Copyright 2015 J. Neely
Proverbs 1:4
4 To give [nathan] subtilty
[`ormah] to the simple [p@thiy], to the young man [na`ar]
knowledge [da`ath] and discretion [m@zimmah]. KJV-Interlinear
4 to give prudence to the simple, knowledge
and discretion to the youth ESV
This verse
introduces two categories of people for which the Bible and Bible teaching, are
beneficial. The simple and the young. The simple refers to open-mindedness and
the willingness to learn. The young refers to discernment and shrewdness with
regard to sorting through the information that is learned.
The word simple,
has nothing to do with the sophistication levels of life.
The word young,
has nothing to do with physical age.
Therefore Bible
doctrine, which is available to everyone, will only benefit those who want to
learn, and are willing to learn, and examine and reflect on the information
that they do learn, so as not to be duped or taken advantage of, or deceived,
or led down the paths of false teaching.
The world is full
of philosophies and idealism’s which sound good on the surface, and cater only
to the drives of the sin nature, but have no substance nor basis in truth.
Only Bible
doctrine, which is learned through the legitimate spiritual learning process,
enters into the soul and binds itself to the soul, transforming the entire life
and essence of the individual, and constructs a sophisticated spiritual
structure within the soul that lasts forever.
False teaching is
temporary only, and does nothing more than mislead and misdirect the person’s
life.
And the only way
to avoid false teaching, is to pursue instruction in the word of God, listen
to, test and compare the information being taught, and do so while under the
control of the Holy Spirit, which control only exists when the believer is in
fellowship.
And by the way,
there is no emotional or physical sensation with regard to the Holy Spirit,
when you are in fellowship. So do not be fooled by holy roller claims of Holy
Spirit experiences.
We live in the
dispensation of the Church Age. Ours is the only dispensation where we have the
completed Canon of Scripture.
We live in an age
where there is no revelation from God, no dreams or visions, no voices in the
head or writings on the wall.
We live in the age
of the Royal Family. For in Christ we are made royalty, family of God,
firstborn sons, joint heirs to eternity to come. Our spiritual life is tied to
the written words in the Bible. That is our only source of communication from
God, and that is why God magnified His word above His name, because our
spiritual life depends entirely on the teaching of the word of God and our
learning it, and growing up in our spiritual life.
Through doctrine,
we have been given everything that we need in order to advance ourselves to
spiritual maturity and prepare ourselves for the next life.
There are no
miracles, no magic, no smoke and mirrors with which we look to, for answers to
the secrets of the universe.
All answers come
through Bible doctrine, learned by means of the spiritual process which God has
designed. Such that through doctrine we are able to learn and discern what is
right and what is wrong, what is truth and what is false.
The only thing
that stands in our way, is our-self, and our unwillingness to listen, to learn,
to consider what is being taught.
Teachability and
examination are the two key ingredients in the learning process of spiritual
life.
These
studies are a part of the massive daily study web site at DailyBibeStudy.Org,
and are written, so that you can come to Christ if you have not done so
already, and therefore not be lost forever.
And
if you have already believed in Christ, then these studies are written so you
can learn and understand and grow in your spiritual life, so that you can come
to the full knowledge of Christ, so that you can fulfill your meaning and
purpose in life as God intended for you, and so you can qualify for a
phenomenal eternal reward which you will have forever. To ignore this opportunity to pursue a daily
study means you will be incomplete, unfulfilled and you will lose out, big
time.
The
Daily Bible Study is online, making it possible as never before in all of human
history, to advance in ones relationship with God, through Christ, and to
complete yourself beyond your imagination.
But
you have to decide to make that commitment.
No one else can study for you.
You have to do that yourself.
