Bible Study, Because It Does A Soul Good...Another reason is that we, as humans, can kind of fool ourselves. But, Hebrews 4:12 tells us that the Word is sharper than a double edged sword and it judges our attitudes and heart. (It keeps us from fooling ourselves into thinking that we are better than we are.) It makes us appreciate the grace of God and therefore causes us to share that grace with others. The other reason is to prepare our minds for action, according to 1 Peter 1:13-16. And, it will lead us to be holy. It contains the operating manual for our lives. There are different techniques for bible study. How you go about it depends on your maturity but no matter your age a daily dose of reading is a start. If you have a particular word or topic that you would like to study, you can try our site search box in the right hand column to help you to find it on our site. You can also follow our verse by verse study of Esther, Jonah, Isaiah, Nehemiah, Ecclesiastes, Hosea, the book of Acts, Romans, Ephesians, Ruth, Malachi, 1 Thessalonians, James, 1 Peter, 1 John, Jude, or the book of Revelation. There are many programs that will help you to read the Bible in a year. That can be a good way of getting an overall view and of putting the Old Testament and New Testament together. Generally, these plans give you a set amount of scriptures to read each day. For the new Christian, a theme based outline can help you to understand the main themes that run through the scriptures. A good resource for learning about a particular topic is the website AmazingBible.org Another effective method of learning the overall concepts of Christianity, is through parables.
God First
is a topical Bible study that examines how we set priorities in our lives.
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