Friday, November 23, 2012
“Till I come, give attendance to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine” (1 Timothy 4:13 KJV).
Due to “the fellowship of the mystery” (Ephesians 3:9), we grace Christians should give attendance to fellowshipping with each other.
In a few hours, I will be privileged to assemble with fellow grace believers, individuals who have trusted Jesus Christ as their personal Saviour, and who also understand and appreciate the special message and ministry that our ascended and glorified Lord gave to the Apostle Paul. I will be meeting many of these Christians for the very first time. How thrilling!
Literally, had it not been for God’s grace, none of us would be saved, and we would have probably never even met. We Christians are all partakers of the grace life in Christ, and it is around this precious Bible truth that we are united forever. Because of our salvation, all of us members of the Body of Christ are eternally linked to one another. We will be spending a literal eternity with each other, so we might as well get a head start now! 🙂
There will be about four hours of Bible study. During that time, we hope to cover basic grace doctrine, and especially how God the Holy Spirit has arranged the books of the Bible’s canon to accomplish our edification (building up, strengthening). This priceless doctrine that we learn, we can then apply to life by faith, and we can also share it with fellow Christians and the lost world.
When our King James Bible says, “give attendance” in today’s Scripture, it means, “pay attention to.” As the Bible declares here, we should emphasize three elements in the local church: “reading, exhortation, doctrine.” We should not only read the Bible, but study it and consider what we read. We are to pay attention to “exhorting” (urging, encouraging) our Christian brethren to continue in sound Bible teaching and grace living. Lastly, we are to pay attention to doctrine itself, for sound doctrine sets us apart from the cults, sects, denominations, and false religions of the world.
Attending Bible studies is very profitable—both now, and (more importantly) forever….
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Would it be possible to get a CD of this 4 hour event you are attending?
Greetings! This post both encourages and suits me. Would it be possible to purchase aCD of the 4hr event you are going to? Praise God and thank you :).
Denise, sorry I’m just getting back with you. Send me an email (arcministries@gmail.com) with your mailing address. I didn’t teach the 4-hour meeting, but Brother Richard Jordan did (if you know him). I’ll try to burn the CDs and send them in the mail ASAP. You can send payment in a return envelope.