The
most of people of GOD does not know how to read
the bible like bible but another people read
the bible like the story passage this is not right to us
so we are required to stud y bible buy
following the good step
and
simple approaches to reading and understanding God’s Word involves three simple
steps:
Step 1What does the passage say? --------- in other word can say
observation
Step 2: What does the passage mean?--------- explain the passage
Step 3: What am I going to do about what the passage says and means? -----
application
How to Study the Bible in 3 Steps
Step 1: Observation
Observation is the first and most important step in how to study the Bible.
As you read the Bible text, you need to look carefully at what is said, and how
it is said. Look for:
- Words can have many
meanings, but terms are words used in a specific way in a specific context.
(For instance, the word trunk could apply to a tree, a car, or a
storage box. However, when you read, “That tree has a very large trunk,” you
know exactly what the word means, which makes it a term.
- Structure. If you look at your Bible, you will see that the text
has units called paragraphs (indented or marked ¶). A paragraph is a complete
unit of thought. You can discover the content of the author’s message by noting
and understanding each paragraph unit.
-
Emphasis. The amount of space or the number of chapters or verses
devoted to a specific topic will reveal the importance of that topic (for
example, note the emphasis of Romans 9 and
Psalms 119).
- Repetition. This is another way an author demonstrates that
something is important. One reading of 1 Corinthians
13, where the author uses the word “love” nine times in only 13 verses,
communicates to us that love is the focal point of these 13 verses.
- Relationships between ideas. Pay close attention, for example, to
certain relationships that appear in the text:
—roots-and impact: “Well done, good and faithful servant; you were faithful
over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things” (
Matthew
25:21).
—
Ifs and
: “If My people who are called by My name
will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked
ways, then I will hear from heaven and forgive their sin and heal their land” (
2 Chronicles
7:14).
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