Study of the Bible
- ~INCE the Bible is a melation, wields an ,}~ -
authority, contains a message and carries a J~ power, it is essential to know its contents. For only in proportion as we are acquainted .!> with it, can its revelation, authority, message
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and power have their proper effect in our lives. This calls for Bible Study and there are various methods, all of which are helpful. The following books among others may be mentioned: "The Joy of Bible Study" by Har rington C. Lees; "How to Study the Bible for Greatest Profit," by Dr. Torrey; "The Study of the Bible," by Dr. W. Evans; "Methods of Bible Study," by Griffith Thomas. But in particular there are two ways which call for special attention. I. The Bible should be studied like a.ny other book This means that we should endeavor to become acquainted with it, getting to know what it contains, and it implies nothing short of actual mastery of the con tents. We may proceed along two distinct, yet connected lines of work. 1. The Telescopic Method. This may be described as the endeavor to obtain "a bird's eye view of the Bible," a knowledge of Books and portions, rather than of texts. It is often said that a man is in danger of not seeing the wood for the trees, meaning that he is so intent upon particular trees that he is unable to appreciate the beauty and proportion of the trees as a whole which form the wood. In the same way, it is only too possible to concen trate attention on words and texts and fail to see the larger aspects of God's Word.
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