Bible Study Methods & Contemporary Issues

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Why Study the Bible? State of our Hearts, Minds, Souls, and Bodies -- they are all tied together.

Rick Warren’s Bible Study Methods 12 Twelve Ways You Can Unlock God’s Word

Rick Warren’s Bible Study Methods Thematic Approach

Contemporary Issues Internet What are the issues involved? What are the prevailing attitudes of the culture? What areas of absolutes and freedoms apply?

Time Usage – Waste/Redeem  Communication – Gossip/Encouragement Moral -- Lust/Purity Mind – Lies/Truth Imagination – Self or God Focused Stuff – Envy/Contentment

Time Usage – Waste/Redeem Ephesians 5:15-16 Psalm 90:12; 39:4, 1 Corinthians 9:26-27  Eph. 4:28 2 Thess. 3:6-13 1 Thess. 4:9-12  

Communication – Gossip/Encouragement Colossians 4:5-6  Eph. 4:29-32 1 Peter 2:1-2  

Moral -- Lust/Purity Matt. 5:27-30 Romans 1:21-27 Philippians 4:8-9  

Mind – Lies/Truth Romans 12:1-2 Philippians 4:8-9 Romans 1:21-23 Rom. 1:28-32 Eph. 4:17-24 Eph. 5:3-21  

Imagination – Self or God Focused Romans 1:21-23 Rom. 1:28-32 Romans 12:1-2 Philippians 4:8-9 Eph. 4:17-24 Eph. 5:3-21  

Stuff – Envy/Contentment Titus 3:1-3 1 Tim. 6:6-12 Luke 12:15-21

Contemporary Issues Categorized By: Relational/Structural Moral/Ethical Obvious Overlapping

Contemporary Issues Who do you listen to? Write down the name of the person you go to: Concerning your car? Concerning your money? Concerning your relationships?

Contemporary Issues What standard do you use to judge: What is right in the work place? What is right in your family? What is right when no one is looking?

Contemporary Issues Who has the authority?

Contemporary Issues The Bible teaches us through: Didactic Statements Stories Eastern Literature: not always linear like Greek thought

Contemporary Issues Relational/Structural How does God introduce and describe these areas? Positive and Negative examples.

Contemporary Issues Moral/Ethical Didactic Passages Positive and Negative examples. Ceremonial Laws

Contemporary Issues Competing Values, Competing Presuppositions The character of God is never out of balance. It always has the long term best in store for us. The culture has echoes, hints, remnants, of truth but it is always out of balance. (Romans 1&2)

Contemporary Issues What is at the core of the issue? There are always symptoms, but what is the foundational disagreement? The presuppositions involved? Don’t oversimplify or create a “straw man” – take people seriously.

Contemporary Issues View of humanity View of knowledge

Contemporary Issues Who has the authority?

Contemporary Issues Sin: Two Categories? Absolutes Freedoms

Contemporary Issues Sin: Absolutes Ten Commandments (Ethical/Moral) Structures (God Given Patterns)

Contemporary Issues Sin: Freedoms You Stumble Make Others Stumble Romans 14, 1st Corinthians 8&9

Our Own Convictions Working With the Culture Who has the authority? Contemporary Issues Our Own Convictions Working With the Culture Who has the authority?