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Steps to Jesus
When we sincerely search for truth, we are rewarded with faith and
love for God. The more we search the Bible, the more sure we are
that it is the Word of the living God. We bow before the One who
has shown us these truths.
We know that we do not fully understand all the truths of the
Bible. Our minds cannot take hold of all the things understood by
God’s mind. Our weak, human minds cannot always understand the
way God works.
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Some people doubt God’s Word because the meanings are not
always clear to them. This is a real danger even to people who say
they believe the Bible. The apostle says, “My friends, be careful
that none of you have a heart so evil and unbelieving that you will
turn away from the living God.”
Hebrews 3:12
.
It is right to study closely the teachings of the Bible. It is good
to search “even the hidden depths of God’s purposes” (
1 Corinthians
2:10
) as given in the Scriptures. “There are some things that the Lord
our God has kept secret; but he has revealed his Law.”
Deuteronomy
29:29
.
Satan tries to get us to use our minds in the wrong way. When
some people study the Bible, they feel they must be able to explain
everything it says. They are proud, and they feel unhappy when they
come to parts that are not clear to them. It humbles them to say that
they do not understand all of God’s Word. They are not willing to
wait until God is ready to show the truth to them. They feel that their
own understanding should be enough. When they cannot understand
some parts, they say the Scriptures are not from God.
Many ideas that some people say come from the Bible are not
found in it. These ideas are very different from the Bible teachings.
They cause people to doubt God’s Word. But we cannot blame the
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Bible. We should blame the wrong use of the Bible.
We do not fully understand God and His works. If we could,
there would be no more truth to discover. There would be no further
growth of the heart and mind. God would no longer be first and
above all. Let us thank God that He is greater than we are.
God is infinite. “All the hidden treasures of God’s wisdom and
knowledge” are in Him
Colossians 2:3
. In heaven people will be
forever searching to learn how great is His goodness. They will be
ever learning how wise and how powerful He is.