Have you ever said, "When I get to heaven, I am going to ask God..."?
Well, you don't have to wait until you get to heaven to ask the question. And you don't have to wait for God's answer, because all of God's answers are found in His Word.
I have come to the conclusion that we question, debate, express opinion, hypothesize and otherwise discuss all kinds of topics without ever consulting God's Word. There really is a simple answer for why we do that. Most of us have not spent enough time doing a deep-dive search of the Scriptures.
One of the keys to meaningful and fulfilling Bible Study is to latch on to a particular topic that gets your juices flowing. For example,
- what is a woman's role in the church?
- what is hell really like?
- is drinking alcoholic beverages a sin?
- how are we saved by grace yet judged by works?
- what is the unpardonable sin?
- how do we reconcile election with free will?
- is getting a tattoo a violation of God's Law?
All of these topics are hot buttons for many people. If you take a topic and use many Bible Study tools to research the topic, the Word of God will come to life for you. For example, pick your hot topic, use a concordance to search for key words, a Bible Dictionary to search for key topics/terms, and cross-references that connect similar verses/phrases throughout the Bible.
Pretty soon, you will be getting a clearer picture of God's real purposes and plan. I can promise you, too, that a lot of the conventions and traditions you have come to take as "gospel" will be shattered once you seek and hear the heart of God through His Word. I am always fascinated about the rebukes of Jesus against the religious establishment (the Pharisees, Sadducees, etc.).
After some time, perhaps even years, you will have a very healthy view of the world, because it will be God's worldview. How refreshing it is to see the world as God sees it. And get this! Every time I think the picture of God's plan for the world is crystal clear, if I keep searching and seeking Him, the picture gets even clearer! Amazing!!
Join us this Sunday for a worship service that will rock your little Christian world!
Randy
