Christian Basics: Personal Bible Study, 2 Timothy 2:15

Christian Basics: Personal Bible Study, 2 Timothy 2:15 Introduction I just finished reading Killing Lincoln by Bill O Reilly. About... This book reads well and keeps your interest, what makes it good is depth Clearly a lot of research was done. Old saying ‘ a mile wide and an inch deep’ means broad but shallow, superficial Killing Lincoln was deep not shallow because of all the study, the research I thnk th Lord wnts dp nt shlo Christns, a key ingrd of dpth is personal Bible study For the nxt fw weeks talk about a few Christian Basics i.e. essentials Christian life 2dy – Prsnl Bibl Stdy. Hw U get depth in your understanding of the Bible The Word - ‘Study’ Checked 5 versions [KJV, NKJV, NASB, NIV, ESV] 10 diff vss 5KJ Ec1212;Pr1519;242;1Th411; 2Ti215 NKJV Ec1212 NASB Ezr710 NIV Ec1212 Ezr710 Ec113 J539 ESV Ec1212 Ezr710 Ec129 Neh813 Grk εραυναω φιλοτιμεισθαι σπουδαζαωדרש שבל חקל להג הגה ]; 8wrds 5Hb [3 Meaning – seek, study, give attention to, ponder, consider, look at, search, examine thoroughly, devotion to books, investigate, to strive eagerly 2 Timothy 2:15 Σπουδαζαω – KJ has ‘study’, others be diligent, do your best Originally speed oneself, hasten, be zealous, take seriously Whole of Christian life molded by it Hb4:11 6:11 2Pt1:5,10; 3:14 Ορθοτομουντα – build road fm A to B straight path, cut material straight pcss fit Teach the word right, handle word accurately/carefully Studying is a major means of being ... diligent to present ...teaching word right. Who Should Study The Bible? Every Christian should. Being diligent to present ourselves acceptable Why Should You Study the Bible? Because God has spoken Ps19:1,2,7-11... the Bible is the primary source of what He has said...it takes more than listening or reading to understand the Bible ILLUS – commercial When EF Hutton speaks ppl listen. If God speaks ... How You Should Study The Bible? Prepared Bible Studies – series of Q and vss, lead you to truth, I have done many Unprepared Bible Studies – show up and share, little or usually no prep, min valu Participate in Bible Study – prepare for, balance, respect others lv rm4 HS 1Co212 Inductive Method Observation – What does the text say? What do I see in the text? Words, relationship of words, type of words, structure, grammar Read in diff translations, Helps – dictionary, Bible Dictionary, lexicon, concordance, ref bks Interpretation – What does it mean? read th context – sntnc, para, chap, bk Roy Zuck of DTS wrote an excellent book Basic Bible Interp. Correct interp necessary for correct application Problems in interp are the gaps between the Bible ancient book&us Time...geographical...cltural...language...literary...spiritual The human&divine author chos words to communicate to audience Interpreter determine original meaning of the text The normal or natural meaning to original audience Best interpreter of the Bible is the Bible itself and the HS 1Co212 Helps – commentaries, wht God has revealed others can help U see Application – What should I do? 2Ti3:16 Come fm good interp of text Principles apply anytime anyplace anyone What Should U Be Careful of When You Study the Bible? Jack Kuhatsheck KS 34#3 1.Proof texting 2. Being too literal 3. Ignoring background 4. rely on only one translation 5. Reading into Scripture 6. I can do it all 7. Fail to applyJos1:8,9