:: Bible Doctrine - The Food of the Soul
As a
Christian, consistency in the intake of Bible doctrine is an absolute
necessity if you wish to grow to spiritual maturity and fulfill God's plan
for your life. Unfortunately, many churches, books, evangelists, etc. do
not teach solid and truthful Bible doctrine. The Word of God is often
misunderstood and misapplied, even by those who have proper training in
seminaries. For example, a poor understanding of dispensationalism can
have a damaging effect in grasping the intended meaning of God's word. In
such a scenario, a Christian ends up living his spiritual life in
accordance to the wrong protocol, such as the Mosaic Law.
It is important to remember that God's Word, Bible doctrine, was inspired
in Greek, Hebrew and Aramaic and not in English. Without a proper
hermeneutical exegesis of Scripture in its original languages, it is very
easy to misunderstand and misapply the Word of God and its intended
meaning.
Scripture is not what we think it is, what we think it should be or what
our experiences and emotions lead us to believe it is. Scripture is what
God says it is. Our personal experiences, no matter how convincing they
may be, do not always line up with Scripture because our emotions can
easily be misled by our old sin nature (flesh). Scripture is at all times
truthful, absolute and sovereign; our experiences and emotions are not.
Experience does not validate Scripture, but Scripture has the authority to
validate or invalidate experience.
Thus without understanding the proper meaning of Scripture, in its
original languages and context, a Christian can spend his whole life in
complete spiritual darkness without even realizing it.
I would encourage you to visit the web site of Archangel Bible
Ministries. This ministry provides, free of charge, sound and edifying
spiritual food (Bible doctrine) resulting from a hermeneutical and
dispensationalist exegesis of the Greek, Hebrew and Aramaic. Archangel
Ministries makes its Bible classes available in various media formats for
convenience.
I suggest you begin with the
"Spiritual Basics Series", followed by the "Progressive Sanctification Portfolio" mp3 series and the "Divine
Works of Grace" book. Many other options are available including online video lessons, podcasts and books. The suggestions above should provide you with a
solid foundation to begin living your spiritual life for the glory of God and thus by means of the Spirit and truth - Bible doctrine (John 4:24).
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