Christian Bible Training
Christian Bible training, like all training, involves:
- Knowledge of the task at hand
- Practicing that knowledge
- Improving skills
- Hard work and dedication to stick with the process
Bible Training In Some Ways Like Physical Training
How can Bible training be like training for a marathon?
- The most important thing is to just do it, not put it off
- Having a plan is important, different types of exercise are useful for different tasks: losing fat, muscle gain, cardio-vascular improvement etc
- You start with what you can handle and then work up from there, you need to give your spritual or physical muscles the chance to grow before trying more
What are the Knowledge and Skills Unique to Bible Training?
- There is a proper method to understanding the Bible
- Your understanding of Scripture should be from within a Christian worldview, you should read the Bible as Christians have always understood it
- You need a knowledge of the historical context that Scripture was written in to properly understand it
- Your overall knowledge of Scripture and its themes determines how esay it is to understand a particular passage, the Bible has a coherant message
- The task of understanding Scripture is not just intellectual, you must be able to learn from the Holy Spirit (your teacher)
