Passionate about the God who transforms our lives, the author, Jen Wilkin, teaches us in a practical and organized way, how the study of God’s Word can make us love God with spirit and heart. Here are some quotes from the book Mulheres da Palavra, published by Editora Fiel, is good to enjoy.
“Knowledge of God and self-knowledge always go hand in hand. In fact, there cannot be a true self-knowledge that is not related to The Knowledge of God. This is the only reliable benchmark” (p. 29).
- “The heart cannot love what it does not know.
- Is this the message of Romans 12.
- 2-3? It is not that the mind alone comes to transformation.
- But that the path of transformation goes from mind to heart.
- Not the other way around.
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If it is true that God’s character and will are proclaimed in the scriptures, then any serious attempt to prepare for discipleship must include a desire to develop biblical knowledge by sewing its pieces and turning them into clothing. Transparent understanding. (p. 43)
“A well-founded approach to Bible study challenges us to navigate all areas of the Bible, including those that make us uncomfortable or difficult to understand (p. 47).
“A well-founded approach to Bible study takes into account how each passage fits into the full perspective of what the Bible has to say, respecting context, parenthood, style, and other factors (p. 48).
“A well-founded approach to Bible study recognizes that the Bible always cares more about the decision-maker than the decision itself. Their goal is to transform our hearts so that we want what God wants, rather than giving us quick answers to every decision in life (p. 49)
“A well-founded approach to Bible study deals with a topic as it appears in the scriptures, rather than linking the scriptures to a topic. This requires the student to work on the discovery process (p. 50).
“A well-founded approach to Bible study recognizes that books on the Bible, like studying the subject, are a complement to personal study, not a substitute. (P. 51)
“A well-founded approach to Bible study challenges us to learn the full counsel of God’s Word. This helps us build an integrated understanding of how the Bible as a whole speaks of God (p. 52).
“Biblical knowledge is important because it protects us from error. The false teacher and secular humanist rely on biblical ignorance for their messages to take root, and the modern church has proven to be a breeding ground for these messages. And because we don’t know our Bibles, we collapse into the most basic challenges of our worldview. (p. 54)
“Exegesis pushes us beyond the limits of our personal understanding of culture and history, asking us to go back to the time the text was written and listen to it with the ears of the original listeners. listen to it with your ears, listen to it with theirs. Before we can understand it these days, understand it in your time?He asks us to take the view of the author and his audience in their original scenario. archaeologists tailored to our skills and consult with more competent archaeologists for everything we need, this gives us the perspective needed to correctly interpret the scriptures (p. 74)
“Acquiring biblical knowledge requires allowing our study to have a cumulative effect – over weeks, months and years – so that the interrelationship of one part of the scriptures with another is revealed in a slow and elegant way, like a cloth that, once removed , it slides inch by inch until the artwork underneath is revealed. The Bible should not be a set of supplements made for three hundred and sixty-five days a year. They are not just cliches and action plans. He wants you you think about expanding Your understanding Reveal a mosaic of God’s majesty, text by text, one day at a time, throughout your life. ? (p. 89)
“Learning the Bible requires discipline, and discipline is something we don’t naturally accept. And because learning the Bible requires discipline, patience plays a vital role in our progress. (p. 91)
“The Bible study is an investment with a long-term return. Instead of reading a specific text to try to meet an immediate need, let yourself retain the benefits of your study for future use. What if a passage you have trouble understanding?today suddenly makes sense when you need it most, ten years from now?They say we overestimate what we can achieve in a year and underestimate what we can achieve in ten. Are you willing to invest ten years until you understand?Are you ready to wait a decade for a study application to emerge?Feel encouraged, because you will accumulate a treasure, even if you do not realize it or do not feel it in the short term (p. 97).
“And being temples of the Holy Ghost (1C 6. 19-20), you and I are called to participate in the process of creating and maintaining a beautiful and organized place in our hearts where the Lord can live. Bible study is one of the most important ways to accomplish this (p. 120)
“If the Word of God is truly alive and active, it is by the care of the Holy Spirit, by the consummate work of Christ, by the decree of love of the Father. Prayers involve the communion of the trinity in your study, a brotherhood necessary for every student of the Word. ? (p. 126)
“It is true that anxious students often become avid teachers. That’s what happened to me. I was so excited to share the wealth of understanding I was revealing, that I quickly went from student to teacher. Obviously, I didn’t stop, being a student? In many ways, the fact that I started teaching was an instrument to keep me responsible for my studies. The fact that I know that others depended on my preparation and that the Lord took seriously the role of teacher (James 3. 1) pushed me to be a much better student than I could have been alone. ? (p. 146)
“The teaching of the Bible must awaken in both the teacher and the student a deeper love for God, a love that profoundly affects our emotions. Loving God with our spirit must lead us to love God with our hearts in a deep and pure way” (p. 167). )
“Our study of the Bible will only be beneficial because it increases our love for the God he proclaims. Bible study is a means to an end, not an end in itself. It is a way to love God more and live differently. “, because we have learned to contemplate it better. And it’s a way to become what we’re contemplating. God’s mutual love is a love that transforms. (p. 174)
“In John 13, Jesus told his disciples that his influence would be recognized. He says the world will know them for a different reason: if they love each other. His love for others is the overflow of his love for God. Your love for God will increase as you know Him better, but never lose sight of the fact that your influence will be noticed by the way you use your heart, not your head. Christians will be known for their love and not for their knowledge (p. 174).
Have you persevered in the speech study?
We all know that it is important to study the Word of God, but sometimes it is difficult to know where to start, in addition, the lack of time, the approach to emotions and frustrations of the past can prevent us from advancing in the knowledge of Then how can we, as women, remain focused and nurture our passion for reading the Word?
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By: Renata Gandolfo. © Return to the Gospel. Website: voltemosaoevangelho. com All rights are reserved. Original: 20 Quotes from Women of the Word, by Jen Wilkin.