As a young minister, God has used Voddie to bless me richly. He's proof that the scripture is not devoid of deep intellectual engagement and how God uses those to conviction and convert souls.
Thank you for posting this video. My wife and I spent 20+ years in a church that used phrases like " what is this passage saying to you" and " that's your interpretation". We have always been hungry to study the word of God but no longer trust what we once thought God's word said. This video, for a couple of old folks who never exceled in grammar, puts in in language that is easy to follow. The hard part will be to remember what a verb and noun look like lol. Again I thank you so much for posting this video.
I am not Good man but i love the Lord and can tell when a man of God is speaking!! Lord please have mercy on my sinful soul! Please pray for me my friends! I tend to judge people just to make myself feel better its hard for me not to look at females certain ways even when I try not to but i can feel that the mighty Lord is working on me.
Read 1 Peter 2:11. I will pray for you and pray for me also, for all things that can lead us astray. We are not immune to temptation and are rather a target if we do not resist the devil so that he will flee from us. Do not give him an opportunity. Remember, fleshly lusts will lead to bondage and wars against your soul.
Let Him work brother, let Him work. in Jesus name let Him work, Amen. And no man is good in the eyes of the Lord for we ALL have fallen seriously short of the glory of the Lord. He just needs a willing heart, and if you are willing, He is abundantly able to deliver you. Stay in the word, read EVERYDAY keep your mind stayed on Jesus. Take captive EVERY thought. He did it for me and still there's more work to do on me. But I'm at least out of that dark, wet, cold and lonely pit and can now see sun. Have faith in God and read the bible...if you can withstand the pull, God will pull you through. And look on UA-cam for SNSS...Saturday Night Sunday School, every Saturday Night, huge help. Stay prayed up brother, it'll be alright.
Voddie Bauchum has transformed my view, understanding and knowledge of Father God, Lord Jesus, the Holy Spirit of Truth, the authors, stories and context and content. All praises to God for allowing me by his grace to discern...
Exactly what I have been searching for. Thank you man of God for this very necessary Video Your teachings on God’s word is so simple and clear. Stay Blessed Sir
Pastor Voddie is such a blessing to listen to. He is so inspiring and pushes us to delve deeper into our faith to get closer to Jesus. I thank God for him and genuine people of God like him who stand on the word of God unapologetically and radically telling it like it is, not sugarcoating it one bit. Thank you, Jesus, for giving us an anointed person like Pastor Voddie in this day and age bold for your word. I pray you bless him abundantly and cover him even more for your kingdom and for us, the Christian church.
Grasping Gods word is good resource for this message Goal when reading scripture is based off Two towns. Getting it from their town to our town Step 1: grasp the text in their town -What did the author communicate to his audience? -What did the text mean to the original audience? *this is the time to observe Observe: -who is author? -Who is audience? -What’s the setting? -What type of literature? Law narrative poetry apocalyptic -what is time period? -Cultural context? Step 2: measure width of river to cross -What are differences between biblical audience and us? -Are their differences between that audience and me? -Doing analysis here. Historical context and theological context covental context redemptive context Historical context Step 3: cross river (principalizing bridge) What is theological principal in text? (These are l timeless theological truths) This is interpretation -What doctrines are we addressing in the text? -What are key passages? -What do I know about these doctrines? Step 4 consult biblical map -How does our theological principle fit with the rest of Bible? ****Must allow all of scripture to interpret scripture Step 5 grasp text in our town -How should christains today live out this theological principal? This gets us to APPLICATION (timeless theological truth) What to look at at a sentence level?? **** look for repeated words ***** contrasts comparison ***** lists **** cause and effect **** figures of speech **** conjunction (but God) **** verbs **** pronouns
I’ve been reading/studying the full Bible for a little over a year now (taking a deep dive, so pausing to get deeper understanding [where available] on harder to understand texts, keeping notes that I will follow up on with my Second go around). It never even occurred to me to research “how to study the Bible”. I just went with the method I felt in my spirit. And it’s comforting to know that the approach I took was overwhelmingly validated by this teaching, including: 1. What was the message that the messenger was trying to convey to the audience at that historical time? 2. How do other Bible translations phrase this particular passage (particularly for harder to understand passages, but also, for some easily understood, popular passages as I’m finding that some translations don’t do the passage’s meaning justice)? 3. Using electronic devices (apps, search engines, etc.) to navigate between different Bible translations and/or studying tools. Makes this sooooo much easier to navigate. 