Back To The Bible Back To The Bible Concerning Our Concerning Our

Knowledge Of God’s Knowledge Of God’s WordWord

By Willie AlvarengaBy Willie Alvarenga

Points To Consider:Points To Consider:

Our present reality concerning Our present reality concerning our knowledge of God’s Word.our knowledge of God’s Word.

Why knowledge of God’s Word Why knowledge of God’s Word is so important.is so important.

Principles that can help us to Principles that can help us to increase our knowledge of increase our knowledge of God’s Word.God’s Word.

Please consider the Please consider the following passages before following passages before

we start our lesson:we start our lesson:

Acts 17:11; I Thessalonians Acts 17:11; I Thessalonians 5:21; I John 4:15:21; I John 4:1

Our Present Reality Our Present Reality Concerning Our Concerning Our Knowledge Of Knowledge Of God’s WordGod’s Word

What Is Our Present What Is Our Present Reality Concerning Reality Concerning Our Knowledge Of Our Knowledge Of

God’s Word?God’s Word?

Notice the following:Notice the following: Many christians are not interested Many christians are not interested

in reading their Biblesin reading their Bibles Many christians are not interested Many christians are not interested

in teaching their children God’s in teaching their children God’s WordWord

Many christians are not interested Many christians are not interested in memorizing the Scripturesin memorizing the Scriptures

Many christians cannot defend the Many christians cannot defend the doctrine of Christ because their doctrine of Christ because their knowledge is not so goodknowledge is not so good

Many christians are not taking the Many christians are not taking the time to devote themselves to the time to devote themselves to the study of God’s Wordstudy of God’s Word

Many christians cannot teach Many christians cannot teach others because their knowledge is others because their knowledge is not so goodnot so good

Many christians are knowlegeable Many christians are knowlegeable in everything else, but the Biblein everything else, but the Bible

Many christians do not even bring Many christians do not even bring their Bibles to church servicestheir Bibles to church services

Many christians do not attend Many christians do not attend regular services of the church regular services of the church where the saints study the Biblewhere the saints study the Bible

Why Is Our Why Is Our Knowledge Of Knowledge Of God’s Word God’s Word Important?Important?

Let us consider 5 reasons why the

knowledge of God’s Word is important

God expects us to God expects us to grow in the grow in the

knowledge of His knowledge of His WordWord

(II Peter 3:18; II (II Peter 3:18; II Timothy 2:15)Timothy 2:15)

Our Knowledge of Our Knowledge of God’s Word helps us God’s Word helps us to not be destroyed to not be destroyed

(Hosea 4:6, 14; Isaiah (Hosea 4:6, 14; Isaiah 5:13)5:13)

Our Knowledge of Our Knowledge of God’s Word helps God’s Word helps

us to not sin us to not sin against God (Psalm against God (Psalm

119:11)119:11)

Our Knowledge of Our Knowledge of God’s Word helps God’s Word helps

us to be savedus to be saved

(James 1:21; II (James 1:21; II Timothy 3:15).Timothy 3:15).

Our Knowledge of Our Knowledge of God’s Word helps us God’s Word helps us to be ready to give to be ready to give

an answer and refute an answer and refute error error

(I Peter 3:15)(I Peter 3:15)

Things We Can Things We Can Do To Increase Do To Increase Our Knowledge Our Knowledge of God’s Word.of God’s Word.

We must have the proper We must have the proper attitude towards the attitude towards the

Scriptures Scriptures

(Psalm 119:97; Job 23:12; (Psalm 119:97; Job 23:12; Jeremiah 15:16; I Peter Jeremiah 15:16; I Peter

2:1-2).2:1-2).

We must take the We must take the time to read the time to read the

Bible Bible

(I Timothy 4:13; Ezra (I Timothy 4:13; Ezra 7:10; Luke 4:16-17).7:10; Luke 4:16-17).

We must take time to We must take time to memorize the memorize the

Scriptures Scriptures

(Psalm 119:11, 16; (Psalm 119:11, 16; Deuteronomy 11:18).Deuteronomy 11:18).

We must spend We must spend money buying money buying tools that will tools that will

help us to help us to understand understand God’s Word.God’s Word.

We must pray to We must pray to God for wisdom God for wisdom

(James 1:5-6).(James 1:5-6).

Let us go back to Let us go back to the Bible and be the Bible and be diligent students diligent students

of the Word!of the Word!