A Matter of Life and Death

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Failing to study your Bible—or doing it incorrectly or without purpose—will lead to doubt, discouragement, emptiness, negativity, anxiety, unhappiness and a feeling that God is not with you. Prayer is talking to God. To diligently read your Bible is to listen to what God is saying to you—and to do so any time you want to hear His voice.

Make Bible study a major priority. It is a matter of life and death.

Finally, consider this vital passage: “If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you shall ask what you will, and it shall be done unto you” (Jn. 15:7).

Perhaps the greatest goal is to abide in Christ, with His Word abiding in you. Answered prayer becomes one of the many benefits of attaining the overall spiritual goal—walking with Christ and living the Book. This is an immediate reward within itself, although it leads to the ultimate goal of eternal life. Bible study is instrumental in getting the Christian there.

Although it may seem that time is at a premium and most never have enough, make diligent effort to properly study the Bible daily, while using the same diligent effort to remember the twelve rules of Bible study.

Eternal life is worth it!