4. Focusing on the context (historical, levitical law vs Christian expectation, figure of speech and how it was commonly understood by those in audience, properly defining the terminology that was used in Hebrew or Greek at the time vs what that same word has morphed to mean in modern society, etc.) in order to properly interpret the text. This is _VERY_ important. I learned how many of very popular known scriptures or biblical sayings have been taken completely out of context in their common, modern day use. One example that comes to mind is “don’t let your left hand know what your right hand is doing”. I often hear this said, in the context of “don’t let everyone know your plans or have them in your business. Keep these things to yourself.” I don’t know that there’s anything innately wrong with using this figure of speech in this context, but it’s very clearly NOT the context Jesus used when He said it. Jesus said this in the context of doing/giving charity, specifically to let his followers understand that when they give, and then boast about it, they are receiving their reward/recognition from man, and not from God. Give in secrecy, between you and God if you expect it to be counted (and rewarded) by God. This encouraged me, in confirming that I am indeed on the right track with my studying. Thanks for sharing❣️
Always encouraging to hear a Believer devouring the Word. Been studying Scripture for 61 years, and this verse has been my guide: (1John 2:27) But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: *_but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him._*
@@DontYouWantToLiveForever Thank you for this encouraging word! This spoke to me more than you could imagine. I was raised in church, but fell away briefly in my early 20s, after being disappointed when God failed to “move” in a way that I thought He was “supposed” to move. After reconciling with Him, I came to understand that I had never known God, had never read or studied the Word for myself (outside of what we covered in Bible study or church) and as a result, I had misconceptions/false expectations about how God moved (not necessarily due to bad doctrine, more so due to a lack of understanding how to rightly apply good doctrine to my life) and a false sense of righteousness. My relationship had been with _church_ and not _God._ This was the beginning of me forming a relationship with _Him._ At this point, I started reading segments of the Bible, but generally, as a reference, to put in my remembrance scripture that would convict me of things I struggled with, (unforgiveness, etc). God put it in my heart not just to read the verse of the scripture I needed, but the entire chapter, so that I’m reading it in its full context. This is what helped me begin my new walk with Christ. I’ve always been a deep thinker and would ponder about life, have “epiphanies”, and come up with deep, well-thought out sayings or perspectives on life. Things to live by. After reconciling back to God, I would have these occasional “epiphanies”, let’s say on a Wednesday. By Saturday night or even Sunday morning, I’d have an inexplicable strong urging to go to church that Sunday. I’d get there, and lo and behold, the pastor, in preaching his message, would have us turn to a verse that would turn out to be the same “epiphany” I’d had! This happened repeatedly - where I’d have some “epiphany” of some universal truth, then go to church only to discover that my “epiphany” was actually scripture that I had no idea existed. And this is how I begin to know that God was real, the Holy Spirit was speaking to me, and that the Bible truly is the Living Word of God. The scripture you listed, affirms how I came to know Christ. May you and your whole household be blessed. 💞
ETERNAL LIFE DEFINED: "John 17:1-3 ... Father, ... And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent." 1) The TRUTH for SALVATION/ETERNAL LIFE in the KINGDOM OF GOD as TAUGHT and REVEALED by the LORD JESUS CHRIST/SON OF GOD is so EASY to UNDERSTAND as easy as finding the accurate sum of a one digit mathematical equation as simple as 1+1=2: 1 FATHER/SENDER + 1 SON/SENT = 2 EXISTING BEINGS - The FATHER/SENDER is the ONLY TRUE GOD; therefore, the SON/JESUS CHRIST/SENT IS NOT GOD; otherwise, he's a false god/god the son, god the Word, mighty god, creator god, father god, man god/false Christs (Matt. 24:24). 2) However, the preachers in the world chose the idiotic 1+1+1=1 or 1+1=1 for their god and Christ which originated from the idiot god of this world that blinded the world (2Cor. 4:4) -- Babylon of confusions and divisions from the ancient (Gen. 10:8-10, 11:1-9)/Babylonian tree (Dan. 4)/cursed tree (+) of the world (Acts 10:39, 13:29, Gal. 3:13) -- destined/prophesied to END -- END OF THE WORLD IN HELL FIRE (Matt. 13:38-40). 3) World! be WARNED!!!
The GOSPEL commences in KNOWING the ONLY TRUE GOD/FATHER (John 17:1-3)/HOLY GHOST (Matt. 1:18)/SPIRIT (John 4:24) AND the TRUE JESUS CHRIST/SON OF GOD (Matt. 1:18, Mark 1:1, John 10:36, 17:1-3)/MAN (John 8:40)/FLESH AND BONES (Luke 24:39) ARE TWO EXISTING BEING of different NATURES of EXISTENCE. LOGIC 1: The FATHER is the ONLY TRUE GOD (John 17:1-3). Therefore, the SON/JESUS CHRIST IS NOT GOD; otherwise, he's a false god/god the son, god the Word, mighty god, creator god, father god, man god/false Christs (Matt. 24:24). LOGIC 2: PREMISES: GOD is a SPIRIT (John 4:24); A spirit has no flesh and bones (Luke 24:39); JESUS CHRIST has flesh and bones (Luke 24:39). CONCLUSION: Therefore, JESUS CHRIST IS NOT GOD.
