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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D.C. · Dec 29, 1910

More Bible Study

By Wm. Covert

WM. COVERT

In 2 Tim. 2:15 is found advice to a young minister, which could be followed with profit by all. The first thing enjoined in the verse is study.

There are great possibilities in store for those who properly study the Word of the Lord. Who ever knew a person strong in the Lord, who did not devote much time to Bible study? Timothy was advised to study, that he might show himself approved unto God. The text implies that God examines men's work, and listens to their Bible teaching. In reality, his representative is present to hear every sermon delivered, and to promote thought in every lesson given. See Matt. 28:19, 20.

How careful, then, should every worker be to get the truth arranged in such a way as to meet the case in hand, and merit the approval of God! It requires tact and much earnest, prayerful thought to handle Bible subjects in such a way that they are accurately divided and agreeably arranged. This kind of work is not done without both a general and a specific knowledge of the Bible.

The successful competitor in any contest must be a master who understands the full scope as well as the special details of his business. The Bible, God's word to man, is made up of sixty-six books in one volume. It contains 1,187 chapters, which were written by about forty different individuals, and the writing of these books extended over a period of about eighteen hundred years. It is easy to see, therefore, that to grasp enough of the conditions and environments considered in the Bible to form safe conclusions, requires both time and application.

The Lord desires that his people shall do earnest thinking in their Bible study.

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