It is Wednesday,
and I am continuing to share the Navigators’ Hand Illustration (click THIS LINK to learn more) helping us get more in to the word of
God. See the picture above for the
pieces of the illustration.
And the people of Berea were more open-minded than those in Thessalonica, and they listened
eagerly to Paul’s message. They searched
the Scriptures day after day to
see if Paul and Silas were teaching the truth.
There are many ways to study the Bible, and all of
them are good. Yet your learning style
and preferences should lead you to the best way to study. Choose a way and start! There is treasure ready to find and fruit
ready to pick.
You can study the Bible by topics. Use tools such as online websites with notes
and books or commentaries. Choose your
topic, and dig in with the tools and look at the Bible. Another way to study the Bible is going
chapter by chapter in a book of the Bible.
Work through it, looking up parts of what you read in the tools you have
chosen to use. You can study the Bible
by book or by an author. You can study
it chronologically by the times it was written in. There are many ways.
I have two favorite ways to study the Bible. The first is word study. Take the verses you are reading, use tools to
help you study and look at each verse and the words in the verse. The other way I study is paragraph by
paragraph or thought by thought. This is
actually the way I prepare most of my sermons.
The point is to get in God’s word and learn. There reason is treasure in it given to you
from God. Dig in.
When you study, take notes. When you study, apply the principles that God
leads you to. When you study, pray that
God guides you and gives you insight.
The Holy Spirit is the best teacher of all! Dig in.
All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for
correction, for training in righteousness;
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