The Bible Was Not Written to Us

June 23, 2024 / Darin Latham

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THE BIBLE WAS NOT WRITTEN TO US

(MULTILINE REVEAL SMALL)

Some Clues and Cues on Studying the Bible…

“Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved,

a worker who does not need to be ashamed

and who correctly handles the word of truth.” (2 Timothy 2:15)

a. “Do your best” signals that living as a follower of Jesus requires some and .

b. “One approved” implies it is possible to live as a follower of Jesus in a way that is approved by God.

c. “Correctly handles” literally means “to ,” so we are not to handle the Bible in a or way.

A. A Crucial Truth…

1. The Bible written us. The Bible not written us.

“For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us,

so that through the endurance taught in the Scriptures

and the encouragement they provide we may have hope.” (Romans 15:4)

“These things happened to them as examples

and were written down as warnings for us…” (1 Corinthians 10:11a)

a. The content of the Bible is there to us, us, and us.

b. Every declaration within the Bible is specifically us.

Today’s Big Idea…

If you don’t God’s Word correctly,

you won’t God’s Word correctly.

Small Group Discussion Questions

As best as you can, describe the difference between something being written FOR you as opposed to something being written TO you.
Can you think of passages or promises in the Bible that were specifically spoken to a specific person or group that have mistakenly been applied to everyone?
What Bible study techniques and practices would prevent a person from making the mistake that is being highlighted in today’s teaching?
If you have had times in your life when you felt God was specifically using a biblical passage to speak to you, how did you handle such a moment?

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