Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Bible Study Methods


Written by Rick Warren whom also authored The Purpose Driven Life and the church he founded Saddleback Church in Orange County, California which hosted the President debate between Obama and McCain last fall.

This book, Bible Study Method, tells of twelve ways you can unlock God's Word. There are different ways of study the bible and to understand it better. You can do this alone, with friends or groups from church meeting once a week and study them together. Anyone can do this. This is especially helpful for those who really want to search God's Word and to live by them. Non-believers can study them if they want to counter-argue Christians when they preach or share the Good News.
The difference between bible reading and bible study is to pick up a piece of paper and pencil and write new information down. Bible reading can be read 3 to 5 chapters and then put it down to do something else, whereas bible study is to write down on a piece of paper what inspires you, jot down references and cross references, define the meaning of words and many more.
While I will not go over the entire book here, I will go ahead and write down 12 Bible Study Methods for you to skim through. You can purchase this book at any bible bookstore. I highly recommend them.

1. The Devotional Method of Bible Study
2. The Chapter Summary Method of Bible Study
3. The Character Quality Method of Bible Study
4. The Thematic Method of Bible Study
5. The Biographical Method of Bible Study
6. The Topical Method of Bible Study
7. The Word Study Method of Bible Study
8. The Book Background Method of Bible Study
9. The Book Survey Method of Bible Study
10.The Chapter Analysis Method of Bible Study
11. The Book Synthesis Method of Bible Study
12. The Verse-by-Verse Analysis Method of Bible Study

Each of these chapters will elaborate more on how to study them and how one can apply it to their lives. This book focuses on "Applications" rather than "Interpretation" of the Bible. For any Christian believers who want to learn what God's Words mean and to apply what they learn into their lives. We will become better Christians in the way Jesus really wants us to be and to know Scriptures as we ought to.

Go ahead and purchase one and then get reading and study them Holy Scriptures.
Happy Studying.

God Bless and remember, "My love for you is made possible by God's love for me".
Jesus Is Lord!!
Ben

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