From A Child You Have Known The Sacred Writings
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From a Child You Have Known the Sacred Writings Zachary Cox
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This presentation was used in a teen Bible class, and is based on lesson 2 of the Lads to Leaders PEARLS book. Zachary Cox wrote the chapter.
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From a Child You Have Known the
Sacred Writings
Zachary Cox
From Page 13…
“You occupy a unique place in history to live out the Gospel and make a difference! I don’t want us crying “victim” anymore, This study is about the possibility of shouting “Victory!” forevermore.”
Second Timothy 3:14-15
But you must continue in the things which you have learned and been assured of, knowing from whom you have learned them, and that from childhood you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.
Second Timothy 3:16-17
All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work.
Dare to be Different
Romans 12:2; First Peter 2:9 First
Corinthians 9:22
It’s all about our goal: We are like the world only in ways that draw people closer to Christ. When the world is ungodly and sinful, we are different!
How Do I Balance These?
How Do I Use My Education
for the Lord?•English
•Math
•Science
•Literature
•History
•Technology
Study of the Bible should FAR outpace study of any other material for the Christian.
Profitable for…
•Doctrine
•Teaching
•Reproof
•It convinces us of wrongs
•Correction
•How to get back “right”
•Instruction in righteousness
•How to be right!
Who’s Your Source?
Those who don’t care about you…
Who’s Your Source?
Those who don’t care about you…
…or those who put your spiritual life first?
The Crucial Step
“continue in the things you have learned and become convinced of” (verse 14)
Conviction to the truth!
Two Kinds of FaithTwo Kinds of Faith
InheritedInherited– ““If it was good If it was good
enough for my enough for my dad/mom, it’s dad/mom, it’s good enough for good enough for me.”me.”
– Comes from a Comes from a lack of personal lack of personal Bible study and Bible study and prayer.prayer.
IntimateIntimate– I know what I I know what I
believe and believe and whywhy I believe it.I believe it.
– Can stand up to Can stand up to temptationtemptation
– Enjoys time Enjoys time communicating communicating with God.with God.
It’s Good to Know Bible “Facts”…
…but those facts should lead us to our own faith in God.
Never think you know all you need to know about the Bible…
…and never think it’s too late to start
learning!
