God's Love Letters 2 (How to study the Bible) - Olufemi Adegbe
📜Topic: God's love letters( part 2)
📜Text:1 john 4: 10 and 19, jer 29:11
It may be hard to fall in love with God but we must delight in order to start and delight starts with discipline.
1. You can start by picking a topic
2. You can start with a book study
Note: Reading is different from studying. Studying takes longer( Rom6:6 )
3. An english dictionary (Titus 2:10)
(Acts7:11) We established that all scripturses are from God
1. Observation (psalm 119:18) we observe to answer the questions; who, what, where, when. As well as emphasis; repitions, queastions and answers, words like: when, if, there fore. We also observe the literary form
Context is taken onto consideration. Thingslike the chapter or verse before is considered. We interpret scripture with scripture. Look at the word definations. Use easier scriptures to interpret difficult scriptures. Logic qnd doctrines are taken into consideration. Interpret with the Holyspirit ( john 16:13).
The goal of bible is how to infuse these truths into our lives. We think about how the truth affect our lives.
(Josh 1:8) We also pray.( Psalm1:1-2)