Bible Study Pro Tips
How to Make the Most of Your Bible Study
Understanding the Epistles
January 18, 2022 • Bryan Fojtasek
The vast majority of the New Testament is letters written from an Apostle like Peter or Paul to a church or a particular individual. These letters contain some of the most important teachings we have about the significance of Jesus's life, death and resurrection. If we want to understand the truth of God's Word, we need to know how to read these letters in the best possible way. In this video, Bryan talks about the importance of historical context (understanding the specific circumstances that prompted each letter) and literary context--reading the Bible in paragraphs instead of soundbites.
Understand and Apply
January 13, 2022
Studying and applying the Bible involves two steps. First, we uncover the original meaning or intent of the Bible (a process sometimes called exegesis). Then, we take that message and apply it to our lives (hermeneutics). Sometimes there are some significant obstacles that make it hard to uncover the authors' original intent, but we have some amazing resources available to help us in this process! If you really want to take the next step in your study of God's Word, grab a solid translation of the Bible, a quality Bible dictionary, and some commentaries that can shed more light on what was happening in each book of the Bible.
Everyone Interprets the Bible
January 13, 2022
We all interpret the Bible every time we read it. It's only a matter of how well we're doing our job. The Bible meant something to the original authors who wrote it, but that doesn't mean we their original intent is necessarily obvious today. Since things like language and culture and cause some potential confusion, we need to know the best practices to follow if we want to make sure we're reading and applying the Bible correctly.
