Knowing God's Word #12

Chapter 12: Why Bother?

Why study Scripture?

• "We study something that is living and powerful."
• "We grapple with eternal truths."
• "We delve into the divine Word of God."
• "We study God's unchanging Word so that it can change us."

And yet . . . 1 Corinthians 13:2 reminds us:

Though I have the gift of prophecy and understand all mysteries
and all knowledge, and though I have all faith
so that I could remove mountains,
but have not love, I am nothing.

A paraphrase:

If I could speak for God and could unravel any enigma
and knew all there was to know and have perfect trust,
enough to do the miraculous, but cared nothing for others,

I will have missed the whole point!

God's purpose for His Word and what it does in our lives:

• Psalm 19:8, 11
• Psalm 119:9, 111
• Isaiah 55:11
• John 17:17
• Acts 20:32
• Romans 15:4

Digging Deeper

• Follow a Scripture reading program
• Choose another section, topic, book, or theme for actual study
• Keep a notebook or journal of your discoveries