Observing Matthew 6:25-34

The following is adapted with permission from Inductive Bible Study: A Trusted Guide to Understanding and Applying the Word of God by Dr. Kenneth Acha CONTEXTUAL OBSERVATIONS HISTORICAL-CULTURAL CONTEXT The lost or fallen condition (FC) Jesus addresses in this...

Running Commentary of Matthew 6:25-34

Running Commentary with Thought-flow Tracing [Includes logical labels, etc.] Matthew 6:25-34 ESV 25 “Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than...

Why Grammar Matters in Bible Study

One day, some Sadducees, members of a religious denomination at the time of Jesus who taught that there was no resurrection, came to test Jesus. The Pharisees and Herodians had already been sent to go and test Jesus to try to trap him. The Jewish authorities wanted to...

How to Identify the Main Idea of a Bible Paragraph

The main idea is the primary point, concept, or central message the author is communicating to readers about the topic. It also goes by many different names: the central idea, central theme, major idea, big idea, main point, main thought, thesis statement, or the...

What is the task of Bible Study?

The task or goal of Bible study (the practice of hermeneutics) is twofold. First, to find out the meaning the inspired author intended to communicate to his first readers. That is the task of interpretation. Second, to find out what God says to us today through the...