HEARING GOD IN SCRIPTURE (6 OF 6)
by Joey Rodgers
Scripture: James 1:19-25
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Hearing God in Scripture (6 of 6)
Series: Hearing God
Joey Rodger
James 1:19-25
When we lived in TN, I noticed something odd about the new building being constructed in our small town. After the builders poured the pad but before they built a wall, they set a large silver box on the pad. Then, over the next few days, they began framing, roofing, and dry walling around the box. I wondered as I watched - what were they building and why did they build it as they did? After asking, it made sense - they were building a bank. The large silver box was the vault - the most vital object in bank. And b/c of its size, weight, and importance, they had to build everything else around it. If they tried to put it in after construction it wouldn't have fit thru the door. Lesson - When you build a bank, always construct it around that which is most essential - the vault.
What a vault is to a bank - Christ is to Christianity and the Bible is to the Christian. Jesus is the living Word and the Bible is the written Word. Together, they're the foundation of the Christian life and the means by which God speaks.
The law of the Lord is perfect, reviving the soul. The statutes of the Lord are trustworthy, making wise the simple. The precepts of the Lord are right, giving joy to the heart. The commands of the Lord are radiant, giving light to the eyes. The fear of the Lord is pure, enduring forever. The ordinances of the Lord are sure and altogether righteous.
For the past few weeks we've been discussing the critical discipline of hearing/distinguishing God's voice in our lives. Throughout this series, continually I've reiterated how the Scriptures are essential to hearing God - and that God never speaks rhema contrary to the logos. Today, I want to teach us how to handle the Bible so we might hear God's voice.
If we're going to rightly divide and apply the Scriptures to hear God speak we're going to have to be people who know the Bible and who understand how to apply ...
Series: Hearing God
Joey Rodger
James 1:19-25
When we lived in TN, I noticed something odd about the new building being constructed in our small town. After the builders poured the pad but before they built a wall, they set a large silver box on the pad. Then, over the next few days, they began framing, roofing, and dry walling around the box. I wondered as I watched - what were they building and why did they build it as they did? After asking, it made sense - they were building a bank. The large silver box was the vault - the most vital object in bank. And b/c of its size, weight, and importance, they had to build everything else around it. If they tried to put it in after construction it wouldn't have fit thru the door. Lesson - When you build a bank, always construct it around that which is most essential - the vault.
What a vault is to a bank - Christ is to Christianity and the Bible is to the Christian. Jesus is the living Word and the Bible is the written Word. Together, they're the foundation of the Christian life and the means by which God speaks.
The law of the Lord is perfect, reviving the soul. The statutes of the Lord are trustworthy, making wise the simple. The precepts of the Lord are right, giving joy to the heart. The commands of the Lord are radiant, giving light to the eyes. The fear of the Lord is pure, enduring forever. The ordinances of the Lord are sure and altogether righteous.
For the past few weeks we've been discussing the critical discipline of hearing/distinguishing God's voice in our lives. Throughout this series, continually I've reiterated how the Scriptures are essential to hearing God - and that God never speaks rhema contrary to the logos. Today, I want to teach us how to handle the Bible so we might hear God's voice.
If we're going to rightly divide and apply the Scriptures to hear God speak we're going to have to be people who know the Bible and who understand how to apply ...
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