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Hello and welcome to the
Middletown Baptist Church podcast,

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where we are proclaiming the
truth to the world.

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In this podcast series, we're
going to be looking into biblical

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words that have great
significance to our faith.

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The name of this series is
called the word of the week, where

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once a week we will dive
deeper into these words that we are

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familiar with in scripture.

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So come along with me.

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Let's study the word of the week.

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Pastor Josh here.

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The word of the week is application.

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For the last few weeks, we've
been looking at two different topics,

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the interpretation of
scripture and the inspiration of

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scripture.

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Now, it's important to start
with the understanding of inspiration

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of scripture.

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What does that mean?

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That means that the Bible is
given to us directly from God.

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It is his word.

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Second, Timothy 316 says all
scripture is given by inspiration

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of God.

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It means it's God breathed.

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God directly revealed his word
to us.

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And so therefore, the Bible is
not a book written by men.

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And we're reminded about that
in the New Testament, that this is

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not a book come up by the
wisdom of men, but the wisdom of

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God.

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This isn't something that can
be changed or adjusted.

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This is directly from God to us.

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His teachings, his thoughts,
his desires, his story.

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And so when we look at that
from the starting place, we understand

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that there is no negotiation.

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There is no twisting or
adjusting needed to scripture.

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But there is an important
element of interpretation, right?

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I can look at a passage and
someone else can look at a passage

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and interpret those two
passages differently.

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And so it's important to look
into what the Bible actually says

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about that.

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The Bible says in two Timothy,
chapter two, to rightly divide the

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word of truth.

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Okay?

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So that means to rightly or
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it.

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And so, as a believer, as I'm
reading the word of God, the Holy

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Spirit is revealing to me the truth.

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And that's the most important
element of interpretation, is that

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we have the Holy Spirit
indwelling our hearts, the holy spirit

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illuminating our minds.

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And then the next step would
be to understand the context.

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A context is key.

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We have to read the passages
of scripture that come before.

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We have to read the passages
of scripture that come after.

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Really, it does help to know
all of scripture, to understand where

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this truth falls into the line
of the whole story of goddess.

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Sometimes we think of the
Bible as segmented passages that

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are not related to each other.

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But the Bible itself is one
ultimate thought.

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It is the story of God.

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It was the story of the
redemption of mankind and the gift

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of the gospel.

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So from Genesis to revelation.

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It's important to know the
whole story because we can get tricked

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into thinking that there are contradictions.

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We can get tricked into
thinking that there are opportunities

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for latitude when it comes to interpretation.

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You know, for example, we
could say, well, this new testament

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passage, what it's plainly
teaching is not for us today because

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we know that their culture was different.

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But if we take that line of
thinking, we can get to a place in

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our life where we can
basically explain away any teaching

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in scripture.

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And so, yes, we do take into
account the context, but the context

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doesn't change the meaning.

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It just helps us understand in
a fuller way what the Lord is trying

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to tell us.

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And so we look at context.

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We interpret scriptures biblically.

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What does that mean?

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Well, we use the Bible to
critique itself.

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We use the Bible to not
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But let's say this way, we use
the Bible to comment on itself.

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And so we look at what this
passage of scripture says, and then

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we look at what other passages
of scripture have to say about that.

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And so there's an element of
faith there.

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There's an element of faith to
say, you know what?

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The word of God is the word of
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So there is that understanding
of inspiration.

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There's that understanding of interpretation.

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And I would say another
element of interpretation is just

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to read the passage plainly,
to not over allegorize or over symbolize

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a passage that doesn't need to be.

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Now, we can tell by context
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that are of symbolic, are
allegorical, but usually through

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context, we understand that.

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And so I used the example last
week when the Bible says, my God

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is a rock.

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God is not a literal rock.

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symbolically.

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God is strong.

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He is the foundation.

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And so we look at the
interpretation and we believe in

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that.

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Then we take the next step of,
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application.

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So it goes, inspiration,
interpretation, application.

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Our application is based on
what we interpret on the inspiration.

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So we have to believe that
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We have to believe that it's
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Then we have to interpret it
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and live it out properly.

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The verse that I think of,
when I think of this concept is James

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chapter one.

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James chapter one, verse 22.

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James chapter one, verse 22,
tells us that we can hear the word

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and possibly even believe that
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But we can get to a place in
our life where we are not applying

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that to our life.

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So we hear it, but we don't
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We hear it, but we don't obey it.

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So James 122 says, but be
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only deceiving your own selves.

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So the Bible says here that we
can actually deceive ourselves by

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hearing the word and possibly
even agreeing with it, understanding

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that it's inspired by God,
properly interpreting it but not

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applying it.

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And so the issue would be here
is that we get a head knowledge of

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the truth of God, but the
heart knowledge isn't connected,

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and therefore it's not applied.

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And so it says here, if we are
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deceive ourselves.

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Now, we're always very
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us.

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But what the Bible actually
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ourselves.

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And he goes on to say in verse
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for if any, be a hearer of the word.

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So if a person is a hearer of
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unto a man beholding his
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He likens someone reading the
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mirror.

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And then it says, for he
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his way and straightway
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was.

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So he likens someone who hears
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themselves, and then just goes
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He looks at himself and goes
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So I always had to explain to
me this way, I could get in front

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of the mirror and I could see
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I need to wipe this, I need to
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But then I just see it and
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I don't change anything.

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He goes on to say in verse 25,
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law of liberty and continueth
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but a doer of the work.

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This man shall be blessed in
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And so the Bible actually
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application.

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The blessing comes from
hearing and heeding the word of God

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and applying the word of God.

