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Washed in the Word Part 7 – Inspecting Scripture
After surveying a book of the Bible you should now have a good idea of the themes or topics written about in that book. With these topics in mind and the summaries you have written as a foundation for the context you will need you are ready to look more deeply at each chapter. The things to… Read more
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Washed in the Word Part 6 – How to Survey a Book of the Bible
The first goal of the Washed in the Word R.INS.E study method is to Read the book of the bible you are studying chapter by chapter trying to grasp the big picture so that you have a high-level idea of the topics of each chapter. This forms the context that you need to have before you… Read more
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Washed in the Word Part 5 – Method Overview
The Washed in the Word method of Bible Study is made up of three phases or degrees of study called R.INS.E, followed by Reflection and Response. During each phase you will use methods of observation and interrogation of the Bible passages you are studying to progress to ever deeper levels of understanding. The R.INS.E acronym stands… Read more
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Washed in the Word Part 4 – Bible Study Tools
Now that you have set out to study God’s word there are some things you will need and some things you may want to consider adding to your tools for studying the Bible. The first and most obvious would be a Bible. But which Bible is the best choice? As mentioned previously there are many translations. The Bible was… Read more
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You Need to Watch Expedition Bible
I have been watching the Expedition Bible videos on YouTube for a while now and the way Joel Kramer presents recent discoveries in archaeology from the Holy Land that support what the Bible says have been most helpful. The videos take you to the sites that match events recorded in the Bible and you get… Read more
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Washed in the Word Part 3 – Context
In the past two articles we have talked about significance of the Bible being worthy of our admiration and respect. We talked about how we get in the way of what God wants to tell us because of our attitudes and preconceptions. Setting out to read the Bible these are some of the first things… Read more
Glory to be Revealed 