select two threads you wish to reply to and address your classmates thoughts and ideas. The goal of these two posts is to build on the material provided by your classmates. Thus, responses that simply affirm the thread material are not sufficient. The content of each reply must reflect an excellent knowledge of the textbook reading and interact with both the thread and relevant chapter material. You must support your thoughts and ideas by implementing at least one significant quote from Everyday Bible Study. Each response post should be at least 200 words in length.
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Live out what you learn
The Bible is full of information and guidance when it comes to living each day for the Lord. This can include how to act towards our family, friends, strangers and even enemies. Waking up each day and asking ourselves, what are we to do, to be , to pursue, and to learn from our mistakes can be a start. Pastor and Bible scholar Daniel Doriani expresses that, these questions are related to ones duty, ones character, ones goals, and ones ability to discern the truth (Everyday Bible Study, p. 176). To understand how to answer these questions can be discussed in a bible study or with your church community to help you understand.
Genre: The Law
Laws are given for us to abide by and follow, if these laws are broken then there are usually negative consequences. When God sent the Israelites to travel to the Promise Land, he gave them a set of laws to take with them. The Israelites were to take these laws and follow them as they settled into their new land. Behind every law is a timeless principle that will connect the Israelite culture with our contemporary culture (Everyday Bible Study, p. 186). Jesus death will result in a set of new laws to follow. These new laws by God will give grace and mercy because he sent his only son, Jesus, to death and forgive our sins.
Jesus in the Bible
As readers of the Bible, we have to remember that this story is not about the birth or death of Jesus, but more so Gods work to rescue and redeem his children through the sacrificial death of his only son Jesus. When reading the bible we are to look for Jesus in the stories that are of the sinners, the poor, and the sick. With this we are to redeem ourselves by becoming like Jesus, become righteous in Gods eyes. We begin to look for ways that the redemptive acts of God in the old testament point forward to the redemptive act of Christ in the New Testament (Everyday Bible Study, p. 172).
Meaning of the Bible
There is a certain order that some material needs to be followed. The bible is no different, and when students are patient and the follow the proper order of bible study, finding the meaning of a given verse or passage is typically no difficult (Everyday Bible Study, p. 161). This chapter explains the strategies and steps on how to successfully understanding the meaning within the Bible. Joining a bible study and talking out the books or verses with other believers can also help a student understand what he or she is reading or studying. Because the bible is not written in a certain order, it is best to follow the ten steps provided in this Chapter.
Cartwright, J. & Hulshof, C. (2019). Everyday Bible Study: Growing in the Christian Faith (2nd ed.). B&H Academics
