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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?

  Austin replied 2 months ago 115 Members · 115 Replies

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  Austin

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  11/03/2024 at 19:38

  1. It is essential to knowing and loving God – Jesus said that we are to love God first, so this is the most important reason.

  2. It is essential to serving God – Jesus said to love your neighbour is the second commandment, and that’s part of serving God. The Bible helps us understand how to do that.

  3. It is essential for growing up in God – Any study of the Bible will assist in growing up in God.

  My reference;

  Matthew 22:37-38 NIV – <i style=”font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; color: inherit;”>Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. <i style=”font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; color: inherit;”>And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbour as yourself.’

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  Austin

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  10/28/2024 at 10:29

  to educate myself in godly character and understand his way.to relate with people around me and bring them to God

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  Austin

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  10/26/2024 at 12:59

  This is a tough question.

  1. Knowing and loving God

  2. Serving God

  3. Growing up in God

  My reasons: Of course our knowledge of and love for God has to come before anything. It is the precursor to service and growth alike. I think I put Service second because that is our duty to our King and His will should come before all. And lastly, the more we know and love and serve the more we grow.

  I recognize this is an opinion and may differ from the prioritization others would apply and that’s ok as long as we are, indeed, practicing all three.

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  Austin

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  10/21/2024 at 17:58

  I would put knowing and loving God first, growing up in God second, and serving God third. I cannot grow up in God without knowing and loving Him first, and I do not feel that I would be a very effective servant until I have gained some maturity. None of these is more important than the other to me though.

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  Austin

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  10/14/2024 at 22:02

  I would prioritize, 1) knowing and loving God more as I learn more about Him, 2) growing up in God, 3) serving God. I believe we have to know who we are to serve better and out of that knowledge and love for Him the work becomes a pleasure to serve the living God.

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