What is your method of bible study?

[Ireneo]

What is your method of bible study?

I find it interesting to comment on how we study the bible
Psalm 1 is clear
Bible study is the water that keeps the "leafy tree" alive
The tree only bears fruit "in its season" when it is next to water

I have tried several systems over the years.
the one i currently have is

Read a chapter and summarize it by ideas in a bullet tree
imagine the whole story
Assemble some anki cards and play to remember what I read (it's a lot of fun)

Anki - powerful, intelligent flashcards

apps.ankiweb.net

Then I listen to some chapters with the audios and try to imagine the story

Listening to several chapters in a row makes it possible to make relationships that do not appear when reading only isolated verses

It works for me and I recommend it

As a family, we also read a chapter every day and each one comments what they liked apart from commenting on what they read personally.

 

[The God Pill]

What is your method of bible study?

I find it interesting to comment on how we study the bible
Psalm 1 is clear
Bible study is the water that keeps the "leafy tree" alive
The tree only bears fruit "in its season" when it is next to water

I have tried several systems over the years.
the one i currently have is

Read a chapter and summarize it by ideas in a bullet tree
imagine the whole story
Assemble some anki cards and play to remember what I read (it's a lot of fun)

Anki - powerful, intelligent flashcards

apps.ankiweb.net

Then I listen to some chapters with the audios and try to imagine the story

Listening to several chapters in a row makes it possible to make relationships that do not appear when reading only isolated verses

It works for me and I recommend it

As a family, we also read a chapter every day and each one comments what they liked apart from commenting on what they read personally.

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[mreader]

my method of the bible study is that I don't just read a vers(es). I study those verses.
I go from comma to comma, from sentence to sentence...

I go to references and pay attention to a specific words like
"if..." = which is condition......., "only", "those, " "in That Day" = which has a specific meaning........,

I also always make sure that I understand who are "They"/"You"(in the scripture)........and who is talking to whom....
I also pay attention if the scripture talks in singular vs plural......,

then after that I read at least 5/6 verses before as well as few verses after in order to get the proper understanding...
Take times and effort but i like that way..

 

[Alannah]

I really like this simple method for a short Bible study session. For those who are busy, or short on time, this is a simple but effective method to focus and anylize just one Bible verse at a time using the "SOAP" method. S= Scripture, O= Observation A=Application, P=Prayer.

This video will show you how to study the Bible in just 10 minutes a day using the SOAP method. Great for busy moms and those short of time.

I am going to definitely try this method out. Maybe it will help me understand,of course I know if any questions come up I can ask you or any of you 😊🐑

 

[Alannah]

Well, as a suggestion, you may want to ask someone privately, you never know, it's a mixed bag here. You never know what you're going to get for sure here, dear one.⚘

Ok noted 😊 thank you

 

[Alannah]

Sad to say, since the last unfortunate episode, our good brother, Bklyn Kevin hasn't been here on the forum. Kevin, I hope you'll come back please. We don't want to lose you! See how Satan the Devil works?

Oh no he was so helpful and a sweet soul

 

[JulioG]

Sad to say, since the last unfortunate episode, our good brother, Bklyn Kevin hasn't been here on the forum. Kevin, I hope you'll come back please. We don't want to lose you! See how Satan the Devil works?

what happened to kevin?

 

[RR144]

What is your method of bible study?

I've been reading the Bible through, every year for the past 30 plus years. Basically reading 3 chapters a day, sometimes more. There's always a new gem to find. Of course, reading the scriptures only familiarizes one with them, but not understand them.

I find the best method is studying the Scriptures topically. Pick a topic, such as RANSOM, then look up every verse that mention that word, using a concordance, Lexicon and interlinear.

 

[JulioG]

I don't know for sure. He hasn't been on the forum for a while. He probably didn't like some things that were said. I think he's the quiet sensitive type. But that's what I like about him.

I hope he comes back... and that he is well

 

[Alannah]

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That's cute lol

 

[BARNABY THE DOG.]

I am going to definitely try this method out. Maybe it will help me understand,of course I know if any questions come up I can ask you or any of you

I am going to definitely try this method out. Maybe it will help me understand,of course I know if any questions come up I can ask you or any of you 😊🐑

Yes, please do ask anyone here questions that you want an answer to. Everyone does their best to offer insight and it brings people closer to be involved. I have found much encouragement from everyone on site. Answers to questions may not be what you want to hear, and may be in themselves wrong, but you will figure that out for yourself. The bible is quite plain on the matter. Jesus said that his people “will know my voice“ and that is true. The point of questioning is to find an answer and to compare. What you do with that answer is analyse what is said. That is what learning is about. Distinguishing truth, learning different viewpoints, growing in maturity, understanding the theme of the bible. You make the truth your own. We It cannot be ordered like a McDonald’s, your brain is a sieve and that’s how we learn. How else will you learn truth? Truth is made all the more distinguishable by comparison. The more you look the more you see, the more to compare, the better the clarity. It’s like mining for gold. For every ton of soil, there is a grain of gold, but your eye becomes so sharp so trained, so focussed that you see it. If it was lying on the ground in heaps, it would be of no value. “Seek, and you will find.” ”Search for Jehovah, whilst He may still be found”. Is that not why we are all here, because we avoided the trusted source of watchtower and sought truth for itself? Comparison within answers and to make truth our own. Look where going to one source and putting our faith in that led us. We believed that was truth. It was not. That is why we ask all and make our own decision. It’s not wise to bring watchtower methodology of learning with us, but to seek truth where it may be found. Jehovah actually uses the lesser ones to make his point. (I can’t remember where the scripture is, so ask someone - anyone!).

