Bible Study & Prayer

   To study the Bible is to study God's word, and God's word as a person is Jesus Christ who is the one person Christians are meant to model after.  The over forms of God's word are: 1) As already stated; the word as a person, Jesus Christ, 2) The word as a declaration or law, 3) The word as direct conversation, 4) The word as human speech, and 5) the word as writing, or the Bible.  Three characteristics of the scripture are: It is the authority over a believer's life, the Holy Spirit teaches Christians God's will, and it is historically accurate and completely errorless. The word is a source of power for the life of a Christian and because of this we should make it an everyday part of our lives. The Word is a source of encouragement, it is a source of wisdom, it is a weapon against evil persuasion, and it shows believers the nature of God, therefore helping them understand His movements in their lives.  God uses the scripture as one great source of communication for Christians, so they in return communicate to Him through prayer.

These topics are one of the greatest areas in my life that I "fail" in.  Our time spent in prayer and devotion with God impacts the amount of intimacy, faith, and strength we have with Him. God gave us His Word to study, not just to learn from. But, to also mimic or relive. Sometimes I feel as Christians, myself included, can forget that God is the same today as he was "yesterday" or in Biblical times. The authority and power He bestowed upon the apostles and prophets he longs to share with you and I, but we can not receive unless we study God's word. God wants to openly communicate with us through the Word, but He longs for that desire to communicate our love back to Him through prayer.

Bible Study and Prayer are foundational truths for the Christian Faith because they are both tools for Christians. Without God's Word, and the study there of, Christians would not receive the overall understanding that God longs for with us to have. The Bible is a reliable, tangible source for us to use as a major building block in our lives and help us to effect the lives of those around us. Prayer is important because it keeps the cycle of communication open. God speaks to man through His word, and then man speaks to God through prayer. Prayer is when Christians are face to face with god and are allowing themselves to be in open communication with their creator.

Who else can say that!?