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Effective Bible
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As a diligent student of the Bible, you will want to make sure the Bible really says what this study says. Always remember to test all things with God's word - as the Bereans did. They "received the word with great eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily, to see whether these things were so" (Acts 17:11). Read the study all the way through, without looking up the Scriptures. Then read the study again, this time looking up the Scriptures. Highlight or mark each verse you look up so you can easily find it later. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Bible is God's word and He wishes to communicate with you through it. He wants to tell you His Ways and His Will that will bring you peace, happiness and the abundant life. He wants to unfold for you His plan of salvation, His truth and His one true doctrine. He wants you to imitate the Way He lives, in every facet of your life. God sent Jesus Christ to be your living example of how this is to be done. Jesus said His Ways are easy and pleasant (Matt. 11:30). The Bible contains accurate accounts of how Jesus lived and what He taught so that we can learn to imitate Him and do God's Will. When you don't or won't study your Bible, you are telling God something. You are telling Him you will not force yourself to study His word and resist your evil nature, which constantly tries to talk you out of studying. When you convince yourself that you are too busy or too tired to study God's word, you are giving in to the pulls of the flesh instead of disciplining yourself for the purpose of imitating God (Eph. 5:1; 1 Tim. 4:7). You are to have both of your spiritual feet in the gospel and study to show yourself approved by God (Eph. 6:15; 2 Tim. 2:15). How can you gird yourself with truth unless you know God's word-which is the truth, and then put it into action in your daily life (Eph. 6:14)? You have the breastplate of righteousness on when you continually and enthusiastically practice righteousness for God. If you ignore God daily, He will continue to ignore you and you will continue to live under His wrath (John 3:36). Believe means obey, put your trust in God, take action and live by His words. Then you will be a living word of God because the Word will live in you and through you. Remember, the Word is Christ Jesus, and He abides in you only when you live for Him and prove to be His disciple by being obedient to Him (John 15:8). (Feel free to give copies of this study to others who want to know God’s truth. You will be doing God’s Will when you show and tell others how to live this special Way.) Effective Bible
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