Welcome back to Resident Strangers! This week's episode is somewhat of a continuation of last week's as Rich and Steve dive into the practical steps to study the Bible. Steve brings up a quote that meant a lot to him as he was learning to study the Bible, "this book will keep you from sin or sin will keep you from this book." We all have access to the Word of God, isn't that an incredible thing to think about? God's Word is for YOU. When we come to scripture it is to meet Jesus, to allow Him to transform us by the power of His Word in our life. What happens if you don't study scripture? In 2 Timothy 2:15 Paul is urging Timothy to correctly handle the Word of truth. Sarah shares her experience attending Chrisitan schools and how studying the Bible was absent from the classes that were taught. Rich agrees - there were Bible classes but very little to no instruction on how to actually study the Bible. Unfortunately, churches haven't always taught this well either. This is so important and yet so many Christ followers don't know how to truly study the Bible. What is ultimately important is to come to the Word with a posture of wanting to become more like Jesus. Rich breaks down the difference between inductive and deductive Bible study. Steve brings up the importance of asking questions when studying the Bible. All in all, this discussion drives home the importance of not just reading the Bible but studying it to hopefully walk more like Christ each day. A simple way to start would be by praying, "God, I want to know what you said." Come back next week for a continuation of this discussion!

Episode 2 of Resident Strangers, "What is the Bible?" - https://open.spotify.com/episode/5aV0zXgVtvELuex6zzl5lD?si=097f0ea1445947a1

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