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How would you prioritize the three reasons given in this lesson for studying the Bible: “It is essential to knowing and loving God;” “It is essential for growing up in God;” and “It is essential to serving God”? What is the basis for how you prioritize them?
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I would prioritize them in the way they are written because knowing and loving God gives you the motivation to grow which in turn gives on the basis to serve; however, it should not be considered like a math class where one must master one before moving on to the other. Rather one should work to grow in all three areas.
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Knowing, Growing, Serving.
I believe in order for you to be grown, you have to be known. So known is first, then grown. Serving to me just naturally comes with being known and growing.
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1 Knowing and Loving
2 Growing
3 Serving
We have to Know and Love before we can grow much less effectively serve.
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First would be knowing and loving God, then growing up in God, and serving God can go hand-in-hand. Before we can grow and reliably serve God, we should seek to know and love who he is. Yet, all are equally as important.
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They seem to me to be joined together; growing in the grace and knowledge of Jesus involves all three consistently