Knowing God’s Word helps me to love Him with all my heart, soul, & mind.
Step1 : “Grasping the text in their town” or “Reading in context”
The Bible was written by men inspired by the Holy Spirit in a certain time and place and oftentimes to a certain people. If we want to learn to love God the best we can, it is helpful to learn to read the Bible in it’s context before thinking about “today.” We can start that journey by looking at certain features in the sentences. Here are a few:
Repetition Comparison Cause and Effect
Contrasts Lists Figures of Speech
Example – In the Bible, we sometimes see an action or an attitude, or a state of being that results in some kind of outcome. This is called cause and effect and we should pay attention when we see these.
Example Passages:
Proverbs 15:1
Romans 12:2
Resources:
“Grasping God's Word: A Hands-On Approach to Reading, Interpreting, and Applying the Bible” by J. Scott Duvall and J. Daniel Hays