SS - How to Read The Bible - Pt 1
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Transcript
Why is this important?
Objections:
We’re just called to read the word
The spirit will interpret the truth to us
These are manmade principles for a heaven made book
There is a wrong way to read the bible
2 Timothy 2:15 “Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth.”
Distinguish between reading & studying the bible
Why don’t people study the bible? ASK
Time
Knowledge
Professional
Boring
Importance
SPIRITUAL WARFARE OVER ALL
Ephesians 6:10–18 “Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places. Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand firm. Stand therefore, having fastened on the belt of truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness, and, as shoes for your feet, having put on the readiness given by the gospel of peace. In all circumstances take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming darts of the evil one; and take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God, praying at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication. To that end, keep alert with all perseverance, making supplication for all the saints,”
Sword is the word. The devil doesnt like that
Why we ought to study the bible?
Howard Hendricks - “no one ever told them why they should”
God’s word
Authoritative, Sufficient, Clear, Necessary
It’s how we can know how to be saved
Romans 10:13–17 “For “everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.” How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him of whom they have never heard? And how are they to hear without someone preaching? And how are they to preach unless they are sent? As it is written, “How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the good news!” But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Isaiah says, “Lord, who has believed what he has heard from us?” So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ.”
Essential to growth
1 Peter 2:2 “Like newborn infants, long for the pure spiritual milk, that by it you may grow up into salvation—”
Hendricks observations on 1 pet 2 2
Attitude
Like babies
Appetite
Long
Aim
Growth
Maturity
Hebrews 5:11 “About this we have much to say, and it is hard to explain, since you have become dull of hearing.”
Context is in studying scripture
They’ve become dull of hearing
TIME
By this time, you ought to be…
Time in the word ought to produce spiritual maturity
Effectiveness
2 Timothy 3:16–17 “All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.”
Profitable for
Teaching or Doctrine
Going to tell you what is right and wrong. What God loves and hates. What his will is. What he’s like. Etc
Reproof or rebuke
Where you are in error, or wrong
Correction
Negative living
Training in Righteousness
Positive living
It’s Purpose
Equipped for every good work
Choosing a Bible
Translations
Translations are Biblical
The Bible affirms translations
Jesus quotes the LXX
What translation should I choose?
Spectrum
Formal Equivalence (Word for word)
Interlinear
NASB
ESV
KJV
NKJV
LSB
Dynamic Equivalence (Thought for thought)
CSB - Christian Standard
NAB - New American
NIV - New International
NET - New English Translation
NIRV -New International Readers
Paraphrases
GNT (Good news Bible)
TPT The Passion Translation
ERV Easy To Read
MSG Message
TMB Mirror Bible
Passion & Mirror can be more problematic than even NWT or JST
Look to Luke 9:44
Luke 9:44 ““Let these words sink into your ears: The Son of Man is about to be delivered into the hands of men.””
LIT “Let these words sink into your ears” “Put these words into your ears”
ESV: “Let these words sink into your ears”
NASB: “let these words sink into your ears”
LSB: ““Put these words into your ears”
CSB: “Let these words sink in”
NIV: “Listen carefully to what I am about to tell you”
MSG: “Treasure and ponder each of these next words:”
ERV: ““Don’t forget what I will tell you now:”
Finding Your Way Around Your Bible
Chapters & Verses & Headings
Cross References
How to find
The way they are written
Maps
Concordance
The Method
HOW DO YOU USUALLY READ THE BIBLE?
Observe
Interpret
Apply
Biblical foundation for this method
Is this method Biblical?
What if i said, Observe, Understand our culture, place cultural norms into the text, apply
Observe:
Logical necessity
Biblical support
Acts 17 11: They had to observe
Prov 2:1-5
Ps 119 18
Interpret
Wrongly -
2 Peter 3:16 “as he does in all his letters when he speaks in them of these matters. There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures.”
Nehemiah 8:8 “They read from the book, from the Law of God, clearly, and they gave the sense, so that the people understood the reading.”
Luke 24:27 “And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he interpreted to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning himself.”
Apply
Foundational -
2 Timothy 3:16–17 “All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.”
Joshua 1:8 “This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success.”
Luke 6:46–49 ““Why do you call me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and not do what I tell you? Everyone who comes to me and hears my words and does them, I will show you what he is like: he is like a man building a house, who dug deep and laid the foundation on the rock. And when a flood arose, the stream broke against that house and could not shake it, because it had been well built. But the one who hears and does not do them is like a man who built a house on the ground without a foundation. When the stream broke against it, immediately it fell, and the ruin of that house was great.””
James 1:22–25 “But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks intently at his natural face in a mirror. For he looks at himself and goes away and at once forgets what he was like. But the one who looks into the perfect law, the law of liberty, and perseveres, being no hearer who forgets but a doer who acts, he will be blessed in his doing.”
Observe - What does it say?
Question: What do I see?
The more time in observation, the less time in interpretation & vice versa
Looking for 4 things
Terms
Not just words
Ex “Believe” occurs nearly 80 times in John, always as a verb.
This has significance in Johns purpose
Structure
Grammatical structure
Object, Subject, main verb
Literary Structure
Questions & Answers
Cause & Effect
Literary Form
Genres
Law
Historical Narrative
Gospel
Parable
Poetry
Wisdom
Epistle
Prophecy
Apocalyptic
Atmosphere
Put yourself in the authors shoes
Hendricks makes the observation that Paul is in prison when he says rejoice always phillipians
Philippians 4:4 “Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice.”
Interpretation - What does it mean?
Questions - ask questions of the text? Even seemingly damaging ones
Answers
Found in the text
Integration
Put the pieces back together
Pastor 3 years in Ephesians, no idea what the theme of the book is
Application - How does it work?
How does it work for me
Look first at self
What does this text say about my life?
Remove the log THEN take the speck
How does it work for others
Discipleship
Marriages, family, grief, etc
Big picture
Observe - What do I see?
Interpret - What does it mean?
Apply - How does it work?
