God And His Word - A Question And Answer Approach To Understanding The Bible

LESSON 5: HOW TO STUDY THE BIBLE NOTE: To thoroughly know the Bible, it is ESSENTIAL that we be taught by the Holy Spirit through teaching ministries (Ephesians 4: 11, 12). But it is equally important that you develop a personal experience with the Word of Life through a proper study pattern. Memorize 2 Timothy 2: 15. Start reading in Matthew and continue through to Revelation. Then, begin in Genesis and read right through to Revelation. Read the Bible again from Genesis to Revelation, and continue re-reading the Bible like this ALL OF THE REST OF YOUR CHRISTIAN LIFE! 2. IS IT NECESSARY TO READ EVERY Read the WHOLE Bible, chapter by chapter, reading every word and marking your Bible as you proceed. 3. HOW SHOULD I STUDY THE BIBLE BY CHAPTERS OR VERSES? For daily devotional reading, the average Christian will find it best to study the Bible by chapters. Some books like Jonah or Jude can be read easily at a single sitting, but the Gospel of Matthew would take two hours of hard concentration. For daily benefit, we recommend that you study by chapters, rather than by TOO BIG or TOO SMALL Scripture portions. 4. DO THESE TWO THINGS WHEN STUDYING THE BIBLE BY CHAPTERS. After reading a chapter of the Bible, do not leave it until: [1] You have made a simple outline of that chapter. [2] You have found some great truth or development of some theme. 5. SHOULD I EXPECT TO GET SOMETHING OUT OF EVERY CHAPTER? It is important that no passage of the Bible remain a barren area to you. All chapters of the Bible will not have the same richness of Truth for you, but there is no chapter anywhere in the Bible but that will yield some spiritual teaching. A chapter that involves the most thought, oftentimes will yield the greatest teaching. 1. WHERE IS THE BEST PLACE TO BEGIN IN READING THE WHOLE BIBLE?

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