While I'm busy, I almost never, ever miss a day in the Word. Fortunately, the frequency of my blogging is no reflection of my commitment to the Bible. How about you? Do you have a regular time in the word? Are you committed to study and explore the meaning of all that scripture?
In 2 Peter 2:1, Peter tells us why it's so critical to develop a Word Habit:
"But there were also false prophets in Israel, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will cleverly teach their destructive heresies about God and even turn against their Master who bought them."
At some point, we are promised, we will come in contact with FALSE TEACHERS. Clever, false teachers.
How will they convince their audience?
I can tell you. Their words will sound good. They will appeal to human logic and greed and pride. (See chapter 2:18) But the most important thing to remember is that they will use and twist scripture to make their point.
Our job? We must know the Word. If you don't, you will fall victim to their heresy.
The Word is our plum-line to the truth. We must know it fully -- and be so firmly confident in our understanding that any alteration of its meaning or application smells to us like rotting chicken, alerting our senses to the falsehood perpetrated by those greedy teachers.
(Remind me to tell you the story of the frozen chicken that thawed seven days in my microwave oven. I'm telling you, it was BAD!)
So, how exactly do you develop your familiarity with the word? Are you reading? Do you understand? Are you learning?
Are you safe from false teaching?
Bette
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I just noticed you linked to us! Thank you. :-)
I'm like you. No matter how busy my day, I cannot go to bed without reading the Bible first, and usually my Secret Place devotional. Night is the time when my brain really kicks in, so it's the best time for my Word Habit.
Bonnie Leon is speaking at our next women's retreat, which makes me think of all the fun we had when you spoke. I'm not shaving my legs for her! ;-)
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