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Tonight Will Be Our Final Night of Looking at Tips and Tricks for Better Bible Study
This Has Not Been an Exhaustive Study
But Just a Few Things That I Believe are Important and Somewhat Simple for Each of Us to Add to Our Bible Study
Tonight We are Going to Look at a Few Tips
The Bible is 100% Divine and 100% Human
The Bible Presents Itself in Many Places as God’s Words
2 Timothy 3:16 (NASB)
All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness;
Scripture Referred to the Entirety of the OT…
But Also tothe New Testament Books and Letters that Had Already Been Written
Paul Refers to Luke’s Gospel Account as Scripture in Luke 10:7
Peter Refers to Paul’s Writings as Scripture in 2 Peter 3:16
Paul Says All Scripture is “God-Breathed”
It’s Ultimate Source is God
2 Peter 1:20–21 (NASB)
But know this first of all, that no prophecy of Scripture is a matter of one’s own interpretation, for no prophecy was ever made by an act of human will, but men moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God.
The Scriptures Come From Men Who Were Moved or Carried Along By the Holy Spirit
God is the Originator of the Scriptures
We See Prophets Like Jerimiah (in Jeremiah 1:4) Saying:
Jeremiah 1:4 (NASB)
Now the word of the Lord came to me saying,
God Would Speak and They Would Record His Words
When the NT Writers Quoted Fromt OT, They Frequently Attributed Those Writings to the Holy Spirit
Hebrews 3:7 (NASB)
Therefore, just as the Holy Spirit says, “Today if you hear His voice,
The Bible, Both OT and NT Were and Still are Considered 100% Divine Writings
But, at the Same Time, the Bible Doesn’t Claim to Be a Book that Came ONLY From God
It May Sounds Like an Obvious Point to Make, But it’s an Important One to Grasp:
The Bible was Written By Humans
Hebrews 1:1 (NASB)
God, after He spoke long ago to the fathers in the prophets in many portions and in many ways,
God Spoke In/By the Human Prophets
The Verse We Read Earlier From Peter Says
2 Peter 1:21 (NASB)
for no prophecy was ever made by an act of human will, but men moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God.
God Moved Men to Speak
The Bible is Not Only 100% Divine, But it is 100% Human as Well
It Contains No Mistakes, But it Does Contain Diversity
If the Bible Fell Straight From Heaven On Golden Tablets, We Wouldn’t Expect So Much Diversity
But All the Diversity Makes Sense When You Learn that Dozens of Inspired Men Over Hundreds of Years Wrote it
They Spoke Different Languages
They Wrote in Different Styles
They Brought Different Experiences into Their Writings
They Presented Different Perspectives
They Emphasized Different Facts
Some Wrote Personal Letters to Address Real Life Situations
Some Wrote Poems and Prayers in Response to Real Events They Had Experienced
Some Books Were Compiled into Their Final Form By Editors
They Experienced Real Cultural and Historical Impacts
Recognizing that the Bible is a Book Written By Humans Does Not Make it Any Less Divine
It’s Not 98% Divine With a Few Human Errors Scattered Throughout
It’s Not 98% Human With a Few Divine Ideas Here and There
It’s 100% Divine and 100% Human
It was Written By Humans Who Were Moved By the Holy Spirit
Why is it Important For Us to Recognize This?
Because it Allows Us to Ask More Questions, Discover More Answers, and Understand the Bible Better
We Can Learn More Because We Recognize the Human Author Plays a Major Role in the Content of the Books
They Wrote Certain Things in Certain Ways Because of Their Ethnicity, Background, Culture, Historical and Geographical Setting
Without Recognizing that the Bible is a Human Book, it Doesn’t Make Sense as to Why There are 4 Different Accounts of Jesus’ Ministry
If the Bible is ONLY a Divine Book, Then Why Would He Write 4 Accounts of Jesus’ Ministry that Differ in So Many Ways?
It Makes Perfect Sense as to Why There are 4 Different Gospel Accounts…
When You Consider that 4 Different Men Wrote About Jesus’ Ministry From 4 Different Points of View
Each Gospel Account is Different, But Each Account is Perfect
The Bible is 100% Divine and 100% Human
Get to Know a Book Before Reading/Studying it
Bible Study is More Than Simply Studying the Chapters and Verses Within a Book
In Order to Fully Understand What a Book of the Bible is Saying…
You Need to Understand What the Book is All About
It Helps to Do Some Introductory Study Before Getting into the Text
I Would Highly Recommend Reading the Introduction to a Book of the Bible in a Good Commentary
Or Watching a Introductory Video (Bible Project)
Or Getting a Study Bible
I Love My ESV Study Bible By Crossway
(Show Pictures of Introduction to 1 Corinthians)
Having Some Kind of Introductory Material Helps So Much in Being Able to Understand the Book
This Alone Has Helped Me Tremendously in Understanding the Bible Better
And it Doesn’t Have to Be Super Hard or Time-Consuming
Get a Study Bible or Good Commentary With Introductory Remarks
Or Find a 5-10 Minute Video (Bible Project)
You’ll Be Amazed How Much it Will Improve Your Bible Study
And How Much More Interesting the Bible Will Become
Ignore Chapter and Verse Divisions
The Chapter and Verse Divisions We Find in Our Bibles are Not Inspired
In Some Ways, They are Helpful
They Make it Easy to Quickly Reference Specific Parts of the Bible
But They Can Also Cause Serious Damage
Many of the Books of the Bible Already Have Natural Structure to Them
Matthew Doesn’t Have 28 Chapters
It is Divided into 5 Natural Sections
Matthew Structured the Book Around 5 Major Discourses of Jesus
Each Section Ends With “When Jesus had Finished”
Matthew 7:28 (NASB)
When Jesus had finished these words, the crowds were amazed at His teaching;
Matthew 11:1 (NASB)
When Jesus had finished giving instructions to His twelve disciples, He departed from there to teach and preach in their cities.
Matthew 13:53 (NASB)
When Jesus had finished these parables, He departed from there.
Matthew 19:1 (NASB)
When Jesus had finished these words, He departed from Galilee and came into the region of Judea beyond the Jordan;
Matthew 26:1 (NASB)
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