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NEW MEMBER ORIENTATION TRAINING
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brotherly love (Hebrews 13: 1); giving and receiving
admonition with meekness and affection
(Galatians 6: 1); to remember each other in prayer (1
Thessalonian s 5 :25); to aid each other in sickness and
distress (1 John 3:17; James 1 :27), to cultivate Christian
sympathy in feeling and courtesy in speech (Proverbs 15:1;
Ephesians 4:29); to be slow to take offense but always ready
for reconciliation (Romans 12:21) and mindful of the rules of
our Savior to secure it without delay (Matthew 18:15-17).
We moreover engage that when we remove from this
place we will, as soon as possible, unite with some other
church of this faith, where we can carry out the spirit of this
Covenant (Ecclesiastes 5 :4-5) and tl1e principle s of
God ‘s Word (Matthew 28 :20; Roman s 1:31)
SESSION 4:
HOWTOREADANDUNDERSTANDTHE BIBLE
Objectives:
• TO LEARN PRACTICAL TOOLS AND SKILLS FOR READING
AND UNDERSTANDING THE WORD OF GOD
• TO BECOME AWARE OF THE CONTEXT
AND CONTENT OF SCRIPTURE
Introduction:
The Bible is the central foundation in the life of a Believer.
It is through the Word of God that we learn what God
expects of His creation. It is through God’s Word that we
learn how to learn, love, and live life more abundantly.
Inductive Bible study consists of three parts, which we will look
at separately but will frequently overlap in practice. These three
parts are: Observation, Interpretation, and Application.
I. Observation
Observation answers the question: What does this passage
say? It is the foundation which must be laid if you want
to accurately interpret and apply God’s Word.