Studying the bible to build the picture of the word of God in your heart.

1. Studying the Bible

2. We believe the bible is the inspired Word of God
in its original language.
All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and
is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for
correction, for instruction in righteousness .
(2 Timothy 3:16)

3. Acts 17:10
Then the brethren immediately sent Paul
and Silas away by night to Berea. When they arrived,
they went into the synagogue of the Jews. 11 These
were more fair-minded than those in Thessalonica,
in that they received the word with all readiness,
and searched the Scriptures daily to find out whether
these things were so. 12 Therefore many of them
believed…

4. Are you able to search the
scriptures to find out if what
you are being told is so?

5. Get Understanding
Proverbs 4:7 Wisdom is the principal thing;
Therefore get wisdom.
And in all your getting, get understanding.
Understanding is mentioned over 150 times
in the Word

6. How do we get understanding?
Psalm 111:10
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of
wisdom; all those who practice it have a good
understanding. His praise endures forever!
Proverbs 9:10
“The fear of the LORD is the beginning of
wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is
understanding.

7. How do we get understanding?
1 Cor. 2:12-13
These things we also speak, not in words which
man’s wisdom teaches but which the Holy Spirit
teaches, comparing spiritual things with
spiritual. 14 But the natural man does not
receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they
are foolishness to him; nor can he know them,
because they are spiritually discerned.

8. God is a Spirit and He speaks to our spirit
Rom 8:15-16
For you did not receive the spirit of bondage again
to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption
by whom we cry out, “Abba, Father.”
The Spirit Himself bears witness with
our spirit that we are children of God..

9. How do we know what we are hearing is
true?
John 7:17
Jesus said, “If anyone wills to do His will,
he shall know concerning the doctrine,
whether it is from God or whether I speak
on My own authority.

10. Revelation comes only from God
The Word of God can only be discerned accurately
by revelation from the author.
It cannot be discerned by human reasoning,
academics or intelligence.
It is not a historical document,
it is not an intellectual document,
it is the living Word of God. Heb 4:12

11. Matt 16: 15
He said to them, “But who do you
say that I am?” 16 Simon Peter answered and
said, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living
God.” 17 Jesus answered and said to him,
“Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah, for flesh
and blood has not revealed this to you,
but My Father who is in heaven.

12. Why some people stay void of understanding
(even Christians)
1. Selfish ambition
2. Preconceived notions
3. Idolatry, looking to other sources
4. Infatuated by their own reasonings
5. Pride
6. Hard heart, Mark 8:15-17
7. Unfaithful with money, Luke 16:10
8. Rejecting the Prophets, Matt 13:10, Luke 8:10
9. They repeatedly say, “I don’t understand the bible.”
Prov. 18:21

13. To You (the disciples) it has been given
Matthew 13:10 And the disciples came and said to Him, “Why do You speak to them in parables?”
11 He answered and said to them, “Because it has been given to you to know the mysteries
of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given. 12 For whoever has, to him
more will be given, and he will have abundance; but whoever does not have, even what he has will
be taken away from him. 13 Therefore I speak to them in parables, because seeing they do not see,
and hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand. 14 And in them the prophecy of Isaiah is
fulfilled, which says:
‘Hearing you will hear and shall not understand,
And seeing you will see and not perceive;
15 For the hearts of this people have grown dull.
Their ears are hard of hearing,
And their eyes they have closed,
Lest they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears,
Lest they should understand with their hearts and turn,
So that I should heal them.’
16 But blessed are your eyes for they see, and your ears for they hear; 17 for assuredly,
I say to you that many prophets and righteous men desired to see what you see, and did not see it,
and to hear what you hear, and did not hear it.

14. Augustine formulated the axiom,
“The Old Testament is the
New Testament concealed,
the New Testament is the
Old Testament revealed.”

15. Ask God to Reveal His Word to You
Prayer adapted from Eph 1:17-18
Father of glory, give me the spirit of wisdom and
revelation in the knowledge of You, that the eyes
of my understanding be enlightened;
that I may know what is the hope of Your calling
and what are the riches of the glory of Your
Inheritance in the saints

16. Know Your Tools

17. Different Types of Bibles
1. Interlinear
2. Literal translations
3. Dynamic equivalent
4. Paraphrased

18. Interlinear Bible
Strong’s Numbers

19. Literal translation Bibles
Attempts to keep the exact words and phrases of
the original text. Examples:
• NKJV, New King James Version
• NASB, New American Standard Version
• AMP, Amplified Bible (updated 2015)
• ESV, English Standard Version
• KJV, King James Version
• YLT, Young’s Literal Translation
• LITV, Literal Translation by JP Green

20. Dynamic Equivalent Bibles
(thought for thought) translation
Attempts to updates the writing style and grammar.
Easier to Read, but in some instances accuracy has been
sacrificed.
Examples:
NTL, New Living Translation
NIV, New International Version
NCV, New Century Version
HCSB, Holman Christian Standard
CEB, Common English Bible

