Feed on God's Word: Importance and Benefits of Bible Study Series

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The Gideons Description of the Bible The Gideons Description of the Bible The Bible contains the mind of God, the state of The Bible contains the mind of God, the state of man, the way of salvation, the doom of sinners, man, the way of salvation, the doom of sinners, and the happiness of believers. Its doctrines are and the happiness of believers. Its doctrines are holy, its precepts are binding, its histories are holy, its precepts are binding, its histories are true, and its decisions are immutable. Read it to true, and its decisions are immutable. Read it to be wise, believe it to be safe, and practice it to be wise, believe it to be safe, and practice it to be holy. be holy.

It contains light to direct you, food to support you, It contains light to direct you, food to support you, and comfort to cheer you. It is the traveler's map, and comfort to cheer you. It is the traveler's map, the pilgrim's staff, the pilot's compass, the the pilgrim's staff, the pilot's compass, the soldier's sword, and the Christian's charter. Here soldier's sword, and the Christian's charter. Here Paradise is restored, Heaven opened, and the Paradise is restored, Heaven opened, and the gates of hell disclosed. CHRIST is its grand gates of hell disclosed. CHRIST is its grand subject, our good the design, and the glory of subject, our good the design, and the glory of God its end. It should fill the memory, rule the God its end. It should fill the memory, rule the heart, and guide the feet. heart, and guide the feet.

Read it slowly, frequently, and prayerfully. Read it slowly, frequently, and prayerfully. It is a wine of wealth, a paradise of glory, It is a wine of wealth, a paradise of glory, and a river of pleasure. It is given you in and a river of pleasure. It is given you in life, will be opened at the judgment, and be life, will be opened at the judgment, and be remembered forever. It involves the highest remembered forever. It involves the highest responsibility, will reward the greatest responsibility, will reward the greatest labor, and will condemn all who trifle with labor, and will condemn all who trifle with its sacred contents. its sacred contents.

Lesson One: Lesson One: The Importance of The Importance of God s Word God s Word Wednesday, April 1, 2020 Wednesday, April 1, 2020

These commandments that I give you today are These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts. Impress them on your to be on your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. Tie them as symbols down and when you get up. Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. Write them on the doorframes of your houses Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates. and on your gates. Deuteronomy 6:6 Deuteronomy 6:6- -9 9

Seven Reasons Why Seven Reasons Why The Word of God is The Word of God is Important to Your Important to Your Life and Spiritual Life and Spiritual Growth. Growth.

1. All 1. All Scripture is Scripture is Given by Given by Inspiration Inspiration from God. from God.

All Scripture All Scripture is is given by inspiration of God, and inspiration of God, and is is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in for correction, for instruction in righteousness, righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work. equipped for every good work. II Timothy 3:16 II Timothy 3:16- -17 given by that the man of 17

Knowing this first, that no Knowing this first, that no prophecy of Scripture is of prophecy of Scripture is of any private interpretation, any private interpretation, II Peter 1:20 II Peter 1:20 no prophecy in Scripture ever came no prophecy in Scripture ever came from the prophets themselves. from the prophets themselves.

Do not despise Do not despise prophecies. Test prophecies. Test all things; hold fast all things; hold fast what is good. what is good. I Thessalonians 5:20 I Thessalonians 5:20- -21 21

2. The Word of 2. The Word of God is Living God is Living and Powerful. and Powerful.

For the word of God For the word of God is is living and powerful, and living and powerful, and sharper than any two sharper than any two- - edged sword, piercing edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. and intents of the heart. Hebrews 4:12 Hebrews 4:12

So shall My word be that goes So shall My word be that goes forth from My mouth; It shall not forth from My mouth; It shall not return to Me void, But it shall return to Me void, But it shall accomplish what I please, And it accomplish what I please, And it shall prosper shall prosper in the thing in the thing for which I sent it. which I sent it. Isaiah 55:11 Isaiah 55:11 It is the Spirit who gives life; the It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you are spirit, that I speak to you are spirit, and and they they are life. John 6:63 John 6:63 for are life.

Your words were found, and I Your words were found, and I ate them, And Your word was to ate them, And Your word was to me the joy and rejoicing of my me the joy and rejoicing of my heart; For I am called by Your heart; For I am called by Your name, O name, O L LORD Jeremiah 15:16 Jeremiah 15:16 How sweet are Your words to my How sweet are Your words to my taste, taste, Sweeter Sweeter than honey to my than honey to my mouth! mouth! Psalm 119:103 Psalm 119:103 ORD God of hosts. God of hosts.

