I've been fighting this satan for a couple years being built strong that I may stand in all adversity in order to prove the good, acceptable, perfect will of the Living God. the LORD's
ways are not our ways neither are His thoughts for they are way higher.
hopefully I am back now being led by God's Spirit to provide statements on Christ, a scriptural expression of disapproval, correction and to instruct in righteousness 2 Timothy 3:16
The living God be with us all

Welcome back

hello fellow brethren and strangers
nice to be back. I am hoping to meet with you a lot more in the coming months. praying that Jesus will use me to exhort, encourage, strengthen, rebuke for His glory and honour and also to receive.
I've given everything over to God and all I have gain or loss I count all as dung in order to win Christ at ANY expense but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus. Philippians 13-14


Be bless saints and grace and peace to those who are sincere in Christ

For the past couple weeks this studying of God’s Word have been resting on me and I believe God wants us to correctly understand why it is so important and the wisdom component of studying. I want to debunk this teaching or knowledge of, that Holy Spirit does it all so long as we believe in Him you know so long as we believe, all of Him shall just flow out from us like we are not also called to be responsible for this outpouring of His Spirit.  Holy Spirit can only use what we put in. He has been greatly distorted and made out to be some type of magic genie. These men and women spent personal time in studying Christ, in Matthew 19:27 they sacrificed they all, to know and study Him, if no sacrifice is made there is no indwelling of God, no relationship with Him, if partial sacrifice we continue to fall in sin but we are called to this sacrificing of ourselves as a continuous portion in our lives that we must endeavor (we must make a sincere effort) always, also we are called to deny ourselves and know Him more and more personal every day. God lives, speaks wisdom, He is Wisdom and He expects His followers to act accordingly. The Word is always telling us to subject, deny ourselves, mortify our members, crucify the flesh and if there be any more admonitions (warnings) all others rest on attaining victory over the flesh, the world and the devil and pursuing a relationship with Him, the writer of the 42^nd Psalm said it much more wonderful “As the deer panteth after for the water brooks, so panteth my soul after Thee O God.” Not to just pursue but to seek after Him with much intensity, with all our hearts, soul, mind and strength, everything that is within us.

 We have our Bibles always when we meet but outside of Sundays it is rarely ever used or studied. Why? Laziness, indiscipline, bible not no; 1 choice for living, mood swings and movie Christianity, consistency.

Categories of why people refuse to study

1)    too old in the faith let the new ones do the study

2)    does not have time

3)    Need to see results immediately, something that works now, treat studying like a job I put in 40 hours a week and receives a salary at the end of the week. If I discipline myself enough I need to see literally Holy Spirit manifesting worldly stuff in my life.

4)    I’m just an ordinary Christian believer, studying are for those in leadership roles

5)    Doesn’t seem to be interesting, when presenting people seem to prefer to talk about sports or what is in the happening.

6)   Just content to be in the faith

7)    And the number 1 culprit: don’t know how to= needs to be instructed

Despite all these reasons it is crucial that we grow and mature and be effective spiritually

2 Timothy 2:15 in the Amplified reads study and be eager and do your utmost to present yourself to God approved (tested by trial), a workman who has no cause to be ashamed, correctly analyzing and accurately dividing {rightly handling and skillfully teaching} the Word of Truth.

Vine’s Greek word for study is spoudazo (spoo-dad-za) definition to make effort, be prompt or earnest, be diligent, endeavor, labour, study. When God told the successor to Moses in Joshua 1:8 never to let this book depart out of his mouth but to meditate (Greek word meletao-mel-et-ah-o= revolve in the mind) therein day and night God meant just what He had said all those thousands of years ago and is still saying continuously to His followers up to this very day, not only during church fellowship but at home, work, wheresoever you may be, memorizing scripture is beautiful and is perfect when there can be no books. Just as you breathe in the natural the same process should be apply to this Book. Acts 17:11 shows us how these Christians were more noble (pertaining to or having quality attributes of nobility) in the Word daily, studying diligently with all readiness of mind.  As believers in Christ we are called to rightly divide the Word of Truth as I read in 2 Timothy 2:15, one who needeth not to be ashamed, one who out of his treasure brings forth things of new and old Matthew 13:52.