21. Paraphrased Version Bibles
Translates the ideas from the original text but
without being constrained by the original words
or language.
Easier to read, but not always accurate.
Examples:
TLB, The Living Bible
MSG, The Message
GNB, The Good News Bible

22. Common Bible Features Bibles
 Words in Italics
 Old testament quotes
 Words added to smooth out the sentence
structure
 Bold verse number indicates new paragraph
 Red text, Words of Jesus

23. Common Bible References Materials
 Concordance, Strong’s
 Lexicon
 Webster's 1828 Dictionary
 Additional Greek and Hebrew Dictionaries
 Helpful Online Tools
 Blue Letter Bible
 Bible Hub
 Internet Search Engines

24. Hermeneutics
The Art and Science of
Bible Interpretation

25. Basic Principles of Bible Interpretation
Scripture Defines Scripture
The primary rule of Biblical interpretation is to interpret scripture by
other scriptures. This means, that by referring to other verses about
the same subject, we can get a more complete picture of that subject.
Context:
Who is speaking
What is the situation
Who is being spoken to
Please Note: Just because Jesus is speaking to the Pharisees, don’t
automatically discount its application to our own lives.
Also just because something is in the bible does not make it truth,
there are things stated by certain people in the bible that are not the
truth of the Word of God.

26. Law of First Mention
Look for the first time the subject was mentioned to
see how it was first defined.
Mouth of 2 or 3 Witnesses
Facts or truth must be established in the mouths of
two or three witnesses. There should be at least two
or three scriptures verifying a doctrine, or principle.
It takes more than one scripture to prove a doctrine,
a point, or a principle.

27. How to use the Strong’s Concordance
Look up any English word in the bible.
1. It gives you every verse containing that English
word.
2. It will give you what Hebrew (Old Testament or
Greek (New Testament) word the English word is
translated from with an assigned number.
3. It gives a definition for every Greek and Hebrew
word in the bible.

28. Strong’s Concordance

29. Strong’s Concordance
Sample exercise:
3 John 2 Beloved, I pray that you
may prosper in all things and be
in health, just as your soul
prospers. NKJV
Let’s look up the word “prosper.”

30. Strong’s Concordance

31. Strong’s Concordance

32. How Does God use the word G2137? It is
used 4 times in the NT
Rom 1:10 Making request, if by any means now at length
I might have a prosperous journey[G2137] by the will of
God to come unto you.
1 Cor 16:2 Upon the first [day] of the week let every one
of you lay by him in store, as [God] hath prospered
him,[G2137] that there be no gatherings when I come.
3 John 1:2 Beloved, I wish above all things that thou
mayest prosper[G2137] and be in health, even as thy soul
prospereth.[G2137]

33. Strong’s Concordance – Greek Definition
G2137
εὐοδόω euodóō, yoo-od-o'-o;
from a compound of G2095 and G3598;
to help on the road, i.e. (passively) succeed in
reaching; figuratively, to succeed in business
affairs:—(have a) prosper(-ous journey).

34. Strong’s Concordance – Root Words
G2095 εὖ eû, yoo; neuter of a primary εὖς eûs
(good); (adverbially) well:—good, well (done)
and G3598 ὁδός hodós, hod-os'; apparently a
primary word; a road; by implication, a progress
(the route, act or distance); figuratively, a mode
or means:—journey, (high-)way.

35. Strong’s Concordance – Root Words
G3598
KJV Translation Count — Total: 102x
The KJV translates Strongs G3598 in the
following manner: way (83x), way side (8x),
journey (6x), highway (3x), miscellaneous (2x).

36. Webster’s 1828 Dictionary Definition
PROS'PER, verb transitive [Latin prospero, from
prosperus, from the Gr. to carry to or toward; to bear.]
To favor; to render successful.
All things concur to prosper our design.
PROS'PER, verb intransitive To be successful; to
succeed.
The Lord made all that he did to prosper in his hand.
Genesis 39:3.
He that covereth his sins, shall not prosper Proverbs
28:13.
1. To grow or increase; to thrive; to make gain; as, to
prosper in business. Our agriculture, commerce and
manufactures now prosper

37. Parallel Bibles
Reading the verse in different versions
New International Version
Dear friend, I pray that you may enjoy good health and
that all may go well with you, even as your soul is getting
along well.
New Living Translation
Dear friend, I hope all is well with you and that you are
as healthy in body as you are strong in spirit.
Young's Literal Translation
beloved, concerning all things I desire thee to prosper,
and to be in health, even as thy soul doth prosper,

38. Online Tools
www.blueletterbible.org
www.biblehub.com

41. Sample Exercise:
If I am looking for a scripture that shows
there is a difference between the soul and spirit,
I may start this way in Blue Letter Bible..