OK, I hinted at this before in an intro to tools of the trade, but I really want to take a moment here and discuss why the Bible is one of the most important tools you can have.
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 perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works. (2Ti 3:16-17)
I don't just mean having a new leather bound version of the Bible either. I mean having the word of God in memorized in your head, engraved in your heart, spoken from your lips and implemented in your hands.
But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves. For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass:
(Jas 1:22-23)
The Bible is not just "a book", it contains the very words of God and is:
- A manual for living
- A weapon against our enemy
- A mirror by which we see our own sin
- A yardstick by which all other things are measured
I have known people in various ministries that despite their best intentions and natural abilities had allowed the Bible to take a back seat in the operation of their ministry, and all have struggled and many failed as a result.
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