1. Absolute Truth and Authority Where the Bible speaks , we must hear and obey. Where the Bible is silent , we must be silent . Opinions are usually wrong and often damaging .
2. 2 Peter 1:19 We have also a more sure Word of Prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed , as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts: 20 Knowing this first, that no Prophecy of the Scripture is of any private interpretation . 21 For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost .
3. 19 We have also a more sure Word of Prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed , The Holy Scriptures are the only Source of Wisdom for living a rich, full, blessed life. Take heed = to hold the mind; pay attention to; Apply one's self to . Strong's Greek Dictionary Apply to one's self .
4. James 1 22 But be ye doers of the Word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves. When we hear the Word of God, but do not pay attention to It; do not apply It to ourselves, We deceive ourselves . Looking in a mirror doesn't fix your hair. You have to comb it . A mirror doesn't wash your face. It takes soap and water and rubbing .
5. "Receive with meekness the engrafted Word." James 1:21 We must humbly receive the Word of God, Willingly submitting ourselves to every Word . Not rejecting one Word of Scripture. Never resisting God's Will.
6. John 3 16 For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life. Colossians 3 19 Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them. Colossians 3 18 Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord. Hebrews 13 (NIV) 16 And do not forget to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.
7. James 1 25 But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein , he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed. Do you want to blessed in all that you do? Hear, believe, and obey every Word of God. Continueth therein -- Persevere Keep plodding on, doing all God says to do.
8. We must pay attention to God's Word "As unto a light that shineth in a dark place." Our eyes and mind will go to the smallest light, When we are in the dark.
9. The Word of God is the only Light in this dark world.
10. 20 Knowing this first, that no Prophecy of the Scripture is of any private interpretation . There is only one Truth : The Word of God as revealed by God's Holy Spirit. It was not given by man's ideas, man's reasoning, nor man's imagination. The Word can not be understood without the Holy Spirit of God To show us His Perfect Will.
11. We know that devils build strongholds in the imaginations of our mind. 2 Corinthians 10:5 Embrace God's Word. Trust Every Word of God.