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You are Still Approved to Study the Bible

September 4, 2013 By Peter Krol

Knowable Word LogoA little ways back, I wrote a post on 2 Timothy 2:15. I argued that we shouldn’t study the Bible to get God’s approval; we should study the Bible because we already have God’s approval in Christ.

Recently, Alan Knox posted an article on the same topic. A series of articles, in fact.

The first few articles go a little heavy on Greek, so read them only if you dare. But the last article summarizes his argument in English. Knox goes deeper into the grammar of the text than I did, but he comes out at the same place.

So I’m happy to recommend it to you for your consideration. Check it out and let me know what you think.

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