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#1,115: How to Get Started Studying the Bible

• Loren Hicks

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Disciples of Jesus are students. They are students of the Word of God. We read God’s Word for encouragement, inspiration, peace, and strength, but we must also study the Scripture to know God, to know what we are to believe and to know how we are to live.


Main Points:

1. The need for careful and diligent study of the Bible has never been more important than it is today. There is an all-out attack on the authority of God’s Word and as believers, we need to know what the Word says and how to articulate it to others. This requires the study of God’s Word.

2. To counter the false teachers who were misapplying and undermining the truth of God’s Word, the Apostle Paul urged Timothy to work hard and study diligently when handling the scriptures.

3. I’ve discovered many Christians believe they should study the Bible, they just don’t know where to begin. 


Today’s Scripture Verses:

2 Timothy 2:15 - “Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth.”

Hebrews 4:12 - “For the word of God is alive and powerful. It is sharper than the sharpest two-edged sword, cutting between soul and spirit, between joint and marrow. It exposes our innermost thoughts and desires.”


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