Monday, October 14, 2024

How to Study the Bible for Beginners

Read for 5 minutes.
Read one chapter, reread it and ponder it throughout the day.
Be sure to read everyday.

1. Observe

2. Apply


1. Observe - what do I see?

    5Ws

A - Where - locations

B - What - actions

C - When - time

D - Who - characters

E - Why - purpose

    TACT

T - Terms - Subject: love, hope, joy, fruit (what)

A - Adjectives/Adverbs - Descriptive

C - Connectives - connecting words: and, for, afterward; however, but - change direction, steer

T - Verb Tenses - past, present, future

 

2. Apply to your life

SPECTRUM

S - what SIN to avoid?

P - what PROMISE is given?

E - what EXAMPLE to follow?

C - what COMMAND to obey?

T - what TRUTH to know?

R - what to REPENT about?

U - what UPSIDE to embrace?

M - what MOMENT of gratitude?

Read the New Testament, one gospel and all of Paul's letters

Ref: YouTube IVM - Impact Video Ministries
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=peg2xPQIqDQ

/2024oct13


The Book of Job

  Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? - Job 38 Does the hawk fly by your wisdom? - Job 39 /2024oct13, T118, 586 BC