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This is going to be a sermon series on the routines we need to be spiritually healthy
Bible reading,
prayer,
fasting,
Christ-centered community
The Bible
2 Timothy 3:14-17
14 But you must remain faithful to the things you have been taught. You know they are true, for you know you can trust those who taught you.
15 You have been taught the holy Scriptures from childhood, and they have given you the wisdom to receive the salvation that comes by trusting in Christ Jesus.
16 All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realize what is wrong in our lives. It corrects us when we are wrong and teaches us to do what is right.
17 God uses it to prepare and equip his people to do every good work.
True North.......
Obviously there are various understandings about where true north is
We need something to be the authority and be something we can Trust
Compass...
The world has numerous ideas about many things
Not since the enlightenment of 1715-1789 has our western society re-examined what governs the morals of our culture
They were overthrowing the Monarchy & The Church’s hold on life
Enlightenment ideals of liberty and equality and science
Immanuel Kant (German philosopher 1724)
Kant identifies enlightenment with the process of undertaking to think for oneself, to employ and rely on one’s own intellectual capacities in determining what to believe and how to act.....the lack of courage to use one's reason, intellect, and wisdom without the guidance of another.
Tremendous advancement in equality, the arts, political reform,
FREEDOM from old ideas
Newest revolution of thinking started in 60’s and continues today with social media (revolutions around the world)
As Christians we have chosen to trust the bible
Luther/reformation freed us from the controlling interpretations and understanding of the bible
Today…traditional evangelical interpretations and applications of the bible are being challenged
Role of women racial equality
Marriage morality
To be effective Christians…we need to know what the bible says AND what it means AND how to live that out properly
Psalm one describes a kind of person we would all want to be
They are like trees planted along the riverbank,
bearing fruit each season.
Their leaves never wither,
and they prosper in all they do.
Verse two just ahead of it tells us how to be like this:
But they delight in the law of the Lord,
meditating on it day and night.
Proving the bible is true-reliable
No one will believe in the bible just because of some powerful facts about its authenticity
It is believed because it changes a person life
The greatest piece of scientific empirical evidence that the bible is true is YOUR CHANGED LIFE
So why do we have to read the bible as Christians....?
2 Timothy 3:14–17
But you must remain faithful to the things you have been taught.
You know they are true, for you know you can trust those who taught you.
You have been taught the holy Scriptures from childhood, and they have given you the wisdom to receive the salvation that comes by trusting in Christ Jesus.
All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realize what is wrong in our lives. It corrects us when we are wrong and teaches us to do what is right.
God uses it to prepare and equip his people to do every good work.
The most important thing is that it is inspired by God:
What does this mean…?
God breathed
The Scriptures are not something breathed into by God, rather, the Scriptures have been breathed out by God.
Without God’s Inspiration
There would be no prophecy
1,239 prophecies in the Old Testament
Isaiah 53…the suffering messiah
Daniel’s Statue…future governments
Psalm 22....Jesus on the cross…Father, why have you forsaken me
How did the authors know about:
today genetics has verified that there is only one human race.
Stars follow a predictable pattern (Jeremiah 31:35)
Earth is round, not flat (Isaiah 40:22; Psalm 103:12)
Earth hangs on nothing (not built on pillars) (Job 26:7)
Geology
Geology
Water cycle (Ecclesiastes 1:7; Isaiah 55:10)
Sea currents (Psalm 8:8)
“Fountains of the deep broken up” (Genesis 7:11)
In our scripture from timothy Paul is telling us:
1) In order to have wisdom we..................................... need to know the bible
What is wisdom:
Fear of the Lord is the foundation of wisdom. Knowledge of the Holy One results in good judgment.
Fear = respect…but also reverence
Respect/fear the ocean because it can kill you!
It teaches you to look at the ocean and know when it will kill you or not
The world lacks wisdom...
But the wisdom from above is first of all pure. It is also peace loving, gentle at all times, and willing to yield to others. It is full of mercy and the fruit of good deeds. It shows no favoritism and is always sincere.
2) In order to know salvation we ..................................need to know the bible
“given you the wisdom to receive the salvation that comes by trusting in Christ Jesus”.
Jesus simply asked people to follow him
rich ruler to give up his riches… ........... to be come rich in ways that matter
Peter to give up his nets............. to become a fisher of men
Mary to give up prostitution........... to become a daughter of God
What is God asking you and I to give up....to repent of..... so we can better follow Christ
Salvation is an ongoing process
3) In order to know what is true we ..............................need to know what is in the bible
Today: To say a statement is true is simply to say that a person or culture believes it to be true
Jesus prayed to the Father for us and said...
Make them holy by your truth; teach them your word, which is truth.
Jesus said to the people who believed in him, “You are truly my disciples if you remain faithful to my teachings. And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
Knowing the truth freed the disciples from deceptions, errors and heresies.
Truth is revealed in the Bible as the character of Christ, His teachings and His promises.
Anything that does not agree with the Bible is false, error, deception or heresy.
There is an evil entity that is trying its best to challenge truth
This great dragon—the ancient serpent called the devil, or Satan, the one deceiving the whole world—was thrown down to the earth with all his angels.
Never has Christian held truth been so universally attacked
We need to know what God’s opinion is on life and how it is lived
Churches are splitting over perceptions of the truth
We need two things in ever increasing amounts:
Knowledge of God’s word (bible study & reading)
The Holy Spirit to reveal it to us (Prayer meetings and personal prayer)
The Bible is true, not because:
a famous celebrity believes it
They found Noah’s Ark
The Dead Sea Scrolls
It is true because Jesus said it is the truth
Jesus quoted from it extensively
4) In order to know what is wrong in our lives we ........need to know the bible
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.
Those innermost thoughts and desires are what God is after....why?
If you keep yourself pure, you will be a special utensil for honorable use. Your life will be clean, and you will be ready for the Master to use you for every good work.
Scripture says:
Love your enemy, do good to him/her, be kind to them
You say no way!
What has the word uncovered in us?
Unforgiveness, bitterness, hatred.
God is not doing this to embarrass us
He is doing it so that we can be used by him
Work hard so you can present yourself to God and receive his approval. Be a good worker, one who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly explains the word of truth.
Who attends a bible study now........................
Who would attend one in the evening........................