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Bible study is the christian discipline of studying a text of scripture in detail to better understand the meaning. There are multiple ways a person can study the scripture. Here are a few of the most common methods:
- In-debth text study – studying a specific text to understand the meaning.
- Word study – studying a word to see how it is used throughout scripture.
- Character study – studying a specific character in scripture.
The most common method of bible study involves three steps:
- Observation – carefully studying the text
- Interpretation – deciding what you believe the text is saying
- Application – applying the text to your personal life
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Hearing God Through the Bible – Dialoguing with God
This is the fifth in a series on how to listen for God’s voice when reading the Bible. So far we have looked at Lectio Divina, Luther’s Four Stranded Garland, Questions Jesus Asked and Placing Yourself in the Story. In this post we will talk about the importance of dialoguing with God. Have you ever […]
Continue readingHearing God Through the Bible: Placing Yourself in the Story
This is the fourth in a series on how to listen for God’s voice when reading the Bible. So far we have looked at Lectio Divina, Luther’s Four Stranded Garland and Questions Jesus Asked. In this post we will look at a method that is much more imaginative: Placing Yourself in the Story. For this […]
Continue readingHearing God Through the Bible: Questions Jesus Asked
This is the third in a series on how to listen for God’s voice when reading the Bible. So far we have looked at Lectio Divina and Luther’s Four Stranded Garland. Both of these tools are a structured way of approaching the text to help your spirit be open to the leading of the Holy […]
Continue readingHearing God through the Bible: Luther’s Four Stranded Garland
This is the second in a series on how to hear God through reading the Bible. Most people are familiar with Bible study and Bible reading but these techniques are little less commonly taught. Last month I introduced you to Lectio Divina, an ancient method of Bible reading that focuses on listening to the Holy […]
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Five Tools for Hearing God Through the Bible
Do you desire to hear from God? Do you find that often your time with God seems more like a ritual than a relationship? Then I hope these posts on hearing from God will be a help to you. Recently I did three posts on hearing from God. These posts encouraged you to Listen to […]
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