Rightly Dividing The Word
Pastor Cornelius R. Stam
It is not enough to use the Bible as a grand book of wonderful
sayings from which we may choose what we wish for our inspiration, nor will one
who truly realizes that “God hath spoken” ever hold so shallow an opinion of
the sacred Scriptures.
“The Word of truth” must be “rightly divided”; for while it is
all given for our spiritual profit, it was not all addressed to us, or written
about us. Thus one who truly desires to understand and obey God’s Word will
seek first to determine what Scriptures are particularly related to him and
will study all the rest in the light of these.
Sad to say, however, there are many who fail to give the Book of
God the respect and reverence it deserves. They flip it open at random, let a
finger light upon the open page and then read the verse indicated to see if
perchance they may find leading from the Lord in that way. And if it doesn’t
“work” the first time they try it again and again until it does “work.” They
use “promise boxes” in the same way, on the basis that “every promise in the
Book is mine.” They take passages out of their contexts, “spiritualize” them,
and give them “private interpretations.” Finding “precious passages” anywhere
at all, no matter to whom addressed or when or why, they place their own
constructions upon them and claim them as promises of God to them! To take
isolated statements from the writings of men and use them in such a manner
would be considered dishonest, but even Bible teachers do it with the Word of
God!
The Word, rightly divided, is of supreme importance to the
Church at large as well as to the individual believer, and it is because this
fact has not yet been sufficiently recognized that we have not experienced the
true, heaven-sent revival that the Church so sorely needs.
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Christ DIED, that’s HISTORY.
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Acts 16L31 Romans 1:16, and 1. Corinthians 15:1-4
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