I was never notified of your post; just read it now. Yes the Spirit of the Lord desires to be our teacher. Only God knows our personal capabilities, obstacles and requirements for learning. I regret all the decades I just sat and listened to those "so much wiser than I", seminary trained and all. But those institutions (and churches) have donors that they cater and answer to -- in the case of Dallas Theological Seminary, one of their main ones are Kabbalists, therefore they teach an Old Covenant Jewish rebuilt Temple and nation will have exclusivity with God again and will rule over the earth. Nothing of the sort in Scripture. It's so rare to find someone interested in the meat, and not just content with the milk. I pray you never lose your enthusiasm, and will only grow exponentially in wisdom from the Lord. Yours in Christ...
Wow. I wish I could've attended this course. I want to be able to preach some day and Voddie must be one of the best of the best that I can imagine that you can learn from. Such a truth seeker. Greetings from Sweden.
I love Voddie Baucham's teachings of the Bible. He is a man of God. I trust him to tell the truth. I have been thinking of getting a factual study Bible, but I feel that there is so much wisdom in God's word, in the Holy Bible. I want the Word to speak to me, and it has. I have problems with knowing the months, maps, and money exchanges, that they used in the days of Christ. I prefer the Kings James Bible, and realized that one of my Bible's has more information like that, in the back pages. I feel I need a workbook, that has tests, I feel one of those workbooks will test what I am retaining, so I can go back and reread what I failed to absorb. Thank you Voddie, for your messages, I always learn something from your knowledge.
At 37:02 Pastor Voddie mentions that he didn't have time to show how he breaks down verses by sentence diagrams. @hillview Baptist church can there be a sermon where Pastor Voddie literally shows us how he does this? I think it would be greatly beneficial.
This sermon has to be based off the book Grasping God’s Word by J. Scott Duvall and J. Daniel Hays. They talk about the 5 steps of the interpretive journey. It’s a great book and worthy of a great sermon.
I feel the need to comment on this video. First, I’m reformed Baptist, at least for the most part 😂. I can’t help but think the vast majority of people would benefit from the niv or NLT for primary Bible reading/devotional reading etc. The disciples were unschooled and ordinary men, like most of us. Try explaining this study technique to a man with dirt floors. The scholar and serious Bible student like voddie (who also knows Greek and Hebrew) love the literal translations like esv and nasb. I’m thankful for knowledgeable men like voddie, however, all English translations tell you Jesus died for your sins and raised from the dead 3 days later. They all tell you that love fulfills the law. I spent most of my childhood with an nasb that I never read because I couldn’t understand it. I only toted it because it was “the most accurate”. Someone handed me an niv a few years back and I can’t put it down. It changed my spiritual life. I’ve read it hard cover to cover and understood the gospel it seemed for the first time. Sure there’s nuance in the nasb that you don’t get in the niv, but I was missing the main idea reading the nas! No harm intended toward voddie. Love his ministry and maybe the literal translation is best for his church. God bless all!
Thank you pastor Voddie!! Finding truthful teachings today is dwindling. Even the catholic pope has lost his way. Pray for those who have lost their way in faith and truth by false teachings 🙏🏻
Brother Baucham you are truly blessed and led by The Holy Spirit!, i know when i hear your sermons or teachings i can be sure it will be sound and rooted in Scripture, Thank you Sir once again! Praise The LORD!
How to study the Bible... ask God to give you correct understanding the spirit of truth the holy ghost. And don't rely on man so much in learning of the Father the Son and holyghost. Ask you will have seek you find knock it shall be opened.
This is primary, but not the sole option available to believers. But extensive bible study, research and findings on some commentaries help. Even though the Spirit is the primary teacher, we need to understand that we are not perfect and susceptible to false interpretations, which we may credit to the Holy Spirit.
That's almost assuming you think God would give you the correct interpretation and no one else. We are flawed people who could miss what is plain in scripture. Others can help us see what we have missed or been wrong about, but scripture must always be examined to see if the interpretation of any passage comes from scripture itself. There are many godly people who may disagree on a certain passage and so we must search out scripture and compare what is said and see if it is so. It would be arrogant to assume every interpretation you have would not be flawed because we are still sinful people until the day we are called home. God does not only give you the Spirit to discern His word. All of His children are guided by Him and therefore we can learn from others what God has revealed in His word.
I use the Dake study Bible. Just because when it references a scripture to back something up it then leads to another scripture and so on. So you really get an in depth study on one scripture
Billy Graham has written a book on How to Study the Bible, when he was young. I came by a copy when I was young. That little book was a treasure, lost in all my moving- . I am curious if your teaching is influenced by Graham since you are Baptist also. I love Bible study, it's the only thing worth putting in my head. Thank you Voddie for your unique way of sharing the knowledge, understanding and love of God.
