The full benefit of Bible study is stated in 2 Tim. 3:16-17, “All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work.”
There is simply no other way to obtain the knowledge of God’s will, than by a commitment to Bible study. The Hebrew writer closed with the exhortation to, “bear with the word of exhortation” (Heb. 13:22). The apostle Paul told Timothy, “…when thou comest, bring with thee the books, but especially the parchments” (2 Tim. 4:13).
Kevin Rhodes observed: Finding time to study your Bible is not about whittling away a little bit at a time from everything else you are doing; it begins when we make a commitment to study our Bibles, follow through on it, and then let other, less important things go undone, until we finally realize that we do not really miss them at all.
For whatever reason, Christians grow tired of personal Bible study and come to expect a sermon here and there and a couple of Bible classes each week to provide sufficient nourishment spiritually to get them through life. However, this itself shows how shortsighted we can become. Shortcuts in Bible study lead to short circuits in life. Our goal should never be simply to get through life; it should be to get to heaven.
Bible study will draw you
away from the things of the world. That is exactly its purpose: to separate us
from the things of the world which draw us away from God. Bible study is
addictive. That is by God’s design. (cf. Heb. 10:22-24).
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