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Studying your bible - Part 4

Studying your bible - Part 4

Application

1 Corinthians 8:1-3

The problem is that people like to ______FORCE____________ application of the Bible to fit their lives.

E.g. Matthew 10:19

We need to ______LET__________ God shape our lives.

The Bible is not about us it is about ________GOD_________ . Genesis 1:1, Revelation 22:21

Using the 1769 edition of the 1611 King James Bible, there are 31,102 verses so the middle two verses are in fact ____________________PSALM 103:1 & 2____________________.

Steps to application:

1. ___PRAY_____________________________ .  Psalm 25:24-25
2. ___WRITE IT__________________________ .  Deuteronomy 6:6-8
3. ___MEMORISE IT______________________ .   Psalm 119:11, Joshua 1:8
4. ___SHARE IT__________________________ .  2 Timothy 2:2
5. ___COMMIT TO IT_____________________ .   Exodus 24:7-8
6. ___REPORT BACK______________________ .  1 Thessalonians 1:6-9

Remember the purpose.

2 Timothy 3:16

1. ____DOCTRINE________________________ .
2. ____REPROOF_________________________ .
3. ____CORRECTION______________________ .
4. ____INSTRUCTION_____________________ .

Homework

1.       Pray

2.       Read Philippians chapter one again

3.       Answer these questions:

a.       What bits apply to you?

b.      Is there an example in the passage to follow?

c.       Is there some way in which you should change?

d.      Is there some truth to share with others?

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Studying your bible - Part 3

Interpretation

2 Peter 1:19-21
There is _________ONLY ONE WAY___________________ to correctly interpret scripture.  That is, ___________GOD’S WAY___________________________ .

Barriers

The _______LANGUAGE_____________________ barrier. 1 Corinthians 16:22
The ­_______CULTURE­­_______________________ barrier. John 4:7
The ­_______LITERARY_______________________ barrier.

Limitations

Every word is important. 1 Timothy 6:10 _________________­­­________ is the root of all evil.
Do not twist it to fit. Genesis 2:16-17, 3:1-6
God’s word is infinite, we are not. Isaiah 55:8-9

Understanding

1. _____PRAY__________________ . Psalm 119:34

_____COMPARE______________ . 1 Corinthians 2:13

_____ASK___________________ . Ephesians 4:11-14

Homework

1.       Pray

2.       Read your chosen chapter twice

3.       Answer these questions:

a.       What does this chapter say about God or Jesus?

b.      What other books in the bible may help understanding this chapter?

                                                                           i.      Use cross references if you have them

                                                                         ii.      Ask a friend

                                                                        iii.      Use a concordance, or computer based bible software

                                                                       iv.      Recall other passages you have read

Read these other passages a few times

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Studying your bible - Part 2

Studying your bible - Part 2

Context is everything

“I don’t read the Old Testament because I don’t understand it” – Many believers today

2 Timothy 2:15

Psalm 14 clearly states ­“_____THERE IS NO GOD______ “

The context is important, as this is not what it means. Read the whole verse in context to understand the truth.

The big picture – Dispensations (Ephesians 3:2)

This is one way to chop up the Bible.  You can also do it by Covenants or many other divisions, for example the New Testament can be divided into the early church and letters to the Jews, then the gentile church and the Pauline letters.

James 1:1 was written to the _______JEWS_________ .

Ephesians 2:11 – 15 - God never changes but how he deals with us does.

• The dispensation of _____INNOCENCE_________________________ (Genesis 1:1 – 3:5)
• The dispensation of _____CONSCIENCE________________________ (Genesis 3:6 – 8)
• The dispensation of _____HUMAN GOVERNMENT________________ (Genesis 9 – 11)
• The dispensation of _____THE PATRIARCHS_____________________ (Genesis 12 – 50)
• The dispensation of _____THE LAW________________ (Exodus – End of the Gospels)
• The dispensation of _____GRACE__________________ (End of the Gospels – Revelation 19)
• The dispensation of _____THE MILLENNIUM_____________________ (Revelation 20 – 22)

Homework

1.       Pray

2.       Read the book or chapter from last week 5 times.

3.       Answer these simple questions:

a.       How does this fit into the bigger picture of the whole book?

b.      Who is the book written to?

c.       What is the author’s relationship to them?

d.      What are the major points of the chapter?

e.      Are there any repeated words or phrases?

f.        What is the most important verse in the chapter, and why?

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