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You search the Scriptures, because you think that in them you have eternal life; and it is these that bear witness of Me; and you are unwilling to come to Me, that you may have life.
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The chief purpose of the book is to bring us to the Person. Martin Luther said <quote>we go to the cradle only for the sake of the baby</quote>; just so in Bible study, we do it not for its own sake but for fellowship with God.
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The Jews to whom Jesus spoke [...] imagined that to possess Scripture was tantamount to possessing life. Hillel used to say, "He who has gotten to himself words of Torah has gotten to himself the life of the world to come." Their study was an end in itself. In this they were grievously deceived. [...]
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Hearing and reading provide a telescopic view of the scripture while study and memorization provide a microscopic view of scripture. Meditating on the scriptures brings hearing, reading, studying and memorization together and cements the word in our minds.
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The Navigators illustrate this by saying that as the thumb can touch all the fingers, we can meditate on the Word as we do any of the first four. Meditation is a key to revelation. A new Christian needs to hear and read the Bible more than they need to study and memorize it. This is so that they become familiar with the overall message of the Bible.
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What do the verses around it say? "Context is king" is the rule -- the passage must make sense within the structure of the entire passage and book.
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Let's study together Mt.6:1-18. Read it to yourself, first looking for the key verse, the verse that sums up the whole passage. Think you have it? Test it by picking different places in the passage and asking yourself if they relate to the thought of the key verse. Once you find it, write it as Roman numeral One of your outline:
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What does <quote>practicing your righteousness</quote>mean? Does the passage give any examples? What area of our lives is being addressed? <emphasis>Our motives!</emphasis> What sub-headings develop this thought?
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don't sound a trumpet. (how might someone <quote>sound a trumpet</quote>today?)
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<quote>Faithful are the wounds of a friend</quote>
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