Grosey's Messages

The Holy Scriptures is Designed for

1. Regenerating
since you have been born again, not of perishable seed but of imperishable, through the living and abiding word of God; (1 Peter 1:23, ESV)
● not of perishable seed but of imperishable. The spiritual life implanted by the Holy Spirit to produce the new birth is unfailing and permanent. through the . . .
● word of God. The Spirit uses the word to produce life. It is the truth of the gospel that saves. See note on Rom. 10:17.

2. Illuminating
The unfolding of your words gives light; it imparts understanding to the simple. (Psalm 119:130, ESV)
● light . . . understanding. Refers to illumination in comprehending the meaning of Scripture

3. Converting the soul
The law of the LORD is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple; (Psalm 19:7, ESV)
● law. This might better be translated, "his teaching," "a direction," or "instruction" (cf. Ps. 1:2). testimony. This word for the word derives from the root "to bear witness." It, so to speak, bears testimony to its Divine Author.

4. Sanctifying
Sanctify them in the truth; your word is truth. (John 17:17, ESV)
● Sanctify. This verb also occurs in John's Gospel at v. 19; 10:36. The idea of sanctification is the setting apart of something for a particular use. Accordingly, believers are set apart for God and his purposes alone so that the believer does only what God wants and hates all that God hates (Lev. 11:44–45; 1 Pet. 1:16). Sanctification is accomplished by means of the truth, which is the revelation that the Son gave regarding all that the Father commanded him to communicate and is now contained in the Scriptures left by the apostles. Cf. Eph. 5:26; 2 Thess. 2:13; James 1:21; 1 Pet. 1:22–23.

5. Producing faith
but these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name. (John 20:31, ESV)

6. Producing hope
Remember your word to your servant, in which you have made me hope. (Psalm 119:49, ESV)

7. Producing obedience
And it shall be with him, and he shall read in it all the days of his life, that he may learn to fear the LORD his God by keeping all the words of this law and these statutes, and doing them, (Deuteronomy 17:19, ESV)
● The principle here is central to all spiritual effort and enterprise, namely the deep understanding and application of Scripture at all times.

8. Cleansing the heart
Already you are clean because of the word that I have spoken to you. (John 15:3, ESV)