Live what you learn.
You have not finished studying well until what you have studied determines how you live. Spiritual maturity is never measured by how much you know, but by how well you live.
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The vision of Ozark Christian College is to glorify God by evangelizing the lost and edifying Christians worldwide. The mission of Ozark Christian College is to train men and women for Christian service as a degree-granting institution of biblical higher education.
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Live what you learn.
Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like someone who looks at his face in a mirror and, after looking at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like. (James 1.22-24)
You have not finished studying well until what you have studied determines how you live.
Spiritual maturity is never measured by how much you know, but by how well you live –
The goal is always to “hear” the Word of God…
Deuteronomy 6.4: “Hear, O Israel, the LORD is our God, the LORD alone…”
(See also Deuteronomy 30.11-20; Matthew 7.24-27; John 14.15, 21; 1 John 5.3)
The Basic Process:
How did the text apply to the original audience?
How is their world different from ours?
How might the text apply to us today?
Look not to your own interests but others’
Wash one another’s feet
Don’t cook a young goat in its mother’s milk
Here are some application questions to ask to guide your reflections:
What is God telling me to start, stop, or continue?
How does this text speak into different parts of my life?
Lastly, distinguish between “degrees of certainty” in application.
What is this text definitely demanding of me?
What is this text probably asking of me?
What is this text possibly asking of me?