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Monthly Archives: July 2012

Lesson #7

Lesson #7 Linking the Old and New Testaments       Jesus’ Temptation During Jesus’ time of temptation in the desert, he countered the Devil three times with quotations from the Book of Deuteronomy. The devil’s attack   Jesus’ defense   “If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.” Matthew […]

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Lesson #6

Lesson #6 The Telescopic Approach to Bible Study Opening Observation To gain an overview of a long and involved Bible book, it is sometimes best to read it in one sitting. John’s Gospel can be read in about an hour.     The Purpose of John’s Gospel John tells us why he wrote his gospel: […]

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Lesson #5

Lesson #5 Looking Through a Microscope       Opening Observations Thinking about one person, theme, event or word is a most helpful way of studying the Bible. This study puts the key word “faith” under the microscope. It is possible to make such a study by tracking down the places where the word comes […]

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Lesson #4

What are Commentaries, Concordances, Bible Dictionaries, New Testament Interlinears? While there is no substitute for reading the words of the Bible itself, there are many different books to help you in your study of the Bible.     Commentaries These are books which give systematic comments, observations, and sometimes personal application notes, on different passages […]

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Lesson #3

Lesson #3 – Questions to Ask   Source: Water, M. (1998). Bible Study made easy…   When Jesus met people, he often asked them questions. When we read the Bible, one of the best ways to increase our understanding about a passage is to ask questions about it.    General Questions There are some general […]

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Lesson #2

Nine Ways Not to Study the BibleThe Bible is the most wonderful book in the world. But sadly, it has often been misused and misquoted.       Source: Water, M. (1998). Bible Study made easy   The mistake     The solution   Taking a text out of its context. An example of this […]

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Lesson #1

Lesson #1 – Which Bible Version Should I Use?       There are scores of different Bible versions to choose from in bookstores. They fall into two categories: • Translations. Great attention is paid to translating the exact meaning of each Greek or Hebrew word or phrase. • Paraphrases. These may add or omit […]

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Why Study the Bible?

Why Study The Bible? Questions that might come to mind are: Why study the Bible? What would its purpose be? What value do we give it? Is it hard? With these questions in mind let us examine ‘the Bible’. The Bible has survived centuries of time. It was written by different men verying in race, […]

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Wrong Way to Read the Bible

Wrong Way to Read the Bible By: Kevin Bauder Kevin T. Bauder – Central Baptist Theological Seminary of Minneapolis – 900 Forestview Ln N, Plymouth, MN 55441 | 1-800-827-1043 | www.centralseminary.edu If the Bible is God’s Word, then why does it come to us as such an (apparently) random collection of diverse literature? In one […]

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2 – Life-Saving Covenants

  CHAPTER 2 ———————— v ———————— LIFE-SAVING COVENANTS: God’s Promises to Noah Genesis 6 –9   •       A covenant of deliverance  ( Genesis 6:18 , 19 ) •       When God must judge  ( Genesis 3 ; 4 ; 6:1–6 ) •       Making place for grace  ( Genesis 6:8 ) •       Christ in the covenant ( 1 Peter 3:18–21 ) •       A covenant of preservation  ( Genesis 9:8–13 ) •       God’s sovereign intent  ( Genesis 8:21–23 ) •       The nature of covenants revealed  ( Genesis 6 ; 8 ; 9 )   The first occurrence of the […]

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