How do I see the Word of God? Do I see the Word of God as a history book only? Do I believe the Holy Bible is the “Word of God?”
Do I believe the Word of God is not inspired by God but rather a book to be judged by me? Do I believe I can ‘judge’ the teachings in the Bible as to true or false, right or wrong; that I have the ‘right’ or ‘freedom’ to stand in judgment over it? Do I treat the Holy Bible as a book written by men on their own? Do I believe the Holy Bible is the perfectly ‘written’ Word of God to all people throughout all generations?
Do I divide the Word of God believing the Old Testament has no importance or weight for today, so that I don’t need to read it; that it’s only the New Testament that is relevant? Do I read the book of Revelation as prophecy I need to know? Do I ‘subtract’ (cancel) parts of the Bible that scare me or make me feel guilty?
Do I have the ‘indwelling’ One who is the Author of the written Word of God? Do I want to understand truth from within the Word of God? Do I want to apply God’s truth to my life? Do I ‘personally’ know the One whom the Word of God was written about? Do I understand that without the Old Testament I can’t know the whole character of God? Do I only want to know what God wants to do for me? Do I want to know what God requires of me?
Do I believe I come to ‘know’ the answers to my questions about life by reading and studying the Word of God? Do I believe there are questions about eternity that the Bible does not answer? Do you believe you can please God without surrender to His Son and the reason He was crucified? Do you believe the biblical account and record about Jesus Christ? Do I believe that the more I study the Word of God the more I understand the life that is truly life, and that I am to live it with the blessed help of the Holy Spirit in me?
Do I go to the Word of God with a question in mind and search for verses or passages that seem to answer my question? Do I go to the Word of God to simply read and wait on the Holy Spirit to speak to me in some way? Do I study the Word of God with a topic in mind and gather passages or verses that seem to relate? Do I gain hope and confidence by reading the Holy Bible?
Do I use the Word of God to lay guilt on people? Do I use a passage of Scripture to judge someone’s way of life? Do I use the Word of God to judge myself? Do I depend on ‘other’ spiritual books to enlighten me, or tell me how to interpret Scripture? Do I expect the Word of God to convict and encourage me?
Do I use the Word of God to support my own agenda? Do I see God’s agenda as I read His Word?
Would I die at the hands of ‘God and Bible haters’ for refusing to deny the Word of God? Will I keep silent out of fear of being persecuted for sharing the hope of Christ within me?
