The Bible--Let's Study It!
A famous medical professor told his class, "Students, have something very important to teach you today. I would like to teach you the importance of observation. Noticing details. Watching carefully. Seeing the little things."
He continued, "I would like to begin class with a simple illustration. In my left hand, I have a bowl filled with a liquid. The liquid looks harmless, but believe me--it is very powerful. It has very powerful bacteria in it. I the liquid gets in a cut or in a sore on your tongue, it will make you horribly sick for about three days."
He then taught his class the importance of looking at everything very carefully. At the conclusion of class, he returned to the bowl filled with the liquid containing the powerful bacteria.
"Now class, I want you to do what I do." He stuck his finger into the liquid and put is finger into his mouth. The class groaned!
He passed the bowl around, and everyone followed his example. He concluded, "Now here is the lesson. If you had been observing me properly, you would have seen me put my index finger into the bowl but put my pinky into my mouth. You all failed to observe carefully. You stuck your index finger into the bowl and then put it in your mouth.
"I have an announcement. Class will be canceled for the next three days. None of you will be able to get out of bed."
Observation! Noticing the small things. Seeing things as they really are. Seeing all the truth.
When we study the Bible, we notice every the and and. God inspired every little word. We notice who is speaking and to whom it is speaking. We notice the big words and the little words. Why? Every word is God-breathed. Second Peter 1:21b says, "...holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost."
Bible Reading: Read these verses together aloud--Matthew 5:18; 2 Timothy 2:15.
--Craig M. Scott--
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