To
race… to compete some additional quads must be factored in.
Rules,
Testing, Penalties, and
Learning.
Discuss
what happens when any one of these factors is neglected.
Rules
______________________________________________________
Testing_____________________________________________________
Penalties____________________________________________________
Learning_____________________________________________________
These
four factors for racing are also spoken about in God’s Word, the
Bible.
Check
out verse 16 of 2nd
Timothy: All
scripture is
given by inspiration of God, and is
profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction
in righteousness:
In
fact these factors apply to the whole
of scripture. The lessons in God’s Word are so many; so diverse,
they fill up the whole Bible.
Take
a minute and notice how
the two sets of quads match up…
Rules Testing Penalties
Learning
Doctrine Reproof Correction Instruction
OK.
So who cares? What’s in it for me? The next verse tells us.
That
the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good
works.
2nd
Tim 3:17
Three
words in the verse we need
to mention: “perfect”
doesn’t mean without error. It’s an old time word that means
complete, nothing lacking. “Throughly”
is a piercing word that reminds me scripture is an inside job, not
just on the surface. The word “all” is not difficult to
understand but holds a VIP position in front of “good
works”. Can you
include ‘computing’ into the “all
good works” group?
You sure can, and should!
As
God’s Perfect Word talks
a lot about races and prizes, none of them excite me more than Romans
8:37. It actually tells us how to MORE
THAN WIN!! More
about that next.
