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2. 1.begin with humility and prayer for God’s help.
3. 2.must be highly motivated by the spirit of research.
   1. b.we must be open minded
   2. c.we must be objective.
   3. a.must be curious–must
   4. d.we must be skeptical
4. 3.Study the Bible directly and independently
5. 4.Study the Bible as the plenary and verbally inspired word of God.
6. 5.Study the Bible historically to determine the occasional context
   1. Olive Bible"Resource Guide"
      1. Summarized bible (Logos)
      2. Intro NIV study bible notes
7. 6.Study the Bible structurally to determine the book context :By writing a structural analysis, you create your own outline of the document.
   1. Pocket bible : WENTC
   2. 1) Write a one sentence general summary of each paragraph in the book.
   3. 2) Group these summaries according to the idea they each support.
   4. 3) Write a one sentence summary of each group of paragraph summaries—sectional summary.
   5. 4) Write a one-sentence summary of all of the sectional summaries–a proposed statement of the theme of the book.
8. 7.Study the Bible syntactically to determine relationships between sentence parts. Syntactical study reveals how the parts of a sentence were put toget:you rewrite a text in a diagrammatic form which reveals the main proposition of each statemen
   1. Scripture # 1: “We always thank God for all of you, mentioning you in our prayers” (1 Thess. 1:2, NIV).
      1. We . . . thank God . . . .
      2. always
      3. for all of you
      4. mentioning you in our prayers
9. 8.Study the author’s intended meaning for key words.
   1. Perform a semantic analysis of the key words in all the sentences in the paragraph you are studying
10. 9.Study the Bible semantically to determine the meanings of words and phrases.
    1. Logos: JFB Commentary
    2. Parallel Passages: Myswords "TSK
    3. Vine Dictionary -OT and NT;Concordance
    4. The verb “thank” is from eucharistoumen (Eujcaristou’men) in the Greek text; it means “to give thanks.”
    5. The word “all” is from panton (pavntwn), which means “all” or “everyone.”
11. 10.Study the Bible grammatically to uncover the propositional significance of grammar and syntax.
    1. The verb “thank” is present tense
    2. always means doing habitually
    3. mentioning:The participle in present tense denotes an action occurring at the same time as the action of the main verb.
12. 11.Write a list of all propositional truth in the text.
    1. Propositional Analysis
       1. Focus on paragraph
          1. analyze it sentence by sentence in propositional form
             1. State the assertion of the kernel sentence in propositional form
             2. Line by line, state what is indicated by each element of the analyses in propositional form.
             3. key words” or “key phrases”
             4. state what is denoted by the grammar of key words in propositional form.
13. 12.Formulate the proposition–The proposition is also called by the following: “preaching idea,” “homiletical idea,” “thesis,” “ESS–essence of the sermon in a sentence,” and “central idea of the sermon.”
14. 13Modify the exegetical idea and sermon proposition as dictated by your thorough exegesis.
15. 14.Distinguish between principles that give permission and principles that set forth imperatives.
16. 15. Distinguish between principles that are local and temporary and those that are universal and permanent
17. Interpret and apply Scripture in harmony
18. Interpret and apply its teachings as a system of
19. Consider contextual evidence for what the writer did or did not intend to include in a statement
20. Interpret and apply every statement of Scripture in a way that harmonizes with the principle
21. Study the Bible with proper motives.
22. Abide by the law of rationality when studying the Bible