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How to Study The Bible

How to Study The Bible. How much is Your Bible Worth ?. Psalms 19:7-11 “The law of the Lord is perfect, …more to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold:…”. Elvis Presley’s Bible. Sold at Auction - Sept. 8. Sold at Auction - $94,600. It is Pricele $$.

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How to Study The Bible

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  1. How to Study The Bible

  2. How much is Your Bible Worth ? Psalms 19:7-11 “The law of the Lord is perfect, …more to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold:…”

  3. Elvis Presley’s Bible Sold at Auction - Sept. 8

  4. Sold at Auction - $94,600

  5. It is Pricele$$ The value of the Bible is not increased by its owner Rather the Bible brings value to its owner.

  6. It is Pricele$$ It is your most priceless possession ! “More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold” Psalms 19:10

  7. How to Study The Bible

  8. The Lessons • Tools Needed • Rightly Dividing • The Words • The Context

  9. Tools for Bible Study • Good Bible • Bible Concordance • Bible Dictionary and Encyclopedia • Bible Atlas • Bible Commentaries Pt. 1

  10. How To Study The Bible Rightly Dividing 2 Timothy 2:15 Part 2

  11. Patriarchy Mosaical Judaism Christianity National International Family R e d S e a ADAM MOSES CHRIST Flood Mt. Sinai CHURCH Abraham 2500 years 1500 years In effect...

  12. The Covenants Church Eden

  13. Words How to Study The Bible Pt.3

  14. Etymology Words “a written or printed character or combination of characters representing a spoken word” Symbols Bible not written in English Translators used words to convey sense of the original writing. Apple Chair

  15. Meaning of Words Baptism to immerse in water or sprinkle or pour water on in the Christian rite of baptism: To immerse, submerge, to make whelmed The Centrality of the Word of God

  16. How To Study The Bible Context Part 4

  17. Nehemiah 8:8 “So they read in the book in the law of God distinctly, and gave the sense, and caused them to understand the reading.” • Gave the sense • Understand Context

  18. From two Words = “TO WEAVE TOGETHER” “The parts of a sentence, paragraph, discussion, that occur just before and after a passage.” Context

  19. Meaning of Words • Some always mean the same • But others change • “Check” • Mark • Noun, Verb, Adjective Context

  20. Close Context Sentence Paragraph Context

  21. Distant Context Other chapters Other books of Bible Context

  22. Bible Book Chapter Paragraph Verse Word Context

  23. How to Determine Context Who is Speaking ? Gen. 3:4 “You will not surely die.” Matt. 4:9 “All these things I will give you…” Job 2:9 “Curse God and die !” Ps. 14:1 “There is no God”

  24. How to Determine Context To whom is the passage addressed ? Gen. 6:14 “Make thee an ark.” Gen. 22:2 “Take now your son….and offer him” John 16:13 “Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth:”

  25. How to Determine Context When was the passage written? Where are the Events taking Place ? What is the subject ?

  26. Taking Out of Context Young man reading letter • “Saul has slain his thousands.” • “Now Saul was consenting to his death” • Did Saul kill thousands of Christians ?

  27. Taking Out of Context Matt. 18:20 • Section discussing church discipline. • Often applied to Christians coming to worship as long as 2 or 3 are present God is in our midst • In the context it points out that when discipline is done God’s way He endorses it

  28. False Doctrine Taking Out of Context 2 Peter 3:16 “…they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures…” Twist, pervert • False teachers use scripture • They are twisted and taken out of context • Most false doctrines can be refuted by the context

  29. Read All the Bible Says “whole counsel of God” Acts 20:27 ASV The partial View Take the Complete View Plan of Salvation Acts of Worship

  30. How To Study The Bible Context Part 4

  31. Sermon by Arthur Pigman Evans Church of Christ 515 Gibbs Road Evans, Ga. 30809 706-855-1249 arthurpigman@bellsouth.net www.evansgachurchofchrist.org Sunday Evening September 23, 2012

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