Articles
Bible Knowledge Doesn’t Come Easy
America has become a land of “instant” everything. One can purchase instant soup, instant
coffee, instant iced tea, instant mashed potatoes, and countless other instant items. We have fast
food, TV on demand, and instant access to information from the internet. If Americans cannot
have it in an “instant”, then they do not want it at all. Unfortunately, this attitude of having
everything in an instant has not missed the realm of today’s Christian. Because Bible knowledge
can never be attained instantaneously, many members of the Lord’s church neglect Bible study.
Bible knowledge doesn’t come easy. An old saying states that anything worthwhile does not
come easy. This principle certainly is true of Bible knowledge. Men who have devoted their
entire lives to studying the Bible would be the first to admit that there is no end to its depth. Only
a daily feasting on the Word can bring about the kind of knowledge that the Christian needs. But
they first must develop that intense desire to know God’s will. “As newborn babes, desire the
sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby” (1 Peter 2:2). Then, based on the intense
desire, must come the diligent study. “Give diligence to present thyself approved unto God, a
workman that needeth not to be ashamed, handling aright the word of truth” (2 Timothy 2:15 –
ASV).
Brethren, as members of the Lord’s church, we need to maintain the attitude and zeal of the
Psalmist regarding the study of God’s Word in Psalm 1:2, “But his delight is in the law of the
LORD; and in His law doth he meditate day and night.” If we will realize the importance of
Bible study and devote the necessary time in gaining a proper knowledge of God’s Word, then
the false teachers in this land will have a much more difficult task in trying to lead people away
from the truth (Ephesians 4:13-15; cf. 2 Timothy 2:15; 2 Timothy 3:16-17). ~B Tolbert
