How to Study the Bible

Summer 2010

Why do we find it difficult to study the Bible?

Why should we study the Bible?

All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.

-2 Timothy 3:16-17 (NIV)

Why should we study the Bible?All Scripture is

God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.

-2 Timothy 3:16-17 (NIV)

Why should we study the Bible?All Scripture is –God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.

-2 Timothy 3:16-17 (NIV)

Why should we study the Bible?All Scripture is –God-breathed <and> is useful for

1. teaching, 2. rebuking, 3. correcting and 4. training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.

-2 Timothy 3:16-17 (NIV)

Why should we study the Bible?All Scripture is –God-breathed <and> is useful for

1. teaching, 2. rebuking, 3. correcting and 4. training in righteousness,

--so that—(answers why?) the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.

-2 Timothy 3:16-17 (NIV)

Why should we study the Bible?All Scripture is –God-breathed <and> is useful for

1. teaching, 2. rebuking, 3. correcting and 4. training in righteousness,

--so that—(answers why?) the man of God may be

thoroughly equipped for every good work.

-2 Timothy 3:16-17 (NIV)

Why should we study the Bible?All Scripture is –God-breathed <and> is useful for

1. teaching, 2. rebuking, 3. correcting and 4. training in righteousness,

--so that—(answers why?) the man of God may be

thoroughly equipped

for every good work.

-2 Timothy 3:16-17 (NIV)

Why should we study the Bible?All Scripture is

–God-breathed <and> is useful for

1. teaching, 2. rebuking, 3. correcting and 4. training in righteousness,

--so that—(answers why?) the man of God may be

thoroughly equipped

--for--

every good work.-2 Timothy 3:16-17 (NIV)

TeachingReproof Correcting

Training

Before you set out on a journey you must first check what is under your bonnet

and in your boot.

Group Discussion:

What does this proverb mean? Restate it in your own words.

Three steps to Bible Study

• Observation: What Does it SAY?

• Interpretation: What Does it MEAN?

• Application: How Does it WORK?

Hebrew

Christian

Law

History

Poetry

Major Prophets

Minor Prophets

Gospels

Acts

Paul’s Letters

General Letters

Revelation