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Part 1 - Introduction

Part 1 - Introduction. © 2009, James D. Battle. Interpret This:. “You shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” Jesus. The Mission of all believers :. “Make an impact on our secular society with the gospel of Jesus Christ”.

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Part 1 - Introduction

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  1. Part 1 - Introduction © 2009, James D. Battle

  2. Interpret This: “You shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” Jesus

  3. The Mission of all believers: “Make an impact on our secular societywith the gospel of Jesus Christ” Question: How can we do that if we don’t master the instruction Book?

  4. The approach is called Inductive “Inductive” describes reasoning which - starts with the basic facts - works to the conclusion Or, “don’t form our conclusions until we have examined the facts”

  5. Inductive Bible Study is Systematic Observation - What does it say? Correlation - How does it relate? Interpretation - What does it mean? Application - What does it mean to me?

  6. The most important tool for Bible study is: Why? If you do not write things down, you will never make significant progress in Bible study!

  7. Being a good detective requires a plan 5 x 15

  8. The following are from Lesson 2 Remember to take a look at these slides in the “Notes” view.You will see an example of the built-in help for your presentation

  9. All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable -forteaching, -forreproof, -forcorrection, -fortraining in righteousness; that the man of God may be adequate, equipped for every good work (2 Tim 3:16-17)

  10. Observation - What to Look For • Key words - including Repetition • Markers - therefore, then, etc • Contrast • Conditional statements • Relative time of action • Figures of speech - think about meaning • Verbs - including Tense • Questions you have

  11. p. 23 32

  12. The following are from Lesson 3

  13. Correlation - Getting Started Review your Observations - select what seems important (key words, perhaps) 1. Think of cross-references you know 2. Use your Bible’s margin cross-references

  14. p.27

  15. The following is from Lesson 4

  16. Approach to Interpretation Literal - take the words at face value, that is, in their usual or ordinary sense Historical - understand the setting and culture of the author Grammatical - meaning is drawn from grammatical use and context Our goal is to discover the original meaning intended by the author.

  17. The following is from Lesson 5

  18. Application - Getting Started 1. Review your Observations,Correlations, andInterpretation general statements 2. Think of examples of application • Positive or negative • Biblical or outside the Bible 3. Make your personal applications specific and actionable if possible 4. Pray - this is spiritual warfare!

  19. The following are from Lesson 6

  20. What about Reference Materials?? 1. Do your own study first!! 2. Go with specific questions 3. Use references to • check your understanding • prompt more observations • provide supplemental information

  21. Dealing with Bible Difficulties • Do not let a difficulty shake your faith – God has an adequate explanation, even if you haven’t found it yet • Remember the basics – review the context with this issue in mind. • Seek help from correlation passages which are clear – NEVER use a fuzzy passage to interpret a clear one. • Check the Bible Knowledge Commentary • Ask a knowledgeable believer • If the difficulty persists, follow the more formal written approach defined in the text.

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