19 March 2017
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God's Word Shapes Our Lives into Goodness (TMF:610)

Friday, March 24, 2017
Peace to Live By: God's Word Shapes Our Lives into Goodness (TMF:610) - Daniel Litton
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       But going back to Psalm 19, we can note that David uses several different words to describe God’s Word, which are “testimony,” “precepts,” “commandment,” and “rules.” The Bible is testimony because it tells us about God and the lives of some of his choice saints. It also gives us his precepts, commandments, and rules. This is the truth from God’s Word that shapes our lives into goodness. Without knowing what is right and true, we would not be able to follow goodness in our lives. The Apostle Peter told us in his second epistle, “His [God’s] divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us to his own glory and excellence, by which he has granted to us his precious and very great promises, so that through them you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped from the corruption that is in the world because of sinful desire” (2 Peter 1:3-4, ESV). So, we need God’s “knowledge,” his Word, to have “life and godliness.”

The Bible is in Fact True in Every Aspect, Part 3 (TMF:609)

Thursday, March 23, 2017
Peace to Live By: The Bible is in Fact True in Every Aspect, Part 3 (TMF:609) - Daniel Litton
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       Now sometimes we come to the Bible with a critical mindset, questioning in our hearts if what is said is really true. But as I already established, we have to decide before we come to his Word that it is in fact true in everything it says. Otherwise, then we can just pick and choose what we want to take from it, and it doesn’t become very effective for us. If you look at the pages of Scripture that way, you will just start to pass by more and more verses and passages you don’t like until you have completely false picture altogether. That’s not a good place to be in because it will lead you into error. All of God’s Word has to be considered as true, from the front to the back. This way, you can let it have its full impact on our mind, on your thinking. Remember, if God is wrong on one point, then really he can’t be trusted at all. Jesus said God is perfect, so he cannot be wrong about anything if we are trust him (see Matthew 5:48).

The Bible is in Fact True in Every Aspect, Part 2 (TMF:608)

Wednesday, March 22, 2017
Peace to Live By: The Bible is in Fact True in Every Aspect, Part 2 (TMF:608) - Daniel Litton
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       We have to have food to sustain our lives, right? Jesus especially I’m sure felt the hunger pangs at the point where he said this because he was fasting as he was facing Satan’s temptations. Food undoubtedly sounded really good to him. But, food, while it is important and given to us by God to sustain us, is not the most important thing in our day. Really, the most important thing that we should take in is the Word of God, “every word that comes from the mouth of God,” as Jesus said. Indeed, Jesus told us God’s Word is perfect, for he said elsewhere, “For truly, I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a dot, will pass from the Law until all is accomplished” (Matthew 5:18, ESV). Now sometimes we come to the Bible with a critical mindset, questioning in our hearts if what is said is really true. But as I already established, we have to decide before we come to his Word that it is in fact true in everything it says. Otherwise, then we can just pick and choose what we want to take from it, and it doesn’t become very effective for us.

The Bible is in Fact True in Every Aspect, Part 1 (TMF:607)

Tuesday, March 21, 2017
Peace to Live By: The Bible is in Fact True in Every Aspect, Part 1 (TMF:607) - Daniel Litton
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       We have to believe this, as Christians, because if God’s Word isn’t perfect, then what’s the point? In that case, it would be just one books among the many books about life. It would just be human ‘opinion’ that is equal to every other human opinion. But when we understand that the Bible is in fact true in every aspect, this means we can trust what it says for every area of our lives. We can trust God that he guides us into what is best for us, and that he himself, is trustworthy. If his Word wasn’t trustworthy, then he would not be trustworthy. Jesus believed that God’s Word was trustworthy. Do you remember what he told Satan during his temptation in the desert? After Satan had tempted him, he told him, “Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God” (Matthew 4:4. ESV). Food is important for our well-being, for our day-to-day living. We have to have food to sustain our lives, right? Jesus especially I’m sure felt the hunger pangs at the point where he said this because he was fasting as he was facing Satan’s temptations.

God's Word is Special as He is the Divine Author (TMF:606)

Monday, March 20, 2017
Peace to Live By: God's Word is Special as He is the Divine Author (TMF:606) - Daniel Litton
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       Even though the Bible appears to have been written by human authors, in reality it was written by God himself. He is the Divine Author. We have to believe that if we are going to believe that His Word is special and above any other writings that come from the hands of humans. God used humans to write his Book, as that’s the way he chose to write it, but in reality they are his Words. Don’t get caught up in a human way of thinking, in a human perspective. But I want to look at the importance and greatness of God’s Word today by examining a passage in Psalms, particularly Psalm 19. The Psalm was written by David, the man who was after God’s own heart. And he explains to us how great God’s Word really is. Like David tells us here in Psalm 19, that God’s Word, or law, is “perfect,” “sure,” and “right.” One of the first things you’ll come to understand when you first become a Christian is that God’s Word, the Bible, is perfect. It is perfect in what it says. That is, there are no flaws or errors found in it. You should have been taught that by someone right after you become saved.