Power for Abundant Living

The Rightly-divided Wordbefore God is to study and rightly divide The Word.Romans 16:10:Salute Apollos [who is] approved in Christ....It does not say that he was approved in the communityor by the society or in the denomination, buthe was approved in or of Christ.Acts 2:22:Ye men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus ofNazareth, a man approved of God ....We study to show ourselves approved of God becausewe are workmen who do not need to beashamed of our workmanship. If I were a carpenterand built a house with joints and mortises that weregaping, I would stand in disapproval for my workmanshipwhen the owner came to look. A workman isapproved or not approved by the people who employhim. So we study The Word that we may be approvedbefore God because we are held accountable to Himfor our workmanship.Matthew 12: 36,37:But I say unto you, That every idle word thatmen shall speak, they shall give [an] accountthereof in the day of judgment.For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by121