Requirements For Bible Studying And Preaching

Requirements For Bible Studying And Preaching

These are various cross references that I have added to two main passages in my Bible study app - passages that deal with studying the Word of God, and with preaching the Word of God.

2 Timothy 2:15 Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.

The King James Bible is the only Bible version that commands us to “study” it. What spiritual requirements are needed for someone to rightly divide and understand God’s Word? Please look up all the verses listed below.

To get the most out of our Bible studying, we need to:

• study and rightly divide the Word - 2 Timothy 2:15
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• be saved - 1 Corinthians 2:14
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• be ready scribes - Ezra 7:6
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• prepare our hearts - Ezra 7:10
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• be attentive to God’s Word - Nehemiah 8:2
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• read it clearly, distinctly - Nehemiah 8:8
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• humble ourselves - 1 Peter 5:5
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• deal with all known sin in our lives - Matthew 5:23-24; 1 John 1:8-10; Psalm 66:18
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• take into account all related passages - Isaiah 28:9-13
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• search the Scriptures daily to see whether what we are being taught lines up with it - Acts 17:11
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• We need God’s wisdom - James 1:5
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• We need to continue in God’s Word - John 8:31-32
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• We need to be determined to do God’s will when we learn what it is from the Bible - John 7:17

2 Timothy 4:2 Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.

To preach the Word, we need to:

• Know it - 1 Peter 3:15
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• Rightly divide it - 2 Timothy 2:15
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• Take into account all related passages - Isaiah 28:9-13
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• Clearly teach and explain it - Nehemiah 8:8
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• Remember that Jesus is the central figure and theme of the whole Bible - Revelation 19:10; Luke 24:25-27, 32, 44-48; Acts 10:43