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 Revival for Bible Studying Series #2
Thought Provoking Bible Studies About the Wonderful Christianity Basics, Part 1(developed by Bill Stevenson)Table of Contents:
Introduction………………………………………………………….……………………..…..….…1Some of the Scripture about Christian Salvation…………………………………………...…..……3God-Pleasing Hope …………………………………….………………..…………………….....…..5Thank, Thankful, Thanks, Thanksgiving……………………………...…….………………………24Divine Peace…………………...…………………………...…….……………………………….…28Divine Joy………………………………………………...…….……………………………………36Wonderful Children of God-- True Christians Scripture Responses………………………..……....42
Introduction:
One of my main concerns is that most Christian churches don’t have very much Bible teaching. So Ihave tried to encourage many to study the Bible more and even begin home group Bible studies.Recently, I have had opportunities to share about my logical indent method of formatting Scripture withsome leaders in a world-wide denomination and they thought it was good and could help the indicatedBible study revival. In the last part of August 2007, I re-organized about 140 complete and partial Biblestudies for making some MS Word files of Bible studies which could be used as “springboards” for  personal or group Bible studies. Hope that you will enjoy all that follows.
 Note:The following is about a way I have been logically formatting Scripture since September 1977.Many of my Bible study courses have it because it causes reasoning which helps for better retention. After reading the directions, try your favorite Bible chapter. The man I learned this from even did his personal letters this way.
Proper Bible study is so important because it is the best way to discover "the mind of Christ" (Philippians 2) or how Jesus Christ thinks.That is the way to get to know Jesus Christ intimatelywhich the Apostle Paul said in Philippians 3 is so important.For your e-mail ministry, you can share any of my Bible studies (which are free for the asking)or even uses parts of them in counseling or for your website.But if you want to develop your own inductive Bible studies or Bible study tools, below are some advice from me.Studying and using Scripture suggestions:First in responding to any Bible verse or Scripture passage you hear in a sermon,skim the verse or passage and then check the verses before and after to make sure that was is being said really relates to the verse quoted.Sometimes after the sermon and I am at my computer,I will download any meaningful verses' passages and at least do the indent formatting to themto understand better the logic of them.If you are just typing Scripture without using Bible software to copy/paste from, be very careful and double and triple check what you have written.One letter missing or one letter added can change the meaning of a verse.For each verse, think:“Does it just tell me something I believe alreadyor does it indicate something I should change in my life to be more Christ-like?”If it is the latter, you should copy it onto a 3 x 5 cardin your own words in a commitment form.
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Back in 1977-78, I learned to do a special logical formatting.The above and the below are samples of it:This method of Bible studywill help the formatter learn new understanding of God’s Wordand can be usedfor inductive teaching for Bible study discussion groups andfor easier memorizing of Scripture.This way of writing Scripture can be done using any translation of the Bible but please show respect in and capitalize the first letter of deity pronouns,Earth (for God’s special planet),Christian, andother words that indicate uniqueness (like "Bible" and "Apostle").This will almost look sort of like the outline formatwith the verses or groups of verses that seem to be of equal importanceindented the same positions from the left of the page.A definite paragraph should have a blank line above its first line.For producing inductive study for a Bible chapter or passage:Download the Bible chapter or passage into a MS Word document.Type the reference title above the first verse.Press the Enter key and that is where the first verse number goes.If the verse number is one digit, put a space in front of it.Then press the space bar 4 times.Be in the frame of mind as Proverbs 3:5-6 in order to be sensitive to the Holy SpiritDetermine how much of the first verse should be on the first line.Most likely there will be a comma or semi-colon at the end.In most cases, you will want to get as much on each line as possible,but any equal important phrases usually should be separate linesindented the same positions from the left of the page.Continue as this page indicates.Phrases or verses which seem to be just a clarification of a word in a previous versemost likely should be indented at least 7 spaces to the right compared to the previous line,so that the next line can start as it is a continuation of the previous line.Then sometimesI will bold or/and underline important verses or phrase or/andI will insert thought provoking questions.For producing subject studies:After I sense a need (from the Holy Spirit, a sermon, a TV program, a conversation, etc.),I use a Bible software to download verses using a key word to search with.I usually have to such several times using different tense forms of a key wordand synonyms of that key word.The software I usually use is from the free e-Sword downloads (usually KJV red letter edition)or from the Lockman Foundation downloads of the Amplified and NASB Bibles.Two other good sources for subject study verse references arethe Naves Topical Bible and Thompson Chain Bible References.
 Note:For some of the following, there are some answer keys with suggested answers. If needed, just write request to my e-mail account of 
 for_sharing_truth@yahoo.com
 .
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Some of the Scripture about Christian Salvation(compiled and formatted by Bill Stevenson)
 Note:Back in 1979,I knew a middle-aged, lifetime, conservative Baptist who was a typist for a Christiancurriculum development ministry, who that she was a born-again true Christian. But when shewas typing 1 John, she realized that she was not really saved. I also have read about churchelders who attended Billy Sunday meetings, realized that they were never spiritually born again since they were still selfish humanists instead of being disciples of Jesus Christ. Please consider all of the following:
1 Corinthians 15:1-4 
“Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you
the Gospel
which I preached unto you,which also you have
received
, and wherein you
stand
; 
by which also you are saved
,
if you keep in memory what I preached unto you
,
unless you have believed in vain.
For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received,
how that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures,and that He was buried,and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures.
”
 Romans 3:21-25 & 28
“But now
the righteousness of God
without the Law
is manifested
, being witnessed by the Law and the Prophets; 
Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christunto all and upon all them that believe.
For there is no difference: 
for all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God
; 
Being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus,
 
Whom God had set forth to be a propitiation through faith in His blood,to declare His righteousness for the remission of sins that are past
,
through the forbearance of God.
 
Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the Law.”
1 Corinthians 15:55-57“O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the Law. 
But thanks be to God, Who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
”John 1:10-13“He [Jesus Christ] was in the world, and the world was made by Him, and the world knew Him not.He came unto His own [the Jews], and His own received Him not. 
But as many as received Him, to them
 
gave He power to become the children of God, even to them who believe on His name
: 
who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh,nor of the will of man, but of God.
”John 3:3-7 & 16-18“Jesus answered and said unto him, 'Verily, verily, I say unto you,
except a man be born again, he cannot see the Kingdom of God.
'Nicodemus said unto him, 'How can a man be born when he is old?can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born?'
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