Last month, I continued to teach three classes on Course #1: Bible Study Methods & Rules of Interpretation. The students are learning many things from this course(1):
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An awareness of their need to personally apply and obey the Bible as they preach and teach others.
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To demonstrate that an important purpose of studying the Bible is for personal “training in righteousness” so pastors and church leaders will become more like Jesus Christ.
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To emphasize the necessity to absolutely and totally depend on the illumination and teaching ministry of the indwelling Holy Spirit.
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To encourage them to engage in personal, serious, regular Bible study in the text of Scripture.
Study the Word of God to know the God of the Word