WHAT YOU NEED FOR AN EFFECTIVE BIBLE STUDY!

There are some things that you will require to have an effective bible study.

1.      Your Bible

This is the number one and the most important thing you need for your personal bible study. What kind of bible study can you do without a bible?

2.      Use more than one translation of the bible.

This enhances your bible study experience. It helps you to compare different rendering of the same scripture.

a. Some translations of the bible will bring out the meaning of some scriptures better than others

b. Some translations will simplify the English thereby making understanding of the word of God easier.

c. Using more than one translation of the bible gives you a broader view of what a scripture might be saying

d. It also helps to guard against misunderstanding of the scripture.

3.      A complete bible concordance

a. This helps you locate different scriptures easily.

b. You can search all available scriptures on a particular subject with the use of a complete concordance thereby enriching your study.

c. It makes it easy to compare a scripture with other ones.

d. Your bible study experience will be limited without a concordance.

4.      Writing materials: a notebook and a pen.

a. Make it a habit to write down what you understand whenever you study the bible.

b. Writing down enhances your understanding of the scriptures.

c. If you don’t write what you understand. If you don't write you will forget what you get from your studies after some time and won’t have any means of retrieving it.

5.      You need a convenient place to study the bible effectively.

a. You should have a reading table. It should be comfortable enough to enhance assimilation. It should not be too comfortable as you may sleep off

b. Where you are studying should be properly lit.