We need to
listen to the preaching of God’s Word because God can minister to us through
His Word. He can give us revelation. He can give us understanding. His Word is
living and active. It can bring conviction. It can produce a lightness of
spirit. It can cause deliverance to the soul.
However what need to see is that we need to be taught from the Word of God as well. To be taught means that we do something more than just listen. When do we say that we have learned something? It is when we begin to do it and gain practice in it. The teaching can benefit only when it is accepted and worked out. In fact, the teaching has no power in itself. It can work only when it is heard and applied. It begins its activity only when the hearer says yes to it.
Why do we need the teaching? It is the equipment on which we build our spiritual muscles. When we obey the teaching, we are allowing the Holy Spirit to form our inner man. We are allowing the seed to grow. We are becoming more and more like Jesus.
However what need to see is that we need to be taught from the Word of God as well. To be taught means that we do something more than just listen. When do we say that we have learned something? It is when we begin to do it and gain practice in it. The teaching can benefit only when it is accepted and worked out. In fact, the teaching has no power in itself. It can work only when it is heard and applied. It begins its activity only when the hearer says yes to it.
Why do we need the teaching? It is the equipment on which we build our spiritual muscles. When we obey the teaching, we are allowing the Holy Spirit to form our inner man. We are allowing the seed to grow. We are becoming more and more like Jesus.
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