Study the Bible--Context

1 Cor. 2:10-13

10 But God has revealed them to us through His Spirit. For the Spirit searches all things, yes, the deep things of God. 11 For what man knows the things of a man except the spirit of the man which is in him? Even so no one knows the things of God except the Spirit of God. 12 Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might know the things that have been freely given to us by God. 13 These things we also speak, not in words which man's wisdom teaches but which the Holy Spirit teaches, comparing spiritual things with spiritual. 1 Cor. 2:10-13

Three Fundamental Principles

• Look at the verse carefully

• What does it say; what does it mean?

• Use the A-B-C approach

• Look at verses A-bove

• Look at verses B-elow

• Look at the context

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Once Saved Always Saved

No one can pluck saved from Lord’s hand

• John 10:27-29

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Once Saved Always Saved

No one can pluck saved from Lord’s hand

• John 10:27-29• What does it say?

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Once Saved Always Saved

No one can pluck saved from Lord’s hand

• John 10:27-29• What does it say?• What is nature of “unpluckable” sheep?

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Once Saved Always Saved

No one can pluck saved from Lord’s hand

• John 10:27-29• What does it say?• What is nature of “unpluckable” sheep?• What/who is unable to snatch them?

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Once Saved Always Saved

No one can pluck saved from Lord’s hand

• John 10:27-29• What does it say?• What is nature of “unpluckable” sheep?• What/who is unable to snatch them?• Who is not mentioned in this verse?

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Babies are born with inherited sin

• Psalm 51:4

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Babies are born with inherited sin

• Psalm 51:4• What does it say? What does it not say?

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Babies are born with inherited sin

• Psalm 51:4• What does it say? What does it not say?• Context (heading of the psalm)

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Babies are born with inherited sin

• Psalm 51:4• What does it say? What does it not say?• Context (heading of the psalm)• Does it say I was born a sinner?

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Babies are born with inherited sin

• Psalm 51:4• What does it say? What does it not say?• Context (heading of the psalm)• Does it say I was born a sinner?• What does it say?

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Babies are born with inherited sin

• Psalm 51:4• What does it say? What does it not say?• Context (heading of the psalm)• Does it say I was born a sinner?• What does it say?• What happened “in sin”?

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Babies are born with inherited sin

• Psalm 51:4• What does it say? What does it not say?• Context (heading of the psalm)• Does it say I was born a sinner?• What does it say?• What happened “in sin”?• Compare “in sin” with “in our own language” in Acts 2:8

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Contradiction of Number Who Died

• Numbers 25:9• 1 Cor. 10:8

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Contradiction of Number Who Died

• Numbers 25:9• 1 Cor. 10:8• What does it say? What does it not say?

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Contradiction of Number Who Died

• Numbers 25:9• 1 Cor. 10:8• What does it say? What does it not say?• Was it 23,000 or 24,000?

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Contradiction of Number Who Died

• Numbers 25:9• 1 Cor. 10:8• What does it say? What does it not say?• Was it 23,000 or 24,000?• Look carefully at 1 Cor. 10:8

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Contradiction of Number Who Died

• Numbers 25:9• 1 Cor. 10:8• What does it say? What does it not say?• Was it 23,000 or 24,000?• Look carefully at 1 Cor. 10:8• Read every word, think about each word

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What was in Ark of Covenant?

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What was in Ark of Covenant?

• Heb. 9:4• 1 Kings 8:9• What does it say? What does it not say?• One item or three items?• The time mentioned in Heb. 9:4• The time of 1 Kings 8:9

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What was in Ark of Covenant?

• Heb. 9:4• 1 Kings 8:9

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What was in Ark of Covenant?

• Heb. 9:4• 1 Kings 8:9• What does it say? What does it not say?

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What was in Ark of Covenant?

• Heb. 9:4• 1 Kings 8:9• What does it say? What does it not say?• One item or three items?

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What was in Ark of Covenant?

• Heb. 9:4• 1 Kings 8:9• What does it say? What does it not say?• One item or three items?• The time mentioned in Heb. 9:4

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What was in Ark of Covenant?

• Heb. 9:4• 1 Kings 8:9• What does it say? What does it not say?• One item or three items?• The time mentioned in Heb. 9:4• The time of 1 Kings 8:9

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What was heard on road to Damascus?

• Acts 9:7• Acts 22:9

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What was heard on road to Damascus?

• Acts 9:7• Acts 22:9• What does it say? What does it not say?

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What was heard on road to Damascus?

• Acts 9:7• Acts 22:9• What does it say? What does it not say?• Did they hear or not hear?

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What was heard on road to Damascus?

• Acts 9:7• Acts 22:9• What does it say? What does it not say?• Did they hear or not hear?• “Speak louder, I cannot hear you

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What was heard on road to Damascus?

• Acts 9:7• Acts 22:9• What does it say? What does it not say?• Did they hear or not hear?• “Speak louder, I cannot hear you” • Compare Acts 26:14

What Does it Say About Salvation

• Believe in Him John 3:16

• Repent (turn from sin) Acts 17:30

• Confess Christ Matt. 10:32

• Baptized into Christ Acts 2:38

Added to His Kingdom, His Church

• Be faithful until deathRev. 2:10