It’s the middle of January. How’s your Bible reading going? How can you know how it’s going. These certainly aren’t the only questions you’d want to ask to gauge your Bible reading. There’s a host interpretive questions I’ll post later. For now, ask some penetrating questions about your Bible reading, and share some thoughts in the comments.
What is discipleship? Read 10 different books on the subject and you may get 10 different answers. Discipleship means many things in many contexts. When hearing the word many people think of the spiritual disciplines: prayer, Bible study, Scripture memorization. Others think of a class or course of study; a set of facts that once learned make the student a disciple.
At our church we often use a slogan to explain discipleship. I’m sure we …
Thy word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path. Psalm 119.105
Few things will deepen your spiritual growth and love for Jesus like abiding in and memorizing God’s Word. To many, it’s the cardinal discipline every Christian should adopt.
Do you wish you thought of God more throughout the day? Memorize his Word. Is there sin that you need power to defeat? Bury his word in your heart! Those times …
Christians, by definition, know the love of Christ. Yet, Paul’s prayer for all Christians (Ephesians 3.14-21) is that Christ would continually dwell in them. He asks that we may be strengthed to know what surpasses knowledge: the love of Christ. He wants us to see the difference between knowing the love of Christ, and gazing at it until our hearts are transformed. Every Christian knows the love of Christ, and yet, we don’t fully know …