Only born-again Christians are able to understand the Bible and the spiritual things of the Kingdom of God. As a born-again believer, you need the words of God every day. The words in the Bible are your daily bread for your spiritual inner man. When you feed and renew your mind with the words of God and obey and apply the words of God in your life, your spirit matures and you will speak and walk as the new creation. This means that you speak and walk the same way as Jesus spoke and walked on earth. En aquest article, the purpose of the Bible in the life of Christians will be discussed.
Quin és el propòsit de la Bíblia?
We should be thankful that God gave His Word and that He revealed Himself to us through His Word. We are privileged that we have the Bible and can read and study the Bible. What is the purpose of the Bible in the lives of Christians?
The Word gives life
Al principi era la Paraula, i la Paraula era amb Déu, i la Paraula era Déu. El mateix va ser al principi amb Déu. Totes les coses van ser fetes per Ell; i sense Ell no es va fer res del fet. En Ell hi havia la vida; i la vida era la llum dels homes. I la llum brilla en la foscor; i la foscor no ho va comprendre (John 1:1-5)
Jesus is the living Word, Who came in the flesh and was fully Human. He told the Pharisees, that if they had known the scriptures, they would have believed Him.
They would have believed that Jesus was (i és) el Crist i el Fill del Déu vivent. Because the scriptures testify of Jesus, el Messies, el Fill de Déu, Who became the Son of man and brought salvation for humanity and gave eternal life.
The Father Himself, which has sent Me, has borne witness of Me. You have neither heard His voice at any time, ni vist la seva forma. And you have not His word abiding in you: for whom He has sent, Him you believe not. Busca les escriptures; for in them you think you have eternal life: i ells són els que donen testimoni de mi. And you will not come to Me, that you might have life (John 5:17-40)
De veritat, de veritat, et dic jo, Qui escolta la meva paraula, i creu en el qui m'ha enviat, té vida eterna, i no entrarà en condemna; però ha passat de la mort a la vida (John 5:24)
Jesús els va dir, Sóc el Pa de la vida: el que ve a mi no passarà mai fam; i el qui creu en mi no tindrà mai set (John 6:35,47, 48, 51)
Jesus is the Life and gives eternal life
De veritat, de veritat, et dic jo, Moses gave you not that bread from heaven; però el meu Pare us dóna el veritable pa del cel. Perquè el pa de Déu és el que baixa del cel, i dóna vida al món (John 6:32,33)
És l’esperit que s’accelera; La carn no beneficia res: les paraules que us parlo, Són esperit, I són la vida (John 6:63)
Tothom, qui creu en Jesús i la seva obra de salvació i creu en les seves paraules i neix de nou, rep la vida eterna. Jesús va venir primer per a la casa d'Israel (poble carnal escollit per Déu, que van néixer de la llavor de Jacob). Però perquè van rebutjar Jesús el Messies, la salvació va arribar als gentils (a.o. Actes 11:18, romans 1:16, 11:11)
En Jesucrist i per la seva sang, una nova aliança per a la nova creació (l'home espiritual) va sorgir. Aquest Nou Pacte va substituir l'Antic Pacte per l'antiga creació (l'home carnal (a.o. hebreus 8:13).
No com si la paraula de Déu no tingués efecte. Perquè no tots són Israel, que són d'Israel: Tampoc, perquè són la descendència d'Abraham, tots són nens: sinó, En Isaac s'anomenarà la teva descendència. És a dir, Els que són fills de la carn, aquests no són fills de Déu: però els fills de la promesa són comptats per la llavor (romans 9:6-8)
L'home nou ja no és fill del diable, sinó un fill de Déu (Això s'aplica tant a homes com a dones). Els fills de Déu neixen de l'Esperit de Déu i són fills de la promesa.
Tothom, qui creu en Jesucrist i torna a néixer, obeeix les seves paraules, i guarda els seus manaments, rep la vida eterna
La Paraula de Déu és un escut per al creient nascut de nou
Cada paraula de Déu és pura: Ell és un escut per als qui confien en Ell (Proverbis 30:5)
The Word of God gives peace
La pau et deixo, la meva pau et dono: no com dona el món, et dono jo. Que el teu cor no es turbi, ni que tingui por (John 14:27)
Gran pau tenen els qui estimen la teva llei: i res els ofendrerà (Salms 119:165)
Aquestes coses us he parlat, perquè en mi tingueu pau (John 16:33)
If you read, creure, i aplica la Paraula a la teva vida, you will experience peace. But as soon as you leave the Word of God, even if it is just a little bit, you will become agitated, preocupada, ansiosa, and stressed.
