THe Authority of The Bible Over Our Lives (Verbal Plenary Inspiration) very important
BIBLE VERSES on BIBLE USE
WHAT DO THE FOLLOWING PASSAGES HAVE TO SAY ABOUT THE BIBLE?
Nehemiah 9:3
And they stood up in their place and read from the book of the law of
the LORD their God for a fourth of the day; for another fourth of it
they made confession and worshiped the LORD their God.
MATT 5:39
39 You diligently study the Scriptures because you think in them that by
them you possess eternal life, these are the Scriptures that testify
about me
2 TIM 2:15
15 Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a workman
who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of
truth
PS. 119:10-11
10 I seek you with all my heart; do not let me stray from your
commands.. 11 I have hidden your word in my heart t that I might not sin
against you.
JOSHUA 1:7-8
7 Be strong and very courageous. Be careful to obey all the law my
servant Moses gave you; do not turn from it
to the right or to the left, that you may be successful wherever you go.
8 Do not let this Book of the Law depart
from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be
careful to do everything written in it. Then
you will be prosperous and successful
Your personal use of God’s Word
“Transforming for you and transferable by you to others” II Tim. 2:2
This course is set up as if you are a brand new believer in Jesus. You can then take this course that you are now doing and teach it to others if that is Christ’s will for you. (The wisdom story)
*Old/ New Testament (legal written testimony)
*chapters and verses are not in original texts Example, John 3:16
*Which books of the Bible should you start with? What age are we in?
*Our current age books of the Bible need fewer rules of interpretation than books written in, or for other ages.
*Which books are written for our age?
*Which gospel is easy for us to study first, why?
*Some Psalms and all Proverbs
*New Testament books are not ordered by date written but by size, largest first.
Important Bible book facts to start your study:
*When written/ written to who/ by whom/ why was it written
*Epistles were written from a small-group and city-wide perspective
*Which version to start with? Why?
6 THINGS TO DO WITH YOUR BIBLE
1)READ IT (your eyes on page/ listen to it read by someone else/ from a recording)
Nehemiah 9:3 And they stood up in their place and read from the book of the law of the LORD their God for a fourth of the day; for another fourth of it they made confession and worshiped the LORD their God.
I Tim.4:13 Until I come, give attention to the {public} reading {of Scripture,} to exhortation and
teaching.
2)STUDY IT (this course, for starters)
Matthew 5:39 You diligently study the Scriptures because you think in them that by them you possess
eternal life, these are the Scriptures that testify about me
2 TIM 2:15 Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a workman who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth
3)MEMORIZE IT (by design/ from natural usage/ write key verses on postcards/ post on wall)
PS. 119:10-11 I seek you with all my heart; do not let me stray from your commands. 11) I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you.
4)MEDITATE on IT (pray and think about what you have read and studied for life application)
JOSHUA 1:7-8 Be strong and very courageous. Be careful to obey all the law my servant Moses gave you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left, that you may be successful wherever you go. 8) Do not let this Book of the Law depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful.
PSALM 1:2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law he meditates day and night.
5) OBEY IT (applied to your life.
6) SHARE IT WITH OTHERS
In each verse look for:
Positive commands
Negative commands What do we do with commands?
Significant facts What do we do with significant facts?
Promises What do we do with promises?
Conditional Promises What do we do with conditional promises?
Continued thought or new thought? Why is this important?
To move from knowledge to understanding to wisdom through meditation
(Bicycle story example) Wisdom is applied truth into your life (very useful)
Pray first and ask Jesus through His Spirit to teach you.
Many people keep a journal on what they read and study or make notes in Bible margins.
Read it through several times, then study verse by verse looking for items in list above.
Psalm 1 NIV
1Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked
or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers,
2but whose delight is in the law of the LORD, and who meditates on his law day and night.
3That person is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season
and whose leaf does not wither whatever they do prospers. 4Not so the wicked!
They are like chaff that the wind blows away. 5Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment,
nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous. 6 For the LORD watches over the way of
the righteous, but the way of the wicked leads to destruction.
Matthew 6:9- In this manner, therefore, pray: Our Father in heaven, Hallowed be Your name.
10 Your kingdom come. Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
11 Give us this day our daily bread.
12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
13 And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.