You must be in fellowship prior to your Bible study, so that the spiritual information you receive can become a source, of blessing to your soul and produce spiritual growth.
Job 37:19-20
19 Teach [yada`] us what we shall
say ['amar] unto him; for we cannot order [`arak] our speech by reason [paniym] of darkness [choshek].
20 Shall it be told [caphar] him that I speak [dabar]?
if a man ['iysh] speak ['amar], surely he shall be swallowed up [bala`]. KJV-Interlinear
19 'Teach us what we shall say to
Him; We cannot arrange our case because
of darkness. 20 'Shall it be told Him
that I would speak? Or should a man say
that he would be swallowed up? NASB
God is the origin of truth. God is the origin of reason. Man is not.
There is nothing which man can originate, except from
those things which surround him in his environment, except from those things
which come out of mans sin nature.
Apart from truth and legitimate reason, man functions
in and lives in, total darkness.
The only time when man can function in truth,
discernment, and reason, are when man learns these things from God. God is their only source. The Bible is our only link to these things. Study of the scriptures, after salvation, and
while resident in fellowship, is the only means of our learning these things.
Application of these truths, etc., to our daily lives,
serves as reinforcement and accelerates our understanding of these things
through positive feedback. Repetition of
all of these activities, produces wisdom within our soul. And wisdom produces maturity, and spiritual
maturity is the quintessence of advancement as well as our ultimate goal, in
the spiritual life.
Spiritual maturity in this life is the ultimate
preparation for life in eternity.
Spiritual maturity to the maximum in this life, combined with the
blessings of eternity, produces the ultimate completion of ones total life
forever.
Mans only contribution in all of this, is the
willingness to learn and obey Gods principles of truth, which man learns. God does all of the work. God accomplishes all of the results for us.
What then can man say to God that will help in mans
cause? What can man do to assist God in
mans effort? What can man create that
will improve Gods plan?
Nothing.
Anything that man imagines will be swallowed up into an
oblivion of no value.
Now is the time to post a prayer.
End Of Lesson
Study to show thyself approved (mature) unto God, a workman that needs not to be ashamed, rightly dividing (studying/discerning), the Word of truth.
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