Therefore it is important to abide in the Word of God all the days of your life.
The Word of God equips the new creation
Totes les escriptures es donen per inspiració de Déu, i és profitós per a la doctrina, per retreure, per a la correcció, per a l'ensenyament de la justícia: Perquè l'home de Déu sigui perfecte, completament proveït per a totes les bones obres (2 Timothy 3:16-17)
The Bible is meant for the new creation. The purpose of the Bible is to equip the new creation. The purpose of the Bible is to ensure that the spirit of the new creation is fed, disciplinada, corregida, and instructed and grows up into to image of Jesus Christ.
The Bible is profitable for:
- doctrina (learning, ensenyament)
- reprovació (proof, conviction, evidència)
- correcció (a straightening up again, (figurativament) rectification)
- instruction in righteousness (educació, training; per implicació, disciplinary correction, correcció, nodrir (so that the new man shall walk in holiness and righteousness))
The Word of God gives faith
Així doncs, la fe ve per l'escolta, i escoltar per la paraula de Déu (romans 10:17)
The Word of God divides soul and spirit
Perquè la paraula de Déu és ràpida, i poderós, i més esmolada que qualsevol espasa de dos talls, penetrant fins i tot a la divisió de l'ànima i l'esperit, i de les articulacions i la medul·la, i és un discernidor dels pensaments i intencions del cor (hebreus 4:12-13)
We shall all give account for our words and works on the Day of Judgement. Nothing shall be hidden from Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ is the living Word, Who came to heal man (restaurar l'home) i reconciliar l’home de nou a Déu. Jesús va portar la pau. Tanmateix, people decide to believe Jesus and accept His redemptive work and His peace and choose righteousness and life and receive eternal life, or to deny Jesus and reject His work redemptive work and choose sin and death and receive eternal death.
All people will have an encounter with the Word, either as Savior during life on earth or as Jutjar afterlife on the Day of Judgment.
That’s why it is important to make Jesus Christ; La paraula viva, the Center of your life.
Take His words and apply His words to your life.
Only the Bible reveals the truth and exposes the lies and works of the darkness.
If you want to walk in the truth of Light, you must renew your mind with the Word of God.
En renovar la teva ment, la teva vella manera de pensar (ment carnal, who thinks like the world) will be transformed by the Word and the Holy Spirit into a new way of thinking and you shall get the mind of Christ.
Quan renoves la teva ment amb la Paraula de Déu, you shall think the way God thinks and speak and act according to His will, Igual que Jesús.
The Bible exposes the lies of the devil and sin
Només el Word of God divides l'ànima (carn) from the spirit. All those lies of the world that are built up in your mind, which you believed for all those years, shall be brought into the light. You shall become aware of all the lies of the world. And by believing the Word of God above the words and lies of the devil; el món, and by acting upon the Word of God, you shall destroy these evil strongholds of darkness. (Llegiu també: Les fortaleses en la ment de la gent)
Your spirit shall mature and reign over your flesh (cos i ànima)
The Word of God is the Sword of the Spirit
I agafa el casc de la salvació, i l'espasa de l'Esperit, que és la paraula de Déu (Efesis 6:17)
Another purpose of the Bible is that the Word of God is the Sword of the Spirit. The Bible is the spiritual Sword of the new creation and is needed in your daily spiritual warfare. Totes les persones, who becomes a new creation in Jesus Christ, has entered the spiritual battlefield.
There is no such thing as a believer, who doesn’t experience spiritual warfare or doesn’t want to get involved in spiritual warfare.
If you don’t acknowledge and experience spiritual warfare in your life and don’t discern the spirits and the spiritual kingdoms, then you haven’t become a new creation in the spirit. Per això, the first step will be to believe, penedir -se, and become born again by water and Spirit.
Every new creation has become an enemy of the devil and the world and deals with the powers, principats, and rules of the darkness of this world and spiritual wickedness in high places, just like Jesus had to deal with them.
