BIBLE STUDY
The Power of the Word
By Mark A Finley
Have you ever wondered why God’s Word is so powerful in changing lives? For centuries the hopeless, the desperate, the enslaved, the discouraged have discovered new strength from reading God’s Word. Why? In today’s lesson we shall discover some answers.
1. What is so different about the Bible from other uplifting literature? Circle your answer in the passage below.
“All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness” (2 Tim. 3:16).The Greek word translated “inspiration” in the Bible literally means “God-breathed.”
When God created the human race in the beginning, He breathed His life into our first parents. When we read the Bible, God breathes the life of the Spirit into us, and we become spiritually alive again.
2. List the five qualities of Scripture mentioned in the text below.
“For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of thoughts and intents of the heart” (Heb. 4:12).
a. ____________________________________________________________________________
b. ____________________________________________________________________________
c. ____________________________________________________________________________
d. ____________________________________________________________________________
e. ____________________________________________________________________________
3. What part does the Bible play in the process of being born again? Fill in the blanks.
“Having been born again, not of corruptible seed, but incorruptible, through the word of God whichlives and abides forever” (1 Pet. 1:23).
We are born again through the ______________________________________________________.
As we read God’s Word, the Holy Spirit leads us to Jesus. When we discover Christ’s love in the Word, we are changed forever.
4. What did Jesus counsel us regarding His Word? Write your answer on the line below.
“Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word which proceeds out of the mouth of God” (Matt. 4:4).Jesus counseled His followers to _____________________________________________________.
To live by God’s Word means to allow its principles to guide the decisions that shape our lives every day.
5. God uses two symbols to describe what His Word does on the lives that it touches. List both symbols.
“‘Is not My word like a fire?’ says the Lord, ‘and like a hammer that breaks the rock in pieces?’” (Jer. 23:29).
a.____________________________________________________________________________
b.____________________________________________________________________________
Why do you think the Bible uses these symbols?
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6. What do we find by reading God’s Word? Circle the answers found in these passages from Psalm 119.
“Your word has given me life” (verse 50).
“Your word is a lamp to my feet” (verse 105).
“The entrance of Your words gives light; it gives understanding to the simple” (verse 130).
“Remember [Your] word … upon which You have caused me to hope. This is my comfort in
affliction” (verses 49, 50).
“Revive me according to Your word” (verse 25).
7. What is the purpose of all Scripture? Write the answer on the line below.
“You search the Scriptures for in them you think you have eternal life; and these are they which testify of Me” (John 5:39).The purpose of Scripture is to reveal__________________________________________________.
God’s Word revives our souls. It gives newness to our spiritual life. It provides guidance in our decision-making process. It comforts us in affliction. It strengthens us in our weakness. God’s Word reveals Jesus, who to know is life eternal.
Next month’s lesson is about prayer. Look for "Prayer is Vital," in the next issue of Adventist World.
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