Rooted Series Part 5 2/8/08

How to study the Bible accurately

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Welcome to another live study continuing in our "Rooted" series.  In this study the topic was how to study the Bible accurately using what is called Inductive study tools.  Inductive studying is looking at an area of Scriptures asking questions like:  who is the one speaking; who is this written to; who is the one speaking talking to; what was said; why was it said; where did this happen; when did it take place; could this happen again; how does this apply to me.

The basic premise for Inductive studying is to let the Word of God speak within the context of the Scriptures.  In majority of the Scriptures the context is pretty clear on what is being said.  However there are times when the context of a passage is not completely clear and one must look at other Scriptures that are on the same subject.  It is important when using other Scriptures to formulate a belief or understanding one must make sure the Scripture reference if of the same nature.  Many people pick and choose verses here and there and come up with all sorts of misunderstandings, wrong interpretations, false doctrines, etc. 

A good way of interpretation is allowing the context of the passage speak for itself.  To get a fuller understanding to stay within the same book looking for other places that deal with the same subject, and one can also look at other books written by the same author for further clarification.  These are good guidelines when wanting to have an accurate understanding of what the Scriptures are teaching. 

Scriptures that were discussed in this study were:

• Matthew 7:13-29

• Matthew 25:31-46

• Colossians 2:1-10

• James 2:1-26

We had a good group of people in our discussion sharing various insights on reading the Scriptures with the proper context.  If you have any comments or questions please share them by email or checking out our blog at www.afcministry.blogspot.com