This was the question Philip asked of te Ethiopian prince as he
sat reading from Isaiah’s prophecy (Acts 8:30), and it is a question which we
should continually keep asking ourselves as we read the holy Scriptures.
There are
always those among God’s people who do not much care whether or not they
understand what they read if only it warms their hearts! To them the Bible is
little more than a fetish. Taking only those Scriptures which appeal to them,
and leaving the rest, they actually feel themselves quite spiritual and often
talk about believing the Bible whether or not they understand it!
But such
“spirituality” is far from genuine, and such “faith” is blind and superstitious
at best. While it is true that the Bible teaches many truths which we believe,
although they are beyond our comprehension (such as its opening verse!), yet
how can we believe what the Bible says unless we understand what it says? God
would have us understand what we read and believe it intelligently.
Indeed,
true faith will want to know and understand more and more of God’s Word. One
who does not care whether or not he understands what God has said is not truly
interested in knowing what God has said. His faith is based on his own will
rather than on God’s Word, for regardless of the meaning of Scripture, he will
take any passage that suits his fancy and use it as he wishes. How great an
emphasis God Himself places upon the importance of understanding His Word!
On one
occasion, when our Lord saw the multitudes, He “was moved with compassion
toward them, because they were as sheep not having a shepherd; and He began to
teach them many things” (Mark 6:34). And now that the secret of God’s “eternal
purpose” has been made known, how much more reason there is to study the
Scriptures, with a view to understanding them! How Paul, by the Spirit,
emphasizes this, as he writes of his prayers for the saints:
“That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may
give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him:
“The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may
know what is the hope of His calling…” (Eph. 1:17,18).
There is only way to be SAVED 1. Corinthian 15;1 - 4 Christ died for our sins was buried and rose again the third day. Believe this from you heart and you will have eternal life.
Les Feldick Ministries
30706 W. Lona Valley Rd.
Kinta, OK 74552
Posted By Cecil and Connie Spivey
Share this BIBLE STUDY to all your friends
This was the question Philip asked of te Ethiopian prince as he
sat reading from Isaiah’s prophecy (Acts 8:30), and it is a question which we
should continually keep asking ourselves as we read the holy Scriptures.
There are
always those among God’s people who do not much care whether or not they
understand what they read if only it warms their hearts! To them the Bible is
little more than a fetish. Taking only those Scriptures which appeal to them,
and leaving the rest, they actually feel themselves quite spiritual and often
talk about believing the Bible whether or not they understand it!
But such
“spirituality” is far from genuine, and such “faith” is blind and superstitious
at best. While it is true that the Bible teaches many truths which we believe,
although they are beyond our comprehension (such as its opening verse!), yet
how can we believe what the Bible says unless we understand what it says? God
would have us understand what we read and believe it intelligently.
Indeed,
true faith will want to know and understand more and more of God’s Word. One
who does not care whether or not he understands what God has said is not truly
interested in knowing what God has said. His faith is based on his own will
rather than on God’s Word, for regardless of the meaning of Scripture, he will
take any passage that suits his fancy and use it as he wishes. How great an
emphasis God Himself places upon the importance of understanding His Word!
On one
occasion, when our Lord saw the multitudes, He “was moved with compassion
toward them, because they were as sheep not having a shepherd; and He began to
teach them many things” (Mark 6:34). And now that the secret of God’s “eternal
purpose” has been made known, how much more reason there is to study the
Scriptures, with a view to understanding them! How Paul, by the Spirit,
emphasizes this, as he writes of his prayers for the saints:
“That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may
give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him:
“The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may
know what is the hope of His calling…” (Eph. 1:17,18).
There is only way to be SAVED 1. Corinthian 15;1 - 4 Christ died for our sins was buried and rose again the third day. Believe this from you heart and you will have eternal life.
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Les Feldick Ministries
30706 W. Lona Valley Rd.
Kinta, OK 74552
Posted By Cecil and Connie Spivey
Share this BIBLE STUDY to all your friends
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