You Can Understand the Bible

INTRO

Good morning, friends, we’re so glad you have tuned in to hear God’s Precepts and Promises this morning brought to you by the Rome Church of Christ.

We’re examining Christianity systematically--taking all the Bible has to say on a subject and putting it together as best as possible. Letting the Bible speak

Last week: We asked if we can understand the Bible; this week we want to consider how we can understand the Word of God (Eph 5:17)

1.Attitudes to Aid Your Understanding

2.Tools to Aid Your Understanding

3.Questions to Aid Your Understanding

DISCUSSION

Attitudes to Aid Understanding

•A desire to understand (Hos 4:6)

•Faith in inspiration (2 Tim 3:16)

•Willingness to study (2 Tim 2:15)

•Pure, soft heart (2 Tim 4:3-4; Acts 7:51-53)

•Common sense

Tools to Aid Understanding

•A faithful translation (KJV, NKJV, ASV, ESV)

•English dictionary

•Bible dictionary (Lexham Bible Dictionary)

•Bible Atlas (Baker Bible Atlas)

ID and Q & A

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Q: Do you get the Holy Spirit when you are baptized?

A: Important to realize that the Holy Spirit is a person, not a thing to be gotten. When a person is baptized, He is baptized into a relationship with each person of the Godhead (Mt 28:19). He now has the Spirit dwelling in him (1 Cor 6:19). The Spirit dwells in the Christian in the same way Christ does (Col 1:27). He dwells by faith (Eph 3:17)

Questions to Aid Understanding

Who

•Who wrote this?

•To whom is he writing?

•Who is the main character in this account?

What

•What is happening or being said?

•What does this mean today?

Where

•Where is this located?

•Where was this written? Is there anything about that location that would be important to know?

When

•When was this written? What was happening in the world at that time?

•In what dispensation was this written?

How

•How does this fit into the Scheme of Redemption or the overall story of the Bible?

•How is this parallel to other passages?

Why

•Why did the author write this?

•Why is this happening?

CONCLUSION

We can understand the Bible with…

1.Right attitudes

2.Quality tools

3.Asking thoughtful questions

Next week: The Theme of the Bible

Until then, we encourage you to hear His precepts and trust Him promises.