BIBLE Study

Study to shew thyself approved unto God, 

a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, 

rightly dividing the word of truth.

2 Timothy 2:15

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

--Book of Books

--What the Bible was Designed to do

--Real Bible Study

--Miller’s 4 Basic Rules of Bible Study

--Garden of God

--A Matchless Temple

--The Quarry of Holy Scripture

--Precious Bible

--An intimate acquaintance with the Holy Scriptures

--From Genesis to Revelation
--Tyndale's Warning for Modern "Scholars"

--Prophecy

--John 5:39 (KJV/NLT/ESV/NIV)

EXAMPLES of BIBLE STUDY:DIGGING DEEPER

--Beauty in the Symmetry of the Simplicity of His Word  Example #1

--Beauty in the Symmetry of the Simplicity of His Word Example #2

--Lesson of Luke 4:41

--Lesson from Job 2:7

--Lesson of John 5:27

--Lesson of Mark 1:13

--Lesson of Luke 4:40

--Lesson of Joshua 6:19

--Lesson of Matthew 4:6

--Lesson of Luke 4:38

--SUMMARY

My doctrine shall drop as the rain,

My speech shall distil as the dew,

as the small rain upon the tender herb,

and as the showers upon the grass:

Deuteronomy 32:2

Book of Books

"The Bible is the Book of books.

There are treasures in the word of God that can be discovered only by sinking the shaft deep into the mine of truth.

The nature of one’s religious experience is revealed by the character

of the books one chooses to read in one’s leisure moments.
The Bible is our guide to a higher, better life. 

It contains the most interesting and the most instructive history and biography that were ever written. 

Those whose imagination has not become perverted by the reading of fiction will find the Bible the most interesting of books. 

Bind this precious volume to your hearts."

E.G.W.

What the Bible was Designed to do

"Whenever the study of the Scriptures is entered upon without a 

--prayerful, 

--humble, 

--teachable spirit, 

the plainest and simplest as well as the most difficult passages will be wrested from their true meaning.

The whole Bible should be given to the people just as it reads. 

It would be better for them not to have Bible instruction at all than to have the teaching of the Scriptures thus grossly misrepresented.

The Bible was designed to be a guide to all who wish to become acquainted with the will of their Maker. 

Light is sown for the righteous. Psalm 97:11." 

E.G.W.

Real Bible Study

"The Bible was not written in subjects nor verses, but in thoughts—the thoughts of God.
The Bible is the Word of God, and words express thoughts.
The Bible, therefore, as the word of God, is the expression of the thought of God.
• There are thoughts of God expressed in single words.
• There are thoughts expressed in single verses.
• There are thoughts expressed only in whole chapters.
• There are thoughts expressed only in whole books.
• And there are thoughts expressed only in the whole Bible together.
And true Bible study is to find, to receive and to dwell upon thoughts

of God expressed in single verses, expressed in several verses, expressed only in whole chapters, expressed only in whole books, and expressed only in the whole Bible together.
Therefore, we are not saying that there should never be any study of single verses, nor of passages, nor of subjects, in the Bible. We are only saying that even when verses and passages and subjects in the Bible have been studied, the Bible has not yet been studied.
It takes all that is in the Bible to be really the Bible.
And plainly a person has not thoroughly studied the Bible till he has studied everything that is in the Bible—everything that goes to make up the Bible."
A.T. Jones

Miller’s 4 Basic Rules of Bible Study

"Here are Miller’s basic rules of Bible Study:
1. All Scripture is necessary, and may be understood by diligent

application and study.
2. Every word must have its proper bearing on the subject being studied.
3. Scripture must be its own interpreter, since it is a rule of itself.
4. To understand doctrine, bring all the Scriptures together on the subject you wish to know; then let every word have its proper influence."
F.D. Nichols

For whatsoever things were written aforetime 

were written for our learning, 

that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures 

might have hope. 

Romans 15:4

Garden of God

"The Bible is the garden of God."

E.G.W.

A Matchless Temple

"I use the Scriptures, not as an arsenal to be resorted to only for arms and weapons. . . . but as a matchless temple, where I delight to contemplate 

--the beauty, 

--the symmetry, 

--and the magnificence, 

of the structure; 

and to increase my awe and excite my devotion to the Deity there preached and adored."

Boyle

The Quarry of Holy Scripture

"The readiest way to be spiritually rich in heavenly knowledge is 

--to dig in this mine of diamonds, 

--to gather pearls from this heavenly sea. 

When Jesus Himself sought to enrich others, He wrought in the quarry of Holy Scripture." 

Charles Spurgeon

But now is made manifest, 

and by the scriptures of the prophets, 

according to the commandment of the everlasting God, 

made known to all nations for the obedience of faith....

