BIBLE STUDY -- KEY WORDS

BIBLE STUDY – KEY WORDS

Friday, September 18, 2015

Matthew {MKJV today] 5:13-16 [Jesus explained] You are the salt of the earth, but if the salt loses its savor, with what shall it be salted? It is no longer good for anything, but to be thrown out and to be trodden underfoot by men. You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do men light a lamp and put it under the grain-measure, but on a lampstand. And it gives light to all who are in the house. Let your light so shine before men that they may see your good works and glorify your Father who is in Heaven.

Colossians 4:5-6 [Paul] Walk in wisdom toward those on the outside, redeeming the time. Let your speech be always with grace, having been seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one.

2Timothy 2:15 [Paul] Study earnestly to present yourself approved to God, a workman that does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the Word of Truth.

  Knowing that keys unlock doors, cabinets, tool boxes, and other containers so as to get inside to gain use and/or security is no mystery. Gaining access to God’s Truth is no different, though not small metal devices, there are keys that aid in opening unto understanding and application that empowers and affects. They are significant words.

  My favorite way to demonstrate this study help is to use The First Epistle (letter) of John.

  First understand that there is nothing sacrilegious about marking or writing in your Bible. But if you prefer not to write in your “best Bible”, acquire another inexpensive or dust-gatherer to mark in.

  Now, read thru 1John slowly, distinctively underlining or highlighting “know” every time you see it. Go back and redo the same exercise because you may have missed a few. It is important that you get every one! (KJV 27 times in 22 verses.)

  Now read 1John carefully paying attention to every “know”.

  Now using a different color marker, go slow and mark “love”. Redo so as to make sure you didn’t miss any “love”. J (KJV 33 times in 23 verses.)

  Now reread 1John carefully paying attention to “know” and “love”.

  Now use yet another color and mark “sin”. (KJV 16 times in 9 verses. Also, always remember import of definition in study, if you don’t fully understand Biblical meaning of “know” “love” “sin”, stop and look it up.)

  Now reread 1John carefully paying attention to “know” “love” “sin”.

  Using yet another color mark “abide”. (KJV 3 times in 3 verses. Again, if don’t know Biblical meaning, look it up.)

  Now reread 1John carefully paying attention to “know” “love” “sin” “abide”.

  What do you see that you never noticed before?

  Do you see the reason the epistle was written?

  Do you in a new way see how 1John is not out-of-date, but absolutely applicable to you and me today?

EBB4

PS. Some students use contrarian method. It is to black out “know, love, sin, abide”, reread and see what is missing.