Effective Personal Bible Study

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Department of Christian Education

How To Study And Teach The

Bible

Jerome Council

Certified InstructorChristian Education


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IGBCI Congress of ChristianEducation

Theme, Resources &

Learning Objectives

Theme: Personal Regeneration & Sanctification

Textbook: How To Study & Teach The Bible By Rev. J.R. Scruggs; Another

Resource: How To Read The Bible For All Its Worth - Gordon D. Fee

Resource: Your Study Bible & Handouts Open Discussion on The Importance of Deut.6:1-9; 31-11-13; II Tim 2:15-16

Learn What the Bible, its structure, content, authors and their core messages

Review and Apply Several Bible Study Tools for Accurate Interpretation

Discuss Our Core Christian Beliefs

Review, Discuss, and Apply Several Bible Teaching Tools Discuss and Apply the Outcomes Of Effective Bible Study


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Gods Imperative For Teaching

& Studying The Word Deut 6:1-9

Deut. 31:11-13

II Timothy 2:15-16

Matt. 28:16-20; Acts 2:41-42

The Bible

: Gods Plan ForUS, Not OurPlan For Ourselves!!


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WHAT IS THEBIBLE?

Bible Comes From 2 Greek Words:

Biblion (book) and biblio (little books)

A Collection of ____Little Books?

By Many Authors (God As Its Author?)

Over Many, many Years

Two Main Divisions Of the Bible Are The

___and___?


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STRUCTURE OF BIBLE

66 BOOKS: 39 O.T. + 27 N.T.

FIRST 5 BOOK (MOSES AUTHOR)

KNOWN AS PENTATEUCH

HISTORY (OF CHOSEN PEOPLE)

BOOKS

WISDOM & LITERATURE (POETRY)

BOOKS


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STRUCTURE OF BIBLE

THE PROPHETS (MAJOR & MINOR)

MINOR IS NOT REFERRING TO

SOME MORE IMPORTANT THAN

OTHERS BUT MESSAGE LENGTH

For it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer. I TIM. 4:5


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NEW TESTAMENT

WHAT DOES NEW TESTAMENT MEAN?

FOUR GOSPELS

WHICH GOSPELS KNOWN AS THESYNOPTIC GOSPELS? WHY?

BOOK OF ACTS

21 EPISTLES (WHAT IS AN EPISTLE?) THE APOCALYPTIC BOOK OF

REVELATION


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Essential Content Of Bible & Object Of

Serious Bible Study Revealed word of God for the Then & There

and the Now and Here

Therefore, it is extremely important that wePraybefore studying the bible for God,

through the Holy Spirit that we may Rightly

Divide the Word of God (the Word of

Truth)


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PREACHED & TAUGHT

WORD MUST BE: BIBLICALLY-BASED

DOCTRINALLY SOUND

LIFE CENTERED

GOAL: SPIRITUAL GROWTH

Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God. LUKE 8:11


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OUTCOMES OFEFFECTIVE

BIBLE STUDY ACCURATELY INTERPRETED

PRACTICALLY INTERPRETED

RELEVANTLY INTERPRETED


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EFFECTIVE BIBLE STUDY

REQUIRES FILLING THE

GAPS MUST FILL HISTORICAL GAPS

MUST FILL CULTURAL GAPS

MUST FILL LANGUAGE GAPS


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KEY QUESTIONS THAT

MUST BE ANSWERED WHO WROTE THE SCRIPTURE?

WHEN DID HE WRITE IT?

WHY DID HE WRITE IT?

WHOM DID HE WRITE IT TO?

WHAT DID YOU OBSERVE?

HOW WILL YOU INTERPRET IT? HOW DOES IT APPLY TO NOW & HERE?

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