When you don’t feel like it

Such an encouraging post full of grace by Jon Bloom.  Something I needed to read.  Had to share it with you.
“Did you wake up not feeling like reading your Bible and praying? How many times today have you had to battle not feeling like doing things you know would be good for you?
While it’s true [...]

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God’s preservation of Scripture

Has God providentially preserved His Word throughout the centuries. I believe he has based on the following texts of Scripture.
“Long have I known from your testimonies that you have founded them forever.” (Psalm 119:152, ESV). This is a strong affirmation and, in the context, a clear proof of the doctrine of God’s preservation.
“The sum of [...]

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A famine of the Word

Our problem in America isn’t so much an absence of the Word, but a neglect of the Word.
Do you make substantial time for God’s Word in your life?

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14 questions to ask your Bible

Here’s a simple way to work toward good Bible interpretation.  Stephen offers 14 questions to besiege the verse or passage that you are studying.  I am passing these on to some pastors this coming week as I teach them about how to cut the Word of God straight!
1.    Who is the author of the passage?
2.    [...]

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Qualities of Scripture

Among othere here are some outstanding qualities of the Scripture. These should spur us on to the reading, meditating, meditating, studying, hearing, and applying of God’s Word.Necessity.  The Scripture is necessary, to articulate the nature of God and the truth of redemption. Neither nature nor God’s image in man can supply sufficient truth to adequately [...]

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How to study the Bible

Five simple, yet important, ways to study the Bible

With much prayer:  “Open my eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of your law.” (Psalm 119:18, ESV).

With humility  “Clothe yourselves, all of you, with humility toward one another, for “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.”” (1 Peter 5:5, ESV).

With sound reason. [...]

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Qualities necessary to study God’s Word

To study the Scriptures, you need a a disciplined mind, a holy affection for God and the divine assistance of the Holy Spirit.
First,  a disciplined mind  means that you have a  love for learning and insatiable thirst for the doctrines of Scripture.  Once you learn something you want to organize what you learn and correlate [...]

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How to study the Word

I am spending a lot of time preparing to teach a class on the Bible.  As part of my introduction to the students I will answer the question:  “how should we study the Word?” Here is part of what I will share.  (Credit to Wayne Grudem who has helped me think about this)

With much prayer:  [...]

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Meditating on the Word

JT with some helfpul advice from Don Whitney and others on meditating on the Word.  Meditation is the bridge between the Word and effective prayer!  Most of us don’t know how to meditate biblically!  Read and meditate on this article!

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3 questions during Bible reading

J. I. Packer in the ESV Study Bible article “Reading the Bible Theologically” records three good questions we should ask as we read God’s Word daily:

What is shown about God the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit?
What is shown about this world that is beautiful and beneficial but is also corrupt and corrupting?
What is [...]

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