So we must learn then what the Scripture says and then we can begin to make a deeper effort

to understand what it means by what it says and that puts it into the fabric of our life

and allows us to begin to live it out.

Welcome to Grace to You with John MacArthur. I'm your host, Phil Johnson.

Experts will tell you that you learn best by repetition over time.

That's why you can cram for a test and get the questions right but not really know the material

just hours later. That's definitely not your best approach for studying Scripture and as you'll

see today as John MacArthur shows you what it takes to really learn the Bible so that it colors

every part of your life, helping you become a stronger Christian. The title of his study says

it all how to get the most from God's Word. And now here's John.

The goal of preaching certainly is to make the Word of God clear and to proclaim the truth and

teach the truth to you but it also at the same time should stimulate you to want to take up the

sword for yourself, take advantage of the tremendous opportunity you have to come to grips with

the great truth of Scripture. A verse to begin that supports that thought is 2 Timothy 2

15 be diligent to present yourself approved to God as a workman who does not need to be ashamed

handling accurately the Word of Truth. There is a statement made to a young pastor by the name of

Timothy. He is told that he must be responsible to with diligence present himself approved to God.

How can he do that by being a workman who doesn't need to be ashamed? How can he accomplish

that by handling accurately the Word of Truth? It is essential that he, as a minister of God's

Word, handle it carefully, proclaim it accurately. But it's not just the minister who is responsible

to study the Word of God, not just the minister who is to discern its truths. In the book of Acts,

there is a great testimony given with regard to a group of people. They're called the Bereans,

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