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We Should Value God’s Word.
"These things have I written unto you that believe
on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know
that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe
on the name of the Son of God."-1 John 5:13.
John wrote to believers-"These things have I written
unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God."
It is worthy of note that all the epistles are so
written. They are not letters to everybody, they are
letters to those who are called to be saints.
The fact that the Holy Spirit
speaks to the churches and to believers in Christ
should make you bow the knee and cry to God to put you
among the children, that this Book may become your Book
from beginning to end, that you may read its precious
promises as made to you.
This leads me to make the second remark, that as these
things are written to believers, believers ought
especially to make themselves acquainted with them, and
to search into their meaning and intent. John says,
"These things have I written to you that believe on the
name of the Son of God." Do not neglect to read what the Holy Ghost
has taken care to write to you. It is not merely John that writes. John is
inspired of the Lord, and these things are written to
you by the Spirit of God. Give earnest heed to every
single word of what God has sent as his own epistle to
your hearts. Value the Scriptures. Let us
believe all that God has revealed, for every truth is
precious and practically useful.
Quote from: C.H. Spurgeon
Acts 17:11 These were more noble than those in Thessalonica,
in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and
searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.
II Peter 3:8-18 But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing,
that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.
The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness;
but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish but that all should
come to repentance. But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the
which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt
with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up.
Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be
in all holy conversation and godliness, Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the
day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt
with fervent heat? Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth,
wherein dwelleth righteousness. Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent
that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot, and blameless. And account that the longsuffering
of our Lord is salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also according to the wisdom given unto him
hath written unto you; As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are some things
hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures,
unto their own destruction. Ye therefore, beloved, seeing ye know these things before, beware lest ye also,
being led away with the error of the wicked, fall from your own stedfastness. But grow in grace, and in the
knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
Matt.22:29 Jesus answered and said unto them, Ye do err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God.
Romans 15:4 For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning,
that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope.
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