The Purpose of the Bible

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GEN2REV

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The object is to have a relationship with the Lord. The Bible helps us do that, but the goal is to have a relationship with God. The goal isn't to memorize the Bible.
Then what do you believe this verse means, if we can be disapproved of by God and outright ashamed by not knowing scripture well enough?

"Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth."
2 Timothy 2:15
 
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Scripture washes us spiritually.
John 15:3

Our robes become white as snow through scripture.
Revelation 7:14

Jesus' Words are His Flesh and His blood
John 6

All scripture is God-breathed
2 Timothy 3:16
 

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Let me remind us of the very first day , BY GRACE , that GOD DREW ME .
What BOOK DID HE PUT ME , What LOVE DID HE PUT INTO MY HEART .
IF we had the SPIRIT we would LOVE the BIBLE . That is a FACT . Any man that tries even half of what ol bob has been doing
HAS me greatly concerned for HIM . SOmething aint right . HE is slipping up too . Folks get weary of the bible
cause the flesh gets weary of those reminders . BUT A LAMB LOVES EVERY WORD .

My focus is on a man being attacked who hasn’t said anything wrong…
 
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Then what do you believe this verse means, if we can be disapproved of by God and outright ashamed by not knowing scripture well enough?

"Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth."
2 Timothy 2:15
We study the Bible and then go out and do as the Lord commanded us to do. If we spend our lives studying, without going out and doing as the Lord commanded, what have we accomplished?
 
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GEN2REV

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Pray constantly.
Now you're just going in circles. You and your fan club are weak in the Word.

You're proven wrong in one regard and you circle back around and throw up the same vanquished point when you run out of runway. Just can't get this bird to fly, can you?

Shame.
 

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Bob, I think you’ve spoken well. I went back quite a few pages. Now you are being quizzed about the letter by lawyers who want to “catch you.” Like, aha, aha, see, we heard it from his own lips! It’s so ugly it feels dirty…
 
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Bob Estey

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What would you do , what is your advice . And also answer the remarriage question .
I did answer the remarriage question: A divorced person cannot remarry unless the reason he divorced his wife was on grounds of unchastity.

As for the other question, I believe I recall the Lord advised us to settle before we go to court.
 
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GEN2REV

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Bob, I think you’ve spoken well. I went back quite a few pages. Now you are being quizzed about the letter by lawyers who want to “catch you.” Like, aha, aha, see, we heard it from his own lips! It’s so ugly it feels dirty…
And you support everybody on this forum who opposes TRUTH.

3 Days ago you were supporting somebody claiming we should "love and embrace child rapists." You are not worth responding to in any capacity.
 

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Now you're just going in circles. You and your fan club are weak in the Word.

You're proven wrong in one regard and you circle back around and throw up the same vanquished point when you run out of runway. Just can't get this bird to fly, can you?

Shame.
I think you will find that prayer - a personal relationship with the Lord - is the best way to learn. Until we develop that relationship, the Bible is helpful.
 

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We study the Bible and then go out and do as the Lord commanded us to do. If we spend our lives studying, without going out and doing as the Lord commanded, what have we accomplished?
Oh now we study the Bible.

What happened to "we need to spend less time in the bible"?

You can't have it both ways, Bob.
 

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And you support everybody on this forum who opposes TRUTH.

3 Days ago you were supporting somebody claiming we should "love and embrace child rapists." You are not worth responding to in any capacity.

A baby will still act as a baby and speak as a baby no matter how many times you viciously beat him.
 

Bob Estey

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Oh now we study the Bible.

What happened to "we need to spend less time in the bible"?

You can't have it both ways, Bob.
In the beginning we study the Bible. It will lead us to God. Then we develop a relationship with him.
 

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I rejoice every time I run across a man who has managed to escape the indoctrination of mercilessness. Then I cry when I see men beat him.
 
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