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

--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)

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

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

--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

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)

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

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

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.