Walk with Care According to God’s Directions
INTRODUCTION This post contains the content of a pamphlet, which includes a photograph relevant to the passage, I distribute. I hope you find this post encouraging. If you would like some copies, please email me. The decision a person makes in the face of...
WHY STUDY THE BIBLE? Part 5B The Bible Teaches Holy Living
Part 5B shows that God wants a believer to live a holy life and the Bible gives guidance on holy living Holy living is precisely what God wants from a believer. A text like 1 Peter 1:15–16 (ESV) makes God’s command to be “holy” crystal clear: 15 but as he who...
WHY STUDY THE BIBLE? Part 5A The Bible Teaches Holy Living
The ability to study the Bible allows a person to carry better out living a holy life. Here, the concept of a holy life or holy living refers to a lifestyle that is set apart from the lifestyle of the world in that a person is grounded and firm in living a...
WHY STUDY THE BIBLE? Part 4D Bible Study Teaches Discernment between Truth and Error
Parts 4A through 4D show that Bible study teaches a person how to discern between spiritual truth and spiritual error. The ability to possess spiritual discernment is especially critical in the 21st Century because of the proliferation of theological error...
WHY STUDY THE BIBLE? Part 4C Bible Study Teaches Discernment between Truth and Error
Parts 4A through 4D show that Bible study teaches a person how to discern between spiritual truth and spiritual error. The ability to possess spiritual discernment is especially critical in the 21st Century because of the proliferation of theological error...
WHY STUDY THE BIBLE? Part 4B Bible Study Teaches Discernment between Truth and Error
Parts 4A through 4D show that Bible study teaches a person how to discern between spiritual truth and spiritual error. The ability to possess spiritual discernment is especially critical in the 21st Century because of the proliferation of theological error...
WHY STUDY THE BIBLE? Part 4A – Bible Study Teaches Discernment between Truth and Error
Parts 4A through 4D show that Bible study teaches a person how to discern between spiritual truth and spiritual error. The ability to possess spiritual discernment is especially critical in the 21st Century because of the proliferation of theological error...
WHY STUDY THE BIBLE? Part 3B – The New Testament Teaches that God Commands a Christian to Study the Bible
Part 3A shows that the Old Testament teaches that God commands a Christian to study the Bible. Part 3B shows the same is true for the New Testament. In Knowing Scripture, at pages 22-26, R. C. Sproul points to two passages that demand we study the...
WHY STUDY THE BIBLE? Part 3A – The Old Testament Teaches that God Commands a Christian to Study the Bible
One very fundamental reason for studying the Bible is that God commands it. It is impossible to argue against this fact. In Knowing Scripture, at pages 22-26, R. C. Sproul points to two passages that demand we study the Bible. This article looks at...
WHY STUDY THE BIBLE? Part 2B Bible Reading is Not Bible Study
Part 2A shows that a distinction between Bible reading and Bible study makes common sense. Part 2B teaches that a comparison between Paul’s advice to Timothy in 1 Timothy 4:13 contrasted with 2 Timothy 2:15 establishes that Bible reading is not Bible study. 1...
WHY STUDY THE BIBLE? Part 2A Bible Reading is Not Bible Study
It may come as a surprise that Bible reading is not Bible study. There are, however, substantive differences between the two. While Bible reading is beneficial, real spiritual growth generally takes place through Bible study. These differences become...
WHY STUDY THE BIBLE?: Part 1 – The State of Bible Comprehension in America
Two 2018 surveys provide data about Bible reading and theological knowledge in America. The State of the Bible 2018 [ABS 2018] (https://www.americanbible.org/state-of-the-bible/ ) survey by the American Bible Society and Barna Research Bible reports the Bible...
Introduction to Why Study the Bible
The primary purpose of this series of articles entitled “Why Study the Bible?” is to advance persuasive reasons why Bible study, i.e., knowing how to study the Bible for oneself, is vital to the life of a Christian. The primary purpose of this series of articles...