Bible Study: Exam 1

• 1. Reveals what God is like
• 2. Reports what God has done in the past
• 3. Gives Us Confidence in what God can and Will Do
• 4. Gives us an awareness of how God works
• 5. Declares his will
• 6. Gives us common beliefs and convictions that bind us together
• 7. Provides the vocabulary and grammar of our faith
• 8. Relays the Glad Tidings of God’s provision to
• restore our relationship with Him
• 9. Instructs us how to live in fellowship with God
• 10. Provides our mandate and message as believers

• Scripture comes from the Greek meaning “writing”
• or “Writings”

66

At least 50

• God
• Revelation
• Inspiration
• Canonization
• Interpretation
• Application

God revealing certain truths and aspects about his nature to all humanity

Restricted to the Bible and Jesus Christ

• In Creation
• Within the Human Personality
• Through His Mighty Acts
• In Jesus Christ – the ultimate of God’s revelation to man
• Through what the Bible says

...That mysterious process by which the Holy Spirit worked with human authors without destroying the writers individual styles and personalities, giving guidance in such a way to produce the divinely infallible and authoritative writings which include only the 66 Books commonly recognized to be in the canon of scripture.

• Neo-Orthodox - The Bible becomes God’s word as the person encounters it (But the Bible already is the Word of God)
• Dictation Theory - The writer writes exactly what the Holy Spirit speaks
• Limited Inspiration- Matters to how you should live and believe are inspired but everything else is not
• Verbal-Plenary - Every word is inspired

• Recognition Process
• Literally: Measuring Rod

The art and the science of Interpreting the Bible

Looks at Historical context out of which a scripture was written as well as the grammar used

• To Explain what scripture means
• Means to “draw out”, “to guide out of”
• Is Objective
• Is Responsible

• This is when you read into the text what is not there
• Is Subjective
• Is Irresponsible

Exegesis

• This person lives by their feelings rather than through an understanding of God’s Word
• Is only as effective as the intensity of his/her feelings
• Constantly seeks new spiritual highs
• Doesn’t want to know God, wants to feel God.

• Revelation
• Reflection
• Realization
• Response

• Read the bible like any other book
• Read it with personal interest
• Interpret narratives in the light of doctrinal passages
• carefully determine the meaning of words
• Give careful attention to genre
• Make use of the realities of prayer and the Holy Spirits Guidance

• Bible Study is Essential to growth
• Bible study is essential to spiritual maturity
• Bible Study is essential to spiritual effectiveness
• Because there is a great degree of biblical ignorance
• Because the Bible Itself Urges us to study