A Tale of Two Questions

3. Session One

7. “The Bible will keep you from SIN, or
SIN will keep you from the BIBLE.”
It is a tragedy that many Christians
today are UNDER the Word of God,
but they are not INTO it for
themselves.
Being under the Word of God should
be a STIMULUS, not a
SUBSTITUTE, for getting into it for

8. Why is it that people do not study
the Bible?
Why do we need to study the Bible?

9. Why is it that people do not study
the Bible?
They do not put it on
their PRIORITY list.

10. Why is it that people do not study
the Bible?
They believe it is not
RELEVANT for today.

11. Why is it that people do not study
the Bible?
They do not know how
to BEGIN to study it.

12. Why is it that people do not study
the Bible?
They do not think they
can UNDERSTAND it on
their own.

13. Why do we need to study the Bible?
1 Peter 2:2
Like newborn babies,
crave pure spiritual
milk, so that by it you may
grow up in your
salvation…

14. Why do we need to study the Bible?
ATTITUDE
We should grab the Word
just like a baby grabs for a
BOTTLE.

15. Why do we need to study the Bible?
APPETITE
We need to CRAVE the
Word of God. We develop
that kind of taste for the
Bible by spending TIME in
it.

16. Why do we need to study the Bible?
AIM
The Bible tells us that the
goal of Bible study is that
we might GROW. You
can’t grow without
KNOWING, but you can
know and not GROW.

17. Why do we need to study the Bible?
Hebrews 5:11-14
11 We have much to
say about this, but it
is hard to explain
because you are
slow to learn.

18. Why do we need to study the Bible?
Hebrews 5:11-14
12 In fact, though by
this time you ought
to be teachers, you
need someone to
teach you the…

19. Why do we need to study the Bible?
Hebrews 5:11-14
…elementary
truths of God’s word
all over again. You
need milk, not solid
food!

20. Why do we need to study the Bible?
Hebrews 5:11-14
13 Anyone who lives
on milk, being still
an infant, is not
acquainted with the
teaching about
righteousness.

21. Why do we need to study the Bible?
Hebrews 5:11-14
14 But solid food is
for the mature, who
by constant use have
trained themselves
to distinguish good
from evil.

22. Why do we need to study the Bible?
It is not the difficulty
of the revelation, it
is the density of the
RECEPTION.

23. Why do we need to study the Bible?
The highest mark of
spiritual maturity is
not how much you
UNDERSTAND, it is
how much you
APPLY.

24. Why do we need to study the Bible?
The opposite of
ignorance in the
spiritual realm is not
knowledge; it is
OBEDIENCE.

25. Why do we need to study the Bible?

26. Why do we need to study the Bible?
This passage tells us that ALL
Scripture is profitable for four
things:

27. Why do we need to study the Bible?
This passage tells us that ALL
Scripture is profitable for four
things:
TEACHING
What we believe
determines how we LIVE

28. Why do we need to study the Bible?
This passage tells us that ALL
Scripture is profitable for four
things:
REBUKE

29. Why do we need to study the Bible?
This passage tells us that ALL
Scripture is profitable for four
things:
CORRECTION

30. Why do we need to study the Bible?
This passage tells us that ALL
Scripture is profitable for four
things:
TRAINING
The end result is that we
will be EQUIPPED for every
good work.

31. It is essential for…

32. “How can we
afford to stay
out of it?”