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Inductive Bible Study Page 1 Basics: Know Your Goal Romans 8:29 "Conformity to the Image of Christ Jesus", 2 Corinthians 3:18 "Transformed into His Likeness", 2 Timothy 2:15 " Accurately Handling the Word of Truth" (Ortho-tomeo "Cut straight"), Hebrews 4:16, Ephesians 6:17 sword= "machaira" small 6-inch dagger not "rhomphaia" broad sword (Luke 2:35) Getting Ready A Cleansed Life - 1 John 1:9, Psalm 66:18, Prayer for Illumination - Psalm 119:12, 18, 27, 38, Dependence upon Holy Spirit - 1Corinthians 2:12, Proverbs 3:5, John 16:13-15, Willingness to Obey - John 7:17 Basic Beliefs The Bible is the Literal, Inspired Word of God - 2 Timothy 3:16, The Bible is Authoritative - Matthew 4:4, The Bible is God's Means to Communicated Truth to His People - John 8:31,32, A Passage Always has Only One Intended Meaning and Many Applications, Meaning is discovered through examining the a) Context of the passage, b) Customs of the day, c) Meanings of the words. Essentials: Observation - Seeing, taking notice, awareness. Answers "What does it say?" Accurate Observations are the result of reading with diligence, purpose, thought and inquiry. Observation does not try to assign meaning. It is simply but thoroughly answers "What does it say?" Interpretation - Determining the author's meaning. Answers "What does it mean?" Correlation - the process of relating the passage under consideration to the rest of the chapter, the whole book, and other portions of Scripture. It prevents meaning from being forced on a passage not intended by the author. Application - Putting God's Word into Practice. Answers "What does it mean to me?" |
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