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Bow to the Word

by Don Fortner

I bow to the Word of God.

There are many good creeds, confessions, and catechisms
written by men, clearly setting forth the gospel of the grace
of God; but I do not pin my faith to the writings of any man,
or any group of men, no matter how much I may admire them.

The Word of God alone is my rule of faith and practice.



As your Biblical knowledge widens

(John Angell James, "Christian Progress" 1853)

There are many who regard an increasing acquaintance
with the text of the Bible, as an evidence of growth in
grace.

Ask yourselves the solemn question. In proportion as
you store your minds with biblical texts and biblical
ideas--are you all the while seeking to have your
heart filled with biblical feelings, and your life with
biblical actions?

As you grow in acquaintance with the character of God--
do you reverence Him more? As your ideas brighten on the
person of Christ--do you love Him more? As you become
more acquainted with the perfection and spirituality of
God's Word--do you delight in it more? As you see more
clearly the evil of sin--do you hate it with a more intense
hatred?

As your Biblical knowledge widens, do you become . . .
more profoundly humble,
more tenderly conscientious,
more gentle,
more spiritual?

Unless this is the case, you are in a fatal mistake by
supposing that you are making progress in the divine
life, merely because you are advancing in biblical
knowledge.

I bow my will and my reason, my experience and my feelings,
to the Word of God. I do not understand all that is written
in the Scriptures; but I believe it all.

I bow to the authority of Holy Scripture.
I do so unreservedly.




A little secret...

Spurgeon, "The Holy Ghost, the Great Teacher"

Let me tell you a little secret- whenever you cannot
understand a text, open your Bible, bend your knee,
and pray over that text; and if it does not split into
atoms and open itself, try again.

If prayer does not explain it, it is one of the things
God did not intend you to know, and you may be content
to be ignorant of it.

Prayer is the key that opens the cabinets of mystery.

Prayer and faith are sacred picklocks that can open secrets,
and obtain great treasures.

There is no college for holy education like that of the blessed
Spirit, for he is an ever-present tutor, to whom we have only to
bend the knee, and he is at our side, the great expositor of truth.


Let men call it bigotry, ignorance, or whatever they may,
I am not even open to the consideration of any thought,
idea, or evidence which contradicts the Book of God.

posted above:
> Let me tell you a little secret- whenever you cannot
understand a text, open your Bible, bend your knee,
and pray over that text; and if it does not split into
atoms and open itself, try again. <

I agree. I pray for understanding before I even open my Bible.
When His word is made clear its like, a sudden breath of fresh air!

> If prayer does not explain it, it is one of the things
God did not intend you to know, and you may be content
to be ignorant of it. <

I have learned that when this happens to me its a seed being planted.
Weeks or months later I may find myself in a sitation where that verse(s)
will come to mind and it will all become clear. \o/

> Prayer is the key that opens the cabinets of mystery. <

So true! So AWESOME! \o/

Here is the link to a C-O-O-L study provided by Christianity Oasis on Effective Christian Prayer:
http://www.christianityoasis.com/Keyword/EffectiveChristianPrayer.htm

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