Romans 16:26

Precious Bible

All Scripture is given by inspiration of God,

and is profitable for doctrine,

for reproof,

for correction,

for instruction in righteousness,

that the man of God may be perfect, 

thoroughly furnished unto all good works. 

2 Timothy 3:16-19

"Precious Bible! With the inspired Scriptures, men may become wise unto salvation through faith in Christ.
*In the formation of your religious sentiments, 

come to the Bible; 
*In cases of correction, or reproof, 

take the Bible.
*Would you be instructed in righteousness? 

learn from the Word." 

James White

An intimate acquaintance with the Holy Scriptures

"An intimate acquaintance with the Holy Scriptures
--is a secure haven,
--and an impregnable bulwark,
--and an immovable tower,
--and imperishable glory,
--and impenetrable armor,
--and unfading joy,
--and perpetual delight,
and whatever other excellence can be uttered."
CHRYSOSTOM

From Genesis to Revelation

"From Genesis to Revelation, that solemn moment which should

close probation and bring its terrible retribution to the ungodly, and its glorious reward to the righteous, was everywhere kept in view, with warnings and exhortations to all the race to prepare for its solemn scenes. 

BIBLES WERE IN YOUR HANDS, 

and you should have read them for yourselves. 

Q: Would they not thus stand speechless and condemned?" 

URIAH SMITH

Tyndale's Warning for Modern "Scholars"

"You shall understand, therefore, that the Scripture has but one sense, and that is the literal sense. . . . The greatest cause of decay of faith, and this blindness wherein we are now, 

--sprang first from allegories; for Origen, and the doctors of his time, drew all the Scriptures into allegory, insomuch as that twenty doctors expounded one text twenty different ways. . . . Yea, they are come into such blindness that they not only say the literal sense profits not, but also that it is hurtful, and kills the soul." 

Tyndale

The WARNING to "Scholars" & Theologians:

Ever learning, 

and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth. 

2 Timothy 3:7

Prophecy

And now I have told you before it come to pass, 

that, when it is come to pass,
ye might believe.....Now we see things imperfectly, like puzzling reflections in a mirror, but then we will see everything with perfect clarity.

All that I know now is partial and incomplete, but then I will know everything completely, just as God now knows me completely...
John 14:29/1 Corinthians 13:12NLT

John 5:39 (KJV/NLT/ESV/NIV)

Search the Scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life:

and they are they which testify of Me. (KJV)
You search the Scriptures because you think they give you eternal life. But the Scriptures point to Me! (NLT)
You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; and it is they that bear witness about Me. (ESV)
You study the Scriptures diligently because you think that in them you have eternal life. These are the very Scriptures that testify about Me. (NIV)

EXAMPLES of BIBLE STUDY:DIGGING DEEPER

Beauty in the Symmetry of the Simplicity of His Word  

Example #1

Jesus saith unto her, Woman, why weepest thou? whom seekest thou? She, supposing Him to be the gardener, saith unto Him, Sir, if Thou have 

borne Him hence, tell me where Thou hast laid Him, and I will take Him away. John 20:15
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And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there He put the man whom He had formed. Genesis 2:8
So Mary was right with her first instinct-He was the Gardener....

Beauty in the Symmetry of the Simplicity of His Word 

Example #2

In Exodus we are told to keep the Sabbath because of Creation. 

In Deuteronomy Moses explained the Law to the people and added it was because God delivered them from Egypt. 

Some claim the Bible was contradicting itself.

But look closer-the Bible is a Chain-of-Truth. 

We are to keep the Sabbath because He is both Creator & Redeemer: 

--who delivered us from the bondage of the slavery of sin in Egypt (this lost world) 

--as well as the Creator of the world.
-a-At the end of Creation He rested on the 7th day and made it a Holy day. 

-b-At the end of His work on the cross as our Redeemer- He again rested on the Sabbath in the grave. 

The Bible does not contradict itself.
He is both Creator & Redeemer. 

*We keep Sabbath because our Creator said- If ye love Me, keep My commandments. John 14:15

---Or--- as Paul says For He spake in a certain place of the seventh day on this wise, And God did rest the seventh day from all His works.
Hebrews 4:4

[SANCTIFICATION---Obedience to our Creator (Holiness)]

*We keep Sabbath because our Redeemer said- If ye love Me, keep My commandments. John 14:15

---Or--- as Paul says For he that is entered into his rest, he also hath ceased from his own works, as God did from His.
Hebrews 4:10

[JUSTIFICATION---Resting in the Forgiveness of our Redeemer

(Grace)]

Sabbath is the Glue of God's Law....

the Inverse Relationship of Justification & Sanctification

                                         Lesson of Luke 4:41

And devils also came out of many, crying out, and saying, Thou art Christ the Son of God. And He rebuking them suffered them not to speak: for they knew that He was Christ. Luke 4:41

"Confessions were extorted from the demoniacs.
They said, Thou art Christ the Son of God, 

but they said it crying with rage and indignation; 

it was a confession upon the rack, 

and therefore was not admitted in evidence.

