STUDY!!!

Greetings fellow disciples. I pray that all is well with you. Wanted to talk today about a subject that many in contemporary Christendom find daunting. It's called study. Did I say that? Yes, I did.

Unfortunately, those who consider themselves followers of Christ barely have a surface understanding of the Word of God. It is critical that we develop solid study habits, if we are going to use the Word of God effectively in evangelism. Let's see what the Apostle Paul tells Timothy.

"Study to show thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth" (cf. II Timothy 2:15). 

The NET Bible translation gives us a simple way of reading this. It says:

"Make every effort to present yourself before God as a proven worker who does not need to be ashamed, teaching the message of truth accurately" (cf. II Timothy 2:15).

The Christian community is filled with messages. Many of these messages, which include useless clichés, clearly reveal a limited understanding of the Word of God. It's unfortunate, but the majority of the faith–based community is Biblically illiterate. Not good for evangelizing a world that DESPERATELY needs the unadulterated Word of God.

What do we do? The Bible makes it clear. Let us make every effort to show God that we are hard workers when it comes to consuming and to sharing His message.

We can do it.

Blessings.