2 Timothy 2:15 15 Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that
needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
The Bible is the authority from God on which
our doctrines should be centered. Indeed it’s a spiritual measurement unit we
can use to weight a sound doctrine from a false doctrine. Isaiah in his time
wrote KJV Isaiah 8:20 To the law and to the testimony: if they
speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them.
Today Satan is deceiving many with false doctrines from which he draws many
unto destruction. The word of God is the sword of the Christian. Ephesians
6:17 17 And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word
of God.
David represented God’s Word to
a lamp (Psalm 119:105) “Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a
light unto my path.”
KJV Proverbs
6:23 For the commandment is a lamp; and the law
is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:
KJV 1 John 1:5 This then is the message
which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him
is no darkness at all.
KJV 2 Peter 1:19 We have
also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as
unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star
arise in your hearts:
KJV Psalm 19:8 The statutes of the LORD
are right, rejoicing the heart: the commandment of the LORD is pure,
enlightening the eyes.
Hebrews points out exactly the role of the
Word of God Hebrews 4:12 or the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. Thus for an effective preaching of the
Gospel, the Church must embark on serious Bible Studies which shall equipped us
all. Please, do not neglect Sunday Bible study, God uses such opportunities to
prepare for doctrinal arguments when we go out for evangelism. The devil has
prepared his army to fight against our faith, and they are there around us. We
must be sound in our doctrines. John 17:17 17 Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth. Only the Truth
from God’s Word can sanctify us, wholly and entirely. They are more truth in
the Bible that many people have not discovered. Let’s embark on personal Bible
studies too, always asking God to increase our knowledge. The study of the
Bible strengthens our faith KJV Romans
10:17 So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. The more we study; we are
equipped in order to defend our faith, if it is being revoked during a
missionary encounter.
E.G. White Comments
E. G. White says that those who will put on the whole armor of God and devote some time every
day to meditation and prayer and to the study of the Scriptures will be
connected with heaven and will have a saving, transforming influence upon those
around them. – Testimonies Vol.5, p.112.
It is a sin for those who teach the Word to be
neglectful of its study.—Ministers who would labor effectively
for the salvation of souls must be both Bible students and men of prayer. It is a sin for those who attempt to teach
the Word to others to be themselves neglectful of its study. Are the truths which they handle mighty? Then they
should handle them skillfully. Their ideas should be clearly and strongly presented. Of all men upon the face of
the earth, those who are proclaiming the message for this time should understand their Bible, and be thoroughly
acquainted with the evidences of their faith. One who does not possess a knowledge of the Word of life, has no
right to try to instruct others in the way to heaven.—Gospel Workers, 249.
Young ministers should search the Scriptures for themselves.—I call upon the young men who are entering
the work as ministers to take heed how they hear. Be careful how you oppose the precious truths of which you
now have so little knowledge. Search the Scriptures for yourselves. You have altogether too limited knowledge
of yourself. Know for yourselves what is truth. Do not take any man’s words, any man’s prejudices, any man’s
arguments, any man’s theories. This has been done by ministers to the injury of their experience, and it has left
them novices when they should be wise in the Scriptures and in the power of God. Take your Bibles, humble
yourselves, and weep and fast and pray before the Lord, as did Nathanael, seeking to know the truth. Jesus’
divine eye saw Nathanael praying, and answered his prayer.—EGW’88 141.
Bible truth not felt by the minister’s own soul is rejected by hearers as error.—We have a dwarfed and
defective ministry. Unless Christ shall abide in the men who preach the truth, they will lower the moral and
religious standard wherever they are tolerated. One example is given them, even Christ. “All Scripture is given
by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
that the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works.” In the Bible we have the unerring
counsel of God. Its teachings, practically carried out, will fit men for any position of duty. It is the voice of God
speaking every day to the soul. How carefully should the young study the Word of God and treasure up its
sentiments in the heart, that its precepts may be made to govern the whole conduct. Our young ministers, and those who have been some time preaching, show a marked deficiency in their understanding of the Scriptures. The work of the Holy Spirit is to enlighten the darkened understanding, to melt the selfish, stony heart, to subdue the rebellious transgressor, and save him from the corrupting influences of the world. The prayer of Christ for His disciples was: “Sanctify them through Thy truth:
Thy word is truth.” The sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God, pierces the heart of the sinner and cuts
it in pieces. When the theory of the truth is repeated without its sacred influence being felt upon the soul of the
speaker, it has no force upon the hearers, but is rejected as error, the speaker making himself responsible for the
loss of souls.—Testimonies for the Church 4:441.
for the salvation of souls must be both Bible students and men of prayer. It is a sin for those who attempt to teach
the Word to others to be themselves neglectful of its study. Are the truths which they handle mighty? Then they
should handle them skillfully. Their ideas should be clearly and strongly presented. Of all men upon the face of
the earth, those who are proclaiming the message for this time should understand their Bible, and be thoroughly
acquainted with the evidences of their faith. One who does not possess a knowledge of the Word of life, has no
right to try to instruct others in the way to heaven.—Gospel Workers, 249.
Young ministers should search the Scriptures for themselves.—I call upon the young men who are entering
the work as ministers to take heed how they hear. Be careful how you oppose the precious truths of which you
now have so little knowledge. Search the Scriptures for yourselves. You have altogether too limited knowledge
of yourself. Know for yourselves what is truth. Do not take any man’s words, any man’s prejudices, any man’s
arguments, any man’s theories. This has been done by ministers to the injury of their experience, and it has left
them novices when they should be wise in the Scriptures and in the power of God. Take your Bibles, humble
yourselves, and weep and fast and pray before the Lord, as did Nathanael, seeking to know the truth. Jesus’
divine eye saw Nathanael praying, and answered his prayer.—EGW’88 141.
Bible truth not felt by the minister’s own soul is rejected by hearers as error.—We have a dwarfed and
defective ministry. Unless Christ shall abide in the men who preach the truth, they will lower the moral and
religious standard wherever they are tolerated. One example is given them, even Christ. “All Scripture is given
by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
that the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works.” In the Bible we have the unerring
counsel of God. Its teachings, practically carried out, will fit men for any position of duty. It is the voice of God
speaking every day to the soul. How carefully should the young study the Word of God and treasure up its
sentiments in the heart, that its precepts may be made to govern the whole conduct. Our young ministers, and those who have been some time preaching, show a marked deficiency in their understanding of the Scriptures. The work of the Holy Spirit is to enlighten the darkened understanding, to melt the selfish, stony heart, to subdue the rebellious transgressor, and save him from the corrupting influences of the world. The prayer of Christ for His disciples was: “Sanctify them through Thy truth:
Thy word is truth.” The sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God, pierces the heart of the sinner and cuts
it in pieces. When the theory of the truth is repeated without its sacred influence being felt upon the soul of the
speaker, it has no force upon the hearers, but is rejected as error, the speaker making himself responsible for the
loss of souls.—Testimonies for the Church 4:441.
Let’s study the Bible more and more.
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