Spiritual Famine: A Failure to Study
2 Timothy 2:15
Introduction
The KJV - study is too narrow
Greek word = make every effort
ASV Give diligence
NASB and NKJV Be diligent
NIV Do your best
Word also means make haste, be zealous or eager
Spiritual Famine
More Bibles but less reading, study, knowledge, understanding
Hosea 4:6 Destroyed for a lack of knowledge
There is no excuse for not knowing
Ephesians 3:3-4
The Word of God feeds our soul
Matthew 4:4 not by bread alone
Desire the milk of the word
Hebrews ought to be eating meat
Amos 8:11-12
Israel ignored the will of God into captivity
Judah failed to learn the lesson into captivity
2 Thessalonians 2:10-12
Failure to study makes us vulnerable to false practices and doctrines
Atheism, evolution
Denominationalism, premillennialism
Worldliness
Erroneous thinking salvation, baptism, worship, music
Vulnerable to the immorality of the world
Psalm 119:11, 104, 133, 97
Results in weak faith Romans 10:17
We should read, meditate and study the Bible
Save our soul James 1:21
Builds us up Acts 20:32
Profitable 2 Timothy 3:16-17
Sword of Spirit Ephesians 6:17
Light to guide us Psalm 119:105
Mirror James 1:23-25
Gus Nichols sermon The Bible
Buy a Bible
Investigate the Bible
Believe the Bible
Love the Bible
Exemplify the Bible
From article by Hugh Fulford, Spiritual Sword