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Nkenen Maxceline Bonjeh posted an update 1 year, 1 month ago
Chapter Four:
Before Bible Study.
Prerequisites To Bible. Under it,
I have learned that a Prerequisite is something you must do before you can do something else. Again, I have also learned that the Bible is the Word of God. For this reason, it is not like any other book, and I can not study it as I do other books, there are things one must do before one can begin if you are to understand the deep Spiritual things of God. To understand ;
√You must first know the Author of the Bible as stated in (John 8:47)
√You must be born again according to (John 3:3)
I have learned that man may be educated, learned, cultured, and even religious, but the understanding of Scripture will be hidden from him on on until his spiritual eyes have been opened by the new birth according to (John 3:4)
Furthermore, the person who has not been born cannot receive the truth of God’s words according to (1 Corinthians 2:14).
Moreover, the unsaved man may admire the Bible for its literary beauty and value. He may study it historically or geographically. But the spiritual truths of God’s word will remain hidden until he receives forgiveness of sin according to (1 Corinthians 1:18).
Above all, God has provided us with the following from the moment you accept Jesus as your savior and experience the new spiritual birth, your mind will begin to understand the spiritual truths of God’s word. just as a newborn baby in the natural world needs physical nourishment from food, a spiritually reborn person needs nourishment. Their food for this spiritual growth and development is the word of god. There are two ways God has provided to have you and I study his word:
TEACHERS:
He chooses believers as leaders in the church. One of the special leadership positions is that of being a teacher of God’s word according to (1 Corinthians 12:28), (Ephesians 4:11-13).
SPECIAL TEACHER:
God has a second way for you to learn his word. He commands you to study it yourself according to (2 Timothy 2:15) so as a child of God, there is no excuse for you and I must study.