Bible Reading v Study
There are about five gazillion ways to study the Bible, and three gazillion ways of reading it. I know. I’ve tried them all.
“Hyperbole” – the use of obvious and intentional exaggeration.
For as long as I’ve been a Christian I’ve looked at different ways of reading the Bible, and different ways of studying it – from reading plans to meditation; from chronological to inductive; from prepared study guides to randomly opening the Bible and reading. The issue? They are all useful, but they serve different ends, are more helpful towards different purposes and they are all methods. And what do I do when I see a method? I try to understand it, to formularise it, to improve it, to determine if it is the best method such that all others can be instantly and permanently dismissed from my conscience.