The bible tells us as believers to study:
2Ti 2:15 Study earnestly to present yourself approved to God, a workman that does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the Word of Truth. The sad thing is, many people that call themselves Christians only read their bibles when they are in church or they will read a verse or a chapter daily and that is it. However if that were it, we would not have been told to study. Some people may say “Well that was Paul talking to Timothy”, however everything in scripture is for an example for all believers and that is how God conveys his massage. The reason why many people are lead astray by false teachers and false doctrine is because of a lack of self study. Picking up the bible and discovering what it is actually saying to you, not what a person or organisation is telling you it says. There are so many different flavours of people that class themselves as Christian, Catholics, Methodists, Pentecostals, Evangelicals, Adventists, Jehovah Witness, Mormons, the list goes on and on. However Jesus said very clearly that HE will build his own church: Mat 16:18 And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. He also said that the power behind his church would be his Holy Spirit Joh 14:16 And I will pray the Father, and He shall give you another Comforter, so that He may be with you forever, Joh 14:17 the Spirit of Truth, whom the world cannot receive because it does not see Him nor know Him. But you know Him, for He dwells with you and shall be in you. Joh 14:18 I will not leave you orphans. I will come to you. Joh 14:19 Yet a little while and the world does not see Me any more. But you see Me. Because I live, you shall live also. This happened on the day of Pentecost: Act 2:1 And in the fulfilling of the day of Pentecost, they were all with one accord in one place. Act 2:2 And suddenly a sound came out of the heaven as borne along by the rushing of a mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. Act 2:3 And tongues as of fire appeared to them, being distributed; and it sat upon each of them. Act 2:4 And they were all filled of the Holy Spirit, and began to speak in other languages, as the Spirit gave them utterance. This was when the church was birthed and the church is not a building but a body of people! You see if you do not study, you will not know your heritage and therefore you will not know what to stand for. If you do not know what to stand for, then you will fall for anything. 2Pe 2:1 But there were also false prophets among the people, even as there will be false teachers among you, who secretly will bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them, bringing on themselves swift destruction. 2Pe 2:2 And many will follow their pernicious ways, and because of them the way of truth will be evil spoken of. There are so called Christian organisations that deny the deity of Christ, who believe he was an angel, there are others who do not believe in the modern day gifts of the spirit, there are others who believe we as Christians should be following the Jewish laws with Sabbath days and other festivals and others who believer in purgatory and praying to the dead, confessing your sins to a priest and doing penance. With all of these different beliefs out there, the only way a person is going to find out the truth is by studying the bible for themselves. Joh 16:13 Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth Parallel Principals It always amazes me when people join our industry, never invest in their own education and development but expect to make six and seven figure incomes. Do you think a highly paid surgeon just came out of medical school and that was it, no, he or she was constantly learning and improving their skills. Our industry is no different, the marketplace pays for value, therefore if you increase your skill, you will increase your value. When I first came into this business, one of the first things I spent the money that I earned in the business on was a course called Professional Inviter by a man called Tim Sales. That taught me communication skills and other things that helped me to develop. That cost me £120 but has made me £1000’s. Many people will not invest in training courses because they think they are too expensive, will if you think they are too expensive, you should see how expensive stupidity is! Study to increase your skills and your value, not just to you but also to your team. ***************************************************************** Jason Gregory Mentor & Business Coach www.team-visionarys.com *****************************************************************
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