Bible Studies - Learn from The Bible

Studying the Bible should be a meaningful endeavor that gets you closer to God and helps you understand the meaning of his words. Understanding every passage you read and the meaning it holds for your life can be quite a challenge, however. Rest assured that God has a message for your life with every passage and in every scripture, but it is your job to study the Bible and determine this meaning for yourself.

There are many Bible study methods you can use to uncover God’s message to you, find the meaning in his word, and relate it to your life. Here are some tips on developing a method that will work for you.

You should read passages and chapters systematically in order to uncover the entire meaning of God’s word as it applies to you. It is easier to study the bible when you build on lessons and allow them to uncover their meaning and build on each other.

It can help to put yourself in the passage you are reading in order to understand its message.  Imagine yourself in the same situation and think about how it would feel to be there and how you would react to the words being said.

Putting each passage in your own words is also a great way to understand the message in it. A good Bible study method is to paraphrase each passage by restating it your own words. When you use simple and familiar language it will help you to understand the message contained in the passage.  

Writing down your thoughts is another good way to discover the message contained in each passage. Write down your insights and what reflections you have from each passage and create a way to apply these insights into your own life.

You can also carry your favorite verse with you on an index card or small paper so that you can read it occasionally throughout the day to remind yourself what lesson you are trying to apply to your life. This method will help you to remember passages and the message contained in them

Kaitlin

Too many young people think that Bible study is boring and that they have plenty of time to learn and follow the word of God once they are an adult. This is not true, and a lie that Satan uses to stop young people from knowing and loving God. Bible study is exciting because learning and following the word of God. A person is never too young to understand the word of the Lord and apply its message to their life.

Young people can find many rewards from the Bible. God has promised many rewards to those who find him through His words and prayer. He has promised Strength (Isaiah 40:29-31), Peace (Psalm 119:165), Joy (Psalm 16:11), Success (Joshua 1:8), Stability (Psalm 16:8-9), Answered prayer (John 15:7), Personal testimony (Acts 4:13).

Youth Bible study does not have to be complicated. There are three important steps that a youth Bible study group should follow to understand the Lord’s word. They should observe God’s word and see the message in the passage. Then they should then interpret the meaning of the text as it applies to their life and finally apply the message to themselves by asking what the passage wants them to do.

When you observe the passage ask who is in the story, who is writing and who is being written to. Look for what is being communicated, the cause, affects and meaning in the words. Put yourself in the passage and think about your reactions to what is being said and what the words mean to you.

In order to interpret the Bible’s message ask why the writer said the words, why they are significant, and what is important about the words. Finding the importance of the words as they are written will help you to find the importance of the words in your own life.

To figure out how a passage can be applied a student Bible study group should focus on taking the message and working it in to their actions at home, at school, and everywhere else. They should think about the changes they should make or actions they should take to embrace the message.

The goal of teen and youth group Bible study should be to develop a love and understanding of God’s word. He messages of His word will help young people to navigate the confusing world of today with lessons that will teach them how to love and revere God. Young people can show their love of God by following John 5:3 and joyfully obeying his commands.

Mathew

We have seen the holy book ‘Bible’ in so many houses and even in the pocket of a many people regardless of religions and nations. But, I wonder if they truly abide with the divine words of holy Bible. Anyways! The immense significance of the holy book Bible lies in its precise commentary which helps us in determining the standards whichever are required by the God for mankind.

Nowadays, time for us is wildly wrapped up into office works, commuting, and other daily activities. We are hardly getting time for reading books. But still we can not neglect the necessity of being grounded disciple of the Christ. Now with the accessibility of online edition of the Bible, we have advantage to have a look upon its pages whenever we get the time. For instance ‘biblestudieson-line.com’ is a perfect place to access holy quotes of Bible. There are four options available on the site,

• King James

• American Standard Bible

• New Living Translation

• Young Literal Translation

Holy Bible is an ultimate standard for all true Christians. There must be a strong yearning towards studying this Holy Scripture in every Christian. So, there are a many international organizations that offer online Bible study courses to all age group men and women. The best one part of online Bible courses is its availability free of cost.

It depends upon individual how they do take this holy epic either religious or with literary angle. Even, from literary point of view, it has been recognized and honored as one of the best pieces of work. Professional writers believe that the intense study of Bible enrich one’s imagination and the power of vocabulary as well.

Online Bible can be downloaded and easily listened in the convenient or leisure hours. There are websites which offer special chatrooms exclusively devoted to Christianity and Bible based discussion. So, online Bible sources are the best place to find like minded people.

Presence of Holy Bible on the internet has helped every common man and woman to be close to the almighty and all its wishes and desires. Recent days, it is being realized that the World Wide Web has become the place of dirty porn world. But, the divine holy contents of Bible certainly establish the ray of good hope.

Todd

Discussion is vital to Bible studies, small groups, and Sunday school classes. It keeps people attentive and involved, adds insights and wisdom, and helps people turn head knowledge into heart knowledge.

