II Peter 1:5ff

As Christians we are an example:

To the world - Matthew 5:13-14

To older Christians

To younger Christians - Titus 2:1-8

Different stages of growth

Babe

Child

Mature adult

Different stages of growth

Seedling

Tree

Dead tree

Alive tree with no fruit

Alive tree with fruit

Garbage in - garbage out

Example to the world

Put away all evil immorality and unrighteousness.

Modesty (too little, too much)

Speech

Filthy speech (Colossians 3:8-10

Shows what is in our mind (Matthew 12:34

Garbage in - garbage out

Gossip (Leviticus 19:16

Lying (Proverbs 6:16-19

I Peter 3:10 - Put away evil, think on good things.

Examples to Christians

Bible study (Psalms 1

Bible class

Attendance (Hebrews 10:22-26

Singing (Ephesians 5:19

Prayer (Matthew 21:22

Kindness

Forgiveness

Patience

Godliness

Others are watching what you do. Are you?

Psalm 73

At first, Asaph suffered from a flawed perception (Psalm 73:5-6.

Then, he switched to the truth (Psalm 73:17-20.

At first, Asaph focused on other people (Psalm 73:3.

Asaph was comparing himself to others.

Then, he began to focus on his relationship with God (Psalm 73:23-28.

John 21:21-22 - We can’t allow our concerns for others to prevent us from serving God.

At first, Asaph worried about the present (Psalm 73:13-14.

Then, he began to delight in the future.

II Corinthians 4:18 - We must look ahead to the things that are not seen.

Coming into the sanctuary of God made the difference!

I Corinthians 2:14

Psalms 119:9ff

What is the Bible?

I Thessalonians 2:1-4

Bible translations

I Corinthians 2:11-13 - a glimpse into the way inspiration worked

The Bible was originally written in Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek. Translations to English occur along a spectrum from thought-for-thought to word-for-word. Thought-for-thought translations are more dangerous to study from because the ideas of the translators come through more in the translation. Word-for-word translations try to stick much more closely to the original manuscripts. The NASB, ASV, NKJV, KJV, and ESV translations are recommended.

Bible formats

Jeremiah 36:17-18

Chapters and verses - these were added later on by men

Section headings - added by translators

Punctuation - not in the original, adding during translation

Capital letters - Hebrews had no capital letters and the oldest Greek manuscripts were written in all capitals.

Cross-references - added by translators and other men

Italics - these are words inserted by the translators that were not in the original manuscripts

Study notes

Thumb indexes

Red letter editions - John 14:26

Concordance

Maps

Technology

Nehemiah 8:2-3 - In the old days, people heard the word of God read to them.

Recommendations and a command

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Get the Word on your heart. Deuteronomy 6:6