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A Living Treasure, Part One

2/12/2015

Your Bible: A Living Treasure, Part One
by Adrian Rogers, Love Worth Finding Ministries
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In this study of the Word of God, you will see some of the qualities of the Bible that can be said of no other book.

If you do not love, know, understand, practice, and obey the Word of God, you cannot be a victorious Christian.

I want you to learn how to study your Bible - how to make it burst aflame in your hand. Knowledge is power. That's true in any realm, business, athletics, or theology, for knowledge of truth transforms. We need to be molded, motivated, and managed by the Word of God.

We must know the Word to have spiritual power. Yet for many the Bible remains a closed, mysterious book. They just don't understand it. There is no cheap, lazy, or magical way to understand the Bible, but it's not impossible. In fact, it's joyful and thrilling.

Psalms 119, the longest psalm in the Bible, is entirely focused on the Word of God. For your Bible to truly come alive, you must appreciate the qualities that set it apart from all other books.

THE BIBLE IS A TIMELESS BOOK

Forever, O LORD, Your word is settled in heaven.
Psalm 119:89

Of old I have known from Your testimonies That You have founded them forever.
Psalm 119:152

The sum of Your word is truth, And every one of Your righteous ordinances is everlasting.
Psalm 119:160

BUT THE WORD OF THE LORD ENDURES FOREVER." And this is the word which was preached to you.
1 Peter 1:25

THE BIBLE IS A TRUTHFUL BOOK

Your righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, And Your law is truth.
Psalm 119:142

You are near, O LORD, And all Yourcommandments are truth.
Psalm 119:151

The sum of Your word is truth, And every one of Your righteous ordinances is everlasting.
Psalm 119:160

Pilate said to Him, "What is truth?" And when he had said this, he went out again to the Jews and said to them, "I find no guilt in Him."
John 18:38

Sanctify them in the truth; Your word is truth.
John 17:17

All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness.
2 Timothy 3:16

But He answered and said, "It is written, 'MAN SHALL NOT LIVE ON BREAD ALONE, BUT ON EVERY WORD THAT PROCEEDS OUT OF THE MOUTH OF GOD.'"
Matthew 4:4

Every word comes from God. He did not simply breathe upon the writings of men such as Isaiah, Jeremiah, Matthew, Mark, and Paul, making their words His own. They held the pen of God. They were His instruments as He spoke, breathing the Scriptures out. Therefore, the Bible is true, because the God of truth cannot speak error.

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An Act of Love

2/6/2015

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"When we face temptation, we tend to think only of ourselves. Rarely do we consider how our actions might affect others. But temptation is an interpersonal issue that draws people into a tangled web and damages relationships. This was certainly the case for Joseph in Genesis 39. After he gained Potiphar’s trust, he faced a temptation that threatened to ruin everything for him: “After a time his master’s wife cast her eyes on Joseph and said, ‘Lie with me’ ” (Gen 39:7)"

But he refused and said to his master's wife, "Behold, with me here, my master does not concern himself with anything in the house, and he has put all that he owns in my charge. "There is no one greater in this house than I, and he has witheld nothing from me except you, because you are his wife. How then could I do this great evil and sin against God?"
Genesis 39:8-9

Now the serpent was more crafty than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said to the woman, "Indeed, has God said, 'You shall not eat from any tree of the garden'?" The woman said to the serpent, "From the fruit of
the trees of the garden we may eat; but from the fruit of the tree which is in the middle of the garden, God has said, "You
shall not eat from it or touch it, or you will die.'" The serpent said to the woman, "you surely will not die! "For God knows
that in the day you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil." When the
woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was desirable to make one wise, she took from its fruit and ate; and she gave also to her husband with her, and he ate. Then the eyes of both of
them were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves loin coverings.
Genesis 3:1-7

'And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from evil. [For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.']
Matthew 6:13

No temptation has overtaken you but such as is common to man; and God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will provide the way of escape also, so that you will be able to endure it.
1 Corinthians 10:13

And He said to him," 'YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, AND WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND.' "This is the great and foremost commandment. "The second is like it, "YOU SHALL LOVE
YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF.' "On these two commandments depend the whole Law and the Prophets."
Matthew 22:37-40

Resisting Temptation: An Act of Love
by Derek Brown
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