Scripture is very simple to interpret and applied only if we have the correct tools to expand the text. A good bible dictionary, a concordance, a book of the Jewish  customs , a modern English bible but if you prefer the older English it is okay, just a modern one gives a much more clearer outlook and the language is so much closer to ours in the 21^st century. And of course we need Holy Spirit for without Him we just have a storybook, a cartoon, a hero’s book; the bible can be shape into whatsoever without GOD leading us and I am sure we all can see that this Book is seldom use for the purpose it was truly designed for; that is to bring mankind back to God 1 Peter 3:18.

Proper understanding and knowledge have to begin from foundation, right from the beginning; that is your approach to the text, it is so easy to go off stream so there are rules which governs the Bible which is known as hermeneutics that is the spiritual practice of Bible study and interpretation; because there are rules which govern its use it is a science. And because knowing the rules is not enough it also is an art (requiring skill), so correct interpretation should always give you an answer to “how do I understand the meaning of a passage of Scripture.”

To interpret the Bible correctly is to humbly seek the Lord and listen to what Holy Spirit Himself has breathed into the text—to find what the text itself is saying, and then draw the meaning out of the passage yes we need to remain in context with the settings the author have put in place to a particular verse +chapter +book, the surrounding verses and the subject at hand, and the history and social setting, when the event took place and what was spoken, this is called exegesis. Usually we approach a text with our own preconceived meaning thinking we understand it and in reinforcing a point we take it completely out of the order the author had originally intended, losing the meaning entirely and in doing that many faith is made shipwreck, this is called eisegesus. Matter of fact we need to keep verse+ chapter+ book completely in line with the others books in the Bible meaning that Scripture must interpret Scripture also from the other letter writers and always treat the entire Bible as a whole. In allowing the Bible to speak for itself there shall never be any errors.  Again in the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every word be establish. 2 Corinthians 13:1.

Next application, knowing Scripture and obeying it goes hand in hand, it doesn’t make any sense in knowing and studying Scripture if you do not apply it into your life, we see Scripture revealing His people from the beginning of time even knowing and studying the Word and refusing to apply It in their lives we see the end result, together these are the beginnings of a godly life leading you to be filled with Holy Spirit growingly, and the more you are filled with His Spirit the more the desire to study His Word. It is a cycle like how we eat, we eat everyday maybe at least 3-5 times a day and the more consumed, we grow in strength and blossom in the natural so in the spiritual, the more we consume His Word we are filled with His Spirit spiraling toward Him, we then gradually leave the principles of the doctrine of Christ moving on to perfection for those who by reason of use have our senses and mental faculties trained to discern between what is morally good, noble and what is evil and contrary either to divine or human law.

Prayer is an absolute necessity, because of our human nature and studying God’s Word, in 1 Corinthians 2:14-3:3 Paul teaches us that the unbeliever and immature believer are limited in their ability to understand spiritual things, therefore prayer is very vital, it bridges the gap that separates us from understanding the things of God, by asking Holy Spirit to teach us (John 14:26; 16:13). Again I say without insight from God we cannot grow, remember what Paul told Timothy in 2 Timothy 2:7 this is the same insight we need from God.

Common sense also must be applied in studying as the Bible must be interpreted to a certain extent like any other book but under the control of Holy Spirit, the Lord did not create robots, He expects us to think, use all these human qualities He have given unto us for we are fearfully and wonderfully made, again only under the influence of God.

 

Observation: Do I understand the basic facts of the passage such as the meaning of all the words?

Interpretation: What did the author mean in his own historical setting?

Evaluation: What does this passage mean in today’s culture?

Application: How can I apply what I have learned to how I live my life?

 

Scripture is breathe out from God and is given for four reasons:

1)   for doctrine                      -to know what to believe 

2)   for reproof                        -to discern what not to believe

3)   for correction                   -to learn what not to do

4) for instructions in righteousness    -to understand what should be  done

If we don’t know what the Bible says how can we interpret and apply it? God knew today’s world would not allow us to be as disciplined as we should, so Christ gave gifts to men when He ascended on high according to His own heart to help perfect the saints who shall feed us with His knowledge and understanding Jeremiah 3:15 which is equal to Wisdom then we study these things and apply them in our lives.

Believing God by faith is good but to further ourselves through faith that we can carefully expound the Word is truly what God requires, so let us always strike a balance for we are strangers and foreigners on this earth and we must be able to give an answer to everyman that asketh us for a reason of the hope that is in us 1 Peter 3:15. So let’s strive to equip ourselves with all that He has given unto us.

God requires a vessel fit for the master to use, one without spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that it should be holy and without blemish Ephesians 5:27