Answering Questions
1. Answering Questions
So how are all these questions going to be answered? There are a number of ways. Earlier we looked at a bunch of tools that can be used in Bible Study. These are going to be the way that some of the questions will be answered. One way however that should be explored before getting into the tools is looking at the text and the context around it. Often reading the chapter prior and after will answer a number of questions. We should pay attention to the principle of staying with the scripture itself for as long as possible. As soon as we do get into external tools we begin to loose our creativity and possibly the inspiration of the Lord! I will usually answer or try to answer as many questions that I can with just the material in front of me. Then and only then to I begin to look at cross references, bible dictionaries, commentaries, maps and other helps.