How to study the Word

The Jesus Compass: Christ-centered Bible Interpretation

When you pack up and travel, it’s impossible to get anywhere without going a direction. Scripture is like that. It’s directional. …(Continue Reading)

The Difference Between Identifying Allegories and Allegorical Interpretation

There is a big difference between allegorizing a Bible text and identifying an allegory already in the text. …(Continue Reading)

How to Create Your Study Outline

"I would sooner a hundred times over appear to be inconsistent with myself than to be inconsistent with the Word of God," said Charles Spurgeon. …(Continue Reading)

The Importance and Power of Observation

Martin Luther wrote, "First I shake the whole tree that the ripest may fall. …(Continue Reading)

Vital Preparation for Studying the Word

No random human off the street just enters the Olympics because it sounds like fun. The athlete must prepare himself like his life depends on it with grueling intensity. …(Continue Reading)

Glitter or Gold? An Overview on Bible Study and Prep

W. Graham Scroggie wrote of the Word, "Being of divine origin, it speaks with sovereign authority and each of us turns aside from it at the cost of his present and eternal undoing." …(Continue Reading)