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Reading And Understanding The Bible

Reading And Understanding The Bible claims it can be understood. • Ephesians 3: 3 -5 • Ephesians 5: 17 Some basic principles to help us in reading and understanding the Bible:

Reading And Understanding The Bible • Read It As It Is – 1 Thessalonians 2: 13 – Not as the word of men, but the word of God. • • Galatians 1: 11 -12 1 Corinthians 11: 23 2 Timothy 3: 16 1 Corinthians 2: 13; Galatians 3: 16

Reading And Understanding The Bible • Read It With A Prepared Heart – James 1: 21 – Heart = soil / the word = seed (Lk. 8: 5 -11) – Ezra 7: 10 – Have a heart prepared to do what God’s word says (Jas. 1: 22; Jn. 7: 17).

Reading And Understanding The Bible • Read It Recognizing Its Divisions – 2 Timothy 2: 15 – Divided into 2 Testaments: Old & New. – Divided into 3 Dispensations and 14 Periods of History.

Reading And Understanding The Bible • Read Everything It Says On A Subject – Psalm 119: 160; 139: 17 – A partial view is often an inaccurate view. – Justification, an example: • Romans 5: 1 • James 2: 24

Reading And Understanding The Bible • Consider The Context Of A Passage – First rule of grammar: No word is a part of speech until it first appears in context. – Error is taught by stringing verses together out of context (Mt. 27: 5; Lk. 10: 37; Jn. 13: 27). – Note some examples: • John 6: 44 • Romans 10: 13 • 1 Corinthians 1: 14

Reading And Understanding The Bible • Consider Who Is Speaking And Who Is Being Spoken To – Who is speaking (Gen. 3: 4; Job) – Who is being spoken to (Jn. 14: 26; Gal. 6: 10)

Reading And Understanding The Bible • Recognize Figurative Language – Ezekiel, Daniel, Zechariah and Revelation are examples of books with figurative language. – Understand figurative passages figuratively and literal passages literally.

Reading And Understanding The Bible • Realize One Verse Can Only Teach What Another Verse Will Allow It – Truth is consistent (Jn. 17: 17). – Note some examples: • Romans 10: 13; Matthew 7: 21 • Romans 5: 1; James 2: 24 • Romans 14; 2 John 9 -11

Reading And Understanding The Bible