SIX FAITHFUL FRIENDS WHICH ENHANCE BIBLE STUDY
When
studying the bible it is always good to have an abundance of tools at hand. It
is equally good to have a number of faithful friends. Let me introduced you to
at six (6) of the most faithful and helpful friends I have at hand to help me
study the bible.
I have six faithful friends,
they taught me all I knew
their names are How and What
and Why
When and Where and Who
When
studying a passage make a list of things that you don’t understand in order to
investigate them. This list could include things such as unfamiliar names like
Lo-ruhamah or Lo-Ammi found in Hosea. Your list could include places that you
have little or no knowledge of such as Tyre or Sidom recorded in places like
Mark. You might want to learn more about Syro-Phoenician people. Always keep at
least two dictionaries at hand when you are engaged in bible study; an English
dictionary and a Bible dictionary in order to look up words that you do not
know.
Here
is an example of how you might call on my six (6) special friends in order to
make your bible study for fulfilling. These six (6) friends are called
interrogative questions. Using these six (6) interrogative questions, you could
ask the following questions about Mark 1:40-45.
How was
leprosy viewed in Jesus’ day?
What is leprosy?
What did Jesus do to heal
the leper?
What
does the
word “compassion” mean in Mark 1:41?
Why was Jesus moved with
compassion (ponder His eternal nature)?
Why did Jesus charge the
leprous man not to tell anyone that he was healed?
When
did the
leper come to Jesus (hint: see Mark 1:32-39 and note v. 38)?
Where did Jesus send the
leper after he was healed?
Who was impacted as a
result of the leper’s disobedience (see Mark 2:1-2)?
Asking questions will help you dig deeper and understand the passage more clearly. Don't settle for skimming, merely reading, or leaving a passage without understanding. Ask enough questions of the text, the author, and even of God through His Holy Spirit to answer your questions. This will give you a deep understanding of each passage.
Asking questions will help you dig deeper and understand the passage more clearly. Don't settle for skimming, merely reading, or leaving a passage without understanding. Ask enough questions of the text, the author, and even of God through His Holy Spirit to answer your questions. This will give you a deep understanding of each passage.
1 comment:
Very interesting questions Gregg. Leprosy in those days of Jesus reminds me of Epilepsy today. There is still discrimination about the illness which I was diagnosed with some 25 years ago.
When fist diagnosed I said "Right Epilepsy is going to live with me and not me with it, I have travelled extensively and done my own thing.
I could imagine in those days Leprosy was like that or even worse.
Yvonne.
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