If you expect me to answer “God wrote the Bible,” you’d be right. And wrong. God did write the Bible. Every word originated in the heart and mind of God. He is the source. But God chose to deliver His Word to us through human instruments. And it matters. Knowing the...
One basic guideline to follow during the interpretation step of Inductive Bible study is to “use Scripture to Interpret Scripture.” This practice of better understanding one passage by comparing it to one or more other passages is also known as “interpretation...
Most of us avoid it as much as we can. But, with just a little help, we can better understand the law in the Old Testament. This post will define “law,” describe three categories of the law, and give tips for understanding and applying the Old Testament law. (Also see...
Lately I’ve done some reading about how to understand the parables of Jesus. Since He used them often to teach deep, theological truth we don’t want to miss out! I intentionally add illustrations and stories to my speaking and writing. They add “flesh” to the bones of...
Knowing how to do a Bible book survey is a powerful skill for any student of God’s Word. A survey falls under the first step of inductive Bible study because the focus of a survey is observation of the content and not interpretation. A “survey” is a preliminary, big...
Word pictures and figures of speech fill Scripture, but this post specifically focuses on metaphors and similes in the Bible. We will consider their benefit and how we can best understand them. But first, what are they? Metaphors and similes are both word pictures...
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