How do you usually do bible study? Do you just read through the bible as it is? Do you make use of commentaries? I usually just read through the bible as it is, but want to go deeper in depth with my bible study. Will appreciate all helps I can get!
Chong Shipei,
"study to show yourself approved unto God".....
Let me show you how you can become, quickly, a real student of the word, and God will give you revelation, that is the Light of the knowledge of the word.
Here is the thing..
A baby has to crawl, before it walks, before it runs, before it rides a bike.
A babe in Christ, has to do this also, in the word of God, in a very specific way.
Now, im going to assume you are born again, and not water baptized and religious.
Ok.?
So, as born again, you have the Spirit of God in you, who is "Christ in you the hope of Glory"..., and He is the revealer of the word of God to us.
That makes perfect sense, right?
So, inside you, is a born again "inner man".... a "new creation in Christ".. .and this inner man, learns by.. "your spiritual understanding that is your spiritual eyes, getting more LIGHT of revelation....=being opened".
Light, is REVELATION. The Light of Revelation, is the spiritual knowledge that you gain from studying the word, as Christ in you reveals to you, "all the treasures of wisdom and Knowledge" as He is THAT..........
He will open the eyes of your inner understanding to receive the Light of Revelation, from the word of God, as you study it.
Now to block this from ever happening, can be done.
How?
Its very simple...
God layers revelation knowledge, building your spiritual understanding..... brick by brick, layer by layer..
So, if you get the foundation wrong, if you get the fundamentals of the FAITH wrong... then God will build nothing as your Spiritual Knowledge, and you'll end up a heretic. Hebrews 13:9.
You'll be swept away by cunning liars, who speak Christianese, and will twist you into a theological "circular reasoning" mental knot.
They'll have you in their cult, theologically.
So, you have to not become the person who is led away from the Truth by "doctrines of devils" who will teach you their deception, and say its "bible".
Now read Hebrews 13:9, and notice what it says you
must DO.....all your life.
It says, you must establish your HEART, your BELIEF SYSTEM, ...with GRACE...
GRACE.
What is that exactly?
Its The perfect understanding that God saved you, and God keeps you saved, always, based on the Cross of Christ.
Philippians 1:6
That is the understanding that is the Heart of real faith, established by God's GRACE..
You have to learn to understand that so deeply that it can't be stolen from you or twisted in you, into something else.
If you will do this, then you have created the firm foundation that allows Christ in you to begin to show you more and more revelation from the word of God.
As you do this, you then need to study and learn... Romans 3:21-28
And you need to understand why the Cross of Christ is the "GIFT of Salvation" and the "GIFT of Righteousness".
Also...
The bible is THE sword of the Spirit. This means its a spiritual book that can harm you as well as help you.
There are a couple of epistles in the Holy Bible , New Testament, that can harm your theological understanding, UNTIL you are "grounded in Grace".
Hebrews 13:9
So, until you are grounded and have a strong faith in Jesus as the only way to heaven, and that "not by works"...,then do not read Hebrews, James, or Matthew, as these epistles have verses in them that can harm you, until you are very strong in your understanding of God's Grace as: "the Gift of Salvation", and "the Gift of Righteousness". and have a true understanding of what it means to have become born again as a: "new creation IN Christ". "one with God"..."Seated in heavenly places".
One final thing..... Paul The Apostle said..."be a follower of ME, as i follow Christ'".
This means, He is your Theology Teacher. He is your Doctrine of the Bible Teacher., and you are his lifelong student.
So, as you get going, and study the word, you have to live in Paul's Epistles most of all, as a STUDENT of the word, as its Paul =most of all, who is going to become to you the means by which Christ in you, takes you deeper into the Light of the Word.
Chong, i have a pm box.
Feel free anytime to ask a question.