II Timothy 2:15 states “study to show thyself approved unto God, a worker that needs not to be ashamed, but rightly dividing the word of truth.”
We live in age of lightning fast speed! We want it fast and furious and we want it now. Journalists and Publishers have figured out that most people will read only the headlines while they bury the details of the article 3-4 paragraphs down in the article. They know that most people will not read that far. We want our news in a headline summation. We want the things we order from Amazon today or tomorrow! Not a week from now. Same way with spiritual truth. Most of our spiritual heartaches come from being Biblical headline readers only.
We treat the Bible the same way. God and spiritual reality are deep and mysterious subjects. To study it seriously means that you must enter a different and more rarified atmosphere where few would dare trod. We do not want to think... very much. We detest intellectual struggles. Just give me the headlines, Preacher-man. That is all I want and all I need!
Serious Bible students, interested God seekers, committed Christ followers, and all Church builders must do more than read the Biblical headlines. We must dig deep and often into the Word of God. You will be glad you did! Daily in the Bible. And Bi-weekly on Wednesday night and every Sunday.
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