The Joy of Bible Study
Will you share your thoughts on the joy of Bible Study? Why do you enjoy it? What does it do for you besides give you the Word of God?
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Richard Mansel
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Mike Riley 7:03 pm on October 1, 2011 Permalink |
Why do I enjoy Bible study?
1) Because I receive insight into the mind of God through the inspired words provided by the Holy Spirit (1 Corinthians 2:11-12).
2) Because I receive spiritual edification and renewal from the inspired words that I read and ingest into my mind (2 Corinthians 12:19; Romans 12:2).
3) Because God’s word helps me not to sin (Psalm 37:31; Psalm 119:11).
4) Because God’s word is a light (Psalm 119:105), illuminating the right path for me to take in my walk here on earth (Proverbs 3:5-6), that I might be pleasing to Him (John 4:34; John 5:30; John 6:38; John 8:29)
5) Because through daily Bible study, I learn to put on the characteristics of my Lord (loving, merciful, forgiving, compassionate, humble, etc.) to become more like Him (Gal. 2:20).
6) Because I can look at the history of God’s people and learn from their examples (Romans 15:4; cf. Hebrews 3:5-13; Hebrews 11; Hebrews 12:14-17; Jude 1).
7) Because I love God and desire to keep His commandments (John 14:15; John 15:14; 1 John 2:3), Bible study being one of those commandments (2 Timothy 2:15).
8) Because I love sharing the Word of God with others and interacting with them (2 Timothy 2:1-2), and you can’t teach what you don’t know (Hebrews 5:12-13).
There are many other reasons why I enjoy Bible study, but the above reasons will suffice for now.