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.
8 Deliver [natsal] me from all my transgressions [pesha`]: make [suwm] me not the reproach [cherpah] of the foolish [nabal]. KJV-Interlinear
8 Deliver me from all my transgressions. Do not make me the scorn of the fool! ESV
The psalmist realizes, as we all should, that our sins are the source of all of our troubles. And that, if our sins are forgiven and removed, then logic dictates that our troubles likewise will be removed.
And therefore our first petition, to gain access to our spiritual life, is by means of our request for the pardoning of our sins, thus paving the way for God to remove our problems.
And this first petition, is what we call confession.
If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just, to forgive us of all our sins, and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. That is the method and means of restoring ourselves into fellowship with God, and into the sphere of a functioning spiritual life.
It is the individual who does not have a relationship with God, who is the fool.
Having a relationship with God is the simplest thing in the world. And not knowing it, and especially ignoring it, is the method and function of the fool.
A fool lives in evil. Evil is everything outside of the realm of God and truth and the spiritual life.
Evil is a reproach. And a fool who lives in evil, by default is a reproach to truth and everything in life.
Therefore, confessing one sins, resulting in the removal of those sins, in effect removes the reproach from ones life.
These studies are a part of the massive daily study web site at DailyBibeStudy.Org, and are written, so that you can come to Christ if you have not done so already, and therefore not be lost forever.
And if you have already believed in Christ, then these studies are written so you can learn and understand and grow in your spiritual life, so that you can come to the full knowledge of Christ, so that you can fulfill your meaning and purpose in life as God intended for you, and so you can qualify for a phenomenal eternal reward which you will have forever. To ignore this opportunity to pursue a daily study means you will be incomplete, unfulfilled and you will lose out, big time.
The Daily Bible Study is online, making it possible as never before in all of human history, to advance in ones relationship with God, through Christ, and to complete yourself beyond your imagination.
But you have to decide to make that commitment. No one else can study for you. You have to do that yourself.
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