Essential Bible Studies

Why would you write in your Bible? Marking our Bibles is a great way to make it personal. It helps us to get it into our heart and to have a ready answer. Tim and Josh discuss different types of Bible marking with lots of examples of what they've found to be helpful. Outline Introduction What is Bible marking? Why do it? Wide margin Bibles Getting into a routine Why Personalize Your Bible? Duty of a King to write out the law (Deuteronomy 17:18) It is about getting it into your heart (Proverbs 7:1-3) Types of Bible Marking Identifying words Love – Agape / Phileo (1 Peter 1:22) God – El / Elohim Church – Ecclesia World – Kosmos / Aion Character traits of God (Exodus 34:6) Contextual repetition Seeing the context (Genesis 11:1-9; Luke 12:16-21; Mark 12:30,33 cp. v.44; Matthew 4:1-10) Understanding organization and structure (Revelation 1-3; Matthew 5; Zechariah 1-6) Topical notes / Theme studies Using the back of your Bible Chain reference marking