Growing in the Word of God

Two components that are indispensable for Christians to grow spiritually are prayer and knowing the Bible. Let’s start with the Bible. The Bible is the written Word of God (2Tim 3:16, 2Pet 1:20). Jesus Christ is the incarnated Word of God (Rev 19:11). So the primarily way to know our Lord and Saviour is by dwelling into the Bible. There are 5 ways to do this:

1. Hear (Rom 10:17) - sermons, CD, internet, …
2. Read (Rev 1:3)
3. Study (Acts 17:11, Ezra 7:10)
4. Memorise (Psa 119:9,11)
5. Mediate (Psa 1:2,3) - quiet time, devotion, personal time …

It has been said that:
After 24 hours you may accurately remember
- 5% of what you hear.
- 15% of what you read.
- 35% of what you study
But you can remember 100% of what you memorise.

Trying working on all these aspects of knowing the Bible.

Prayers and Word are integral of the Christian life:
Jesus said this (John 15:7) - "If you abide in me and my Word abide in you, ask whatever you will and it will be done to you."

Mark Lim