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I especially enjoy writing about Biblical Womanhood as well as the application of Biblical theology from the perspective of a woman longing to communicate my love for who God is as revealed in His Word of knowable and applicable truth and NOT who I imagine He is from some sentimental, me-centered perspective that is based on relative, roller-coaster ride of self-sustained religion 'truth'. In other words, I like to encourage others to press on in His truth and His love for His glory.

But then, everything I have written has likely been said a whole lot better by someone else. I definitely have no insight that is deeper than what God has already revealed. Therefore, if you find anything of value here than give God the glory!

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Independent Bible Study

There are a lot of packaged Bible studies out there. For women, Beth Moore seems to prevail. I have written in the past as to why I am not a die-hard fan of her studies (of which I have gone through several of them) and I still get put through the ringer for that one. I tend to prefer Kay Arthur. However, with any packaged study there are bones that must be picked out. ...some, more then others.

How do we discern the bones from the meat?

Well, you have to be not only a teachable student of the Word of God, but a non-tossable student as well. A student that is not easily swayed to and fro by every wind of doctrine. In other words, to speak the truth in love you have to know what the truth is. ...and God's truth is not relative.... it IS knowable and applicable.

To be a discerning apologist (perceptive defender of God's truth) is to be an effective evangelist (prepared proclaimer of God's truth). It is to know when to be blunt and to the point and to know when to be gentle. (Again, see THIS post). It is also to know when to shake the dust off your feet and when to press on. This is where the Holy Spirit within every true believer comes in. For if we were to pursue such things in the flesh, what fruit would we bear?

Rotten, I say.

Awhile back I wrote to Phil Johnson and asked what he recommended for independent Bible Study. He highly recommended a book no longer in print called Independent Bible Study by Irving L. Jensen. You can still find used copies of this book on Amazon.

This book teaches the reader the inductive method that also utilizes an analytical chart to map out the richness of the Bible.

...just as a traveler must learn to read a road map before he begins a trip, so a Christian should know something about the methods of Bible study if his time in the Word is to be consistent and life-changing.

This book is the best road map of how to study the Bible I have ever read.

Posted by Lisa on May 19, 2007

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I went to a Dispensational Bible School in up-state NY, where I learned some principles of hermeneutics but I am so thankful for a free class offered to me through my husbands college. The professor was great; I truly learned more from that one class than all the others. If I could just be more diligent about doing it. Thanks for the encouragement.

Posted by: April | May 19, 2007 01:08 PM

Happy Sunday. Hope your coming week is Awesome

Posted by: Tessa | May 20, 2007 09:19 AM

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