“Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.”
King James Version (KJV)
Vincent's comment on 2020-05-02 15:56:16:
Lawrence Hempel - SUPER LATE RESPONSE
Well actually, there are 7 dispensations. One is correct to say there are divisions, but where one claims them to be is what can make or break the "...workman that needeth not to be ashamed..."
Innocence
Conscience
Human Government
Promise
Law
grace
Future kingdom
Along side the dispensations there are the covenants which can help one to futher understand the dispensations. Dispensations and covenants overlap.
Edenic
Ademic
Noahic
Abrahamic
Mosaic
(some say Palestinian is separate)
Davidic
New Covenant
Anonymous's comment on 2014-04-09 17:19:08:
This is very beautiful and really powerful verse.
Ben C Unakalamba's comment on 2014-01-07 04:34:49:
Knowledge is power.
jackie's comment on 2013-10-26 09:31:32:
i'm really in love with Jesus and love His word that has prepared me to continue therein and be not a forgetful hearer (james 1:25) but a doer of His word that man shall be bless in all he does studing God,s word will be intement with The Word of Godthat will do what it,s saywatching it comes to past because only God knows everything and can approve what motive
Anna's comment on 2013-10-14 04:07:44:
Reverent Walker used it in an opening remark of a lecture. "If you don't study to be approved you should be ashamed. Worship can neither supplement nor replace preaching. Preaching deserves the highest excellence. It is the method chosen by the Lord to save the lost. Scripture says that by 'the foolishness of preaching - not foolish by preaching. So study and prepare well.
esther thomas's comment on 2013-07-18 20:38:21:
This scripture is saying to me that Christians should make every effort to know the correct interpretation of the word of God especially in today society because of so many false teaching in
the world. Know the word and live the word.
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Archie Meade's comment on 2013-01-27 07:27:43:
We need to study the Word of God. Be not ashamed of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Lawrence Hempel's comment on 2012-11-26 13:32:51:
Kathy's comment has merit, but falls short. There are 4 programs or divisions to the Bible.
1) Pre Jewish Law (Genesis to Exodus 19);
2) Under the Jewish Law (Exodus 20 to Acts 7);
3) Christian church age (Acts 8 -Philemon);
4) Tribulational and Millennial to Hebrew-Christians after the Rapture of the Church (Hebrews to Revelation);
5) Divided in this light the verses in the New Testament that confuse "works" and "grace" are eliminated from the portion of scripture directly aimed at the Christian in the "church" age where salvation is by grace and nothing more.
Kathy's comment on 2011-08-14 09:02:37:
this is one of the first passages in the Bible that tells of the 2 programs that God set forth in the Bible. this program aimed at the gentiles..The whole Bible is good...But God has made it clear that with the anointing of Saul into Paul that he was for the first time dealing with Gentiles, thus rightly dividing the bible is important to Christians, the body of Christ. He told Iseral what to do and now he is telling the Gentiles what to do.