What Is the Most Natural Way to Read the Bible?…I shudder to think how close I came to giving up on the Bible. Like many people, I tried for years to read Scripture in ways that were doomed to fail. My way of reading made the Bible hard to understand, and it made me think […]

What Are Some Good Disciplines for Reading Scripture? I still cherish my boyhood memories of going fishing with my grandfather. It seems like it was yesterday. One day while I was sorting through the wide variety of tackle I had collected, fidgeting with lures and sinkers and bobbers and the rest in my fancy tackle […]

How Can We Hear God's Voice in Scripture?…Some years back, I did a survey of our church's congregation with the simple question: "If you could ask God one thing, what would it be?" I was not surprised that the most frequent response had to do with the problem of evil in the world, but I […]

How Can We Refine Our Understanding of Biblical Theology? Theology is not limited to the work of professors and clergy. Any serious Christian who has invested time in reading and studying Scripture is doing the work of theology, because theology (from the Greek words theos, meaning "God," and logia, meaning "utterance, speech, reasoning") is simply […]

Topical Study of Scripture How to Do [This is the time to get ready to grow a deeper understanding of the cross and resurrection of Jesus. Info HERE.] Dr. Mel Lawrenz is Minister at Large for Elmbrook Church and Director of The Brook Network. His writings may be found at WordWay. ____________ When my children […]

How Can We Know If Someone is Giving False Teaching? "Watch out for false prophets. They come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves. By their fruit you will recognize them" (Matt.7:15-16). When I was young in the faith, I had a deep hunger to find the truth of God because […]

July 23, 2015 How to Understand the Bible: A Complete List of Articles Andy Rau The How to Understand the Bible series has wrapped up! If you've been following along since the beginning, you've taken a tour of the entire Bible, and given thought to the major themes and questions raised by each section of […]