The importance of the Word of God for personal transformation
cannot be overestimated. The Bible is God’s complete revelation for mankind,
and is NOT to be added to or taken away from
Revelation 22:18 I warn everyone who hears the words of the
prophecy of this book: If anyone adds anything to them, God will add to him the
plagues described in this book. 19 And if anyone takes words away from this
book of prophecy, God will take away from him his share in the tree of life and
in the holy city, which are described in this book.
We can read or study the Bible in two basic ways. The first
is to gain knowledge. This can be referred to the logos or written Word. The
word logos is Greek for “Word”.
To gain knowledge is to learn facts and information found in
the Bible, such as:
Divisions of the Bible (Old Testament and New Testament;
prophetic books, historical books and poetic books)
The names of the books of the Bible
Dispensations or ages of the Bible
The Covenants of the Bible
Personalities and characters of the Bible
Chronology and history of the Bible.
Learning the things listed above will help us to gain the
proper perspective on, understanding of a reverence for the Bible. We will
learn about the nature of God, His holiness and sovereignty. We will become
familiar with His promises and provisions. At the same time, we will learn what
God expects of us. We will learn that we are to be holy and set apart for His
purposes.
When we study the Bible in this way, we are gaining knowledge
from the “logos” we are gaining knowledge from the ‘logos” Word (written) and
laying a foundation for the next level, which is understanding.
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