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Purpose of studying God’s Word?
Conform --> Transform --> Perform (Rom. 12:1-2)

Six Reasons People Don't Study the Bible

1. Lack of relevance


2. Lack of technique [not understanding how]


3. Lack of professional training


4. Lack of time


5. Lack of trust in the truth


6. Lack of interest


Why Study the Bible?

Bible Study is essential for...


1. Personal Growth (1 Peter 2:2)


2. Spiritual Maturity (Hebrews 5:11-14)


3. Spiritual Effectiveness (2 Timothy 3:16-17)

Simple Bible Study Method

a. A sense of self-confidence


b. A joy of personal discovery


c. A deeper relationship with Christ

Overview of the Process

1. Observation


2. Interpretation


3. Application

Observation

- What do I see?


Terms, structure (grammar, syntax, etc)

Interpretation

- What does it mean?


- Questions, Answers, Integration (how it all comes together)

Application

- How does it work? [for me and others?]



Three R’s of Application


1. Read – no browsing


2. Record – write it down


3. Reflect – meditate


Ten Strategies for Reading

We need to read the Bible...


1. Thoughtfully


2. Repeatedly


3. Patiently


4. Selectively [six lures = 5W's +H]


5. Prayerfully


6. Imaginatively


7. Meditatively


8. Purposefully


9. Acquisitvely


10. Telescopically


Six Important Things to Look for

Things that are..


1. Emphasized [key phrases, ideas, topics]


2. Repeated [phrases, patterns, circumstances]


3. Related [cause/effect, questions/answers, general/specific]


4. alike [similes, metaphors]


5. unlike [use of “but”, irony]


6. true to life [patriarchs, apostles, church]


Prepare

to study or pursue

Practice

to commit to something; obey or do (*Practice doesn’t make perfect, it creates a pattern. You can practice something wrong and create wrong patterns.)

Present

to take what you’ve learned and apply it; teach, instruct, share with you

Teaching

what is right

Reproof

what is wrong

Instruction in righteousness

how to stay right

Inspiration

God breathing out the Word

Inerrancy

Without error in original writings

Revelation

God’s unveiling of truth

Integration

how it all comes together

The Bible as a ________, not a ________-

The Bible as a STIMULUS, not a SUBSTITUTE

Acronym Associated with Personal Growth

Attitude (newborn) 


Appetite (longing) 


Aim (grow)

Facts About the Bible

66 Books


Covers a span of 1500 to 1600 years


40 authors


One editor (Holy Spirit)

Saying YES to the perfect Bible [some considerations]

Large print


wide margins


notes


subheadings


cross references


paper


concordance


maps

In _______, scholars places chapters and paragraph breaks in the Bible.
In 1200 AD, scholars places chapters and paragraph breaks in the Bible.