The individual’s obligation is to learn of Christ (Matthew 11:28-30). There is no limitation as to how much scripture you may learn. In fact, the danger is in not learning enough of God’s Word (Matthew 4:4). Our study of God’s Word must be a daily task (2 Corinthians 4:16). You can never exhaust the Word of God.
As a child, I often studied the Bible with my grandmother Davis. When we finished, she would let me go to her well and draw a fresh bucket of water. She would tell me, “Bible study is a lot like getting water from my well. Every time you let the bucket down you get water; but it is a bucket of water you never had before.” She was right!
The above post is an excerpt from the book, How to Study the Bible by Michael J. Davis. Follow the link to learn more about the book and purchase your copy today!
Through the kindness of publisher Andy Sochor, owner of Gospel Armory, it is a joy to publish this six-lesson material entitled HOW TO STUDY THE BIBLE. As with the last work, Andy is the owner and I’m simply the author: please order the books from Gospel Armory.
HOW TO STUDY THE BIBLE was originally a wintertime bible study. Since that time, no less than four other times have we used this series of lessons in a class format; ad once in a Sunday night preaching environment. The material also works well with one-on-one studies.
It does not endeavor to formulate “new methods of study” but instead, formulate habits of study that WORK!. For eight years, I taught the Study Skills and Strategies classes for seventh and eight graders in a local middle school. Again we did not endeavor to form some method of study; but rather incorporate workable habits of study that resulted in retention of the material. This is what this book does: encourage daily habits of study that will encourage increasing diligence in learning and obeying the word of God!