Investing in Truth
The Armor of Truth (Part 2)
Today's Three-minute Bible Study
Print, Study and Apply
Title: Investing in Truth ----------------------- Date: 04/02/1999
Keywords: "buy" "time" "truth"
W elcome to eXXit, the web site designed to help you stand strong in
the face of sexual temptation.
The following is one of 42 studies on
the "armor of God" as it relates to resisting Web porn. Some of the studies will
examine Ephesians chapter six, which is famous for the armor theme. Some of the other
studies, however, will examine how the armor pieces are discussed elsewhere in Scripture.
All 42 studies are listed in the three-minute study index
for the dates April 1 through May 12, 1999. Feel free to study and/or download the entire
set. We welcome your feedback to this thematic
approach in the three-minute studies.
Passage A: Proverbs
23:23a*
Buy truth, and do not sell it,
Passage B: Psalm
119:160*
The sum of Thy word is truth, and every one of Thy righteous
ordinances is everlasting.
Questions
1. Proverbs 23:23 exhorts you to "buy" truth and not to
sell it. How do you do that? What do you buy it with (money, time, belief,actions)?
2. Knowing you should "buy" truth, where does Psalm
119:160 say you can find it?
Practical help
If you're investing in the stock market, you want to find an
undervalued stock and buy low, sell high.
What about investing in your life?
Every day you're faced with decisions on how you can best invest a
very precious God-given resource -- your time. Have you stopped to consider your return on
investment?
If you find yourself frequently spending an hour, or two, or three,
or more surfing the Web viewing pornography, what's your return? Do you look at the clock
and see how much sleep you just traded for a lie? Do you think of your spouse and realize
how much intimacy you wasted on an illusion?
Proverbs 23:23 has the best stock tip ever for the best stock ever
-- stock in your life. Buy truth, and keep it. Where? In God's word
(Psalm 119:160). When you invest your time in God's truth, you'll soon be astounded at the
return on investment. In fact, the return is out of this world.
eXXit
homepage
Index of three-minute studies
Copyright 1999 by eXXit
*"Scripture taken from the NEW AMERICAN STANDARD BIBLE®, © Copyright
The Lockman Foundation 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995. Used by
permission."
|