Bible Study                                     Notes 1999

THE DOCTRINE OF THE SCRIPTURES                                          21 September 1999

The Contribution Of The Psalms

Psalm 119

RESH    Psalm 119:153-160

Problems in Life

1.   "Affliction"      Ps 119:153

2.   "The Wicked"      Ps 119:155

3.      "Persecuters"    Ps 119:157

4.   "Enemies"      Ps 119:157

5.   "The treacherous"     Ps 119:158

Prayers to God

1.   Prayer for deliverance from affliction      Ps 119:153

2.   Prayer for redemption             Ps 119:154

3.   Prayer for revival        Ps 119:154, 156, 159

Appreciation of the Place of God's Word in Life

1.   Holding fast to the Word of God     Ps 119:153, 157, 159

      with tenacity and love     

2.   "According to God's Word"        Ps 119:154, 156, 159

3.   God's Word is TRUTH           Ps 119:160

4.   God's Word is eternal        Ps 119:160

SHIN    Psalm 119:161-168

Problems in Life

1.   Persecution (from "princes")      Ps 119:161

2.   Problem of "liars"    Ps 119:163

Appreciation of the Place of God's Word in Life

1.   Standing in awe of God's Word   Ps 119:161

2.   Rejoicing in God's Word         Ps 119:162

3.   Love for God's Word         Ps 119:163, 167

4.   Special praise/thanksgiving            Ps 119:164

5.   Experience of God's peace         Ps 119:165

      through the Word of God    

6.   Keeping of God's Word         Ps 119:166-168

TAU    Psalm 119:169-176

Problems in Life

1.   The need for understanding in life                  Ps 119:169

2.   The problem of going astray like a lost sheep   Ps 119:176

Prayers to God

1.   Prayer for understanding         Ps 119:169

2.   Prayer for deliverance       Ps 119:170

3.   Prayer for God's help        Ps 119:173

4.   Prayer for God to seek out His servant      Ps 119:176

Appreciation of the Place of God's Word in Life

1.   "According to Your Word"              Ps 119:169, 170

2.      Determination to make Praise a part of life      Ps 119:171, 175

3.      Determination to speak of God's Word         Ps 119:172

4.   God's Word is "delight"                  Ps 119:174

A SPECIAL WORD OF ENCOURAGEMENT

2 Peter 1:2-4

Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord...

As His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us to glory and virtue,

By which have been given to us exceedingly great and precious promises, that through these you may be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust