Proclamation:
“For everything that was written in the past was written to
teach us, so that through the endurance taught in The Scriptures and the
encouragement they provide we might have hope.
May The God who gives endurance and encouragement give you the same
attitude of mind toward each other that Christ Jesus had, so that with one mind
and one voice you may glorify The God and Father of our Lord Jesus
Christ.” Romans 15:4-6 (NIV)
Explanation:
These words were written by the Apostle Paul under the
influence of The Holy Spirit of God to the believers in Rome .
Paul states that The Scriptures were written for them and for future
generations to come in order to teach and to encourage believers. Then he prayed that God would give them the
same attitude towards each other as Christ had towards them so that they could
glorify God in unity.
Application:
The Bible was written and passed down through the ages for
us and for future generations to come.
It has been translated into almost every language so that all people can
be exposed to it. However, we are not
only to read it but we are to behave as it teaches. (Romans 2:13 and James
1:22) It also encourages us and gives us
hope because it tells us that in the end we will win because The Lord God is
with us. Another reason for reading The
Bible is that we can learn more about The God we serve and The Christ that we
identify with when we call ourselves “Christians.” If we don’t know who He is, then how can we
know who we are? The Bible is also the
instruction manual for living a Christian life.
It teaches us how to treat fellow believers and how to treat
others. The more you read it, the more
you will learn from it.
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