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Kingdom Harvest Church of God in Christ

"The Wealthy Place"

God's Woman of Grace

"First Lady" Paula Coleman

God's Fresh Manna Ministries

Kingdom Harvest District

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How to Sudy the Bible

(A comprehensive study by Pastor Coleman) "The Inductive Method"

Phase one of six phases

Introduction:

The Inductive Bible Study Method allows one to see, understand and apply the Word to our lives so that our Christian walk will bring Him glory. Inductive Bible Study consists of three elemental parts. They are observation, interpretation, and application. Each element of study looks at the same passage, but with a different end or goal in mind. Observation asks, "what does the text say?" Interpretation asks, "What does it mean?" Application asks, "What does it mean to me, how do I live this?"

Observation - Seeing What the Author is Saying

Question to Answer: "What does it say?"

1. The foundation to your who study

2. May raise more questions than it answers

3. Observation is a skill to be developed

Interpretation - Understanding What the Author Meant

Question to Answer: "What does it mean?"

1. Is understood through the Holy Spirit

2. Requires humility and teach ability

3. Is according to to what God says, not my experience or feelings

Application - Applying the Truth to My Life

Question to Answer: "What does this mean to me? How am I going to live this?"

1. The ultimate goal of Bible study

2. Will transform

3. Relies upon correct interpretation

HOW TO STUDY INDUCTIVELY - OBSERVATION

Observation asks, "What does it say? The 5 Ws & an H

Observation consists of five questions commonly known as - the 5 Ws & an H. They are: Who, What, When, Where, Why, and How. It is important to remember that when you are doing observation you can only ask those questions that can be answered directly from the text. There is no supposition or interpretation involved - just the facts. Observation can sometimes raise as many questions as it answers.

	WHO is involved? Who is it written to? Who wrote it?
	WHAT is the subject? What is the tone? What is taught? What are the main events?
	WHY is it written? Why did it occur? Why is it a problem?
	WHEN was it written? When does it occur? When is its place in relation to other events? (look for "time" words like now, then, after, until)
	WHERE was it written to? Where was it written from? Where do the events/teaching take place?
	HOW did events occur? How did the different characters respond? (look for words like therefore, for this reason, so, then, thus)

* Phase 2 (the continuation of this study) coming soon...

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