*Christ rebuked them, and did not suffer them to say that they knew Him to be the Christ, that it might appear, beyond all contradiction,

 --that He had obtained a conquest over them,

--and not made a compact with them."

Adam Clarke

Lesson from Job 2:7

So went Satan forth from the presence of the LORD, and smote Job with sore boils from the sole of his foot unto his crown.
Job 2:7

"Our conscience, allowing people to realize that some of what we observe around us—things like sorrow, suffering, and death—are not as they ought to be.
---This suggests a standard of right and wrong,
---of good and evil,
---and hints that it originated from Someone other than us."
CMI

Lesson of John 5:27

Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear His voice ,And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation. John 5:27
"The hour is coming - it is fixed to an hour, so very punctual is this

great appointment....there will be a resurrection both of the just and unjust, of all that are in their graves; and though all that are dead are not in graves, or interred in the earth, as some are in the sea; yet, because the greater part are in graves, this phrase is chosen to express the universality of the resurrection: and this is also a proof of the resurrection of the same body; for what else are in the graves but bodies?" 

Adam Clarke

Lesson of Mark 1:13

And He was there in the wilderness forty days, tempted of Satan; and was with the wild beasts; and the angels ministered unto Him. Mark 1:13

"With the wild beasts - He was in the most remote, unfrequented, and savage part of the desert; which, together with the diabolic influence, tended to render the whole scene the more horrid.

It was an instance of His Father's care of Him,

that He was preserved from being torn in pieces by the wild beasts, which encouraged Him the more that His Father 

would provide for Him when He was hungry."

Adam Clarke

Lesson of Luke 4:40

Now when the sun was setting, all they that had any sick with divers diseases brought them unto Him; and He laid His hands on every one of them, and healed them. Luke 4:40

"Ah, it is setting with some of you!

Those gray hairs are like the streaks of light upon the horizon

as the sun goes down; but blessed be God, He who heals the spiritually sick in the early morning, by bringing children to Himself, does not cease to work until the sun goes down." 

Charles Spurgeon

Lesson of Joshua 6:19

But all the silver, and gold, and vessels of brass and iron, are
consecrated unto the LORD: they shall come into the treasury of the LORD.
Joshua 6:19
Notice these are the metals used in the Prophecy of Daniel.
Q: Is there a symbolic meaning here?

SILVER: Persia, (the Prince of Persia was Lucifer representing
the "world").
GOLD: Babylon, known for it's wealth.
BRASS: Greece, known to the world for it's "wisdom" and philosophers.
IRON: Rome, known for its might.
Q: So is God symbolically saying here to give your things of this world, your wealth, your wisdom you have acquired thus far in life and your might to the service of God?
Q: Is this why here it begins with Silver (Persia) instead of Gold (Babylon) like in Daniel?
--So, in other words- of this world (Silver) give your wealth (Gold), wisdom (Brass) and might (Iron) to the service of God?...Just a thought....
always Dig Deeper

Lesson of Matthew 4:6

And saith unto Him, If Thou be the Son of God, cast Thyself down: for it is written, He shall give His angels charge concerning Thee: and in their hands they shall bear Thee up, lest at any time Thou dash thy foot against a stone. Matthew 4:6
"Observe, The Devil said, Cast Thyself down.

The Devil could not cast Him down, though a little thing would have
done it, from the top of a spire.
Note, The power of Satan is a limited power; hitherto he shall come, and no further.
Note, Whatever real mischief is done us, it is of our own doing; the Devil can but persuade,
he cannot compel;
he can but say, Cast thyself down; 

he cannot cast us down."

Matthew Henry

Lesson of Luke 4:38

 And He arose out of the synagogue, and entered into

Simon's house. And Simon's wife's mother was taken with a great fever; and they besought Him for her. Luke 4:38
"Here is a type of another form of the disease of sin. 

This time it is a hot and burning fever, and there are many men who have the fever of pride, or the fever of ambition, and some who have the fever of impetuous lust." 

Charles Spurgeon

SUMMARY:

"IN THE SCRIPTURES THOUSANDS OF GEMS OF TRUTH LIE HIDDEN FROM THE SURFACE SEEKER. 

THE MINE OF TRUTH IS NEVER EXHAUSTED. 

--EVERY DAY YOU SHOULD LEARN SOMETHING NEW FROM THE SCRIPTURES. 

--SEARCH THEM AS FOR HID TREASURES FOR THEY CONTAIN THE WORDS OF ETERNAL LIFE. 

--PRAY FOR WISDOM TO COMPREHEND THESE HOLY WRITINGS."
E.G.W.