Sunday Prepper Bible Study-Fear of the Lord
A son honoureth his father, and a servant his master: if then I be a father, where is mine honour? and if I be a master, where is my fear? saith the Lord of hosts unto you, O priests, that despise my name.
Malachi 1:6
Here’s yet another verse where God is talking about his disappointment with the spiritual leadership. When you purpose to study the Word of God on your own, you’d be surprised at how many times the subject comes up. If you’re relying on having the Bible spoon fed to you at church, you probably won’t hear too much about it. The reason should be obvious.
But this week, rather than bashing pastors of apostate churches, lets see what else we can learn from this lesson. The major take away here is that you cannot rely on another human being to teach you the Word of God. When we read God’s complaints against priests in the Old Testament and see Jesus’ contempt for the scribes and pharisees in the New Testament, the message seems to be that we need to read the Word for ourselves and ask the Holy Spirit to expound upon the verses to give us deeper understanding.
I’m not saying that you shouldn’t listen to godly teachers preach the Bible. There are still a few left and some are exceedingly dedicated teaching the Gospel. But, if you’re not reading the Bible for yourself, you’ll never be able to tell the difference between the faithful and the apostate.
If you’re led astray by apostate teaching and you’ve not been diligent in studying God’s word, you have no one to blame but yourself. You must be steeped truth and able to hold the plumb line of the Bible up to the teaching of your pastor to see if he is true to God’s Word.
Jesus said, “what does it profit a man if he gains the whole world yet loses his own soul?” Prepper translation: “What good will it do you to survive the coming economic collapse, nuclear war, or even a zombie apocalypse if you don’t know you will go to heaven when you die.” A recent study found that 10 out of 10 people die! On that day we will meet our Maker. It only makes sense to be prepared for that day. Click here to learn more about knowing GOD.
Have a blessed day and happy prepping!
Mark
