UNDERSTANDING THE MEANING OF THE BIBLE PT 2


By Rev Michael Benson Ajayi 

 "Cease not to give thanks  for you, making mention of you in my prayers; That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ,  the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the  knowledge of him:  The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may  know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in  the saints,  And what  is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who  believe, according to the working of his mighty power, " Ephesians 1;16-19

    The above scripture highlights the importance of having a proper understanding of the bible. Apostle Paul imagined a time when he will be taken away by death from the church at Corinth and the consequence of a church being over dependent on the pastor for miracles . The consequence will be disastrous . Imagine a church where without the pastor's prayers there would be no jobs, healings , marriages , deliverance etc. It is a hopeless situation . Much of the African church struggles with desperation and hopeless as witnessed in the number of church programs for deliverance from demons even when the bible clearly states otherwise ( Colossians 1:12-13,Luke10:19, Mark16:17) 

   This was what informed Paul's prayers for the church to be fully knowledgeable with regards to the power of God at work in the church . As you read this now the anointing of God's favour is at work in you with the intent of fulfilling God's purpose for your life . Two words are used to describe the power of God in Ephesians 1:19 they are the Greek word 'dunamis ' it means miracle power or miracle and the Greek word 'kratos' it means vigor , dominion . 

This means the born again christian has been given the same ability to work miracles and exercise the dominion Jesus Christ has over the kingdom of darkness . Imagine if the church awakens to this understanding. How glorious it shall be. Nations will be transformed for the better. 

    To understand scripture we must ask ourselves these fundamental questions 1) Of what significance is the passage and how can it be applied in our present situation  .2) Does the passage relate to other scriptures in the bible? How does it fit into the central message of faith in God which the entire scriptures revolves around . 3) The Greek and Hebrew words must be easily understood since scriptures are written in these languages 4) The historic setting of the event in scriptures must not be in dispute 5) The meaning of the passage goes beyond the bare facts of the story . For example Jesus' parables. 

   We must accept that only the Holy Spirit knows the things of God. The bible says" No one can know a person’s thoughts except that person’s own spirit, and no one can know God’s thoughts except God’s own Spirit. 

 And we have received God’s Spirit (not the world’s spirit), so we can know the wonderful things God has freely given us. " 1 Corinthians 2:11-12 It takes submission to the Holy Spirit to understand the mysteries of God's kingdom .

 Prayer; Heavenly Father forgive me of my sins against you I believe Jesus Christ died and was raised again for my salvation I receive him as lord and saviour and receive the Holy Spirit and boldness to rise in defence of the gospel in Jesus name. 

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