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Bible Study Seminar

Bible Study Seminar. Seminar Content. Part 1: Importance of Bible Study Part 2: Inductive Bible Study 1 Part 3: Inductive Bible Study 2 Part 4: Associative Bible Study Part 5: Devotional Bible Study. Parables of Jesus:. Inductive Study vs. Deductive Study.

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Bible Study Seminar

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  1. Bible Study Seminar

  2. Seminar Content • Part 1: Importance of Bible Study • Part 2: Inductive Bible Study 1 • Part 3: Inductive Bible Study 2 • Part 4: Associative Bible Study • Part 5:Devotional Bible Study

  3. Parables of Jesus: Inductive Study vs. Deductive Study • Deductive reasoning is a subtractive process. • Reasoning from the general to the specific.

  4. Parables of Jesus: Inductive Study vs. Deductive Study • Deductive reasoning is a subtractive process. • Reasoning from the general to the specific. • Example: Eliminate possible causes of a problem until the cause is found.

  5. Parables of Jesus: Inductive Study vs. Deductive Study • Deductive reasoning is a subtractive process. • Reasoning from the general to the specific. • Example: Eliminate possible causes of a problem until the cause is found. • Application: Why won’t my car start?

  6. Parables of Jesus: Inductive Study vs. Deductive Study • Inductive reasoning is an additive process. • Reasoning from the specific to the general.

  7. Parables of Jesus: Inductive Study vs. Deductive Study • Inductive reasoning is an additive process. • Reasoning from the specific to the general. • Example: Accumulate information until a conclusion can be reached.

  8. Parables of Jesus: Inductive Study vs. Deductive Study • Inductive reasoning is an additive process. • Reasoning from the specific to the general. • Example: Accumulate information until a conclusion can be reached. • Application:Motive + Means + Opportunity = Guilty

  9. Parables of Jesus: Why doesn’t everybody understand scripture the same way?

  10. Our Mind Is Like A Filter Some ideas come through Some ideas are blocked

  11. Our Mind Is Like A Filter Some ideas come through Factors: • Intelligence Some ideas are blocked

  12. Our Mind Is Like A Filter Some ideas come through Factors: • Intelligence • Maturity Some ideas are blocked

  13. Our Mind Is Like A Filter Some ideas come through Factors: • Intelligence • Maturity • Experience Some ideas are blocked

  14. Our Mind Is Like A Filter Some ideas come through Factors: • Intelligence • Maturity • Experience • Opinion Some ideas are blocked

  15. Our Mind Is Like A Filter Some ideas come through Factors: • Intelligence • Maturity • Experience • Opinion • Intent Some ideas are blocked

  16. Parables of Jesus: To understand Scripture properly: • We must filter out religious error.

  17. Parables of Jesus: To understand Scripture properly: • We must filter out religious error. • Paul: “I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also” (1 Corinthians 14:15).

  18. Parables of Jesus: To understand Scripture properly: • We must filter out religious error. • Paul: “I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also” (1 Corinthians 14:15). • We must approach Bible study with this same attitude.

  19. Parables of Jesus: To understand Scripture properly: • We must filter out religious error. • Paul: “I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also” (1 Corinthians 14:15). • We must approach Bible study with this same attitude. • We must view the Scripture through the proper lens.

  20. We read the Bible through various lenses: Three Lenses of Interpretation: • What does this text mean?

  21. We read the Bible through various lenses: Three Lenses of Interpretation: • What does this text mean? • What does this text mean to me?

  22. We read the Bible through various lenses: Three Lenses of Interpretation: • What does this text mean? • What does this text mean to me? • How can I apply this Bible knowledge to my Christian life?.

