THE BIBLE COULDN'T POSSIBLY BE PERFECT

Prov 1:7a

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, ...

• What does it mean by "fear"?  To have Holy Fear, Reverence, Respect.
• Why is "the fear of the Lord" the beginning of wisdom and knowledge?

• If you don't fear the Lord, then you won't have a lot of motivation to change.
• Is the Bible really the 100% accurate word of God?  If you deny that it is, then you'll be judging what is and isn't God's Word, and the Scriptures will be as dumb as you are.
• However, if you accept the Bible as 100% accurate and trust God, then even if the Bible is 10% corrupted (which it isn't),  you will still grow far more in wisdom and understanding, than by judging God's Word.  (This is a true attitude of humility and reverence.)
• Does your lifestyle reveal that you really fear God?  (in a healthy sense)

• Ex 20:18-21  If the people fear the Lord, it will protect them from sin.
• Josh 2:1-14  Rahab even sold out her country because she feared the Lord.
• Job 1:1,4-5  Job feared the Lord by shunning evil and doing everything possible to make amends with God.
• Psalm 112:1  Blessed is the man who fears God.  By delighting in His law, we do the right things, which produces blessings.

• Have you ever gone to a party where someone has said, "Remember, if you drink too much you're gonna be sick."
  Their wisdom would be rejected by those who despise wisdom and want to 'party'.
  
• The fact that people despise wisdom is what makes them fools.
  • Prov 3:11  "Do not despise the chastening of the Lord, nor detest His correction."
  • Prov 9:8  "Don't reprove a scoffer, lest he hate you; rebuke a wise man, and he will love you."
• The only cure for doubting God's Word, is reading God's Word.  In other words, listening to God.
  • Accepting what the Bible says, whether it feels good or not, will increase our wisdom and understanding, which we all need.
  • 2Tim 3:16-17  "All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable ..."
  • Ps 1:1-3  "Blessed is the man, ... [whose] delight is in the law of the Lord, ..."

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