Audio (MP3) “Keys of Bible Study” Notebook (PDF)
Recap in 10 Tweets
- The 9th KEY of Bible Study is to approach the Bible believing there are NO contradictions, only APPARENT contradictions. #WordStrong
- Always give the Bible the BENEFIT of the DOUBT, just like you would a dear & trusted friend. #WordStrong
- Always treat the Bible with the same respect we give criminals: INNOCENT until proven GUILTY. #WordStrong
- Because of 1Jn.4:1, always treat TEACHERS of the Bible from the opposite standpoint: GUILTY until proven INNOCENT. #WordStrong
- Your APTITUDE in the Word of God is directly commensurate with your ATTITUDE toward it. #WordStrong
- Never make the Bible CONFORM to what you BELIEVE; always CONFORM what you BELIEVE to the Bible. #WordStrong
- It’s what we THINK we KNOW about the Bible that keeps us from LEARNING. #WordStrong
- Change what you’ve always been TAUGHT and/or THOUGHT when it goes contrary to the Bible. #WordStrong
- Be aware that God always GIVES us what we WANT. That’s either real positive…or real negative!
- When the Bible appears to contradict itself, it is God’s way of getting our attention to teach us a profound truth. #WordStrong
Notes:
KEY #9: APPROACH THE BIBLE BELIEVING THERE ARE ______CONTRADICTIONS…ONLY ______________ CONTRADICTIONS.
KEY THOUGHTS:
- Always give the Bible the ________________ of the _________________.
- Always operate within the Word of God with the conviction that the Bible is _______________ until proven __________________.
KEY PRINCIPLES:
- Your ____________________ in the Word of God is directly commensurate with your __________________ toward the Word of God.
- Luke 24:25
- John 2:23–25
- Luke 23:8–9
- 1 Thessalonians 2:13
- Never make the Bible __________________ to what you _________________…Always ________________ what you ______________ to what the Bible ____________.
- KEY QUOTE: “It’s what we ______________ we _____________ about the Bible that keeps us from _______________.”
- Always be prepared to __________________ whatever you’ve been _______________, or whatever you’ve always _______________ to be true about the Bible, when it goes _______________ to the Bible.
- Be aware that God always ______________ us what we _______________.
KEY VERSES:
- Ezekiel 14:1–11
- Isaiah 29:9–14
- 2 Thessalonians 2:8–12
KEY TRUTH:
- Whenever the Bible APPEARS to ___________________ itself, recognize that God is using it to get your ___________________, so He can _________________ to you a profound spiritual truth.
KEY EXAMPLE:
- Doing the math from 1 Kings 6:1
- From the time of the Exodus to the time Solomon began to build the Temple was… ________ years.
- Doing the math from Acts 13:16–22
- Verse 18 – Israel was in the wilderness after the Exodus for a period of ________ years.
- Verses 19–20 – From the wilderness to Samuel (during the time of the Judges) was a period of ________ years.
- Verse 21 – After Judges, Saul was king for a period of ________ years.
- Verse 22 – After Saul, David (1 Kings 2:11) was king for a period of ________ years.
- Note: 1 Kings 6:1 lets us know that after David, Solomon began to build the Temple at the beginning of the fourth year of his reign, so that was another ________ years.
- 573 years minus 480 years means there is a discrepancy of ________ years.
- Obviously, the discrepancy is some time during the time of the _________________, because 450 of the 480 years are taken up there.
- Interesting observations from the Book of Judges.
- Note the years the Book reveals when Israel was ruled by someone else:
- Judges 3:8 – _________ years.
- Judges 3:14 – _________ years.
- Judges 4:3 – _________ years.
- Judges 6:1– _________ years.
- Judges 13:1– _________ years.
- ______ years.
- Note the years the Book reveals when Israel was ruled by someone else:
“KEYS of Bible Study” Sessions
- KEYS of Bible Study [Session 1]
- KEYS of Bible Study [Session 2]
- KEYS of Bible Study [Session 3]
- KEYS of Bible Study [Session 4]
- KEYS of Bible Study [Session 5]
- KEYS of Bible Study [Session 6]
- KEYS of Bible Study [Session 7]
- KEYS of Bible Study [Session 8]
- KEYS of Bible Study [Session 9]
- KEYS of Bible Study [Session 10]
- KEYS of Bible Study [Session 11]
- KEYS of Bible Study [Session 12]
- KEYS of Bible Study [Session 13]