The Bible
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Good morning
This morning is actually an open Sunday as far as our teaching calendar
And during this Sunday I wanted us to look at the Bible
To look at the Bible as a whole
First church I want to encourage to be reading your Bibles
as you read the Bible and reading it as a whole
Church when you read a verse
Read whats in front of and whats behind or after
When we do that we must also understand who the author was and who the original audience is
Church that is called hermeneutics
It allows us to correctly interrupt the scriptures
The meaning of scripture does not change
Please hear that
When we start to discuss scripture the meaning of Scripture does not change from person to person
It should mean the same but how you and I apply it will be differently
Because the relationship with God is personal
The Bible is Gods message to you and I
It is Gods letter, Gods love letter to you and I
An acronym for BIBLE is Basic Instruction Before Leaving Earth
It gives us so much
“The Bible addresses one problem - Sin
The Bible has one villain - satan
The Bible has one hero - Jesus
The Bible has one purpose - Glorify God”
Adrian Rodgers
16 All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness;
We know that the Bible is good for teaching
For encouraging
For reproof
For training
Church the entire Bible not just the scripture we like or that are easy to memorize
We know that the Bible is powerful as well
When we think of the power of the Bible
The Bible is not just some book you picked up and are reading there is power in the living word of God
12 For the word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing as far as the division of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
The Word of God
The Bible is living and active
Church that should excite us and give us some relief
When the Word of God is spoke and it goes out there is power in that
I want us to know and understand that there is power in Gods word
It is the Word of God that goes and does the power
For us to understand that church we must be reading the entire Bible
We can’t just read a portion of because then we are not getting the entire story
The Bible I believe was meant to be taken as a whole
From Genesis to Revelation you and I need to be reading the Bible
8 Then Hilkiah the high priest said to Shaphan the scribe, “I have found the book of the law in the house of the Lord.” And Hilkiah gave the book to Shaphan who read it. 9 Shaphan the scribe came to the king and brought back word to the king and said, “Your servants have emptied out the money that was found in the house, and have delivered it into the hand of the workmen who have the oversight of the house of the Lord.” 10 Moreover, Shaphan the scribe told the king saying, “Hilkiah the priest has given me a book.” And Shaphan read it in the presence of the king. 11 When the king heard the words of the book of the law, he tore his clothes. 12 Then the king commanded Hilkiah the priest, Ahikam the son of Shaphan, Achbor the son of Micaiah, Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah the king’s servant saying, 13 “Go, inquire of the Lord for me and the people and all Judah concerning the words of this book that has been found, for great is the wrath of the Lord that burns against us, because our fathers have not listened to the words of this book, to do according to all that is written concerning us.”
Church we are to be reading the entire Bible regularly
Because when we don’t we stop being obedient to what God has called us to do because we forget what He has called us to do
Because we haven’t been reading it
Church we must be reading the Bible
You must be reading the Bible yourself
It is so vitally important
And church not just the parts we are comfortable with but the entire Bible as a whole
See the nation of Israel had stopped reading the Book of the Law and put it on a shelf and forgot about it
Then the next generation forgot about it
and so on and so on till we get to the generation who is almost shocked by what they read
Church it is the power of the Word of God that draws then into a right relationship with
Notice once they start reading it and reading the whole of it they are brought to conviction
It is not the priest or the king who brings about the conviction but it is the power of Gods word
When Gods word goes out it does not return void
Church we must be reading the entire Bible not just the easy to understand or are comfortable with but the entire piece
See when we read it as whole we get the complete understanding instead of just what we want to hear
We cannot take just one verse
9 How blessed will be the one who seizes and dashes your little ones Against the rock.
Because then you end up with a verse like this
let to itself that is rough and doesn’t seem to make sense
But when you start to read it as part of the whole
When you read this verse as part of the whole you start to understand this is part of Gods wrath on the nation of Babylon
Then that starts to make more sense with the history of other Scriptures we have read
God will pour his wrath out on those who are disobedient
See church when you are reading the Bible you need to read the entire thing
Now I understand you won’t read the entire Bible tomorrow but you can start out to read the entire thing
Because when we don’t
13 I can do all things through Him who strengthens me.
We end up with a bunch of the world quoting this piece of scripture without really knowing what it means
Church let me be clear there is no secret meaning to it but left alone we understand this to be mean it is God who gives me strength to do what I want
That is what the the world will tell you and that you don’t need to read whats in front of and whats behind
But when you do church you understand that Paul is explaining that he has lived in the poor and in the rich and that doesn't matter
What makes that possible is that it is God who gives him the strength to live
Not to do what He wants but it is God who gives him strength and makes it possible
Which is why it is so important for you and I church to reading it for yourself
4 But He answered and said, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God.’ ”
Church this is how we live
This is how we grow in our relationship with Christ
By digesting it and studying it
Not just the parts but the whole
So church we must be reading it in church and in Bible Study but we also must be reading it as individuals and regularly
Begin now to develop a habit of reading and studying Gods word
Moms and dads model that for your kids so they begin to develop that now while they are in the house
Grandparents, Aunts and Unlces
Older generation of the church model that for the younger generation show them how to do that
Offer to help hold them accountable
Part of developing that habit is to hold the Word of God with high regard to understand that there is power in the spoken word of God there is power in the written word of God
The Bible gives you wisdom
105 Your word is a lamp to my feet And a light to my path.
When we read Gods word we gaining wisdom for life and we are growing in Christ
As we read it we must read it part of the whole so we need to be reading the whole to get the full and correct understanding
Do you understand how important it is to be reading the entire word of God
So church let me encourage you this morning to be reading Gods word
dig into the word by discovering who the authors were and who the audiences were
That will help you understand the meaning of the scripture
Then you get to apply it to your life
I would encourage you to begin to develop a habit of hold the Scriptures in High Regard to understand there is power in the written and spoken word of God
CLOSING
so this morning as we move to our time of invitation
I would invite you to do business with God
maybe you are here this morning and do not have a personal relationship with Jesus
I would invite you to speak with someone this morning about that
They will show you how Jesus loved you and died for your sins and how you can accept that free gift of salvation that is only possible through Christ
Or maybe this morning you simple need to spend sometime in prayer at the altar
The altar is open