The Old Testament Witness to Christ and His Kingdom, Mentor's Guide, MG09

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their service to the Lord. This habit of constantly finding ways to apply the Word of truth to their lives is central in their mature use of the Bible . Note this principle as stated in the New Testament: Heb. 5.11-14 - About this we have much to say, and it is hard to explain, since you have become dull of hearing. [12] For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you again the basic principles of the oracles of God. You need milk, not solid food, [13] for everyone who lives on milk is unskilled in the word of righteousness, since he is a child. [14] But solid food is for the mature, for those who have their powers of discernment trained by constant practice to distinguish good from evil. James 1.22-25 - But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. [23] For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks intently at his natural face in a mirror. [24] For he looks at himself and goes away and at once forgets what he was like. [25] But the one who looks into the perfect law, the law of liberty, and perseveres, being no hearer who forgets but a doer who acts, he will be blessed in his doing. Matt. 7.24-25 - Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock. [25] And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on the rock. Matt. 12.50 - For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother. Matt. 28.20 - . . . teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age. Luke 6.46-48 - Why do you call me “Lord, Lord,” and not do what I tell you? [47] Everyone who comes to me and hears my words and does them, I will show you what he is like: [48] he is like a man building a house, who dug deep and laid the foundation on the rock. And when a flood arose, the