Edittah Phiri
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CHAPTER NINE : STUDYING THE BIBLE BY THE BIBLE
What impacted me most from this chapter are the symbols of the word of God and out of the many symbols learnt I will discuss only five of them.
– Mirror (James 1:23-27) this reflects the true nature of the hearer and shows them their need for christ.
– Water (Ephesians 5:26) this represents the cleansing, washing and purifying effect of the word…
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Great symbols there! The Bible uses very important things that are used every day and cannot do without. As such, helping us to know that we cannot do without the word of God.
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CHAPTER EIGHT: OUTLINING, MARKING AND CHARTING
Marking is a method of emphasizing key Bible passages and this is achieved by underlining selected verses using colored pencils or codes.
Outlining is a method of organizing study notes and put information in summary form to use in ministry or future study. It has main points and sub points where Roman numerals are used to number main points…
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Marking is real great
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CHAPTER SEVEN: BIBLE BACKGROUND
It is interesting to learn about the life of the people of Israel in Bible times prior to the time when they went to Egypt. They lived in tents and moved from one place to the other with their flock in search of fresh pasture and water.
After the exodus from Egypt the Israelites settled in their promised land of Canaan and the life of…
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God works through every little thing we do for him!
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CHAPTER SIX - PRINCIPLES OF INTERPRETATION
What impacted me most is the key verse which is taken from 2 Timothy 2:15 which talks about ” rightly dividing the word of truth” as taken from the rules for the old testament sacrifices. “Rightly divide” means to ” cut straight” where when a person brought a sacrifice for sin, the animal was divided into three parts. One part was offered to… Read more
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The concept of rightly dividing the word of truth has been ignored so many times but it is foundational for balancing in the knowing of God
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Great post! Looking back at the post practices helps us understand some words used in scripture.
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CHAPTER FIVE
BIBLE STUDY TOOLS
This chapter talks about the special books that are helpful in studying the Bible and these include Bible concordance, Bible dictionary, word study books, Bible Encyclopedia, Bible commentary, Bible atlas, topical text books and Bible hand books.
What has impacted me most is the Bible concordance which provides…
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Wow, the Bible concordance is a very powerful instrument. We learn everyday and this is equally very important
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CREATIVE BIBLE STUDY METHODS
CHAPTER FOUR
THE HOLY SPIRIT – A SPECIAL TEACHER – God commands us to study the word by ourselves under the help of the Special Teacher who is the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit makes one to receive special ability from God to understand His word and takes ordinary study and turns it into ” creative” study of God’s…
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CHAPTER THREE
VERSIONS OF THE BIBLE
BIBLE TRANSLATION AND PARAPHRASE
Translation and paraphrase are the two main types of versions of the Bible. The difference between the two being that Bible translation aims at converting the original language ( Greek, Hebrew and Aramaic) into another language like English as accurately as possible where word…
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Great summary! Bible translation has been such a blessing throughout church history.
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Great, this provides a clear insight as opposed to the tradition where we read Bibles as a normal text. Thus converting the original language ( Greek, Hebrew and Aramaic) into another language like English as accurately as possible provides a clear insight of what we ought to understand with regard to the author’s intention
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CHAPTER TWO: THE BOOKS OF THE BIBLE
Out of the many things I learnt in this chapter what impacted me most are the successful Bible reading plans which include daily reading, selective reading, prayerful reading and systematic reading. My major comment is on systematic reading which is the reading of the entire Bible in one year following…
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Surely, setting the time in a day to read the Bible and in case you miss a day keep going and try to catch up is very important. That means developing a pattern on that makes perfection.
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Thank you for sharing, Edittah!
There is always the temptation to read a portion of the Bible repeatedly and completely ignore the others. Systematic reading is a truly beneficial approach to Bible study.
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CREATIVE BIBLE STUDY METHODS
CHAPTER ONE
PURPOSE OF THE BIBLE ACCORDING TO 2 CORINTHIANS 3: 16-17
No scripture is more important than the other because all scripture is breathed out by God. One of the fundamental use of scripture is to teach the doctrine on how to live Godly lives. They are also used for reproof where one criticizes him or…
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Great summary, Edittah! No scripture is more important than the other.
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It is very true, according to 2 Timothy 3:16 (NIV) we are told that “All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness,”
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Good afternoon family, im Phiri Edittah a new student from Zambia, Eastern province. I’m doing a certificate course in Christian Ministry
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Hello, Edittah! So glad to have you here. Praying the best for you on this journey.
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Hello Edittah! You are welcome. The Lord bless you in Jesus name
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