WAYS TO STUDY THE BIBLE : The 7 Cs {aka the Chapter Study Method} Step 1 – Caption – Give the chapter a short heading. Step 2 – Contents – Outline the chapter. Step 3 – Chief People – List the major characters in the reading. Step 4 – Central Verse – Select a verse that stood out to you or that is important. Step 5 – Crucial Word(s) – What are the key words in the reading? Step 6 – Challenges - What don’t you understand? What concepts do you struggle with? Step 7 – Cross References – In your Bible there are often cross references. Use these to help you to understand the reading better. The Paraphrase Method After you read a passage, write it out in your own words. Pretend like you are telling a friend about what you just read and who doesn’t know anything about the Bible. The OPA Bible Study Method Step 1: Observations – make a list of facts and things that stand out to you from the passage. Step 2: Principles – what principles can you draw from your observations? What did you learn? Step 3: Application – how can you apply these principles to your life? When and how are you going to make this happen? The SPECK Bible Study Method Step 1: Sins to avoid – make a list of things mentioned in this passage that we should avoid. Step 2: Promises to claim – make a list of the promises mentioned in this passage. Believe them! Step 3: Examples to follow – what happened in this passage that you could follow in your own life? Step 4: Commands to obey – write out the commands that were in your passage. Are you obeying them? Step 5: Knowledge of God to acquire – what did you learn about God in this passage? The Five P Bible Study Method Step 1: Position yourself to hear from God. (Clear out distractions and ask God to help you stay focused.) Step 2: Pore over the passage. Paraphrase the major points. (Ask yourself questions such as who is this about? When did this take place? What happened? Where did this happen? Why did this happen?) Step 3: Pull out the spiritual principles. (What did you learn about God?) Step 4: Pose the question. (Create a question directed at yourself from the spiritual principle. Ex. If the spiritual principle is ‘God is faithful’, your question could be “What areas of my life do I need to trust in God’s faithfulness?”) Step 5: Plan obedience and pin down a date. (How are you going to obey and when are you going to do it?)
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