1. MISTAKES WE MAKE IN BIBLE STUDY
2 TIMOTHY

2. Introduction: A Passage of Scripture Cannot Mean Now What It Never Meant Before.

3. I. In Study, Sometimes We Major in Minors and Minor in Majors.

4. Matthew 23:23-37 – Spending Time on Insignificant Matters

5. II. In Study, Sometimes We Try to Squeeze Blood from a Turnip

6. Drawing Teachings from Passages that are NOT really there
Drawing Teachings from Passages that are NOT really there. – Genesis 3:7&21 - Matthew 1:5 & Joshua 2:1

7. III. In Study, Sometimes We Get the Cart Before the Horse.

8. Applying Modern Understanding to Ancient Times – Gen. 9:20-21; Deut
Applying Modern Understanding to Ancient Times – Gen. 9:20-21; Deut. 14:26 & Ephes. 5:18

9. IV. In Study, Sometimes We Try to Force a Square Peg into a Round Hole.

10. Forcing Scriptures to Fit Our Pre-conceived Ideas – 1 Samuel 18:1-3 & 2 Samuel 1:26.

11. V. In Study, Sometimes We Can’t See the Forest for the Trees.

12. Seeing Meanings of Words, But Missing the Big Picture. – Mark 16:15-16

13. VI. In Study, Sometimes We Play

14. Asking the Wrong Questions, or None.
Gen. 32:26-29; Mat. 20:21-23; Mk. 9:32; Jn. 16:5;
Cain & Abel – Gen. 4:2-7; Ex. 22:29; Heb. 11:4; Rom. 10:17

15. VII. In Study, Sometimes We Become Foolish Builders

16. Being Academic Christians – Hearing, But Not Doing – Matthew 7:26-27