Why Study the Bible : 8-The Shield of Faith
The Shield of Faith: “Faith is the foundation of Christian character and the security of the soul”[1] It is through Faith that you become a Christian (Faith in Christ). It is by faith that you are saved…not by works. It is by faith (not by sight that you walk the...
Why Study the Bible : 7-Assurance of Salvation
Assurance of your Salvation The apostle John wrote, “I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God so that you may know that you have eternal life.”[i] Why did the apostle care to make sure the people who already believed knew that they had...
Why Study the Bible : 6-Lead others to Salvation
"The good man brings good things out of the good stored up in his heart, and the evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in his heart. For out of the overflow of his heart his mouth speaks." Luke6:45 We cannot give what we don't have. We cannot teach...
Why Study the Bible : 5-Guidance
Guidance On a daily basis, we faced with making decisions. God’s word is the standard by which the believer must make every decision. The more you have hidden God’s word in your heart in advance, the easier it will be for you. Then in this dark and chaotic world you...
Why Study the Bible : 4-Peace
Peace There is only one way for a believer to live in peace. That is to live in the will of God for his life. You know God’s will by “renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is”4. Jesus Christ is our Prince of Peace. We find peace in him. In...
Why Study the Bible : 3-Success in Everything
Success in everything![i] If you are like most people and would love for God to give you a guaranteed strategy for success, then look no further. God has given all believers two simple steps for guaranteed success in life. If you do these steps faithfully, you will...
Why Study the Bible : 2-Renewing Your Mind
Many of us who go to church every week still live our lives like the world does. We sin like everyone else and have the same struggles. There is really no difference in our lives. There is a big difference between conversion (getting saved) and sanctification...
Why Study the Bible : 1-Spiritual growth
The Bible is real food for our spirit and soul and it is impossible for us to grow spiritually if we do not read and study the Word of God. When we become born again we are spiritually like newborn babies. We are spiritually weak, cannot defend ourselves from the...
Introduction to How to Study the Bible
In my professional work, one thing I have heard over and over again is people asking me, “what would you do?” When faced with a tough situation, with something they want to know, they often don’t want me to tell them what the book says should be done. They want me to...
What is a miracle?
Many scientists today don't believe in miracles and they often belittle or disparage people of faith who do. But really, what is a miracle? Before we define a miracle, let us first look at the prevailing view of nature as held by the discipline of science which...