Engage with Scripture for your benefit and God’s glory!
1.To know God’s truth
2.To trust God’s character
3.To practice God’s will

Discussion questions available here.

Listen to God’s Word with desire, obedience, and perseverance!

God desires for us to have joy from knowledge of truth (John 8:32, 1 Timothy 2:4, 2 Timothy 2:25, 3:7)

Engage with Scripture for your benefit and God’s glory!

1.To know God’s truth

The key to understanding is CONTEXT – grammatical, historical, literal, cultural context.

Bible passages have one meaning.

• God’s truth is absolute, not relative.
• Don’t hear what you want to hear. (2 Timothy 4:3)!
• Take the simple, literal, plain meaning unless the context indicates otherwise.
• Let Scripture interpret Scripture (Acts 17:11)

Engage – ask good questions!

2.To trust God’s character

Scripture is personal – Jesus is the message of the entire Bible. (John 5:39, 46; Luke 24:27, 44)

We get to see God’s glory and admire His beauty in His Word! (Exodus 33:18, 2 Corinthians 3:18)

Beholding God’s character moves us to trust Him!

Engage – look for God’s beautiful character!

3.To practice God’s will

The Bible is not written to us, but it is written for us. (Romans 15:4)

Examine your heart to let God’s Word rebuke and correct you:

• Doing God’s will is rooted in trusting Jesus. (John 6:29)
• Doing God’s will is not just being busy! (Luke 10:38-41)
• Doing God’s will must involve action! (James 1:22-25)