Good Book: The Prospector - 2024-07-07

PROMISE: Stick with us for 5 weeks... and you'll experience greater CONFIDENCE and more ENJOYMENT from reading the Bible on your own!
CHALLENGE: Spend just 3-5 minutes a day reading God's Word
Today's Notes:
1. Scripture is meant to TRANSFORM not just to INFORM
2. First determine the primary TRUTH of a Scripture passage, then consider HOW IT WORKS in life.
3. A Scripture application must work for middle class AMERICANS and for IMPOVERISHED Africans
Today's Scripture References:
James 1:22-25 (NLT)
The 5 personas:
Professor Grasp basics What must I know?
Athlete Build habits How can I grow?
Detective Ask questions What do I see?
Time Traveler Experience cultures What was it like?
Prospector Dig for truth How does it work?
THINK LIKE A PROFESSOR!
The Bible is a collection of writings containing copies of 66 ancient documents that were written by hand
Accepted by believers for 2000 years as inspired by God
Gathered in two different time periods
Recording two distinct agreements between God and humanity
Authored by 40 different people
Written to people in ancient cultures who lived on the other side of the globe
Addressing issues and concerns specific to local groups of people who lived 2000-3500 years ago
Now translated into English from one of three languages no longer spoken
Yet spoke God-given truth to all people for thousands of years and continues to speak to us today
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