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KEYS of Bible Study [Session 12]

October 18, 2013 by Mark Trotter

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Recap in 10 Tweets

  1. The 10th Key of Bible Study is to approach the Bible from a LITERAL standpoint. #WordStrong
  2. “The Bible is not a difficult Book to UNDERSTAND. We make it difficult by not BELIEVING every word we read.” #WordStrong
  3. Before trying to determine what any passage MEANS, make sure you have clearly determined what it SAYS. #WordStrong
  4. God SAYS what he MEANS—and MEANS what he SAYS! #WordStrong
  5. Take the LITERAL sense of a verse or passage unless it doesn’t make BIBLICAL sense. #WordStrong
  6. Recognize that some principles in the Bible don’t make LOGICAL sense, but they do make BIBLICAL sense. #WordStrong
  7. Though the Bible never CONTRADICTS itself, it often presents truth that is CONTRARY to our NATURAL INCLINATIONS. #WordStrong
  8. Jesus didn’t speak in parables so people could understand the truth better. He used them to HIDE the truth. #WordStrong
  9. The Bible is like an onion. You peel back one layer only to find another! #WordStrong
  10. “Religious” people take LITERALLY what God intended to be FIGURATIVE, & take FIGURATIVELY what God intended to be LITERAL. #WordStrong

Notes:

KEY #10: APPROACH THE BIBLE FROM A _______________ STANDPOINT.

KEY QUOTE:

  • “The Bible is not a difficult Book to ___________________. We make it difficult by not __________________ every word we read.”

KEY THOUGHT:

  • Before trying to determine what any passage _______________, make sure you have clearly determined what it _____________!

KEY PRINCIPLE:

  • Take the ________________ sense of a verse or passage unless it doesn’t make _______________ sense.

KEY QUALIFIERS:

  • Recognize that some principles in the Bible don’t make ______________ sense, but they do make __________________ sense.
    • Isaiah 55:8–9
    • 1 Corinthians 2:4–7
  • Keep in mind that though the Bible never ____________________ itself, it often presents truth that is _________________ to our _________________ ___________________.
    • God says that the way _________ is ______________. (James 4:10)
    • God says that to ____________ we must __________. (John 12:24)
    • God says that it is better to ______________ than to _________________. (Acts 20:35)
    • God says that to __________________ we must ______________. (Luke 6:38)

KEY EXCEPTIONS:

  • ________________________ of ___________________.
  • ________________________
  • ________________________
  • ________________________

“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]
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About Mark Trotter

Mark became a Christian in 1972 as a sophomore in high school in his hometown of Miami, Florida. Shortly after his salvation, he felt the call of God on his life, and prepared his life for ministry.

He served as an Associate Pastor in Huntington Beach, California and Atlanta, Georgia, and 20 years as the Senior Pastor of the First Baptist Church of New Philadelphia. He was the Teaching Pastor at Northwest Bible Church in Hilliard, Ohio for eight years. He serves as the Associate Pastor of One Baptist Church outside of Atlanta, Georgia.

Mark, and his wife, Sherry have two married children, Justin (Morgan) and Jacie (Justin), and three grandchildren, Jaden, Jantzen and Birkley.

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