Is Bible study really that important?

The very simple answer is yes! Of course, I have to go to 2 Timothy 3:16, “Study to show thyself approved unto God…” There are a number of reasons why it is so important to know the Bible.

 

1.    How can one be saved if he doesn’t “complete” the steps of salvation?

 

In order to know the steps of salvation (Hear (Romans 10:17), Believe (Hebrews 11:6), Repent (Acts 17:30), Confess (Matthew 10:32), be Baptized (Acts 2:38), and “remain faithful unto death” (Revelation 22:10)), we must read our bible! Sure, one can listen to a preacher tell him what the Bible says he must do in order to be saved, and he can be baptized into Christ because of what he has heard, but unless he reads his Bible, he will not remain “faithful”. It is easy to think that baptism is the last thing you must do in order to be saved, but that simply is not true!

 

 

 

2.    America is heading down the wrong path because not nearly enough Americans read their Bibles.

All you have to do is turn on the news and listen for five minutes, and it would be overwhelmingly obvious that America in not headed in the right direction. From “gay rights”, to local crimes, it’s obvious that people (citizens and government officials) are not making the right choices. “One nation under God” is living like a nation who could care less about God. Taking Bibles out of school, allowing homosexuals to get married… These are just two examples of the neglect shown towards God. If America would just study their Bibles, this great nation would receive the blessings and grace that God has to offer. The Bible contains all of the answers! There would be no question of right and wrong; No daft debates over issues that the Bible gives a clear answer to. Could you imagine what the 11 o’clock news would be like if we truly lived in a Christian nation? Instead of countless stories of robbery, murder, and anything else you can imagine, we would hear about good works and kindness. Could you imagine? David Miller, of Apologetics Press, has some very good material on this topic.

 

3.    Logically, all Christian divisions could be avoided if everyone knew the Scriptures.

 

Like I previously mentioned, 2 Timothy 3:16 makes it clear that we all need to study the Scriptures. All divisions are a result of ignorance, interpretational error. “…God is not the author of confusion…” (1 Corinthians 14:33). Man is responsible for divisions and confusion, not God.  It’s funny to think that there are so many denominations who have divided themselves from the original Church (The Church of Christ), who believe whole heartedly that they are doing the right thing, when the Bible clearly condemns division! Philippians 2:2, Ephesians 4:3, 1 Corinthians 1:10, Romans 16:17-18, and Matthew 12:25 all speak against division.

 

If everyone read, and truly studied their Bibles, all of these problems and a lot more, could be avoided. The most important Book of all time has been overlooked, downplayed, misinterpreted, and ultimately mistreated.


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