Russell Haffner
Someone once said, "Preconceived notions are the locks on the door to wisdom." We find this to be especially true when it comes to learning God's word. If we blindly hold to our predetermined notions as we study the Bible we will learn nothing. Some may think they have a pretty good understanding of God's word, while what they actually have is a good understanding of someone's theory concerning what the Bible teaches. They may have learned these theories well, but have they ever studied for themselves to see the teachings of the scriptures? Only then will they know if those things being taught to them are in fact true. Well-meaning individuals may mislead us simply because they never consider the possibility that they have been taught someone's opinion instead of Biblical truth. As dedicated students of God's word we must always seek to overcome and eliminate our preconceived ideas.
A gospel preacher once wrote, "A good Bible student must be willing to toss aside all creeds -- whether written or implied -- and reject all assumption, and then accept the Bible as God's revealed truth (John 17:17)." When it comes to God's word we all have our preconceived ideas. We can be taught something about the Bible before we actually study it for ourselves. We must be careful to never see our predetermined ideas as the standard of truth. We should always look to God's word as the final authority for right and wrong. Let us eliminate our preconceived ideas and be open to God's word. In Acts 17:11 the Bereans were commended concerning their attitude toward the things they were being taught. The scriptures explain, "These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so."
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