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  How would you prioritize the three reasons given in this lesson for studying the Bible: “It is essential to knowing and loving God;” “It is essential for growing up in God;” and “It is essential to serving God”? What is the basis for how you prioritize them?

  Taylor Janson replied 1 hour, 23 minutes ago 140 Members · 140 Replies

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  Melisza Coates

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  02/15/2022 at 13:32

  Growing up in God is first knowing and loving God is second and serving God. Study Scripture and live the Word and you will know how to love and know what God requires from you and then serve Him with a right Spirit.

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  Gregory Steele

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  01/31/2022 at 19:35

  How would you prioritize the three reasons given in this lesson for studying the Bible for yourself: “It is essential to knowing and loving God;” “It is essential for growing up in God;” and “It is essential to serving God”?
  I believe these priorities for studying the Bible are in the proper order. Knowing and loving God is the foundation for the Christian faith. We can’t grow up in God or serve Him (with the proper motivation) without knowing and loving him first.

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  Barbara Kientz

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  01/30/2022 at 14:09

  I would prioritize them exactly as they are listed here: essential to knowing and loving God, essential for growing up in God, and essential to serving God. You have to know God first before you can do the other two. You have to continue to grow and mature as a Christian, so that you can have the knowledge of God’s Word and are fully equipped to serve God.

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  Cheryl Steele

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  01/21/2022 at 15:23

  I prioritize the three reasons for studying the Bible as: (1) it is essential to knowing and loving God; (2) essential for growing up in God; and (3) essential for serving God. The basis for my priority of these three reasonings is you must first know God in order to love Him which gives you the desire to want to know and understand everything about Him and out of that love is borne the desire to serve Him with your life. For me, the most important is knowing and loving God.

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  Paul Ranney

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  01/17/2022 at 09:41

  I believe that “knowing God” is the very first step in my journey, because just like in a human relationship, the more we know Him, the easier it will become to love Him. It was difficult for me to say with utmost sincerity when I began my journey in Christ that I “loved” God – I just wasn’t sure I meant it. But now, the more I have come to know Him, I can truly say that with conviction. I can’t imagine my life without Him. Yet I will never want to stop knowing Him better. No surprise, but my absolute favorite book is “Knowing God”, by J.I. Packer

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