The 3-Fold Cord Method

Concerning the depth and richness of The Scriptures one thing that
continues to inspire and amaze me about our Bible is that it actually
tells us how to study it! Sure, we read through our daily devotions and
make our way cover-to-cover in our One-Year Bibles, but when "studying to
show ourselves approved unto God" (2 Timothy 2:16) how we approach this is
concisely presented through the inspired words of the prophet Isaiah.

Isaiah 28:9 questions:

Whom shall he teach knowledge? and whom shall he make to understand doctrine?

answering:

…[them that are] weaned from the milk, [and] drawn from the breasts.

Now, notice verse 10, the "Scriptural Method" for studying The Scriptures:

For precept [must be] upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line,
line upon line; here a little, [and] there a little:

Three directives:
1. Precept upon precept.
2. Line upon line.
3. Here a little, there a little.

Brilliant. Not only does this exclude any "private interpretation" (2
Peter 1:20) but more importantly we find this in the gracious words of The
Master, The Chief Shepherd Jesus Christ. For He affirms:

… that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be
established. (Matthew 18:16)

Now let's ask ourselves a question. In studying to show ourselves
approved unto God, that we may be taught and understand doctrine… what
better "witnesses" are there than The Scriptures?

If, as Jesus declares to us, we are to live by every word that proceeds
out of the mouth of God, there are none.

Three directives, three witnesses, and according to Solomon:

… a threefold cord is not quickly broken. (Ecclesiastes 4:12)

Applying Isaiah, applying The Savior, and applying Solomon let's use The
Scriptures as our witnesses AND our cords to make a "3-Fold Cord" with The
Sabbath:

Cord 1:

Come unto me, all [ye] that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give
you rest. (Matthew 11:28)

Cord 2:

For he that is entered into his rest, he also hath ceased from his own
works, as God [did] from his. (Hebrews 4:10)

Cord 3:

And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he
had rested from all his work which God created and made. (Genesis 2:3)

This is just one of numerous Scriptural "cords" that our Bibles have
waiting for each of us to search out and was addressed in a recent split
sermon entitled "The Threefold Cord" click the link below if you care to
listen.
http://www.tulsachurchofgod.net/messages/2009/09-11-28-RW.wma