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Why Should You Want to Study the Bible? (Bible Study Basics Part 1)
Have you ever felt like you could just leave the Bible study stuff to the "pros"? Have you ever felt overwhelmed when you thought about reading your Bible -- you didn't know where to start, or you felt too far behind? Have you ever wondered why you should read the Bible at all? I sure have! So I want to share what I've learned with you -- because you can and should read and study your Bible, and you can even enjoy it!
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro to this series
01:28 Intro to this episode: WHY we should study the Bible (quick answer)
02:01 What do we need to know about life?
04:44 Why should we trust what's in the Bible?
06:29 What is the Bible, really?
10:10 What does it mean that God inspired the Bible?
14:07 What about the copies we have today?
17:39 Remember this!
18:08 Things that often keep us from reading the Bible (and how to do it anyway)
23:32 Encouragement for if you feel intimidated or unsure where to start
Bible Study Basics Three-Part Blog Series (includes more links to resources)
(Listen or read at the blog):
https://morethanthismess.com/2025/08/29/bible-study-basics-part-one
Mike Winger: Evidence for the Bible
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZ3iRMLYFlHuhA0RPKZFHVcjIMN_-F596
Mike Winger - Refuting Supposed Bible "Contradictions"
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLi-tJmIiOS7NhiojK-X8Y96uZB_PhQ48I
Andrew Wilson “Unbreakable: What the Son of God Said About the Word of God”
https://a.co/d/4kZHjN3
Wes Huff: Is There Any Evidence for the Historicity of the Bible?
https://youtu.be/qYsBvzmdxQY?si=0cauJ9gFp99GYKJ_
How Archaeology Supports the Bible: A Conversation with Joel Kramer (Sean McDowell)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_k4noV95kk
J Warner Wallace - How Can the Bible Be Inerrant If It Contains Variants
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rl41qMLjHeY
Favorite Scriptures Playlist (Including 2 Timothy 3:16-17)
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLADknl3H78jxFDeb7SEYsjG7jEI2bjbs7
My Blog:
https://morethanthismess.com/
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Scripture quotations are from The ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
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By CaroleHave you ever felt like you could just leave the Bible study stuff to the "pros"? Have you ever felt overwhelmed when you thought about reading your Bible -- you didn't know where to start, or you felt too far behind? Have you ever wondered why you should read the Bible at all? I sure have! So I want to share what I've learned with you -- because you can and should read and study your Bible, and you can even enjoy it!
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro to this series
01:28 Intro to this episode: WHY we should study the Bible (quick answer)
02:01 What do we need to know about life?
04:44 Why should we trust what's in the Bible?
06:29 What is the Bible, really?
10:10 What does it mean that God inspired the Bible?
14:07 What about the copies we have today?
17:39 Remember this!
18:08 Things that often keep us from reading the Bible (and how to do it anyway)
23:32 Encouragement for if you feel intimidated or unsure where to start
Bible Study Basics Three-Part Blog Series (includes more links to resources)
(Listen or read at the blog):
https://morethanthismess.com/2025/08/29/bible-study-basics-part-one
Mike Winger: Evidence for the Bible
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZ3iRMLYFlHuhA0RPKZFHVcjIMN_-F596
Mike Winger - Refuting Supposed Bible "Contradictions"
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLi-tJmIiOS7NhiojK-X8Y96uZB_PhQ48I
Andrew Wilson “Unbreakable: What the Son of God Said About the Word of God”
https://a.co/d/4kZHjN3
Wes Huff: Is There Any Evidence for the Historicity of the Bible?
https://youtu.be/qYsBvzmdxQY?si=0cauJ9gFp99GYKJ_
How Archaeology Supports the Bible: A Conversation with Joel Kramer (Sean McDowell)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_k4noV95kk
J Warner Wallace - How Can the Bible Be Inerrant If It Contains Variants
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rl41qMLjHeY
Favorite Scriptures Playlist (Including 2 Timothy 3:16-17)
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLADknl3H78jxFDeb7SEYsjG7jEI2bjbs7
My Blog:
https://morethanthismess.com/
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Scripture quotations are from The ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.