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Inductive Bible Study is all about letting the Bible speak for itself. So, how do you allow the Bible to speak for itself and thus transform your thinking and actions? The following basic skills will assist you:
- Prayer. We need the help of the Holy Spirit to gain insight to God’s Word.
- Read the entire book, not just a couple of verses or one chapter at a time.
- Examine the Biblical text in order to see what it actually says (observation).
- Then try to find an answer to the question “what did the text mean to the original readers?” So, “what was their situation and how did the Word speak into it?” (interpretation)
- Finally, think about the application of the text for today, for your personal life, and for church and society (application).
The skills of observation, interpretation and application are key to the inductive study of the Word.