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And they read from the book, from the law of God, translating to give the sense so that they understood the reading. (NASB) Nehemiah 8:8  ne day John realized that what he knew
about the Bible had come from his pastor. He was having a discussion with some close, dear friends. As they
talked about God and about the Bible, he realized he could not go to the Bible and find what he believed. He
realized that he could not find the answers for himself. He did not know where the Bible talked about Jesus
Christ, salvation, heaven, hell, church conduct, or just about anything else. He discovered that he needed
to know the Bible for himself. What if his pastors were wrong? So he decided to study the Bible for himself.Path of Spiritual Growth. Later God showed him 1 John 2:12-14 and he found that
spiritual growth was not determined by how long a person was a Christian or how old a person was but by the
depth of one's relationship with God. He discovered that 1 John 2:12-14 says that spiritual growth is like
growing from a little child, to a young man, and then to a father in the faith. A new Christian has just started
his/her journey to a deeper relationship with God and his/her sins are forgiven.
A Christian becomes a “young man” when he/she is spiritually strong in the faith, has a good grasp of the Bible, and is increasingly having victory over sin. He/she is not sinless, but is sinning less and less. But one can be a spiritual father in the faith only when one really knows God the Father as a friend knows a friend. Moses was a spiritual father. This was obvious by the passion of his heart. He longed to know God. He longed to see God. He wanted a deep relationship with God. As you read the passage below, remember that Moses had already performed many awesome and incredible miracles. God had brought plagues on the Egyptians through Moses. Moses had brought Israel across the Red Sea and provided them water from rocks. He was a leader of at least two million people. Yet Moses wanted something more. Listen to Moses’ heart as he asks God for a favor, |
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