Need to post this after the December 14th class.
Are You Governed Increasingly by God's Word?
Question 2 from
10 Questions to Diagnose Your Spiritual Health by Don Whitney
10 Questions to Diagnose Your Spiritual Health by Don Whitney
Many people commit to a read-through of the Bible plan at the beginning of a new year. I encourage you to read through the Bible, but do not read it merely to say you read it.
Read the Bible to know God, the Father, the Creator, and the Sustainer of the World.
Read the Bible to know God, the Son, the Savior of the saint's soul.
Read the Bible to know God, the Holy Spirit, our Helper and Intercessor.
Second Timothy 3:15 - 17 says Scripture gives us what we need for salvation and spiritual growth.
A specific phrase in this question is crucial: "governed increasingly."
This question implies that a healthy Christian is constantly growing.
"So we speak of being governed by Scriptures as (1) a general characteristic of a true follower of Jesus, and yet (2) something which increasingly characterizes the growing Christian."
"So we speak of being governed by Scriptures as (1) a general characteristic of a true follower of Jesus, and yet (2) something which increasingly characterizes the growing Christian."
This growth does not come from us. It comes through the Holy Spirit as we spend time in God's word.
Whitney gives several suggestions to help go
- Deepen Your Desire for God’s Word
- Read less, if necessary, to meditate more.
- Make Time for God’s Word.
- List five areas you have yet to consider from a Biblical perspective. Here are some examples.
- Church: attendance, baptism, membership, serving in, giving to, learning in, praying with, fellowship, Lord's Supper, promoting unity
- Discipleship: meditation on Scripture, prayer, evangelism, missions, priorities/stewardship of time, fasting, silence and solitude, journaling, learning/ reading, legalism versus consistency
- Family: marriage, family crisis, unconverted family members, childlessness, dealing with aging parents, parenting children, parenting teenagers, divorce, sex, family worship
- Money: giving, saving, investing, controlling debt, contentment, budgeting, gambling, wasting, not loving it, simplifying with less
- Work: the amount of, purpose, travel, attitude, dependability, integrity, witness at, relationships with boss, coworkers, customers, suppliers), integration of faith, retirement
- Train yourself to ask, “How does the Bible speak to this?”
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