The Authority of God’s Word*

* Adapted from, Design for Discipleship Book Five: Foundations for Faith, Navpress

How do you see God’s word (Scripture)? Is the Bible just a collection of nice ideas written down for our perusal, or is it something more? How does your life relate to God’s word? Someone has said, “we do what we believe.” What do you believe about God’s word…and is that reflected in your life?

The Author
Q. How do the writers of Scripture attribute their words to God in these passages?
Deuteronomy 28:1-2 ________________________________________________
II Samuel 23:1-3 ___________________________________________________
Jeremiah 1:6-9 _____________________________________________________
1 Thessalonians 2:13 ________________________________________________

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Bible study commitment for spending quality time with God

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Going deeper with OBSERVING in Bible study

Read Matthew 6: 5-15 (NKJV)

When making observations, look for:
• Key words (circle our underline them)
• Repetition/patterns of words & phrases (circle and number them)
• Structure — look for groupings
• Contrasts and similarities (draw arrows)
• Good questions to ask
• define/look up key words
• Cross references to find other key relative passages
• Timeless truths
• Applications
• Attributes of God
• Warnings

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Why is Bible Study So Important

Great article by Owen Weber of EzineArticles for why studying the Bible is so important!
A must-read.

See also "Why the Bible is so important to Christians" article on Lorain County FreeNet Chapel website.