Jesus resisted and overcame the devil time after time. Com? By the Word of God. Jesus knew the will of God, He knew what was written. Ara, the Word of God is also your Sword.
The Sword of victory
Only with the Word of God you can overcome and be an overcomer. There is no other ‘tool’ that you can use. That’s why it is important to get to know Bible; la Paraula de Déu. Així que, you won’t be tempted, nor be seduced and misled by the lies of this world and wrong human doctrines.
Without the knowledge of the Word, faith in the Word, and applying the Word of God in your life, you will not live a victorious life but a defeated life. You won’t be strong enough to overcome the world; principats, Poders, governants de la foscor d'aquest món, and spiritual wickedness in high places and resist the temptations of the devil.
The spiritual warfare between Light and darkness
Your warfare is not carnal, però espiritual. The spiritual realm is your battlefield. Your job is not to attack people (de carn i ossos), but the powers, principats, governants de la foscor, and spiritual wickedness that tempt people, take possession of people, and even use people to attack you, seduce you, and tempt you into sin.
When your eyes become spiritual (significat, you grow up in the Word with the help of the Holy Spirit), you shall know God’s will.
You’ll know what’s right and what’s wrong and what’s good and what’s evil. You’ll be able to discern the things of the spiritual world (which is behind the visible world) and the spirits.
When people try to provoke you, you stay calm and be silent. You let go when people ‘attack’ you with lies or false accusations. You forgive when people say mean painful words to you or treat you wrongly. (Llegiu també: Quin és el secret del perdó).
When someone tries to tempt you into sin, you will discern la temptació and walk away.
When you walk after the Spirit you know, who is behind all this. You know who keeps the people in bondage and who is speaking and acting through them.
Quan camines després de l'Esperit, you’ll stay silent, calm, let go, perdonar, walk away, etc. Igual que Jesús. You will not be ruled by your flesh and therefore not react from your carnal will, sentiments i emocions.
Your power is not carnal, però espiritual. Therefore you’ll not use the knowledge, saviesa, and methods of this world. You’ll use the spiritual weapons because you have become a spiritual new creation, who operates in the spirit. You will walk in the Armadura espiritual de Déu, speak the Word of God, and act and pray according to the Word.
the two kinds of prayer
There are two kinds of prayer; carnal prayers and spiritual prayers. Carnal prayers are selfish prayers coming from your flesh; la teva voluntat, sentiments, emocions, etc., and revolve around you. Spiritual prayers derive from the Word and the Spirit and revolve around the will and Kingdom of God.
The devil is afraid of spiritual prayers and hates Christians, who pray from the Spirit. They are a threat to him and his kingdom, because they attack him and his kingdom with the Word of God.
He knows the power of the Word of God because the Word has disarmed him and overcame him.
The devil will try everything to keep you ignorant, by keeping you away from the Word of God and lead you on side ways. He uses diversió, distraccions, problemes, falses doctrines, etc.
He will also use dreams, visions, and prophetic words to tempt you. Per exemple, the devil shall show the importance of praise and worship music, and let you think that praise and worship is the most powerful weapon in spiritual warfare, en lloc de la Bíblia; la Paraula de Déu.
But Jesus didn’t resist and defeated the devil in the wilderness by singing spiritual songs. NO! Jesus overcame the devil by the power of the Word!
The purpose and power of the Bible
What is the purpose and the power of the Bible in your life as a Christian? La Paraula de Déu separa l'ànima i l'esperit. Les paraules de Déu signifiquen mort per a la vostra carn, però vida per al vostre esperit.
A través de la Bíblia coneixeu la voluntat de Déu i la seva veritat i justícia, revela les mentides del dimoni i el pecat. Distingeix la veritat de la mentida, Llum de la foscor i el bé del mal.
El propòsit de la Bíblia és que tots els escriptors siguin profitosos per ensenyar, reprovació, correcte, i t'ensenya en la justícia. La Bíblia; la Paraula és la teva espasa, que has d'utilitzar diàriament per ser un vencedor.
La Bíblia és el teu pa de cada dia. Sense les paraules de Déu, el teu esperit es mor de gana i no maduraràs espiritualment.
El propòsit de la Bíblia per als cristians és arribar a ser com la Paraula viva; Jesús
“Sigues la sal de la terra”
