Read John 3:1-4; Bible in one year: Luke 4:16-6:16;
Job 22:12-30
A student is a person who is enrolled to study at an
educational institution or under a master who is skilled in a particular area
of life. A student is someone who is open to knowledge and learning, or a person
who takes an interest in a particular subject, for example the Bible. A scholar
on the other hand is a specialist in a particular branch of study, a person who
is highly educated or has an appetite for study, a person who is highly
educated or has an appetite for study, a learned person, and someone who by
long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines. With these
definitions very clear in our mind, the question is: are you a Bible student or
a Bible scholar in the school of the Almighty.
Characteristically, a Bible student would approach the
word of God with curiosity and with a spirit of humility. A Bible student is
conscious of his or her status and therefore the whole focus is centred on
learning. But for a scholar, it is not so. The curiosity of a scholar is not
always accompanied with humility. Because a scholar has gained mastery in one
or more discipline by long study and research, he or she speaks with the
certain confidence of one who knows. It is for these reasons that the Bible
says in 2 Corinthians 3:6 that the letter kills and in 1 Corinthians 8:1 that
knowledge puffs up.
Nicodemus was a Pharisee, a leader of the Jews and a
teacher who may be at the level of what is known as a professor of theology
today. He acknowledged his limitations in the knowledge of God’s word and came
to recognise that Jesus was in a position to enlighten him. This scholar
quickly reduced himself to the status of a student, and because of his humble
approach, Jesus took His time to tutor him. Jesus gave him the secret of the
kingdom which he never knew before and he shouted in amazement: “how could this
thing be?” I believe that the teaching of Jesus both challenged and transformed
Nicodemus that day. Some Christians are not like Nicodemus, they approach God
with the arrogance of their limited knowledge in the word of God, thereby
denying themselves the revelation knowledge that is available to all that comes
to the matters of salvation, Holy Spirit baptism, sanctification, power over
sin, righteousness, the special touch of Master Jesus, the rapture and other
kingdom truths that cannot be logically explained or empirically proved, the
great Rabbi is definitely required.
Action Point:
Father, I humble myself before you, please give me
revelation knowledge of your word.
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