Studying the Bible is more than just reading one verse at a time, coming up with a few anecdotal quips, and moving on to the next verse. Hopefully the previous lesson made this fact clear. In this lesson we learn how studying singular verses in isolation can lead to misunderstanding scripture. This goes beyond studying …
If you didn’t skip any lessons to this point in the series you have either learned a lot or are looking for something more intense at this point. If “learned a lot” is rubber and “looking for something more intense” is road, then Lesson 9 is here to put rubber to the road. Open your …
Every passage has a single meaning. That was well established in Lesson 7. Now, there must be a method to finding that single meaning. In this lesson, seven questions will be submitted, questions that need to be asked whenever seeking the single meaning of any given Bible passage. It all starts with context. Context refers …
The previous lesson introduced the more gritty side to Bible study. It is great to talk about foundational concepts like the inspiration of the Bible and absolute truth, but eventually the sleeves have to roll up and the hands have to get dirty. The object of every person studying their Bible should be to discover …
This lesson picks up right where Lesson 5 left off. Bible translations by their very nature involve interpretation. Bible translation committees often have to ask the question, “What English word would best convey the original Greek word ***insert Bible verse***?” In spite of this fact, some honest church goers talk as if studying the Bible …