Bible Study 1

A casual reading of the scriptures will definitely produce a
casual and carnal Christian life.
We must be diligent and dutiful in our approach to the Bible.
If many applied the same approach with which they read their
bible to their academic pursuits or professional disciplines,
what wholesome and awesome failures they would turn out to
be!
Imagine if you read your school books out of context! Imagine
a weekly 30-minute browse-through of your course notes, or
refusing to attend lectures and listening to your lecturers!
Imagine if you did the same with your career.
We must approach the scriptures with a heart-felt, passionate,
never-give-up, dogged study in listening, reading, meditation
and eventually PRACTICE.
Some cannot successfully quote from the bible they claim to
have believed to be saved! Some will quote it and do so
without minding the pretext, post-text and hence the ability to
do so within context.
It is rather shameful how we have been bombarded with "such
and such a Pastor said it, I believe it and that settles it”, rather
than the Bible clearly and in many portions says and this is
TRUE! We must change. What is called a Christian is a
believer, a professor and doer of what is written and revealed
in the scriptures.
It is also criminal and saddening to find a preacher of the
gospel quote so little of the scriptures, rather referring to
secular sources as though they were as inspired or even more
inspired than the scriptures! Maybe if we applied the "sow
sparingly, reap sparingly rule “often used for money we would
see the outcome of using little scriptures for our sermons!
Way back, you would find many scriptural references you
needed to remember as memory verses.
Today, with the advent of technology (which can be positively
used), many have become lazy! We "punch" the scriptures and
we get them easily, and many don't bother to find out which
part of scriptures the verse is, whether it’s in the law, prophets
etc.
You can't punch that. You must study it after punching. This is
in no way discouraging the use of devices, however in a world
where things are being made light and easy, the man of God
must be cautious. Bible study is work and will remain so.
Many have read through think and grow rich, rich dad, positive
this, positive that and the likes and are yet to read through any
epistle of Paul much less the WHOLE bible! SHAME. Don't
"claim busy"! You just read through news magazines, fashion
tips, wedding planners, and party planners. You watched five
2-hour movies last week. You visited with friends, family and
stayed for hours gossiping etc. You engaged friends about
national issues and stayed at it for hours, read through tons of
"occupy Nigeria and enough stuff about the President's wife,
spent time on your BlackBerry chatting and gossiping. Yet with
God’s ONLY revelation to and for you- THE BIBLE, your time
doesn't permit its study.
Don’t go on people’s walls on Facebook liking anything and
everything before they have read them, checked the scriptures
and understood them. I have observed some have liked
EVERYTHING AND ANYTHING. They have endorsed with their
keypads things written by different preachers even though they
are contrary and contradictory. It shows a lack of seriousness.
God's word isn't found in what tickles your ears or makes you
cry and afraid. Rather it's WHAT POINTS TO CHRIST AND HIM
ALONE and causes you to see the beauty and glory of the
finished redemptive work of Grace! Selah!
I urge us that from now till December to have a plan to read
through the entire bible, spending double of such time in the
New Testament, which is where we live. Lest I forget, the
scriptures aren't subject to opinions hence the need to agree
or disagree, rather it is for study to find out and believe. In
many of such studies you will discover areas you have
believed wrongly and affirm areas where you have believed
rightly! This study involves reading, listening, meditating and
much more -Practice!
Let’s give the Word our best days, times, moments and
attitudes! Okay?