S4-57 TO LIVE THE WORD

If we regard the Bible as God’s lifestyle manual, we quickly realize scripture is intended to be lived, not simply preached as some idyllic principle to guide us.

 It would be tragic for a person to sit in our assembly for years yet never learn to incorporate the lessons we are taught. Principles govern every aspect of human existence. Walking benefits our health— if done properly — it might be the only aerobic exercise people need. Similarly, King David wrote:
“Thy word have I hidden in my heart, that I might not sin against thee (Psalm 119:11). The value of living the scriptures, not just memorizing them, is only understood when we fully grasp that “the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.”