Application means taking the word and applying those principles in your life. Jesus said “It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing; the words that I have spoken to you are spirit and are life.” John 6:63. To rightly handle the word of truth, we must interpret it correctly. The things that God gives us out of his word takes not in knowing what it says, or knowing what it means, but in applying in to ourselves so that the God can use it to transform us into his image. Bible study is not observation and interpretation. It is ultimately meant for us to apply the Word of God to our lives The Word of God is meant for us to have a guide to live our life by. It will make a difference in our lives if we apply it. We must first observe and interpret the passage, and then we can see clearly to …show more content…
We must plan to use these and apply them to everyday life by teaching and living the word to everyone in our path. We should allow the Word of God to infect us, let it take over our every body and mind. It should affect every aspect of our daily lives. It should affect the way we act, talk, and treat others, and it should affect the decisions we make. Each and every person needs to hear the word and God’s teachings. God knows how and what we need to learn. All we need to do is let him drown us with his glory and absorb all he wants to give. He knows when we have had all we can take. He also knows when we need more. Let him determine the balance and take what he gives. All we need do is trust in him when that time arises. We also sometimes think we are ready and God knows that we are not. There is a difference in knowing and doing. In order to have a closer walk with God we must do both. We must read and study the Word, and then we must apply the Word to our lives. We must allow the Word to change us. We must live the Word. We are all God’s children and are chosen to represent him to the
Michael Joseph Brown, unveils new ways to read and examine the Bible in his book, titled “What They Don’t Tell You: A Survivor’s Guide to Biblical Studies”. Although quite technical, the guide, not book, really goes into depth on the process of studying the Bible and its documents. Brown has a new and refreshing way of giving the reader this information that is necessary in a small group, or for a Biblical scholar. This guide is not meant solely for the biblical scholar and talks in detail about the difference between these two, because some may link the two together. Published by the Westminster John Knox Press, WJK for short, this book gives straight forward answers on the best way to thoroughly understand Biblical text. As you read on you will find out more about how they differ and why they appear so similar from an outside perspective. Brown has taken a wide variety of information, and made it into something interesting and extremely useful for the reader. In his own words, “What I have done is to ‘translate’ some foundational concepts in biblical studies into an idiom more people can understand” (xiii)
We have been counseled heretofore by prophets of old, "to seek learning, even by study, and by faith". We have an obligation to search the scriptures and to learn what the Lord is teaching us and warning us of. We must go forward with faith, and not backward. We must come unto the Lord, and not expect the Lord to come unto us.
As Christians it is our responsibility to live our lives in accordance with God’s will. Sharing the good news of God’s kingdom is imperative not only for our salvation, but that of many. If we don’t hear the gospel, we do not have an opportunity to embrace it. Additionally we cannot distort the message otherwise we diminish ...
listen and respond to the call of Jesus today. Through church. prayer, priests, and by fulfilling the sacraments we can be at one. with God at any time. To get a call would be to have such a strong faith that you want to drop everything to follow it.
...umble and be an open vessel to be used is by maintaining a strong relationship with Jesus.
Authority of Scripture reconciles the community with God and can transform our lives. To participate in the fuller blessing of understanding, it is important to view Scripture with historical and literary sensitivity, interpret theocentrically, ecclesially, and contextually. I realize each of these can be overwhelming to the average person who is seeking direction for a specific concern in their life. Therefore, Migliore reminds us, interpreting Scripture is practical engagement in the living of Christian faith, love, and hope in a still redeemed world. When we listen carefully to the voices of the past, from a worldwide culture, and guided by the Holy Spirit, we will open ourselves to those transformational opportunities.
By spending time with God to better understand things such as judgment day we grow in our faith and learn more from Christ. I personally believe that the answer to any issue in our lives is to bring it to God. Christ is our ultimate guide in life. Everything we face is given to us by God, because of this He
The Bible Student will have more knowledge of how to interpret God’s Word when finished with the work. Fee and Stuart achieve their goal of helping the reader not only with interpretation, but with application.
Bible study is something that we all should do. It helps us grow closer to God and teaches us how to live our lives for the Lord while we're still on this Earth. As Psalm 119:105 says; "Thy word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path. " While Bible study is an essential part of a Christian walk, I often find myself reading without comprehending or fully understand the meaning God and the Holy Spirit are trying to convey to me. As Pastor Danny Akin said, it isn't difficult or complicated, but it does take effort to focus on the text as you read.
Identify the Context and Content You will understand the passage in the Bible, if you are able to identify the perspective of the author. When reading the bible, always analyze the content and context of the passage. Such analysis in the presence of the Holy Spirit broadens the scope of understanding the subject matter. For instance, when Paul says: “we are no more under the law”… He did not imply that Christians can live a lawless life.
Then they must ask God, “what is it Lord that you will have me to say?” They should allow the Holy Spirit to reveal the answer. We should not use Scripture to support out thoughts, our philosophy and our reasoning. As soon as we begin to preach something outside of the Word of God, we lose our authority. In other words, God is no longer in the message and only the words of a man is glorified. This is why we should approach the Word using a childlike attitude. The goal is to glorify God in our preaching. We should allow the sermon to preach to us first before we preach it to the congregation. This means that the sermon needs to be incarnational. In other words our sermons should serves as a mirror. A mirror where we first see our own reflection and make adjustments and then reflect it back to the
First and foremost, I will always be focused on the fact that it is my responsibility as a teacher to “cause my students to learn”. I cannot teach my students content unless I have prayed and asked God for illumination and for an “appliers heart”. It is important that I understand the content and application before I teach this to my students which should result in a life change for them. Application is the main reason for God’s revelation and it is my responsibility to share this with my students. My ultimate goal is to illustrate how scripture can be used in daily
As we search the word of God with passion and earnestly, the Holy Spirit will illuminate us, so we can grasp his will in our life “until we all attain to the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a mature man, to the measure of the stature which belongs to the fullness of Christ.” (Eph. 4:13).
The Bible is full of instructions as to how God wants his people to live. It speaks of our relationship with God himself, the place of prayer and his word in our lives, and how to grow in that relationship. It talks about relationships in the home, relationships with other believers, how we should treat our enemies, our attitude to our authoritative figure and employees, what we should do with the gifts God has given us, the virtues we should seek to develop in our characters, our attitude to material possessions,and how we should regard this life in relationship to the next. We don't require any special guidance to find out God's will about these things. All we need to do is read the Bible regularly and prayerfully and seek to obey the things that God teaches us from it. Much of God's will has already been made plain. God gives us the Holy Spirit for the very purpose of enabling us to obey.
Thus we must depend on God alone and do what He wants and not anything else. This is because we can only see our purpose if we put God into our lives. We must also understand the importance of education in our lives.... ... middle of paper ...