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Why people do not study the bible?
The bible doesn’t seem RELEVANT to my life
The bible seems confusing and hard to understand
I don’t have time.
I’m just to busy
I don’t know how
Why we should study the bible
The bible is essential to spiritual growth
“Like newborn babes, long for the pure milk of the Word, that by it you may grow in respect to salvation.”
Bible study is essential to spiritual maturity
Bible Study is essential to spiritual effectiveness
2 Timothy 3:16-17
Overview of the Process to Bible Study Made Easy
Observation: In this step, you ask and answer the question, What do I see?
The moment you come to the Scriptures you ask, What are the facts?
You assume the role of a biblical detective, looking for clues.
No detail is trivial.
That leads to the second step.
Interpretation
Here you ask and answer the question, What does it mean?
Your quest is for meaning.
Unfortunately, too much Bible study begins with interpretation, and furthermore, it usually ends there.
But I’m going to show you that it does not begin there.
Before you understand, you have to learn to see.
Nor does it end there, because the third step is...
Interpretation: Here you ask and answer the question, What does it mean?
Your quest is for meaning.
Unfortunately, too much Bible study begins with interpretation, and furthermore, it usually ends there.
But I’m going to show you that it does not begin there.
Before you understand, you have to learn to see.
Nor does it end there, because the third step is...
Application: Here you ask and answer the question, How does it work?
not, Does it work?
People say they’re going to make the Bible “relevant.”
But if the Bible is not already relevant, nothing you or I do will help.
The Bible is relevant because it is revealed.
It’s always a return to reality.
And for those who read it and heed it, it changes their lives.
Observation
When you approach a text you need to Observe
Terms
Structure
Literary Form
Atmosphere (Culture, whats happening, time frame, location, characters, etc.)
Lets look at a couple of passages:
What words repeat?
what terms do you not understand
What type of literature is this?
Who is he talking to?
What type of literature is this?
Who is the psalmist talking to?
What are some of the cultural ideas we need to consider?
What type of literature is this?
What are some terms that are being used?
Who is Jesus talking to?
What are the topics?
Where is going on?
Resources that are helpful in your observation
Good Bible Dictionary
New Bible Dictionary
Zondervan Bible Dictionary
Holman Bible Dictionary
Good Concordance
The New Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible
Bible Handbook
Halley’s Bible Handbook
Ungers Bible Handbook
Maps
Use the back of your bible
The Moody Atlas of Bible Lands
Commentaries
Bible Knowledge Commentary
The Expositors Bible Commentary
Interpretation
Handle with Care
Misreading the text
Distorting the text
Contradicting the text
Use common sense approach
The Bible does not change over time
Understanding what type of literature
Don’t get prideful
Figurative
Poetic
Narrative
Instructive
revelation
Understanding the cultural aspects, time, people, and context
Who are the main characters
What is happening in the immediate context
What is being said, why is it important in the context
Is it OT or NT
CONTEXT CONTEXT CONTEXT
Application
Applying
Observe
Interpretation
Application
Know Yourself
Relate
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