So why does discussion sometimes falter or fail? Why does it sometimes result in more problems than solutions? Here are five of the biggest reasons discussion can take a nosedive:

1. Pooled ignorance. People have to have a reasonable understanding about the topic at hand in order for discussion to flourish. That is why teaching and discussion have to work hand in hand - you shouldn’t have one without the other. Take the time to teach the truth of the Word of God, then open up the floor for discussion about what you have learned. Failure to teach the truth results in unfounded opinions, random stories, and pooled ignorance … and that is not effective discussion!

2. Random tangents. It is easy to fall into the trap of believing that if people are talking, good discussion is happening. But an effective Bible study or Sunday School class is goal-oriented: in each class, a specific truth, principle, or application is the focus of attention. Therefore, since random tangents and directionless talk don’t further that goal, they are a waste of time and are impeding the progress and purpose of the class. And remember: a person can be saying something good and true, but if it is not on topic, it has no place in the discussion time … it is still a tangent.

3. Uncorrected error. Sometimes, people say something that is untrue, incorrect, or invalid. Our postmodern society says that everyone is entitled to their opinion or interpretation - but God doesn’t. Christianity teaches absolute truth, and the apostles consistently demonstrated their willingness and responsibility to correct error wherever it appeared. It is the leader’s responsibility to lovingly correct error during discussion in order to communicate and uphold the truth.

4. Power struggle. Unfortunately, some people view times of discussion as opportunities to wrestle the leadership of the class away from the teacher. This creates an ugly atmosphere in the group and derails the purpose the class is trying to achieve.  

5. Gripe sessions. Depending on the topic at hand, discussion periods can easily turn into gripe sessions. Classes that focus on relationship issues are especially prone to this snare. In order for discussion to be productive, certain rules need to be established, and one of them is that complaining does not equal contributing.   

Leaders have to watch constantly for these five discussion-killers. Fortunately, they are all under his or her control. It is the leader’s responsibility to communicate good information so that discussion does not become a time of pooled ignorance. It is the teacher who can take a firm  hand to control tangents, correct error, assert appropriate authority, and quell complainers.

With that in mind, be confident that discussion can always be what it is designed to be: a source of wisdom and insight, an opportunity for sharing and accountability, and a wellspring of friendship and love in the house of God.

© 2008 Paula Marolewski

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Chad

The Bible is certainly one of the books with most influence. Many Christians own a well-worn dog-eared bible which they’ve taken with them for many years. The improvements in technology led to dramtized audio Bibles. These bibles in audio format have made this document much more accessible to a larger audience. It doesn’t matter if you have reading issues or if you can’t hold a heavy book, or if you simply don’t have enough spare time to sit and read. With an audio Bible dramtized the word of God is getting much more accessible. Even if you belong to the group of people who regularly consult their written Bible and don’t want to miss the feeling of holding a paper book, you can benefit from listening to an audio Bible.

Audio Bibles help you read the entire Bible from front to back.

The aspiration of many people is to read the entire Bible from cover to cover. Knowing how many pages the Bible holds, this is quite a major task and you need to make a major time commitment. Reading the entire Bible can take you years. Here is one of the strong characteristics of a dramtized audio Bible: Listening to an MP3 audio Bible will tremendously shorten the number of days required to make it through the Holy Book. If you have 30 minutes per day in which you can’t read, but basically would be able to listen to somebody reading the Bible out to you, here is just one example: In these thirty minutes every day you can listen to entire New Testament in approximately one month and half. Also, these new MP3 audio Bibles make it possible for you to easily return to any important sections of the Bible as many times as you wish, just the same way you go back to paper pages in a conventional Bible..

Audio Bibles make it possible to listen to the Bible at times you can not read.

An audio Bible allows you to listen to the word of God - anytime and anywhere - it doesn’t matter what you are doing. This can be a very good use of your time you spend commuting, or waiting in line, or cleaning your house, or working out and exercising. To be able to be listening to the Good Book certainly makes everyday mundane tasks and activities more enjoyable and spiritually uplifting. Because the MP3 format reduces a large book like the Bible into such a small space, a MP3 Bible is much lighter and much more portable than a paper Bible. You can carry it with you everywhere - even to the gym. Having an audio Bible dramatized with you at all times lets you i.e. study the passages for your next Bible study group or for the next sermon at church. You can do this whilst you go through your daily routine.

Compare Bible versions with your MP3 player

The Bible exists in a large number of different translations and versions. There is the King James Bible or the New International Version and these are just two examples. There are many hundred different versions of the Bible available. And if you count the Bibles in different languages it’s easy to reach thousands. If you are studying the Bible, it can be an important investment of space and time to review all of them. With MP3 audio Bibles you can easily study many of the different Bible versions. With these audios it is possible and easy to listen to the same verse from several different versions and to compare them. Audio Bibles can bring new angles to your study group as everyone can listen to a variety of passages from different versions and discuss them.

Dramatized Audio Bibles make the Scripture available to more people still.

One thing will stay the same, whatever technological advances we experience: The Bible is a dynamic book that has withstood the test of time. New technology has always made the Bible accessible to more people. The Gutenberg printing press made Bibles more affordable and for the first time available for the masses. Now the MP3 player does the same for the new audio Bibles. Some oranizations now even offer free audio Bibles. If you want to improve your daily life by listening to the Scripture or if you want to review the difference between versions, an audio Bible is an excellent tool.

Moises