How to Study the Bible Unlocking the Truths of the Word of God And He opened their understanding, that they might comprehend the Scriptures. (Lk 24:45)

And He Himself gave some … for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ Ephesians 4:11-12

till we all come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ; Ephesians 4:13 Perfected

that we should no longer be children, tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, in the cunning craftiness of deceitful plotting, Ephesians 4:14 Protected

but, speaking the truth in love, may grow up in all things into Him who is the head—Christ Ephesians 4:15 Effective

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What is needed in order to study the Bible? 1)You must be a Christian!

These things we also speak, not in words which man’s wisdom teaches but which the Holy Spirit teaches, comparing spiritual things with spiritual. But the natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; nor can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned. 1Cor 2:13-14

What is needed in order to study the Bible? 1)You must be a Christian! 2)You need the help of the Spirit

But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that I said to you. John 14:26

What is needed in order to study the Bible? 1)You must be a Christian! 2)You need the help of the Spirit 3)You must know the Bible is true 4)You can understand the Bible

And so we have the prophetic word confirmed, which you do well to heed as a light that shines in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts 2 Peter 1:19-20

knowing this first, that no prophecy of Scripture is of any private interpretation 2 Peter 1:19-20

Which Bible? Understanding Bible Translations Word for Word Translations KJV, NKJV, NASB, ESV KJV, NKJV, NASB, ESV Dynamic Equivalent NIV, NLT NIV, NLT Paraphrase LT, Message, Phillips Study Bibles?

Introducing what Bible study is… So they read distinctly from the book, in the Law of God;Observation and they gave the sense,Interpretation and helped them to understand the reading.Application Nehemiah 8:8

Observation Observation What does it say? What does it say? Interpretation Interpretation What does it mean? What does it mean? Application Application What do I do? What do I do? Observation Observation What does it say? What does it say? Interpretation Interpretation What does it mean? What does it mean? Application Application What do I do? What do I do?

Observation Your study is never better than your observations - Only interested in what is in the text - We want to be careful not to add - We want to be careful not to miss - Temptation will be to rush past this

How to Observe 1)Read it…repeatedly 2)Read it out loud 3)Read it specifically 4)Ask questions of the passage who, what, when, where, why, how 5)Notice words – added? Missing? 6)Notice grammar 7)Use your imagination 8)Write, write, write

Homework For February 8 th (not next week) 1)Mark 4:1-20 2)Romans 12:1-2 3)Your Daily Bible study. Observe one verse

How to Study the Bible Unlocking the Truths of the Word of God And He opened their understanding, that they might comprehend the Scriptures. (Lk 24:45)