Tips for Reading Scripture
The blogger at To Tell You the Truth provides some tips for reading and understanding Scripture. Selected quotes:
- Scripture as Story: “I read Scripture as a grand story, the story of Redemption. When all of Scripture is read in this way, we will not see the individual stories as moral lessons or as mere examples of what to do and what not to do in life.”
- Christ-Centered View of Scripture: “The grand story of Scripture revolves around Jesus Christ and Him crucified.”
- Never Read a Single Verse: “Read at least a paragraph of Scripture when you read Scripture. But also try to read a book in one (maybe two) sitting(s). These books and letters in Scripture were written as a whole and were initially read in whole. We should strive to read each book in whole.”
- Scripture as Spoken Word: “I believe we must also listen to Scripture being read in our personal time. You will pick up things from Scripture while listening that you may not pick up so easily while reading. You will most likely have more time to listen to Scripture than you will to read Scripture. Take all the opportunities to immerse yourself in Scripture—It is also a good thing to listen to the Scripture while reading at the same time.”
- Scripture as Prayer: “The many times that I do not know what to say in my prayer times, I turn to Scripture and pray passages back to God”
- Knowing God: “The purpose of Scripture is not that we become holy. The purpose of Scripture is to know this Triune God Who has revealed Himself in Scripture. Becoming holy is a byproduct of knowing God through Christ.”
- Spend MUCH Time and Effort Studying Scripture: “I believe the blood, sweat, and tears we pour into understanding the Scriptures is immeasurable!”
- Listen to Sermons: “There are so many Gospel-Centered preachers out there that have their sermons on the internet. Seek them out!”
- Practice What You Read and Learn: “Accountability is huge in this area…. Place yourself under accountability so that you may learn to practice what you learn and read.”
- Rely on Grace: “Grace is the thread by which all of these are tied together.”
January 18th, 2007 at 4:17 pm
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January 18th, 2007 at 4:17 pm
ESV Blog has some Tips for Reading Scripture today. (Actually, they got them from another blog.) I agree with their points. This is my favorite Bible Reading/Study tip:. Q. How come the Bible is so hard to understand?
January 18th, 2007 at 4:17 pm
The Blogger, To Tell The Truth, has some great tips on Reading and Understanding the Bible. The ESV Blog, summarizes this post with these quotes:. Scripture as Story: “I read Scripture as a grand story, the story of Redemption.
January 18th, 2007 at 4:17 pm
The ESV Blog posts some great thoughts from To Tell You The Truth on how to read Scripture. Basically they are… Scripture as Story; Christ-Centered View; Never Read a Single Verse; Scripture as Spoken Word; Scripture as Prayer
January 20th, 2007 at 7:32 am
Well I missed last week putting out 5 of my favorite articles on Friday. Here are my 5 favorite for this week. 1. How to Read the Bible - From the ESV Blog. http://www.esv.org/blog/2007/01/reading.tips.to.tell.you…
January 28th, 2007 at 7:32 am
The chain began at the ESV Bible blog, who have a sort of Cliff Notes version of an article on tips for reading Scripture that are pretty good and clearly needed by many…
January 28th, 2007 at 7:32 am
Great Post on the ESV Bible Blog containing some good tips for how to best read scripture. We live in a pretty bible ignorant time. Anything to making our reading of Scripture more lasting, meaingful and insightful is a good thing….