Bible Interpretation, Student Workbook, SW05

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c. Phil. 4.8

d. 2 Thess. 2.15

4. Acid test of principle formation : if your proverb is true, you ought to be able to find cases in life where the truth of your proverb is easily observed to be true.

E. Examples: “The Love Commandment” and “Sowing and Reaping”

1. Loving God and loving neighbor is the summation of all God’s moral demands in the OT.

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a. The entire ethical demand of God hinges on loving him with all the heart, and one’s neighbor as oneself, Matt. 22.36-40.

b. Love is the fulfilling of the law of God, Rom. 13.8-10.

2. You will certainly reap what you sow, Gal. 6.7-8.

IV. Step Three: Apply the Principle to Life in the Power of the Spirit

A. What are the reasons for applying God’s Word to our lives?

1. We are to be doers of the Word and not merely hearers (i.e., students) of the Word, James 1.22-25.