From The Post Dispatch
Post, Texas
Cortright Fellowship
Yes, God's word can be found in the Bible. The King James Version is preferable because it marks words that were added by the translators, in italics. Also, many excellent study tools are coordinated with the KJ Version. Some of these include Strong's Analytical Concordance to the KJ Bible, Figures of Speech in the Bible (E.W. Bullinger), and some very helpful Lexicons that use a numbering system for cross-referencing with Strong's concordance and the KJ Bible.
You know, God's word is worth our undivided attention. Particularly, all Christians should be diving into God's word of life. We can individually and collectively become faithful Biblical students. This is God's will as seen in 1Timothy 2:15, "Study to show thyself approved unto God; A workman who needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth."
We "rightly divide" God's word by not cutting corners. We must be precise and exact in our handling of God's perfect and matchless word. A very important part of rightly dividing God's word is letting His word interpret itself. Herein is the big challenge for us to not alter His word to fit our personal beliefs. But to change our beliefs to fit God's word. It's a matter of being meek toward God and His word.
God's word heals our broken hearts and bodies. When we start filling our hearts with God's word, with a passionate love and reverence toward God, our lives will be transformed into ones of victory and joy. Moreover, because God raised Jesus Christ from the dead, and made him to sit at His right hand of all authority, we can now live a victoriously more-than-abundant life in the name of Jesus Christ (John 10:10b). We have the living word of God as our instruction manual on how to live that more-than-abundant life. God is the sole authority on this subject.
God meant what He said through His servant Paul, in Romans 8:37, "...in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us." We can be super-conquerors in our daily lives through God in heaven who loved us so much that He gave His first-begotten son that whosoever believes on Him shall not perish but have everlasting life (John 3:16; Romans 8:29). Jesus Christ gave his life with the confidence and trust that His Father would raise him from dead. He did the will of his Father all the way to the end so that we could freely enjoy the spoils of his victory.
With God's love in Jesus Christ,
Tim Burnett