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MILESTONE 1
:
BIBLE STUDY HABITS
CHAPTERS REFERENCES:
CHAPTER 1:
WHY PEOPLE DON’T STUDY THE BIBLE
CHAPTER 2: WHY STUDY THE BIBLE?
INTRODUCTION: We are about to start on a series of learning both the art and science of reading theBible through our reference: Living by the Book by Howard G. and William D. Hendricks.Before that, let us try to evaluate ourselves in terms of our Bible reading habits. Let us check with thisexercise lifted from the book, what type of Bible readers are we:
RECORD!
Kindly mark the following:
How often do you read the Bible? (circle one)
NEVER ONCE A MONTH ONCE A WEEK TWO OR THREE EVERY DAYTIMES A WEEK
When you read it, how much time do you spend reading?
5 min. 15 min. 30 min . 45 min. 1 hr or moreOr less
Kindly mark all statements below that express why you don’t read the Bible more than you do.
____ The Bible doesn’t seem relevant t
o my life.
____ The Bible seems confusing and hard to understand. I don’t know how to make sense out of it. ____ I used to read the Bible, and it made me feel good. But after a while, it didn’t seem to have the
same impact, so finally I gave it up. ____ I feel guilty when I read the Bible. ____ The Bible is hopelessly out-of-date. It may have some interesting stories, but it has littlesignificance for life today. ____ I rely on my pastor or minister to explain the Bible to me. If I need to know something, he will tellme about it.
____ I have doubts about the Bible’s reliability. ____ I don’t have time. I’m just too busy.
____The Bible seems boring to me.
____ I don’t own a Bible.
____ The Bible is full of myths and half-truths. Why study something that lacks credibility.
____ I don’t read, period! It’s not just the Bible; I don’t read anything.
If you identify with any of the reasons stated above, then this journey of living by the book is for you.Under each milestone, we will learn answers to our issues, techniques to master reading the Scripturesetc.
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