This document discusses why studying the scripture is important. It argues that scripture is the source of truth, happiness, victory over sin, Satan and temptations, growth, power, guidance, and renewal. It provides several bible verses to support each point. It also discusses how to study scripture, emphasizing humility, handling the word of truth, and using hermeneutics, which is the art of interpreting scripture correctly through observation, interpretation and application.

1. WHY STUDY THE SCRIPTURE?
WORD OF GOD

2. His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him
who called us to his own glory and excellence,
2 Peter 1:3
WORD OF GOD

3. WHY STUDY WORD OF GOD?
SCRIPTURE IS THE SOURCE OF ALL TRUTH  ABSOLUTE TRUTH
Sanctify them in the truth; your word is truth.
John 17:17
and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
John 8:32

4. WHY STUDY WORD OF GOD?
SCRIPTURE IS THE SOURCE OF ALL HAPPINESS
But he said, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and keep it!”
Luke 11:28
And we are writing these things so that our joy may be complete.
1 John 1:4
These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be full.
John 15:11

5. WHY STUDY WORD OF GOD?
SCRIPTURE IS THE SOURCE OF VICTORY
I have stored up your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you.
Psalm 119:11
How can a young man keep his way pure? By guarding it according to your word.
Psalm 119:9
1. Victory over Sin

6. WHY STUDY WORD OF GOD?
SCRIPTURE IS THE SOURCE OF VICTORY
2. Victory over Satan
The Temptation of Jesus
Matthew 4:1-11

7. WHY STUDY WORD OF GOD?
SCRIPTURE IS THE SOURCE OF VICTORY
and take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God,
Ephesians 6:17
3. Victory over World/Temptations
“I have made a covenant with my eyes; how then could I gaze at a virgin?
Job 31:1

8. WHY STUDY WORD OF GOD?
SCRIPTURE IS THE SOURCE OF GROWTH
Like newborn infants, long for the pure spiritual milk, that by it you may grow up into salvation
1 Peter 2:2
I write to you, fathers, because you know him who is from the beginning. I write to you, young men,
because you are strong, and the word of God abides in you, and you have overcome the evil one.
1 John 2:14
But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be the glory both
now and to the day of eternity. Amen.
2 Peter 3:18

9. WHY STUDY WORD OF GOD?
SCRIPTURE IS THE SOURCE OF GROWTH
and how from childhood you have been acquainted with the sacred writings, which are able to make
you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.
2 Timothy 3:15
And now I commend you to God and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up and to
give you the inheritance among all those who are sanctified.
Acts 20:32

10. WHY STUDY WORD OF GOD?
SCRIPTURE IS THE SOURCE OF POWER
For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes,
to the Jew first and also to the Greek.
Romans 1:16
For the word of the cross is folly to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the
power of God.
1 Corinthians 1:18
but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God
1 Corinthians 1:24
For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division
of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
Hebrews 4:12

11. WHY STUDY WORD OF GOD?
SCRIPTURE IS THE SOURCE OF POWER
and to be renewed in the spirit of your minds,
Ephesians 4:23
Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing
you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.
Romans 12:2

12. WHY STUDY WORD OF GOD?
SCRIPTURE IS THE SOURCE OF GUIDANCE
for I did not shrink from declaring to you the whole counsel of God.
Acts 20:27
Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.
Psalm 119:105

13. HOW TO STUDY THE WORD OF GOD?
SCRIPTURE
All these things my hand has made, and so all these things came to be, declares the Lord. But this is
the one to whom I will look: he who is humble and contrite in spirit and trembles at my word.
Isaiah 66:2
Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed,
rightly handling the word of truth.
2 Timothy 2:15

14. HERMENEUTICS
THE ART OF INTERPRETING SCRIPTURE
Observation Interpretation Application
1. Never sub-interpret the scripture
2.Never mis-interpret the scripture
3.Never super-interpret the scripture