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And so we can see here that
the Bible is highlighting here in

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James chapter one, the issue
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So let's put this to practicality.

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Today in our world, you can
sit inside of a building and hear

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the preaching of the word and
say amen, and agree and believe it

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is the word of God.

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And have it properly given to
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But yet there's a disconnect
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It doesn't get ahold of your heart.

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The Bible says that the word
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And really, we know
ultimately, through the word of God,

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the conviction comes through
the Holy SpirIt that's living within

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you.

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Remember, that's the first
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you.

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But to be a hearer of the word
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matter unless we get to the
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are a doer as well.

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And so application matters.

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And so I would encourage you,
as you are studying the word of God,

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as you are listening to
podcasts, as you are listening to

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YouTube videos, or actually
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preaching and teaching, first
of all, I would encourage you to

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believe, number one, that what
is being taught from the word is

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the literal word of God.

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It is the literal commands
from God, the literal teachings from

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God.

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But then also, I would have
you inspect, be a berean and see

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if the message that you are
reading or that you are hearing from

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a pastor or from a teacher is
coming in context, interpreted properly.

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Check it yourself.

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If a teacher or a preacher
does not encourage you to check it

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for yourself, there is a
warning there that's a red flag.

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I always encourage you to
check the word of God and see if

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what I'm saying is matching up
to everything else.

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And so once you get past that
first step and that second step,

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that third step is sometimes
the biggest challenge.

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Actually, applying that second
Timothy 215 reminded us that we need

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to study to show ourselves
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Okay, so this takes work.

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This takes diligence.

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And so we are to apply this to
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Another passage of scripture
in the book of proverbs that kind

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of reminds us about this is
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You can cross reference this
principle here in proverbs, chapter

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22, verse 17.

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And I think this is important
for us to remember.

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It says, bow down thine ear.

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That's like, basically, listen
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So we hear the wisdom of God.

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We hear the preaching of the
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And then it doesn't stop
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It says, and apply thine heart
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And so there's this
understanding here of hearing and

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applying.

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So if we go back to James
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we see that there is this
challenge to not be hypocritical

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in what we say, by, you know what?

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I agree.

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But actually prove that,
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So what we believe about God
matters, what we believe about his

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word matters, but also how we
respond to his word matters.

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So I would encourage you to
think about that when you are studying

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the word.

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And I encourage you to study
the word that's so, so important.

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The word of God is swift.

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It's alive, as the Bible says.

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And I'll actually take you to
that passage, because I think this

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is so important for us to see
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It's in the book of Hebrews,
and it's describing the power of

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the word.

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Hebrews, chapter four, verse twelve.

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It says, for the word of God
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And that doesn't mean that
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It means that it's alive.

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The word of God is living and
powerful and sharper than any two

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edged sword, piercing even to
the dividing asunder of the soul

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and spirit and of the joints
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It is a discerner of the
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So the Bible here tells us
that the word of God is alive.

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It's a convicter.

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It's something that challenges us.

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And we saw that in two
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All scripture is given by
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for doctrine, for reproof, for
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So we see that there is this
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It's not just there for us to
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It's there for us to change.

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It's there for us to be confirmed.

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It's there for us to be to a
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convicted in where we are at.

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We're not supposed to stay
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We're supposed to move to a
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So I would encourage you to
apply the truths that you are learning,

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and we're not going to be
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And God has patience and grace
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But that doesn't give us an
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It actually is all the more
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power of God to read his word,
study his word, meditate upon his

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word, and then get to a place
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out his word, living it boldly
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Matthew, chapter five, tells
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Menta, that they may say our
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which is in heaven.

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So it's not to live for
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tell us that we're really
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No, it's so that people can
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christians, the light that
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Christ.

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And so Jesus is the source of
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We reflect that light, but how
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And so I would encourage you
to think about that idea of applications.

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Don't just be a hearer of the word.

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That's the first step.

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You can't be a doer unless
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So I'm not preaching against
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the word of God.

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That's actually something that
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Fill your life with the word.

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Listen to different preachers
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listening to are aligning with
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Okay?

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Make sure you find good,
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pastors and teachers that are
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exegesis, pulling the truth
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a truth into the text.

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But when you get to that place
where you're hearing good, solid

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teaching and you're studying
the word for yourself and you're

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gaining that knowledge, take
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that knowledge to wisdom.

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And that wisdom is the
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And so heed the word of God,
believe the word of God, trust in

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the word of God.

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Then I would say, lastly, live
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And so that will conclude our
three part series on looking at the

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inspiration of scripture, the
interpretation of scripture, and

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the application of scripture.

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I hope this study has been
beneficial for you.

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We'll come back next week with
another word of the week, and we

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are looking forward to
continuing to grow in our understanding

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of what God's word has to say
about our everyday lives and ultimately

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our eternal hope with him in
heaven one day.

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Well, we look forward to
hearing from you.

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If you have any questions or
thoughts or suggestions about what

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we should study next, please
contact us at our website, nbcpodcast.org.

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or you can email me at
joshmissaro middletownbaptistchurch.org

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dot.

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Well, God bless you.

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Have a wonderful week.

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We will talk to you soon.

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Hey, I really appreciate that
you listened to the word of the week

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podcast.

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If you have any questions
about the podcast or about our church,

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Middleton Baptist Church, you
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You can contact me
directly@joshmissaroittletownbaptistchurch.org dot.

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Stay tuned for future word of
the week episodes where we dive deeper

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into words that impact our
life according to scripture.

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Thank you so much.

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God bless.

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We'll talk to you soon.