But He answered and said, It But He answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the word that proceeds from the mouth of God. mouth of God. Matthew 4:4 Matthew 4:4 As newborn babes, desire the As newborn babes, desire the pure milk of the word, that you pure milk of the word, that you may grow thereby. may grow thereby. I Peter 2:2 I Peter 2:2

3. The Word of 3. The Word of God is Pure. God is Pure.

Every word of God Every word of God is is pure; He is is a shield to those who put a shield to those who put their trust in Him. their trust in Him. Proverbs 30:5 Proverbs 30:5 The words of the The words of the L LORD pure words, pure words, like like silver tried in a furnace of earth, Purified a furnace of earth, Purified seven times. seven times. Psalm 12:6 Psalm 12:6 pure; He ORD are silver tried in are

God's Word is pure and sure, in spite of the God's Word is pure and sure, in spite of the devil, in spite of your fear, in spite of everything. devil, in spite of your fear, in spite of everything. R. A. Torrey R. A. Torrey The Word is both a glass to show us the spots The Word is both a glass to show us the spots of our soul and a laver to wash them away. of our soul and a laver to wash them away. Thomas Watson Thomas Watson

4. The Word of 4. The Word of God Sanctifies. God Sanctifies.

Sanctify means Sanctify means to consecrate, to consecrate, or to set apart or to set apart persons or things persons or things to God. to God.

Sanctify Sanctifythem by Your truth. Your them by Your truth. Your word is truth. word is truth. John 17:17 John 17:17 That He might sanctify and That He might sanctify and cleanse her with the washing of cleanse her with the washing of water by the word, that He might water by the word, that He might present her to Himself a glorious present her to Himself a glorious church, not having spot or church, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but wrinkle or any such thing, but that she should be holy and that she should be holy and without blemish. without blemish. Ephesians 5:26 Ephesians 5:26- -27 27

How can a young man cleanse his How can a young man cleanse his way? By taking heed according to way? By taking heed according to Your word. Your word. With my whole heart I With my whole heart I have sought You; Oh, let me not have sought You; Oh, let me not wander from Your wander from Your commandments! commandments! Your word I have hidden in my heart, That I might not hidden in my heart, That I might not sin against You. sin against You. Psalm119:9 Psalm119:9- -11 You are already clean because of You are already clean because of the word which I have spoken to the word which I have spoken to you. you. John 15:3 John 15:3 Your word I have 11

For this reason we also For this reason we also thank God without ceasing, thank God without ceasing, because when you received because when you received the word of God which you the word of God which you heard from us, you heard from us, you welcomed welcomed it it not not as of men, but as it is in truth, of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which also the word of God, which also effectively works in you who effectively works in you who believe. believe. I Thessalonians 1:13 I Thessalonians 1:13 as the word the word

5. The Word of 5. The Word of God Will Give God Will Give You Knowledge You Knowledge and Wisdom. and Wisdom.

But grow in the grace and But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Savior Jesus Christ. II Peter 3:18 II Peter 3:18 And He opened their And He opened their understanding, that they understanding, that they might comprehend the might comprehend the Scriptures. Scriptures. Luke 24:25 Luke 24:25

But the Helper, the But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My Father will send in My name, He will teach name, He will teach you all things, and you all things, and bring to your bring to your remembrance all remembrance all things that I said to you things that I said to you John 14:16 John 14:16

Colossians 3:16, Colossians 3:16, Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom. wisdom. Psalm 119:105, Psalm 119:105, The entrance of Your words gives light; It gives Your words gives light; It gives understanding to the simple. understanding to the simple. Proverbs 4:20 Proverbs 4:20, My son, give , My son, give attention to my words; Incline attention to my words; Incline your ear to my sayings. Do not your ear to my sayings. Do not let them depart from your eyes; let them depart from your eyes; Keep them in the midst of your Keep them in the midst of your heart. heart. Let the word of The entrance of

6. The Word of 6. The Word of God is Medicine. God is Medicine.

Proverbs 4:20 Proverbs 4:20- -22 attend to my words; incline thine attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings. Let them ear unto my sayings. Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart. them in the midst of thine heart. For they are life unto those that For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their find them, and health to all their flesh. flesh. Psalm 197:20, Psalm 197:20, He sent His word He sent His word and healed them, and delivered and healed them, and delivered them them from their destructions. from their destructions. 22 , My son, , My son,

And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a centurion, beseeching him, and saying, came unto him a centurion, beseeching him, and saying, Lord, my servant lieth at home sick of the palsy, Lord, my servant lieth at home sick of the palsy, grievously tormented. And Jesus saith unto him, I will grievously tormented. And Jesus saith unto him, I will come and heal him. The centurion answered and said, come and heal him. The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof: but speak a word only, and my servant shall be my roof: but speak a word only, and my servant shall be healed. When Jesus heard it, he marveled, and said to healed. When Jesus heard it, he marveled, and said to them that followed, Verily I say unto you, I have not them that followed, Verily I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel. found so great faith, no, not in Israel. Matthew 8:5 Matthew 8:5- -10 10

7. The Word of 7. The Word of God Will Stand God Will Stand Forever. Forever.

Psalm 119:89, Psalm 119:89, Forever, O L LORD , Your word is settled in heaven. heaven. Isaiah 40:8, Isaiah 40:8, The grass withers, the flower fades, But withers, the flower fades, But the word of our God stands the word of our God stands forever. forever. Matthew 24:35, Matthew 24:35, Heaven and earth will pass away, but My earth will pass away, but My words will by no means pass words will by no means pass away. away. Forever, O ORD, Your word is settled in The grass Heaven and

The Bible is alive, it The Bible is alive, it speaks to me; it has speaks to me; it has feet, it runs after me; it feet, it runs after me; it has hands, it lays hold has hands, it lays hold on on me. me.