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Why People Don’t Study the Bible – Secret Church 3 Highlight Posted: 06 Oct 2011 08:38 AM PDT The following excerpt was taken from Secret Church transcripts – "How To Study The Bible" by David Platt. (Reasons for not studying the Bible) “I am not a professional. Isn't that the Pastor's job? The Pastor understands all that stuff and besides, if I have a problem I will go to him.” The only problem with that is that opens up the door for 5,000 emails every single week asking the pastor what this passage or that passage means. Now that may sound like a good thing to those who are sending the email but it is not that good a thing to receive all those emails! It’s not that the Pastor is not open to helping you study the Bible, but one of the things that I realized as I was preparing this, and one of the things that really excites me most, came at a point while I was studying to get ready for tonight. It hit me. If they really get what we are talking about they won't need me any more. And part of me was kind of mad; maybe I shouldn't give them all the trade secrets! Maybe I should hold some back, you know, so they will still want me. And so, I kind of had that wrestling. But isn't that the beauty of it? That it is possible for me not to be the only one, or a church leader not to be the only one, who is able to unlock the beauty of God's word. That God actually designed this thing so that every single person in this room is able to unlock the beauty of God's Word. And I am leaning on the fact that even if you do get all this that you will still need me. And I came back around to this –  that you will still want me.  Because I think this will transform the way that we come to worship on Sundays. I think it would transform the way we approach the study of the Word. We would now come together and as I am uncovering truths in God's Word you are saying 'I already knew that' or 'I already got that' and it is just affirming that. And we have this expectation for what we are going to do every time we open the Word together. ___________________ To watch or listen to "How To Study The Bible" visit our website. For information about joining us via simulcast for the next Secret Church gathering on Friday, November4, 2011 – visit LifeWay.com/SecretChurch.

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