7-10.

III. The bearing of these truths on the present character and conduct of the author, and consequently their adaptedness to produce the same effect on others, Psalm 19:11-14.

(a) in warning men of the nature of sin, and thus keeping them from transgression, Psalm 19:11;

(b) in making them aware of the extent and depth of sin, and especially of secret faults, Psalm 19:12;

(c) in leading them to pray earnestly that they may be cleansed from secret faults, and be kept back or restrained from presumptuous sins, Psalm 19:12-13;

(d) in leading them to pray earnestly that their words and thoughts may be made acceptable to God, Psalm 19:14.

Verse 7; The law of the LORD is perfect, restoring the soul;  The testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple.

• Perfect: sound, wholesome, not weakened, innocent, having integrity: of God's way and work 

• Restoring: give back, restore, refresh

• Soul: seat of the appetites....emotions and feelings, desires, 

• Testimony: the code of law in General 

• Sure:  reliable, faithful, 

• Making Wise: estrain from acting in an evil manner, judge, govern; make firm, sound, free from defect by the exercise of skill

• Simple: Open Minded - open to the instruction of wisdom or folly, are easily enticed, misled and go back