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"In 2 Peter 3:18 says, 'Grow in grace, and in the knowledge of the Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.' In 1 Peter 2:2 Peter says that we are "to desire the pure milk of the word, that we may grow." Now God calls on us to grow. Peter
tells us not only we are...are we to grow but we are to grow through the Word. Paul says in 2 Timothy 3:16 and 17, that "All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for correction, for instruction.
That the man of God may be perfect." And the word literally means mature, in other words the idea is that the Word of
God, the scripture is given to make us mature. So as we approach the Word of God We keep in mind that it is ours as a tool
or an agency in a process. We're not looking for periodic little tidbits from the Bible, we're not looking for a zap
here and there, were not looking for a once a month, once a week kind of high experience from scripture but rather, the Word
of God is given to us as the instrument of progressive maturity. So it becomes as important to us as our own food. As Jeremiah
said in Jeremiah 15:16, "Thy words were found, and I did eat them." And what he was saying was that this was the
matter of his sustenance. We are to feed as a baby does on the truths of the Word of God; they infuse into us the energy and
the light principle which creates growth. So as believers then we are to grow. We have been given a tool for that growth which
is the Word of God. And then the Spirit of God is placed within us to energize us along the path of growth."
How to Pray | Selected Scriptures
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Going Deeper
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How to Study the Bible.
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Confessing
Our Sin | Selected Scriptures
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