KEYS of Bible Study [Session 11]

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

Always give the Bible the ________________ of the _________________.
Always operate within the Word of God with the conviction that the Bible is _______________ until proven __________________.

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 _______________.

Whenever the Bible APPEARS to ___________________ itself, recognize that God is using it to get your ___________________, so He can _________________ to you a profound spiritual truth.

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.