![]() ![]() No matter how you choose to study, apply these five principles, and you’ll get more out of whatever you read. There’s no better time than today to start studying the Bible. If any of you think you are wise by the standards of this age, you should become fools so. 1 Corinthians 3:18 wisdom world selfishness thoughts. The more you read a passage, the more you’ll get out of it. If anyone among you seems to be wise in this age, let him become a fool that he may become wise. It’s amazing how much you can get out of a passage if you study the same passage over and over again and then come back to the same passage a few months later. This simple practice will change your life. You might choose to study it verse-by-verse, book-by-book, topic-by-topic, or theme-by-theme.ĥ. That haphazard approach won’t produce the kind of results God wants in your life. Then the next time you study the Bible, you start in a different, random place. Have you heard of the “dip-and-skip method” of Bible study? It’s when you just open up the Bible and put a finger down where you want to study. The problem that most of us have with the Bible isn’t what we don’t understand it’s applying what we do understand!Ĥ. Do you believe in sharing Christ with others? Do you believe in tithing? Well, do you do those activities? If you don’t do them, then you don’t really believe what the Bible teaches about them. In fact, you only really believe the parts of the Bible you apply. But when you apply God’s Word, you move from the “what” to the “so what.” In other words, you ask, “How will this Scripture change my life?”Īpplication is the ultimate goal of all Bible study. When you ask questions and write down observations, you’re in the “what” part of Bible study. Yesterday I gave you two general principles for Bible study that anyone, anywhere can do:ģ. But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you. Many will be purified, made spotless and refined, but the wicked will continue to be wicked. But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you. We have been wicked and have rebelled we have turned away from your commands and laws. But in order for God’s Word to change you, you have to study it. you have made known to us the dream of the king. God wants you to apply his Word and let it change your life. JLog in to read this devotional and: Have reminders sent directly to your email Record your reading progress Pause your devotional at any time to read at your own pace Log In Verse of the Day A daily inspirational and encouraging Bible verse. “Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.” ![]()
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