KNOWING YOUR BIBLE
June 11, 2023: Dear Friends, Today, we will continue our series on learning the Bible on how the books of the Bible are related. Over the past few weeks, discussions have been held on relating the books of the Bible through the many different geographic sites that are written about in the Bible. In the next few weeks, the focus will be on words and ideas that transverse throughout the Bible books that disclose what God is trying to teach to the readers of the Bible.
The Bible is God’s Holy Word to its readers as written in 2nd Timothy, chapter 3, verses 16-17: “All scripture is inspired by God and is useful in 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.” There are certain words and ideas that are commonly found in many of the Bible books, that help relate some of the themes and ideas that are written about that God is trying to convey to all who are reading and studying the Bible. As progression is being made in learning the Bible, the reader will begin to recognize that similar ideas and words are found in several books that allow the reader to realize a relationship among the books of the Bible.
For the next several weeks a few words found in several of the books of the Bible will be listed for the reader to search for and read. Keep in mind the above verses with God inspiring all scripture and his desire for the reader to learn what God is trying to teach to the reader of the Bible.
MAY GOD BLESS YOUR BIBLE STUDY THIS WEEK! All Bible verses are from the New Revised Standard Version (NSR) of the Bible. BIBLE WORDS AND IDEAS: LOVE; Deuteronomy, chapter 6, verses 5-9: Matthew, chapter 22, verses 34-39; John, chapter 3, verse 16; 1st Corinthians, chapter 13, verses 1-13; 1st John, chapter 4, verse 16 ;Colossians, chapter 4, verse 14. STRENGTH: Joshua, chapter 1, verses 6-7; Ephesians, chapter 3, verse 16, and chapter 6, verses 10-17: Matthew, chapter 10, verses 19-20; Romans, chapter 13, verses 8-10; OBEDIENCE: Jeremaiah, chapter 7, verse 23; Job, chapter 22, verses 21-28; Matthew, chapter 25, verses 14-28, John, chapter 20, verse 22; Isaiah, chapter 30, verse 21; PEACE: John, chapter 16, verse 33; Colossians, chapter 3, verse 14; Galatians, chapter 5, verse 22; and Philippians, chapter 4, verse 7.