Bible Study

I love studying the Bible. It is one of my favorite things to do. For the last ten years, I have more or less faithfully studies Scriptures, and I think that it has paid off mightily. I love this verse: "Physical training has some value, but godliness has value for all things, holding promise for the present life and also for the life to come." 1 Timothy 4:8

I am almost done with another Beth Moore Bible study, which will be probably my 8th or 9th, with a few repeats here and there. Next, I want to start studying on my own. My friend Barbara is a great example for me. When she was in high school, she started writing Bible Studies for her sister. Now she is a bona fide scripture scholar, speaks Greek and Hebrew (!) and is getting her Master's degree from a renowned Bible college in Southern California.

This summer a friend and I are leading a Bible study for female interns on Capitol Hill. We decided to study the women in the Bible, and have so far studied Eve, Sarah, Deborah, Esther, and Ruth. The coolest part is that we decided not to follow a book but to come up with the study questions on our own, letting the Word of God speak for itself. I had never done this before, but it has worked really well.

I am also in a Bible study at my church where we are going through the book of Hebrews, chapter by chapter. It is really challenging, and we are studying the scripture and its text alone. It is really helpful.

I decided that as soon as I finish my current Bible study material, I am going to start studying Scripture topically, and my first subject will be "sin." I think it will be interesting to enter into that study for a few weeks and see what the whole of Scripture has to say about it. I pray that God moves my heart and washes me white as snow through the course of the reading.