Can the Bible Be Understood?
OPENING THOUGHT
In recent years the phrase, “speak your truth,” has become one that is used by many. It has confused a lot of people and warped our understanding of what truth is. “Your truth” is the understanding that each of us observes, our version of the events. But is “your truth” the truth we should be seeking?
In courts, we still seek “the truth.” We seek the facts, we seek to know what actually happened, so that we can make a judgment on those truths. When it comes to our spiritual lives, we need to do the same thing. We need to seek out the facts to make a real judgment, not base things off our own perspectives and feelings. So what does God’s word have to say about seeking truth? Can we know the truth?
EXPLORING GOD’S WORD
Colossians 2:8; James 3:13-18
What does the Bible say about worldly wisdom in these verses?
How is it that earthly wisdom bad for us?
What are some ways that we can see that this earthly wisdom is not true?
Proverbs 2:1-5
How do we find wisdom according to these verses?
Where are we to seek out this wisdom from? Who is giving us this wisdom?
When we find it, what will this wisdom do for us? How will it help each of us?
2 Timothy 3:14-17
In this passage, what do we learn about Scripture?
What does it mean that the Bible is “breathed out by God”?
Why has God given us his word? What is it supposed to do for each of us?
2 Peter 1:3-4
In this passage, what does Peter tell us is contained in the word of God?
How does this knowledge benefit each of us?
Who does Peter say that all this knowledge has been revealed to?
If the knowledge has been revealed to everyone, would God have made it in a way that each individual could understand it?
