A belief is something you will argue about. A conviction is something you will die for.

In the spiritual realm, the opposite of ignorance is not knowledge, it's obedience.

So the first reason for studying Scripture is that it is a means of spiritual growth. There is none apart from the Word. It is God's primary tool to develop you as an individual.

It's essential to growth. It's essential to maturity. It's essential for equipping you, training you, so that you might be an available, clean, sharp instrument in His hands to accomplish His purposes.

There's no one without significant creative potential.

Our problem is that we are in the Word but not under the Word.

If you leave the church service thinking about how good the pastor was, he has missed the mark. If you leave consumed with Christ, the pastor has been used by the Lord.