Disciple or Pharisee?

Disciples of Christ read His Word and are TRANSFORMED by it….


Religious professionals read His Word and are merely INFORMED by it….



 

Application > Interpretation

 

 

 

*As i sit down and read scripture i have to literally stop and pray to God that His Holy Spirit will help me to read and be transformed… and not read to be informed…. That is my prayer for you today as you spend time in His Word.



This entry was posted on Tuesday, December 8th, 2009 at 8:18 am and is filed under Word, scripture.
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  • CAUTHEN83
    WHAT YOU TALKIN ABOUT WILLIS ?
  • Ryan
    "Understanding, then, is simply a means to a larger end- practicing biblical truth in day-to-day life. Observation plus interpretation without application equals abortion. That is, every time you observe and interpret but fail to apply, you perform an abortion on the Scriptures in terms of their purpose. The Bible was not written to satisfy your curiosity; it was written to transform your life. The ultimate goal of Bible study, then, is not to do something to the Bible, but allow the Bible to do something to you, so truth becomes tangent to life. You see, we frequently come to the Bible to study, to teach it, to preach it, to outline- everything except to be changed by it."

    -Howard Hendricks in his "Living by the Book"

    P.S. It is a highly recommended, easy read if you want to be able to observe and interpret the thoughts of God in His Bible which, for a Christian, should always lead to transformation like your blog states.
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