The final two foundations of Bible study are meditating on the Bible, and teaching the Bible. These two disciplines and duties will aid your understanding of God’s word in wonderful ways. Presented at the North Charleston church of Christ | http://northcharlestonchurchofchrist.com

1. Effective Bible Study
2 Timothy 2:15 Read It, Explain It, Apply It
Lesson 11
Meditating On and
Teaching the Bible

2. Effective Bible Study
Lesson 1:Who Can Study the Bible?
Lesson 2: How to Read the Bible / The Bible’s Theme
Lesson 3: Introduction to Biblical Interpretation
Lesson 4: Periods of Bible History
Lesson 5: Analyzing the Books of the Bible
Lesson 6: Analyzing the Bible by Chapter
Lesson 7: Biblical Exegesis
Lesson 8: Studying Biblical Words
Lesson 9: Comparative Bible Study
Lesson 10:Topical Bible Study
Lesson 11: Meditating On & Teaching the Bible
January - March 2016

3. Meditation
To meditate on the Bible is to reflect on it over and over again.
Don’t be in a hurry in Bible study.
You cannot download spirituality.
Deuteronomy 6:6-9
Joshua 1:8
Proverbs 23:7
Psalm 1:1-2
Psalm 119:97
Psalm 19

4. Teaching the Bible
The things we learn well enough to teach are the things we retain.
It takes hard work to be able to clearly explain something.
1. As a teacher, my mistakes affect many people (James 3:1).
2. Remain teachable (cf. Acts 18:24-28).
3. Remain humble (James 4:6, 10).
4. Make the text your top priority (2 Timothy 4:2).
5. Know your “why” (James 1:21).

5. Effective Bible Study
2 Timothy 2:15 Read It, Explain It, Apply It
Introduction to
Biblical Interpretation
Interpreting the Bible answers the question: What does the Bible mean by what it says?
Six Pitfalls of Interpretation:
To come to the true meaning of the text, we must avoid the following.
1. Misreading the text
2. Distorting the text
3. Contradicting the text
4. Subjectivism
5. Relativism
6. Overconfidence
Sources of Interpretation:
To interpret the Bible means closing and bridging some gaps.
1. Language gap
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2. Cultural gap
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3. Geography gaps
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4. History gap
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Principles of Interpretation:
Having bridged the gaps, we must also remember several principles, or rules, of interpretation:
1. The literal principle
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2. The historical principle
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3. The grammatical principle
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4. The synthesis principle
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Effective Bible Study | First Quarter 2016 | North Charleston church of Christ Sunday Auditorium Class
Lesson 3:

6. Effective Bible Study
2 Timothy 2:15 Read It, Explain It, Apply It
Introduction to
Biblical Interpretation
Interpreting the Bible answers the question: What does the Bible mean by what it says?
Six Pitfalls of Interpretation:
To come to the true meaning of the text, we must avoid the following.
1. Misreading the text
2. Distorting the text
3. Contradicting the text
4. Subjectivism
5. Relativism
6. Overconfidence
Lesson 3:

7. Interpreting the Bible answers the question: What does the Bible
Six Pitfalls of Interpretation:
To come to the true meaning of the text, we must avoid the following.
1. Misreading the text
2. Distorting the text
3. Contradicting the text
4. Subjectivism
5. Relativism
6. Overconfidence
Sources of Interpretation:
To interpret the Bible means closing and bridging some gaps.
1. Language gap
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8. J O S I A H C O V E N A N T
S I G N A T U R E D A T E
T H E
Then the king stood in his place and made
a covenant before the LORD, to follow the LORD,
and to keep His commandments and His testimonies
and His statutes with all his heart and all his soul,
to perform the words of the covenant
that were written in this book.
— 2 Chronicles 34:31 —
To the best of my ability, I vow to learn and live God’s Word.

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10. Effective Bible Study
2 Timothy 2:15 Read It, Explain It, Apply It
Lesson 11
Meditating On and
Teaching the Bible