Bible Study Aids

Begin with prayer.
Acknowledge your need of the Holy Spirit's illumination. 1 John 2:27
Make sure that all known sins are confessed fully.
1 John 1:9, Prov. 28:13
Take brief notes.
Use a notebook or journal.
Write in your Bible margins.
Read it carefully.
Beware of the battle for your mind.
2 Corinthians 10:3-6
Resist spiritual laziness.
James 4:7
Interpret it normally, historically, and grammatically.
(The result=dispensationalism)
Dispensations are rules for living, NOT for salvation.
Ask questions.
What is the main subject?
Who is speaking?
What is the key verse?
What does this teach me?
Any commands, promises, or instructions to follow?
Memorize it.
Psalm 119:9,11
(Individual verses, whole passages)
Meditate on it.
1 Timothy 4:15
(Through out the day, before you go to sleep)
Obey it.
John 15:10
It's profitable.
2 Timothy 3:16,17
It's necessary.
James 1:22

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