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Sunday, October 30, 2011

How To Study the Scriptures

When describing how he studied the Scriptures, Martin Luther offered this...


First I shake the whole Apple tree, that the ripest might fall. Then I climb the tree and shake each limb, and then each branch and then each twig, and then I look under each leaf.

3 comments:

  1. That's great advice!! Happy Reformation Sunday to you!

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  2. It really does take great care and studying to learn God's word. And, to prayfully hope that the Holy Spirit will open one's eyes to understand it.

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  3. ...and then do it all over again! :)

    I miss you friend. Can't say I miss blogging, though. I do the Twitter thing now; so much easier. :)

    Have a blessed day/week/year/life.

    (((Hugs)))
    Lisa
    (of Bombastic Bandicoot fame)

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Gregg Metcalf has served as the Teaching Pastor of Surprise Valley Baptist Church (Cedarville, CA) and the Mirror Lake Baptist Church (Federal Way, WA.) He graduated from Shasta Bible College in 1989. Gregg is married to Irene and the Lord has blessed them with four daughters and six grandchildren, with a great grandchild on the way. Gregg invites your comments and interaction concerning his posts and this blog! Gregg enjoys reading, boating, song-poem writing, and his family.