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"Peter G. Chase" |
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27 Oct 2005 04:30:38 AM |
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DN Learning Truth 10/27/2005 |
DRAWING NEAR
October 27
Learning Truth
"All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching,
for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness" (2
Tim. 3:16).
Scripture is a manual of divine truth.
This month we've considered many benefits of Scripture. Second
Timothy 3:16 lists four more that will be the focus of our studies as
we draw this month to a close: teaching truth, reproving sin and
error, correcting behavior, and training in righteousness. We've
touched on each of those to some extent in our past studies, but they
warrant additional discussion from this verse, which is Scriptures
most concise statement on its own power and purpose.
First, the Bible is profitable for teaching. The Greek word
translated "teaching" refers more to content than to the process of
teaching. Scripture is God's manual of divine truth for patterning
your thoughts and actions.
As a believer, you have the capacity to understand and respond to
Scripture. That's because the Holy Spirit indwells you and imparts
spiritual discernment, wisdom, and understanding (1 John 2:27). You
have "the mind of Christ" (1 Cor. 2:16).
But having the ability to understand spiritual truth doesn't
guarantee you'll exercise that ability. God said to the Israelites
through the prophet Hosea, "My people are destroyed for lack of
knowledge" (4:6). His truth was available to them, but they ignored
it and lived in disobedience.
I've heard many people lament that they could have avoided much grief
if only they had known the Bible more thoroughly--if only they had
taken the time to learn what God expected of them in a particular
situation. Perhaps you've felt that way. The best way to avoid making
that mistake in the future is to faithfully, prayerfully, patiently,
and thoroughly saturate your mind with biblical truth, then
discipline yourself to live according to its principles. Now that's
the challenge of a lifetime, but it's the only way to profit from
biblical teaching and avoid unnecessary heartaches.
I pray you will be encouraged today as you study God's Word and
diligently apply it to your life.
Suggestions for Prayer:
Ask God to use the circumstances you face today to draw you closer to
Him and motivate you to dig deeper into His Word.
For Further Study:
Read Exodus 24:1-8. What was the Israelites' response to God's Word?
What is yours?
Drawing Near, Copyright 1993 John F. MacArthur, Jr.
All rights reserved. Used by permission.
http://www.gty.org
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1 John 2:27
27 But the anointing which you have received from Him abides in you,
and you do not need that anyone teach you; but as the same anointing
teaches you concerning all things, and is true, and is not a lie, and
just as it has taught you, you will abide in Him.
1 Corinthians 2:16
16 For "who has known the mind of the LORD that he may instruct
Him?" But we have the mind of Christ.
Exodus 24:1-8
1 Now He said to Moses, "Come up to the LORD, you and Aaron, Nadab
and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel, and worship from
afar.
2 "And Moses alone shall come near the LORD, but they shall not come
near; nor shall the people go up with him."
3 So Moses came and told the people all the words of the LORD and
all the judgments. And all the people answered with one voice and
said, "All the words which the LORD has said we will do."
4 And Moses wrote all the words of the LORD. And he rose early in
the morning, and built an altar at the foot of the mountain, and
twelve pillars according to the twelve tribes of Israel.
5 Then he sent young men of the children of Israel, who offered
burnt offerings and sacrificed peace offerings of oxen to the LORD.
6 And Moses took half the blood and put it in basins, and half the
blood he sprinkled on the altar.
7 Then he took the Book of the Covenant and read in the hearing of
the people. And they said, "All that the LORD has said we will do,
and be obedient."
8 And Moses took the blood, sprinkled it on the people, and said,
"This is the blood of the covenant which the LORD has made with you
according to all these words."
~~~
These devotions are posted with permission from John MacArthur's
first (1993) devotional work, _Drawing Near_, and they are also sent
out daily for free to several folks via e-mail.
In addition, John's second (1997) devotional, _Strength for Today_,
is also available free via e-mail only. _Strength for Today_ follows
the same format as what you have seen here from _Drawing Near_, but
with different monthly themes.
If you would like to receive daily devotions via e-mail from either
of these series, just let me know (via e-mail), and I will gladly add
you to the list(s) of your choice.
You can hear John MacArthur daily via the Internet by visiting:
http://www2.oneplace.com/Ministries/Grace_to_You/
and
http://www.gty.org.uk/
You may email John MacArthur in care of Grace to You at:
letters@gty.org
NOTE for those of you reading via newsgroups: If you wish to reach
me, please contact me via e-mail for quickest results.
In Christ,
Peter
Peter G. Chase :: Columbus, Ohio, USA
pchase1@wideopenwest.com
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To forgive is to set a prisoner free, and to discover that the prisoner was you. -Alistair Begg
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| User: "Libertarius" |
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| Title: Re: DN Learning Truth 10/27/2005 |
28 Oct 2005 10:35:24 AM |
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"Peter G. Chase" wrote:
DRAWING NEAR
October 27
Learning Truth
"All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching,
for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness" (2
Tim. 3:16).
Scripture is a manual of divine truth.
===>You have been learning NOT the "truth" but a LIE!
The TRUTH is, the above much overused verse is one writer's
OPINION about some unspecified "writings" (GRAPHE), possibly
those books of the Hebrew material classified as "Writings"
(KETHUVIM). DEFINITELY NOT the collection of writings
Christians call the "BIBLE", which was compiles centuries later. -- L.
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