Studying the Bible can be daunting. Trust me, I completely
understand. To make my study time more
approachable I have a few tools that I often use and want to share.
1. Hardback Bible and/ or Bible App-
You obviously need a Bible to have a Bible study. I use both a hard-back NKJV
(it’s a teen edition that I’ve had since I was 11, lol) and BibleGateway. I use
Bible Gateway because I can switch back and forth between versions without
having to by 20 different translations.
2. Notebook or journal-
I like to write down any insights the Holy Spirit gives me.
3. Pens, Pencils, Highlighters-
to write in said journal.
4. A guided chapter study, devotional,
or Christian book. Now this is optional, but when I first learned how to have a prayer
time, I learned by reading a Christian book (Girl Talk With God) , looking up all of the reference scriptures in
my Bible and applying the scriptures to my life. This really helped me learn
how to create “context” for the scriptures in what they mean and how they
applied to me at that time. You have to be intentional about the writers and devotionals
you choose for a guided reading. Some of my favs are Joyce Meyer, Beth Moore
and Dave Williams.
5. Greek and Hebrew Lexicon:
I use this when looking to find the original meaning of the words in the
scriptures. The Old Testament was originally written in Hebrew and the New
Testament Greek, so the meanings of words are not always as obvious at face
value. That being said, I often use my Lexicon to show me, exactly what the Holy
Spirit was communicating in the meaning behind the text.
6. Concordance:
A concordance is basically like a sourcebook of words where you can find where
each word is in the bible. It is fantastic for topical study.
7. Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary-
I like to use this dictionary because it gives the original meaning of words in
the English language before social constructionism arose and begin to change
the meanings. And yes, I know some of you are thinking, “but all words are
socially constructed,” but this dictionary carries a biblical world view in how
it approaches the English language.
8. Index Cards-
To write out my memory scriptures or any notes I want to keep handy.
XOXO,
Myah Lonye’
