Mentoring Men for the Master

YOU JUST CAN’T AFFORD TO MISTREAT YOUR BEST FRIEND

Who is the believer’s best friend on this earth?  The Apostle Peter answers in John 6:68 – The Word of Life or the Bible.  Why is the “Word of Life” or Bible your greatest friend? 

  1. The Bible tells us how to be raised from death into life – Ephesians 2:1-3.
  2. The Bible instructs us how to “Crucify King Self” – Romans 6 and 8.
  3. The Bible tells us how to receive eternal life and go to heaven – 1 John 5:11-13.
  4. The Bible tells us how not to receive eternal life – John 1:13
  5. The Bible tells a young man how he “can cleanse his ways” – Psalm 119:9.
  6. Hearing the Bible produces faith in the heart – Romans 10:17.
  7. The Bible enables us to worship in Spirit and in Truth – John 4:24.
  8. The Bible enables us to pray the Lord’s Prayer – Matthew 6:9-13.
  9. The Bible tells us how to overcome worry – Phil. 4:6-9.
  10. The Bible shows us how to overcome temptation – Matthew 4:1-10.
  11. The Bible instructs us on how to respond to the moral evils of our day:
    1. Adultery – where
    2. Abortion – where
    3. Same sex marriage – where
    4. Internet porn – where
    5. Homosexuality and lesbianism- where
    6. The lottery – where
  12. The Bible enables us to defend the faith – 1 Peter 3:15.
  13. The Bible tells each individual how to behave in the home – Ephesus 5:22; 61:4.
  14. The Bible throws light on the headlines – Matt. 24; 2 Tim. 3; Rev. 13, etc.
  15. The Bible enables us to spot and demolish false prophecies, such as Harold Camping’s date for the Second Coming, the Health, Wealth, but not so wise gospel – Matthew 4:24.
  16. The Bible points the way to Health, Happiness, and Wisdom – Book of Prov.
  17. Obedience to the Bible results in fullness of the Holy Spirit- Ephesians 5:18 and Col. 3:16.
  18. The Bible tells us how to find “success and progress” in life – Joshua 1:8; Psalm 1-3; James 1:25.
  19. The Bible shows us the way through our troubles – Psalm 119:92; Isaiah 41:10,13.
  20. The Bible makes us powerful in prayer and witnessing – James 5:13ff.
  • In light of the above benefits from the Bible, how should we treat our Bible? Internalize it by doing 4 things:
  1. I will Know it in my head by diligent
  2. I will stow it in my heart by memorization and meditation,
  3. I will show it in my life by obeying its teachings,
  4. I will then sow it into my world by witnessing.
  • Why would a man “mistreat” his best friend, the Bible?
  • What motivates a man to treat his best friend right?
  • What is the greatest single reason every believer should treat his best friend right?

 

HOW ARE YOU TREATING YOUR BEST FRIEND?