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From this page we can proceed through the steps that will lead the Bible student to an accurate understanding of God's message. Some people feel that God's message is different for everyone. Somehow, quite mysteriously, as we read the Bible a different message comes to us. This is not true. God gave all of us the same message but of course the application of that message is a little different for each of us. For example: A lesson on Christian joy might bless my life at the loss of a loved one while the same lesson might bless your life at the point of financial losses. It is the same message, however.

Some people think that the Bible mysteriously has a different message for each person that reads it. I like what Judge Samuel Alito said on 1/11/06, he said, "The Constitution means something, not what I want it to mean or what someone else wants it to mean. The constitution has a meaning of its own. This same statement can be applied to the Bible. The has its own meaning and the same message to everyone. Yes, the same passage can be applied to different problems but it is still the same message. Vaseline can be applied to chapped hands and a squeaking hinge but it is the Vaseline is the same.

Some people feel that a person must become an ordained minister in order to understand the Bible. This is not true. Sometimes "higher learning" actually makes it more difficult to understand God's message. The major needs in understanding is an honest receptive heart and a willingness to work hard to understand.

God did not give us this marvelous book and leave us to our own devices with regard to the method of study. Within the pages of the Bible God has given us the step by step procedure that will guarantee our proper understanding. All worthwhile projects take effort. The effort we apply to Bible study will produce rewards that will bless our lives both now and in heaven.

"Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a workman who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth," 2 Tim 2:15-16 NIV.
 

The following studies are indexed from this page:

There is a God in Heaven and the Bible is His Word

The Authority of the Scriptures

The Two Covenants

The Proper Method of Study

This column lists the studies that will lead to a proper understanding of God's Word.

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We Can Know . . .

Our understanding of the Bible is accurate. Bible Study

There is a God in Heaven and the Bible is His Word

Prayer and God's Promises

 The Authority of The Scriptures

The Two Covenants

The Proper Method of Study