On the New Testament by Mark Driscoll

Author:Mark Driscoll
Language: eng
Format: mobi, pdf
Tags: Religion, New Testament, General, Christian Life - General, Spirituality, Biblical Studies, Spiritual Growth, Biblical Criticism & Interpretation
ISBN: 9781433501340
Publisher: Crossway
Published: 2008-01-15T14:04:15.478000+00:00

• “Welcome one another. . . .”

• “Instruct one another.”

• “Greet one another. . . .”

• “Serve one another.”

• “Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another. . . .”

• “Addressing one another. . . .”

• “Teaching and admonishing one another. . . .”

• “Exhort one another. . . .”

• “Stir up one another. . . .”

• “Show hospitality to one another. . . .” Third, come to Scripture attentively. Romans 10:17 stresses the importance of hearing Scripture: “faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ.” Therefore, it is important to listen to Scripture continually. This would include reading Scripture to any children in your life, reading Scripture aloud with your spouse if you are married, and listening to Scripture, such as on your iPod. Additionally, Paul commands church leaders to “preach the word.”94 One of the most 84. Rom. 15:7.

85. Rom. 15:14.

86. Rom. 16:16.

87. Gal. 5:13.

88. Eph. 4:32.

89. Eph. 5:19.

90. Col. 3:16.

91. Heb. 3:13.

92. Heb. 10:24.

93. 1 Pet. 4:9.

94. 2 Tim. 4:2.

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significant ways that God’s Word can grow your faith is by hearing it preached passionately, truthfully, and clearly in a Bible-believing church every week. Furthermore, downloading good Bible preaching and teaching from the Internet is incredibly helpful supplemental hearing of God’s Word. As a practical aside, to come to the Scriptures attentively requires practicing the twenty-first century spiritual discipline of fasting from interrupting technology. This includes occasionally turning off our cell phones and Internet connections to focus on Scripture without interruption. Fourth, come to Scripture humbly. In the opening pages of Genesis we see Satan rise up to proudly disagree with what God had said.95 The best way to come to Scripture is humbly bowing our heads in worship so that our beliefs, desires, and opinions are open to being changed in order to conform to God’s Word.96 Fifth, come to Scripture devotedly. By continually memorizing Scripture you are giving the Holy Spirit opportunities to bring his Word to mind and help you apply it to the daily events of your life and the lives of those God brings into your life each day who could benefit from loving, biblical counsel. Sixth, come to Scripture meditatively. Christian meditation differs greatly from non-Christian forms of meditation. Christian meditation is not passively emptying one’s mind, looking inward for guidance, or detaching oneself from the world. Christian meditation is actively filling one’s mind with Scripture to hear from God and subsequently be transformed by God to effectively serve him in the world. In short, Christian meditation is prolonged, focused, thoughtful, and prayerful deep thinking on the truths of who God is and what God has said and done according to Scripture. Past church leaders have called this “meditatio Scripturarum,” or meditating upon Scripture. The concept of meditation is a fairly common theme in the Old Testament. 95. Gen. 3:1–5.

96. Heb. 4:12–13.

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On the New Testament

There we find two words used for the discipline, and they appear some fifty-eight times, including in the lives of such leaders as Isaac97 and Joshua.

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