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Frameworks and outcomes in Bible study

I’m not sure that I know how to build off of yesterday’s post and explain what’s going through my mind. I’ll try. When we go out to teach people about the Bible, we are also teaching them a philosophical approach … Continue reading

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Basic Bible study principles

So what would be the basic concepts you would want to teach someone about Bible study? Let’s say that someone who has been a Christian a year or so comes and says, “I want to learn to study the Bible … Continue reading

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Theology is practical

Guy made an important point in the comments yesterday, when he noted: These kinds of lessons can give the impression that basic Christian doctrine just has no connection with real life–the incarnation, resurrection, ascension–these are just oddities that have nothing … Continue reading

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The tyranny of practicality

As I was writing yesterday’s post, I came upon a thought that I’d like to expand on a bit. Yesterday I said People need to see that the Bible isn’t a reference book where we go to find information on … Continue reading

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Preaching, teaching and reading God’s Word

During the course of the discussion last week, the subject of what preaching should be came up. I wanted to explore those topics together, the idea of the need for depth in Bible study and the discussion of the nature … Continue reading

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