Getting all we can from Scripture Session 6 Listen to the church; Do what we read Men’s Bible Study at Park View May 12, 2015

“We commit ourselves to persist and delight in reading, studying, and meditating on the Scriptures.” -- Confession of Faith in a Mennonite Perspective, Article 4

Getting all we can from Scripture Seven disciplines that help us read God's ideas out of the biblical text (rather than read our ideas into the text)

Discipline #6 - Listen to the church What do brothers and sisters say about the text?

Discipline #6 - Listen to the church What do brothers and sisters say about the text? Others have information about the text that I don’t have

Discipline #6 - Listen to the church What do brothers and sisters say about the text? Others have information about the text that I don’t have Zechariah 4:6

Discipline #6 - Listen to the church What do brothers and sisters say about the text? Others have information about the text that I don’t have Zechariah 4:6 Huldah

Discipline #6 - Listen to the church What do brothers and sisters say about the text? Others have information about the text that I don’t have Zechariah 4:6 Huldah mustard seed

Discipline #6 - Listen to the church What do brothers and sisters say about the text? Others have information about the text that I don’t have

Discipline #6 - Listen to the church What do brothers and sisters say about the text? Others have information about the text that I don’t have Others see things in the text that I don’t see

Discipline #7 - Do what we read Have I obeyed?

Discipline #7 - Do what we read Have I obeyed? James 2:17

Discipline #7 - Do what we read Have I obeyed? James 2:17 Flawless interpretation of Scripture does no good unless we obey

Discipline #7 - Do what we read Have I obeyed? James 2:17 Flawless interpretation of Scripture does no good unless we obey good for me

Discipline #7 - Do what we read Have I obeyed? James 2:17 Flawless interpretation of Scripture does no good unless we obey good for me Matt. 7:24-27

Discipline #7 - Do what we read Have I obeyed? James 2:17 Flawless interpretation of Scripture does no good unless we obey good for me Matt. 7:24-27 good for the world

Discipline #7 - Do what we read Have I obeyed? James 2:17 Flawless interpretation of Scripture does no good unless we obey good for me Matt. 7:24-27 good for the world Matt. 5:16

Discipline #7 - Do what we read Have I obeyed? James 2:17 Flawless interpretation of Scripture does no good unless we obey good for me Matt. 7:24-27 good for the world Matt. 5:16; Luke 10:25-37

We can remember the Bible better when we do it rather than merely hear or read it

We can remember the Bible better when we do it rather than merely hear or read it study - the Bereans...examined the Scriptures every day to see if what Paul said was true

We can remember the Bible better when we do it rather than merely hear or read it study - the Bereans...examined the Scriptures every day to see if what Paul said was true memorize - I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you

We can remember the Bible better when we do it rather than merely hear or read it study - the Bereans...examined the Scriptures every day to see if what Paul said was true memorize - I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you meditate -...whose delight is in the law of the Lord, & who meditates on his law day & night

We can remember the Bible better when we do it rather than merely hear or read it study - the Bereans...examined the Scriptures every day to see if what Paul said was true memorize - I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you meditate -...whose delight is in the law of the Lord, & who meditates on his law day & night do - Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says.

We do not fully know what the Bible teaches until we do it