Studying God's Word

''CONTINUATION OF SPIRITUAL GROWTH''

SPIRITUAL GROWTH-'STUDYING GOD WORD''
THROUGH HIS WORD,GOD PROVIDE US ALL THE SPIRITUAL RESOURCES WE NEED TO GROW ''ALL SCRIPTURE IS GOD-BREATHED AND IS USEFUL FOR TEACHING,REBUKING,CORRECTING AND TRAINING IN RIGHTEOUSNESS,SI THAT THE MAN OF GOD MAY THOROUGHLY EQUIPPED FOR EVERY GOOD WORK''(2TIMOTHY 3;16-17)THE WORD IS LIVING,IT IS TRUTH AND IT IS SUFFICIENT FOR ANY AND EVERY SITUATION OR TRIAL THAT WE MAY EXPERIENCE IN OUR LIVES (1PETER 1;22-25)(PSALM 19;7-14)

SPIRITUAL GROWTH WILL NOT TAKE PLACE UNLESS WE FREQUENTLY SPEND TIME STUDYING GOD'S WORD,WE NOT ONLY NEED TO STUDY THE WORD,BUT MEDITATE ON IT,MEMORIZE IT,AND APPLY IT,TO OUR LIVES,(JAMES 1;22-25)SCRIPTURE EXPOSES OUR SIN AND TEACHES US HOW TO LIVE LIKE CHRIST.THE WORD OF GOD MUST BE ACTIVE ON OUR MINDS (ROMANS 12;1-2)(EPHESIANS 4;23)
THE WORD OF GOD MUST BE ACTIVE ON OUR BEHAVIOR (ROMANS 6;12-13)(1TIMOTHY 4;7)
THE APOSTLE PETER COMPARE OUR  DESIRING OF GOD'S WORD TO A NEW BORN BABY,LIKE NEWBORN BABIES,CRAVE PURE SPIRITUAL MILK,SO THAT BY IT YOU MAY GROW UP IN YOUR SALVATION''(1PETER 2;2)I UNDERSTAND THIS ANALOGY BECAUSE I'AM FATHER IN CARE MAY CHILDREN WHEN IT WAS TIME FOR A MILK,OUR LITTLE GIRL WOULD LET US KNOW,IF SHE DID NOT GET IT SOON ENOUGH,SHE SCREAMED AND CRIED.CHRISTIAN SHOULD HAVE THE SAME INTENSE CRAVING FOR GOD'S WORD.

SPIRITUAL GROWTH-LIVING BY THE HOLY SPIRIT,
THE SPIRITUAL GROWTH PROCESS REQUIRES US TO DECLARE WAR ON SIN,BUT WE ARE NOT ALONE IN THIS DAILY BATTLE.AS WE STRIVE TO BECOME MORE CHRIST-LIKE, GOD IS ACTIVELY WORKING IN US (PHILIPPIANS 2;12)(,PHILIPPIANS 1;6) HE HAS GIVEN US HIS HOLY SPIRIT TO LIVE WITHIN US (ROMANS 8;9-11)THE HOLY SPIRIT STRENGTHENS US TO HOLINESS FIRST BY ENABLING US TO SEE OUR NEED OF HOLINESS. HE ENLIGHTENS OUR UNDERSTANDING SO THAT WE BEGIN TO SEE GOD'S STANDARD OF HOLINESS.THEN HE CAUSE US TO BECOME AWARE OF OUR SPECIFIC AREAS OF SIN.ONE OF STAN'S MOST POWERFUL WEAPONS IS MAKING US SPIRITUALLY BLIND--UNABLE TO SEE OUR SINFUL CHARACTER.THE BIBLE SAYS,THE HEART IS DECEITFUL ABOVE ALL THINGS AND  BEYOND CURE WHO CAN UNDERSTAND IT?(JEREMIAH 17;9)NO ONE CAN UNDERSTAND IT AND EXPOSE IT EXCEPT THE HOLY SPIRIT.
THE HOLY SPIRIT  GIVES US THE ABILITY TO UNDERSTAND GOD'S WORD AND APPLY IT TO OUR LIVES (1CORINTHIANS 2;9-16) AS WE FAITHFULLY STUDY THE WORD,GOD THROUGH THE HOLY SPIRIT CONFORMS US TO HIS CHARACTER (2CORINTHIANS 3;18)
''SO I SAY, LIVE BY THE SPIRIT,AND YOU WILL NOT GRATIFY THE DESIRES OF THE SINFUL NATURE,FOR THE SINFUL NATURE  DESIRES WHAT IS CONTRARY TO THE SPIRIT,AND THE SPIRIT WHAT IS CONTRARY  TO THE SINFUL NATURE''(GALATIANS 5;16-17)LIVING BY THE SPIRIT IS SUBMITTING TO GOD'S WORD AND ALLOWING THE HOLY SPIRIT TO WORK IN OUR LIVES.WHEN WE DO THIS,THE SPIRIT PRODUCES FRUIT IN OUR LIVES.THE PROCESS OF SPIRITUAL GROWTH IS NOT  ONLY GETTING RID OF SIN IN OUR LIVES,BUT POSSESSING CHRIST -LIKE QUALITIES ''BUT THE FRUIT OF THE HOLY SPIRIT IS LOVE,JOY, PEACE,PATIENCE,KINDNESS,GOODNESS,FAITHFULNESS,GENTLENESS,AND SELF-CONTROL.AGAIN SUCH THINGS THERE IS NO LOW,THOSE WHO BELONGS TO CHRIST JESUS HAVE CRUCIFIED THE SINFUL NATURE WITH ITS PASSIONS AND DESIRES,SINCE WE LIVE BY THE SPIRIT,LET US KEEP WITH IN STEP WITH THE SPIRIT LET US NOT BECOME CONCEITED, PROVOKING AND ENVYING EACH OTHER.(GALATIANS 5;22-26)

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