Text : Joshua 1:8
Many
forms of Bible Study
·
Topical
– choose a topic
·
Expositional
– entire book – verse by verse
·
Survey
method – a focus at generalities instead of details
·
Biographical
– a study of a particular person
·
Word
study
·
Verse
study
Bible study
is imperative to:
·
Our
own spiritual growth
·
Spiritual
growth of others around us - Job 15:8
·
Take
the whole Bible in context – cover to cover – only then is the Truth revealed –
“whole council of God”
·
God’s
primary way to connect with man.
Some
general principles of study and or reading your Bible –
·
Context
– Who is talking to whom and what is happening
·
What
is going on
·
What
are they trying to say and why
·
Always
find out : who, what ,why, how, when, and where
·
Pay attention to prepositions – whenever you see
the word therefore – find out what its
therefore
·
When
trying to understand a verse, always read the verses before and after it
(2-3) to try to catch context.
·
Always
remember – there are many levels to Word , after you think you have it figured
out, rely on the Holy Spirit – Holy Spirit reminds you and teaches you John
14:26
·
Whenever
you see Jesus Christ when reading The Word, it speaks of us reaching to Heaven
– when you see Christ Jesus, it speaks of Heaven reaching to us.
·
The
Old Testament points to Jesus. The New Testament is His story, and tells what
He has done for us and salvation, how to accept it and our responsibility to
others.
·
The
Bible ALWAYS agrees with itself, when you think there is a conflict pray for
enlightenment
-
Eph 1:18 the
eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is the
hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the
saints,
-
Study
out the conflicted passages – make sure all passages are read in context with
themselves and with each other.
-
Seek out
help with someone more mature in The Lord than yourself.
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Meditate on God’s Word (my favorite)
·
Make
it a priority – make a decision to do it on purpose.
·
1st
thing in AM choose verse – possibly from devotional (Daily Bread etc.)
·
if
using devotional you get the added benefit of someone else’s take and revelation as well as your own.
·
look
up verse in the Bible to make sure you have it right.
·
Write
it down.
·
3-4
time per day, using synonyms, substitute the important words of the verse
·
Compare
you “new” verse with the original.
·
Think
about verse in light of your substitutions as well as the takes from your
devotional or your own previous revelation.
Meditate
on Scripture – command of God (He only wants the best for us)
Josh 1:8, Psalm 1:2, Psalm 119:48,
Deut 6:9, Duet 11:18 (our
duty to teach our children)…(many verses concerning meditation)
Duet 4:40, Duet 30:19
God’s
Word will always – either by inference of context or more direct quotation,
will appear at lest twice in the Bible – Usually in The Old Testament and The
New also. – Matt 16:16 , 16:19
·
The
reason for meditation in the first place is to think more like God.
Rom 12:2 And
do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your
mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of
God.
·
Those
two verses tell about the power of agreement (one of God’s principles)
·
The
key word here is agree
·
POWER
IN AGREEING WITH MAN – POWER IN AGREEING WITH GOD
Only when we agree with God is he
obligated – that’s why our prayers MUST line up with God’s will –
examples (that’s a whole series of studies in
itself)
At
this point lets meditate on Ephesians 2:8 For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of
yourselves; it is the gift of God,
Do
this everyday, make a commitment for 30 days it will change your life!
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