  23. Step 1: Observation Step 1: Observation

  24. Step 1: Observation Step 1: Observation Step 2: Interpretation

  25. Step 1: Observation Step 1: Observation Step 2: Interpretation Step 3: Application

  26. What is the meaning of this scripture? What facts can I discover in this scripture? Step 1: Observation Step 1: Observation

  27. What is the meaning of this scripture? What facts can I discover in this scripture? How can I analyze the facts to find meaning? Step 1: Observation Step 1: Observation

  28. What is the meaning of this scripture? What facts can I discover in this scripture? How can I analyze the facts to find meaning? What is the context of this particular scripture? Step 1: Observation Step 1: Observation

  29. What does this Scripture mean to me? I know that each reader will find a different meaning based on experience and need. Step 1: Observation Step 2: Interpretation

  30. What does this Scripture mean to me? I know that each reader will find a different meaning based on experience and need. What does this scripture say to me at this point in my Christian life? Step 1: Observation Step 2: Interpretation

  31. What does this Scripture mean to me? I know that each reader will find a different meaning based on experience and need. What does this scripture say to me at this point in my Christian life? Do I need to read more, pray more, or discuss this scripture with a Christian friend? Step 1: Observation Step 2: Interpretation

  32. How can I put into practice what I have read?  I will ask God to make His truth obvious to me. Step 1: Observation Step 3: Application

  33. How can I put into practice what I have read?  I will ask God to make His truth obvious to me. I will let Scripture speak for itself. Step 1: Observation Step 3: Application

  34. How can I put into practice what I have read?  I will ask God to make His truth obvious to me. I will let Scripture speak for itself. I will make this scripture part of my Christian life. Step 1: Observation Step 3: Application

  35. How can I put into practice what I have read?  I will ask God to make His truth obvious to me. I will let Scripture speak for itself. I will make this scripture part of my Christian life. I will change my life to conform to the will of God. Step 1: Observation Step 3: Application

  36. John 3:16 “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” Step 1: Observation Observation—Interpretation—Application Practicing Inductive Bible Study

  37. John 3:16 “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” Context: Jesus speaks to Nicodemus about the New Birth. The New Birth involves faith. “The Serpent in the Wilderness” (verses 14-15). Step 1: Observation Observation—Interpretation—Application Practicing Inductive Bible Study

  38. What is the meaning of this scripture? Step 1: Observation Step 1: Observation

  39. What is the meaning of this scripture? God loved (loves) the world. Step 1: Observation Step 1: Observation

  40. What is the meaning of this scripture? God loved (loves) the world. God gave His only begotten son. Step 1: Observation Step 1: Observation

  41. What is the meaning of this scripture? God loved (loves) the world. God gave His only begotten son. God wants everyone to believe in Him. Step 1: Observation Step 1: Observation

  42. What is the meaning of this scripture? God loved (loves) the world. God gave His only begotten son. God wants everyone to believe in Him. Those who believe in God will not perish. Step 1: Observation Step 1: Observation

  43. What is the meaning of this scripture? God loved (loves) the world. God gave His only begotten son. God wants everyone to believe in Him. Those who believe in God will not perish. God gives eternal life to all who believe. Step 1: Observation Step 1: Observation

  44. What does this Scripture mean to me? Step 1: Observation Step 2: Interpretation

  45. What does this Scripture mean to me? I am in the world; therefore, God loves me. Step 1: Observation Step 2: Interpretation

  46. What does this Scripture mean to me? I am in the world; therefore, God loves me. God gave His Son for me. Step 1: Observation Step 2: Interpretation

  47. What does this Scripture mean to me? I am in the world; therefore, God loves me. God gave His Son for me. I do not need to perish. Step 1: Observation Step 2: Interpretation

  48. What does this Scripture mean to me? I am in the world; therefore, God loves me. God gave His Son for me. I do not need to perish. I can have eternal life. Step 1: Observation Step 2: Interpretation

  49. How can I put into practice what I have read? Step 1: Observation Step 3: Application

  50. How can I put into practice what I have read? To have eternal life, I must believe in Jesus. Step 1: Observation Step 3: Application

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