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Foreword
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4 Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8 Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
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Chapter 5
Chapter 6
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Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
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Introduction
There are no shortcuts to the study of
Scripture. Coming into a knowledge of the Word of God takes time
and effort; and it is a continuous, lifelong process that one
never completes.
A person progressively comes into a
knowledge of the Word over time as he applies himself to
study. The Word of God is received into his saved human spirit;
and, within this process, the Holy Spirit takes the Word and leads
that individual into all truth, comparing spiritual
things with spiritual comparing Scripture with Scripture (John
16:12-15; 1 Corinthians 2:9-13) leading him from
immaturity to maturity.
However, though there are no shortcuts,
there are correct ways to look upon and study Scripture that
will pay huge dividends. And thats what this book, The Study of
Scripture, is mainly about.
A person can study Scripture from an
incorrect perspective throughout his life and not really learn that
much about it. On the other hand, a person can study Scripture from
a correct perspective and, over time, learn a great deal about it.
For example, one MUST understand that
Genesis 1:1-2:3 forms a foundational framework upon which the
whole of the remainder of Scripture rests. This is fundamental
and primary, which is the reason a person reading this book will
find so much time spent relating the whole of Scripture to that
which is revealed at the beginning, in Genesis 1:1-2:3.
Then understanding such things as how and
why God divides mankind as He does (Jews, Gentiles, and Christians),
or understanding the ages and dispensations as they relate to these
divisions of mankind, becomes fundamental and primary with respect
to properly understanding the relationship between the
foundational framework (Genesis 1:1-2:3) and the
remainder of Scripture (Genesis 2:4ff)
Everything is tied together after
some fashion, and the more one sees and understands different things
about Scripture from a correct perspective, the more all things
throughout Scripture simply and naturally fall into place. And the
inverse of that is equally true, for the latter is dependent on the
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