certain that you possess the true message of God, and that those who teach or
preach any other message are in error and seeking to lead people astray from
the grace of God that is found only in Jesus Christ and the Gospel of the New
Testament message that you believe. Your confidence and boldness in the truth
of the Gospel will soar, and you will be able to call upon God to empower your
preaching and teaching with the confirmation to others that can only come
from His Holy Spirit. We want to equip you with this knowledge, that God may
work more powerfully through you in His strength!
Tool #5: Know What the 16 Important Teachings from God Are
Finally, the Bible is not a textbook. It is not written to thoroughly teach you
about a subject from any one verse, passage of verses, or book of the Bible.
There are many important subjects that are taught to us in the Bible; but a
thorough understanding of the Bible teaching about these subjects finds
support from passages found throughout the entire Bible. It is important to
identify as many of the verses that speak of these important teachings as we
can find.
Reading the Bible chronologically and gathering the passages of scripture that
speak to these important teachings is likely the best manner by which we can
arrive at a full, balanced, and correct understanding of any teaching, with the
aid of the Holy Spirit.
There is a name for studying in this manner. It is called Inductive Bible
Study . In Inductive Bible Study, we identify the verses that help us to fully
understand these teachings; in the order and manner in which God gave us
those teachings, which is called Progressive Revelation. God, through time, and
by means of a little bit here and a little bit more there, told us all that He
wanted us to know about these teachings. If you know what these important
teachings are, then you will also know what to be on the lookout for, so that
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