Reason Why We should study the our Bible: 1. Revelation of our position in Christ The scriptures point to the salvation of mankind by Jesus. This was fulfilled in the New Testament. Jesus redeemed man and restored his relationship back to God, restoring him to his original state before the fall. That is, it reveals who you are in Christ and what power you have in Christ Jesus. We are seated with Christ in the place of authority in heavenly places as Ephesians 2:5-6 says. 2. Revelation of our inheritance in Christ Paul said in Acts 20:32 that the word of God is able to give you an inheritance among all them which are sanctified. This inheritance includes healing, prosperity, long life, peace etc and ultimately eternal life. When people are ignorant of what they stand to enjoy as Christians, the devil will always cheat or destroy them, just like God said in Hosea 4:6 that His people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. 3. Revelation of our authority over the devil Bible study reveals our authority over the devil. Though Satan has dominion over the world, he does not have dominion over the Christians. He only oppresses believers who do not know their authority over him and how to exercise it. Jesus said in Luke 10:19 that he has given you power to trend on serpents and scorpions and over ALL the power of the enemy and nothing shall by any means hurt you. 4. Spiritual growth What eating of food is to the body is what studying the bible is to spirit. Peter encouraged new believers in 1 Peter 2:2 to desire the sincere milk of the word so they can grow. Also in Hebrews 5:12-14, Paul was rebuking the Hebrews that they ought to have graduated to strong meat from milk. 5. Direction You enjoy divine direction and guidance by studying the bible and doing what it says. The psalmist described the word of God in Psalm 119:105 as a lamp unto his feet and a light unto his path 6. Wisdom and understanding The bible is a bank of wisdom. The psalmist said in Psalm 119:98-99 that God’s words made him wiser than his enemies and gave him more understanding than his teachers. All the wisdom and understanding you need are in the bible but it is through studying the bible that they can be delivered to you. 7. Boldness Paul admonished Timothy, in 2 Timothy 2:15 that he should study so that he would not be ashamed but be able to teach the word of truth accurately. Bible Imagery worthy study: Here are nine of those pictures, chosen at random: - 1.THE BIBLE IS A TREASURE……….Man left to himself is normally and spiritually bankrupt….Ps. 19:10. 2.THE BIBLE IS A BOOK OF WISDOM (Ps. 119:104) = without God’s voice, man is woefully ignorant. 3.THE BIBLE IS A SEARCHLIGHT (Ps. 119:105) = left to himself man stumbles in moral and spiritual darkness. 4.THE BIBLE IS A GUIDEBOOK (Ps.25:10) = Man lives in uncertain world. 5.THE BIBLE IS A MIRROR (Jas. 1:25) = man needs to know himself if he is to make stable progress in life. 6.THE BIBLE IS A GREAT STABILIZER (119:165) = Man is basically restless and settled. 7.THE BIBLE IS A PURIFIER (Eph. 5:28) = Man is surrounded by the temptation and constantly prone to sin. 8.THE BIBLE IS A FIXED POINT OF REFERENCE (Ps.119:89) = Man lives in world of rapidly changing and contrary opinions. 9.THE BIBLE IS A WEAPON (Eph. 6:17) = man is engaged in lifelong battle against sin. Yet of all pictures the Bible uses to describe itself, none is more natural and effective than that of food, Food is essential to man’s success and strength and to man’s very survival. also spiritual food …..Mt.4:4; 1Pet.2:2; Amos. 8:11; Ezk.3:3. Oloise Kanyonyo Have a blessed week
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