 

[Alannah]

Thank you Barnaby what you said is very encouraging to me as I learn and grow from being a little lost lamb 🐑 😊

 

[BARNABY THE DOG.]

Thank you Barnaby what you said is very encouraging to me as I learn and grow from being a little lost lamb 🐑 😊

The point of Study is to feed the mind, so that experience can inform it. We have all learnt from life. Some make it a life’s work to study but are not sure or cannot put that into perspective. Some find their truth in the bible, others look about them, as I do, into the works of Jehovah. Sometimes, I wonder which speaks the loudest. As I have said to others before, I find the bible difficult to say the least, to understand. Never in the a month of Sundays could I ever make evidence of prophesy. That much is for the teachers - maybe in this day, inspired through insight being given them. As for me, the open parts of the bible are clear and straightforward, but it’s is a stupid mistake to think we understand what is said fully, or even in part. Others see what I may not. That is true of all of us, but their experience is an ‘add on’ to our own in making a deeper understanding. It is ourselves that hold to the standard though, of what is truth. Thus the bible says to make it your own. I find the process of making truth my own generally under a microscope, and if I want a translation, then I look for it in the bible. But reading what I do not understand is difficult for me as I am sure it is for anyone. The message is clear in the bible, but it becomes a living wonder if you set fire to it through the creation. Christopher Wren hit the nail on the head with his epitaph in St Pauls Cathedral, of which he was the architect. It reads, if I recall correctly; SI MONUMENTUM REQUIRIS CIRCUMSPICE. Or in English, “If you seek my monument, look around you.” Thus it was first with Jehovah. If you seek his presence, look about you. It’s a very sobering thought, but it brings with it the full appreciation of the open hand of Jehovah AND, it reinforces the bible message infinitely as did the addition of sound to movies in 1929. It’s quite a good comparison.

 

[The God Pill]

I was tempted to start a new thread for discussion for us to comment on recent study of and thoughts on the new testament of anyone but decided to start it here. Since I was in elementary school I dedicated a lot more time to the OT over the years so there's probably a lot to learn from everyone.

I'm thinking of dividing it into four groups to go through one by one.

1. Matthew, James, Jude

2. Mark, 1-2 Peter

3. Luke, Acts, Paul's letters

4. Gospel of John, 1-3 John, Revelation

 

[MickHewitt]

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The leaves of the bible are a tree of life: Ps 144:1 "He trains our hands for battle our fingers for warfare" He certainly trained those older bro's and sisters who with alacrity and dexterity used those hands and fingers turning scriptures to show us this incredible hope!

 

[PJ54]

I just pick up the Book & read. Anything that catches my attention I do some research over & if the information is lacking I sometimes ask on here.

 

[LifeLearning]

I was tempted to start a new thread for discussion for us to comment on recent study of and thoughts on the new testament of anyone but decided to start it here. Since I was in elementary school I dedicated a lot more time to the OT so there's probably a lot to learn from everyone.

I love the idea of bible study thread(s). My method for (personal) study has been to start with praying for discernment, then take note of phrases or words that either I do not understand or that may have other meaning. In the past it was not so easy to find things using index tools that were out there. Now with computers and the full bible text being easily made searchable it is a different experience.

Maybe watchman could add a forum heading called "bible study threads" or such. The closest one currently is "examining the scriptures", but that one is apparently used for the daily text, and rightly so.

What do you all think of another idea: to use a chat tool or skype/zoom for bible study, and do it live at a given time in small groups? Is it possible or reasonable to create a virtual house where we gather? The Org apparently has given their seal of approval to using zoom for that purpose, even though their credibility is shot, so I do not assert that they are the authority in the matter.

 

[The God Pill]

I love the idea of bible study thread(s). My method for (personal) study has been to start with praying for discernment, then take note of phrases or words that either I do not understand or that may have other meaning. In the past it was not so easy to find things using index tools that were out there. Now with computers and the full bible text being easily made searchable it is a different experience.

Maybe watchman could add a forum heading called "bible study threads" or such. The closest one currently is "examining the scriptures", but that one is apparently used for the daily text, and rightly so.

What do you all think of another idea: to use a chat tool or skype/zoom for bible study, and do it live at a given time in small groups? Is it possible or reasonable to create a virtual house where we gather? The Org apparently has given their seal of approval to using zoom for that purpose, even though their credibility is shot, so I do not assert that they are the authority in the matter.

We're at a scale now where that's probably a good idea for people with the circumstances to.

 

[The God Pill]

One thing I think is good when reading the Bible is as you go divide the Bible book you're going through into sets of chapters small enough that a normal person setting aside a bit of time can read in a day that are pretty complete/self contained as a unit in there topic, history covered or message. It could make bible reading less daunting for Bible studies and help students digest the material well. I tried this the last time I binged Ezekiel so that if a a young man I gave a Bible to last year gets around to reading the bible each day he could go through Ezekiel in two weeks.

1-3, 4-7, 8-11, 12-15, 16, 17-19, 20-22, 23-25, 26-28, 29-32, 33-37, 38-39, 40-45, 46-48

Another approach to encourage bible reading with a person in the ministry is to have listed all the short books. There's a paper I have listing 23 Bible books under 2500 words 12 of them are under 1500.

 

[The God Pill]

Enjoyed reading 1 and 2 Peter today got a bit more out of them especially the first two chapters of 1 P. Some gears turned in my head and my intuition told me that the writer of that old Christian song book the Odes was probably a Jewish christian from the congregations of the diaspora Peter wrote to in his letters he may have been a kid at the time or born in the generation after the letters were sent but comparing the texts I'm pretty sure he was part of one of those communities
writing before 130 AD but after John's gospel.