Bible Study
This image shows a computer generated map of cross-references within the text of the Bible.1
That is just one way to show how much there is to learn from the Bible.
Do you know what the Bible says? If not, it’s never too late to get started. And it’s not something that you will ever be done with.
Bible Study is a practice and habit that everyone should do!
Why study the bible?
God’s word is wisdom, and strength, and healing. It is a lamp to lead us through the darkness of this world. It is a message of our Father’s love for us, made available for all to see.
Knowing God’s word enables us to bear fruit for Him. It gives us the words of encouragement that we need to hear, and that others need to hear from us.
In a world that is quick to turn against us, God’s word assures us of our place in His kingdom, and our worth as His children.
Spending time in God’s word guides us to Him. To pray to Him, worship Him, and live our lives for Him. From it we get peace, wisdom, guidance, hope, and strength.
No power on Earth can overcome the word, or work, of God.
What I use for my Bible Study
Obsidian for note taking (This website is built from my Obsidian vault.)
New American Standard Bible (NASB20/NASB) - regular bible (not a study bible)
New American Standard Bible (NASB95) - Zondervan Study Bible
English Standard Version (ESV) - The Reformation Study Bible
New English Translation (NET) - Thomas Nelson - Full Notes Edition
The NIV Study Bible | Biblica - The International Bible Society
King James Bible Dictionary - Online Edition
How to study the bible?
If you haven’t read the Bible before then I’d suggest getting an easy to read (for you) translation and just start reading it. There’s no “wrong” translation to get started with, and, if you keep reading, you will eventually find a translation that you like the best.
One great way to read the whole Bible is to find a yearly reading plan. If you read 3 chapters a day you will read the Bible cover-to-cover in a year. To put it another way, if you are an average reader, and you read for 15 minutes a day, then you will read the whole Bible in about a year.
And there are even Bibles that combine different sections of the Bible into daily reading assignments - which is the first kind of Bible that I read.
If reading the whole book cover-to-cover seems a bit daunting, then I would suggest starting with the Book of John in the New Testament. Read it a few times. Then Read the books of Luke and Acts. After that maybe read Proverbs, and just keep exploring around until you build up the desire to read the whole thing.
After you have a decent grasp on what the Bible says overall, you can start digging into studying more specific things, and even start researching things around the Bible, such as the cultures and customs of the people the Bible talks about in their time periods. By then you will probably be no stranger to the wealth of Bible study resources that exist.
Bible Study Resources
Check out my full list of Bible Study Resources here - Resources