TXT - Day Three Bible Reading

Day Three. Super Thanks to Ryan Allred... Awesome post.

Role of the Spirit

Many people have picked up the Bible with the best intentions, only to set it down in frustration a few pages later. If the Scriptures are God’s words of truth to us, why can they be so hard to understand?

Our message this Sunday will address some of the practical aspects to this, but at the end of the day we need God to help us understand what he is saying to us. We have wandered so far from him that his words can sometime seem like a foreign language. Fortunately God has not left us alone, but has promised that every believer would have in them exactly what they need to understand his Scripture.

Ephesians 1:13-14 states that when we believed in Christ we received the Holy Spirit. That means each one of us that follows Christ as Lord and Savior also has God’s indwelling Spirit. This Holy Spirit has many roles in our lives, and one is to help us understand the mind and words of God. To understand how this works a little better, answer the following questions on 1 Corinthians 2:6-13:

1. What “mystery” do you think Paul is referring to? (Hint: a mystery is a part of God’s plan that he has previously not revealed)

2. Paul quotes a couple of passages from Isaiah in verse 9 regarding our ability to imagine the things of God. How should these verses help us to approach things God says or allows that don’t seem to make sense?

3. The “spirit of this world” so influences us that it creates our default mode of thinking and acting. It’s what “makes sense” to everyone. Do you think this spirit will always understand the Bible the way God wants it understood?

4. How does knowing you have God’s Spirit in you affect your attitude toward the Bible?

5. Do you really believe that you now have the “mind of Christ?” If it does not seem like you do, remember that some aspects of our faith are promised and certain, but our growth and obedience temper how much we experience them. What could you do to better experience guidance from the Spirit that lives inside of you?