Spending More Time With God In Personal Study It Takes Personal Desire • John 7:17 • Look at all the opportunities we have to study - IF we have the desire to do so. It Takes A Willingness To Obey • John 8:31-32 • Matt. 11:28-30 • John 8:43-44 It Takes Honesty • 2 Thess. 2:9-12 … [Read more...] about Spending Time With God In Personal Study
How To Study The Bible
How To Study The Bible: Lesson Four
The Epistles: The Hermeneutical Questions Download the PDF of Lesson Four Remember the more limited definition of “hermeneutic” used in our text. “How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth” (Fee) uses the word more specifically in reference to studying the Bible for personal application. So, the heading “The Hermeneutical Questions” is referring to questioning … [Read more...] about How To Study The Bible: Lesson Four
How To Study The Bible: Lesson Three
The Epistles: Learning To Think Contextually Download the PDF class notes. Introduction: Why start with the Epistles? They reflect the most natural form of writing. Understanding is not difficult. But… The difficulty with the Epistles isn’t so much with how to understand the style of writing as it is with how they are to be applied. … [Read more...] about How To Study The Bible: Lesson Three
How To Study The Bible – Lesson Two
Lesson Two: The Basic Tool: A Good Translation The Bible Was Not Written in English The Old Testament The Old Testament is almost entirely written in ancient Hebrew. There are small sections of Aramaic in Daniel and Ezra. The New Testament Koine Greek The “common” or “market place” Greek. We Need an English Translation Because the Bible … [Read more...] about How To Study The Bible – Lesson Two
How To Study The Bible – Lesson One
This is the first lesson from a class taught by our preacher, Norm Fields, for the Columbus Institute of Biblical Studies in Columbus, GA. Norm is a regular instructor and this was the class for Spring Quarter 2016 (March - May). … [Read more...] about How To Study The Bible – Lesson One