Be Like The Bereans!!

I would like to say before I begin, that you should always begin any study of scripture by asking the Holy Spirit for guidance and discernment. What better way to find the answer to a question or to discern the “Word of Truth” than to go directly to the author Himself? I would also like to stress that you should not believe anything I say without verifying it on our own. If you take one word I say at face value, and simply believe it because I said then you fail the test!! Remember that the Holy Spirit through Paul urges us to be like the Bereans who, “received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.” Acts 17:11. What Paul is saying is do your homework. Don’t just believe something because I say it or your pastor says it or your friends or family or some guy on TV says it. We can’t afford to be led astray. You should “Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.” 2nd Timothy 2:15 Remember that our adversary, “as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour” 1st Peter 5:8. Peter reminds us in the beginning of that same verse to always be sober and vigilant. So two things, One, Always approach the study of scripture by asking the Holy Spirit for guidance and discernment and it’s also worth mentioning in that same breath, do not forget your armor (Ephesians 6:13)!! Second, don’t believe a word I or anyone else says unless you have searched the scriptures daily, to see whether those things are so!!!