Truth be told, there is a high cost to these annual holiday sermons, and it cuts right through the excuse of not having enough time for sequential exposition. To that end, a little bit of basic math can go a long way in demonstrating why.
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Whether you are studying the Bible on your own, walking through it with your spouse, teaching it to your children, or learning it in your local church, I trust that this will serve as a blessing to guide you in fruitful study.
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Not one to mince words, Dr. Hernandez opens the first chapter with a quotation of Psalm 14:1-7, followed by the following statement: "Atheism is a fictitious, inane, and blasphemous religion that denies the existence of God."
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Once the gift is properly defined and understood, it becomes obvious why this is a far cry from the generic "discernment" that many people believe is a spiritual gift. And this becomes even more clear when we see the examples in Scripture wherein this gift is demonstrated.
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In the end, my English teacher wanted to make sure that students were actually reading the book and developing their analytical skills accordingly. And that required the diligent, time-intensive, line-by-line reading and comprehension of the book at hand. In terms of cognitive development, there was simply no equivalent workaround.
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Whether you are studying the Bible on your own, walking through it with your spouse, teaching it to your children, or learning it in your local church, I trust that this will serve as a blessing to guide you in fruitful study.
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Truth be told, the problem is ultimately not where a parent sets the bar; the problem is with playing educational limbo in the first place.
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With the beginning of a new year, it's good and right that many plowboys are beginning Bible reading plans. But I'm afraid few pastors are beginning Bible teaching plans. I wonder what Tyndale would say about this.
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To make the task more manageable, the following are three key resources that will serve you for a lifetime of biblical discipleship. In relying on them weekly, I affectionately think of them as "the forest," "the trees," and "the bee's knees."
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In his book The Master's Plan for the Church, pastor John MacArthur includes an appendix describing why, after forty years, his ministry has been, and will continue to be, characterized by preaching the Word.
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