KNOWING YOUR BIBLE
July 31, 2022: Dear Friends, Welcome to this weekly edition blog that focuses on learning and knowing the Bible. The Bible is considered by many to be the most important book ever written. Knowledge of the Bible allows realization that God inspired the writers of the Bible to write what was written. The Apostle Paul wrote in 2nd Timothy, chapter 3, verses 16-17, that “All scripture is inspired by God and is useful for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, so that everyone who belongs to God may be proficient, equipped for every good work.” And the disciple Peter wrote in 2nd Peter, chapter 1, verse 20 that “First of all you must understand this, that no prophecy of scripture is a matter of one’s own interpretation, because no prophecy ever came by human will, but men and women moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God.”
The Bible is God’s “Holy Word” to its readers. God’s wisdom, knowledge, guidance and teachings, are just a few of the many ideas and concepts that are woven throughout the writings in the Bible. Direction and insight are learned that influence the inner-most thought processes as one faces the challenges of everyday life. As President Theodore Roosevelt said, ”A thorough knowledge of the Bible is worth more than a college education.” * And President Ronald Reagon said, ”Within the covers of this single book are all the answers to all the problems that face us today, if we would only look there.”*
Because the Bible contains so many books, all written by different authors over a period of hundreds of years, confusion and difficulty in understanding arises when trying to learn the Bible. The purpose of writing this blog is to present information that influences the ability to learn and know the Bible. Please go the website, keeganbooks..com, to review the current series of blogs that have focused on different aspects of learning the Bible. This series began on April 24 and has progressed forward to today’s blog. Each blog shares information, that if learned and comprehended, will help significantly in learning and understanding the Bible. Spend some time focusing on each blog, even returning to study specific blogs if needed, to help in the learning process. Once one begins to understand how the Bible is organized, and learns how to search for specific verses, the desire to learn the Bible increases and progresses. The more one learns the Bible, the more one will want to learn the Bible.
The last few blogs have focused on words and ideas that filter through the Bible, helping to realize that there are certain words and ideas that God wants us to understand and adhere to as we progress through life. Words and ideas will be listed below with verses found in different books to help further realize how the books of the Bible are related. The books the verses are in will not be listed in the chronological order that the books are organized in the Bible, so as to give experience in searching for Bible verses. All Bible verses are from the New Revised Standard (NRS) version of the Bible.
This is the last blog in this series of blogs. The focus of our next series will be on specific important events that are written about in the Bible. This series should help to gain additional knowledge and understanding when interpreting what is being read in Bible study.
MAY GOD BLESS YOUR BIBLE STUDY THIS WEEK!
BIBLE VERSES: BLESSINGS: Matthew, chapter 5, verses 3-11; Deuteronomy, chapter 8, verses 7-10; 1st Corinthians, chapter 15, verse 58;2nd Corinthians, chapter 1, verse 3; Psalm 100, verses 1-5; and chapter 134, verses 1-3; Proverbs, chapter 10, verse 22; Ephesians, chapter 1, verse 3; Revelation, chapter 7, verses 11-12. Genesis, chapter 1, verses 28-30. WORK: John, chapter 6, verse 27 and chapter 9, verse 4; Proverbs, chapter 12, verse 24 and chapter 16, verse 3; Genesis, chapter 1, verse 11; Colossians, chapter 3, verse 23; Galatians, chapter 6, verses 4-5. REST: Matthew, chapter 11, verses 28-30; Mark, chapter 6, verse 31; Exodus, chapter 20, verses 8-11 and chapter 33, verse 14; Genesis, chapter 2, verses 1-3; Jeremaiah, chapter 6, verse 16; Psalm, chapter 91, verses 1-2 and chapter 127, verse 2; Hebrews, chapter 4, verse 9-11; Deuteronomy, chapter 5, verses 12-15.