When you enter a word or verse, you begin your study (it can even be a topic or a Greek word – see Advanced Searches). Once you see the focus of your study, anything you can click can become the center of the bloom. If you want to change the focus of your study, simply click on another word in …
Understanding is Easy with Seven Simple Rules
Here is a classic, simplified list of study tips from one of those great “old guys” who wrote a bunch of “great resources:” Interpret the part by the whole. Scripture interprets Scripture so the whole remains consistent. The clear interprets the unclear. The primary interprets the secondary. Something stated many times interprets that which is only said once or rarely. …
Find Out How It Applies to Your LIfe
Study what you are interested in. Your tastes will change over time and then they will change back again. Just search. Jesus said, “Seek and you will find.” He also said, “We have not because we ask not.” What do you want to know? Start there! Enough of the boring, blah blah Bible study. Study what interests you, what fuels …
Context is Critical to Finding the True Topic
When you ask yourself, “What is this verse about?”, try the following steps: Read 5 verses (maybe 10) before and after the verse(s) you are studying. What is the general topic? What are they talking about? Read the entire chapter (even cheat and look at any headings like “Jesus is Born”) to find out the topic of the verse. In …
Similar Truths Expand and Confirm Your Understanding
You can learn a lot about your verse or topic by studying other verses, definitions, thoughts and topics throughout the Bible. (Seeing other verses, words and thoughts that talk about the same truth or verses can also help you keep the truths of your verse or study in context.) These other verses and topics may challenge your understanding or confirm …
Great Resources Stand the Test of Time
There are great new writers explaining age-old truths to a new generation. There are definitely some great new works. There have been some really poor “old” works but most of these aren’t used because time has shown their weakness. We can’t say that everything old is good but we can say that every great resource has stood the test of …
Let the Bible Interpret the Bible
As we are on our journey adjusting to God, we are often tempted to try to adjust God to our understanding instead. Many have fallen into the trap of reading what they want to read into the text of the Bible. It has long been said, “Anyone can prove anything using the words of the Bible.” However, if we keep …
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