The Five Levels of Bible Learning

By: Mel Constance

Level 1:
Salvation sounds like a good thing. People can go along with that. They like the songs and the feel-good fellowship with others they meet in their church. They might read little books or pamphlets on different subjects concerning religion. But the person doesn’t read the bible.

Level 2:
People learn baptism and how to be saved concepts. They learn to accept Christ and work towards being baptized. People attend church and only learn the parts of the bible the pastor reads them or tells them to read.

Level 3:
People read the whole bible, page by page; chapter by chapter; and book by book. We learn the whys, wherefores and how’s by learning the heart of God and Christ. We begin to understand why God is so upset and brokenhearted with his people. We come to know God on a more intimate level and we realize God has the same feelings in his heart that we have in ours. Feelings of betrayal when our spouse or children betray us. Feelings of insecurity because someone you love says they love you too, but they show you the opposite. Feelings of longing for people to want to get to know you, of why you are the way you are, and then accept you and love you because of the way you are. We begin to see things from God’s and Christ’s perspective instead of our own short sightedness. We realize that all he wants for us is good things and never bad. We learn how to put into practice the trust and faith Christ speaks of and learn how to pray so that our prayers are answered. We become brave enough to overcome obstacles and change things we don’t like about ourselves or in our lives that have kept us from the goals and dreams we hold for ourselves. We learn that all things really are possible through Christ because we are obtaining our dreams even against all odds.

Level 4:
We get out our Strong’s Concordance and all the dictionaries and encyclopedias we have and then do studies subject by subject, word by word. We discover that some things we learned in level 2 didn’t go as deep into the bible as it could have. We realize that in level 3 our knowledge doubled from level 2 and that many of the main scriptures that should have been used to come to a better understanding of the topic were never read or mentioned. We realize that many of the scriptures that weren’t used are the ones that gave the most understanding and clarity of the subject. In level 4 we see things so much clearer that wasn’t explained in level 2. In some cases we discover we are offended and feel betrayed at this new insight because it is the opposite of what the pastor taught us and the opposite of what the world wants us to do. But eventually we realize that our salvation comes from our obedience to God and Christ and not the world or man. We decide to change our ways and put all our faith and trust in God and Christ and are pleasantly surprised when we realize how truly blessed we are with the Holy Spirit in our hearts and abundant blessings in our lives from doing what God says is right. We find we are healed of many diseases and health problems when we ask in faith of Christ to heal us of our infirmities. And all this is because we choose to put God first and believe him more than man. Many of the pastors and ministers that go through seminary don’t even learn the things in level 4 that they should. The research on schools and their curriculums that I have done has shown a lack of the basics that the bible is about. I find it amazing that 1000’s of our church leaders could go through years of training in the bible schools and not learn the whys, wherefores and how’s of the 10 commandments and the main points God and Christ taught.

These are the main points that the bible is about:
- The 10 commandments
- The Holy Days - God taught and Christ kept
- Salvation - Who gives it, why and how to have it
- Attaining the Holy Spirit and proper baptism, faith and righteousness
concepts
- Repentance of all of mankind
- Satan, his tempting of man and how to defeat him.
- Physical and spiritual miraculous healings from Christ
- Obedience and the consequences of wrong doings
- Israel – God’s chosen people, (Gentiles too) – and still are.
- The sin – disease connection
- Life in general

I have learned that learning the things on God’s list gives a much better understanding of the bible and the concepts that God and Christ want us to learn. Learning the bible on a subject by subject basis and doing word studies has given me a much higher level biblical education and clearer perspective that shows the bigger picture that God wants us to see.

Level 5:
People in level 5 want to teach the rest of the world how to have a bountiful life full of blessings straight from God and to try to protect them from the wrong teachings that can do them so much harm. They don’t want to see people suffer from calamities, problems, disease and death, so they do all they can to try to teach others.

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Mel Constance is a 25 year bible (factual scripture) scholar and the author of The Incomplete Person and The Missing “Life” Information That Gives Us Bad Lives. Her website www.NewIsraelAssembly.org and book explains religion from God’s perspective and shows the things that human perspectives have missed that causes so much damage and disease in a person’s life. They are excellent resources for pastors or individuals.

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