As a reformed Baptist, Voddie probably gets very little influence from Graham. However, I’m sure he respected him as an evangelist and brother in Christ
I found myself buying a whole bunch of Bibles. I then realized that that I wasn't studying them. When I did study them, I was not looking at God's word so much. I wanted to sound smart more than I wanted to experience God. So, I gave a number of them away. I thought about which ones were the best in asking me questions. Answering those questions seemed to make me think. Sometimes the Spirit could come into my answers. One was a topical Bible, ehich can be found on the internet. It's much better in print. And I have a little text only NASB. It is God's Word and no interuptions.
I like the two village example. Often there are more than two though of you are reading a translation. The original text is written to a village, once you have a translation you introduce another village. Sound principles introduced.
Voddie I am so Glad God has shown you all this information about the Bible. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. John 14:1-11 King James Version 14 Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. 2 In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also. 4 And whither I go ye know, and the way ye know. 5 Thomas saith unto him, Lord, we know not whither thou goest; and how can we know the way? 6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. 7 If ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also: and from henceforth ye know him, and have seen him. 8 Philip saith unto him, Lord, show us the Father, and it sufficeth us. 9 Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou then, Show us the Father? 10 Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? the words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself: but the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works. 11 Believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father in me: or else believe me for the very works' sake.
We must remain faithful to America’s children. They are our future. Please love and protect them. Don’t allow politicians to ruin the character of your offspring. They are gifts from God. 🥰
This is the meat of Bible study I’ve been looking for & trying to explain to my adult son who is a new Christian. One Study Bible that is helpful to me is the Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible which puts scripture into the context of the time it was written & what it meant at the time.
I gain so much knowledge, understanding, and wisdom from God delivered through Voddie. I love listening to him and I love the fact that he never puts the focus on him, but rather on God. I used to listen to John MacArthur a lot, but since he excommunicated Eileen Gray from Grace Community Church publicly for not staying with her husband David Gray who was abusing her children (and he's now sitting in prison of whom John MacArthur still supports) I cannot listen to him any longer. I'm so glad that Voddie does not appear to have any skeletons/scandals. I'm going to have to go back and study what are verbs, pronouns, etc. It's been a long time since I was in school and I forget all the grammar rules 😂
Pastor Voddie Baucham is a gift from OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, HE HAS MULDED THIS MAN TO BE HIS SERVANT FOR BENFIT OF HIS CHILDREN, PRAISED IS THE MOST HIGH AND HOLY NAME OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST IN ALL ETERNITY ✝️🙏❤️
Repent, be baptised, get filled with the Holy Spirit, walk in Christ. Once you have received the Holy Spirit, you have the author of Scripture dwelling within you. What better way to read the Bible than through the eyes of God?
I'm currently 39 mins in, and so far, this seems to be an 'in more detail' explanation of what Robert Breaker does in his video sermons, looking at what's said to who and when.
Knowing or maintaining a 'whole Bible mindedness' ( the metanarrative ) is vital to understanding the diverse perspectives I find...fitness in the Truth
Dr Voddie, I always enjoy most of your teachings and courageous responses. I would like to ask you if you would consider speaking to David Daniels from Chick Publications. God bless you.
Thank you. These concerns are so very important because there is so much misunderstanding and misguided in churches around the world. God bless you and keep you steadfastly in His Truths.
Do you have a video that shows your written Bible study examples? How you diagram outside your Bible and also how you mark the scripture so that when you go back later it is always the same recognizable system? Like your color system, the way you mark parts of speech etc.
The condition of our heart is what determines the way we receive the Word of God, not necessarily the methods or the teacher. The Parable of the Sower explains that… ““Listen then to what the parable of the sower means: When anyone hears the message about the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in their heart. This is the seed sown along the path. The seed falling on rocky ground refers to someone who hears the word and at once receives it with joy. But since they have no root, they last only a short time. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, they quickly fall away. The seed falling among the thorns refers to someone who hears the word, but the worries of this life and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, making it unfruitful. But the seed falling on good soil refers to someone who hears the word and understands it. This is the one who produces a crop, yielding a hundred, sixty or thirty times what was sown.”” (Matthew 13:18-23 NIV)
Truth spoken, the Holy Spirit gives us wisdom in order to understand the word of God. Once for us, we did not understand until we were saved. But now we understand through wisdom given by the Holy Spirit.
If only Voddie would come to the understanding of how Calvanism is not Biblical. Just like how we can see that Catholicism, Jehovah Witnesses and Mormonism is not Biblical, it's the same with Calvanism. I pray for him and McArthur to come to the truth regarding Calvanism.
Voddie is speaking so much truth here its frightening, the simple truth of the matter is good biblical exegesis takes time, lots of studying and time, and historical seting is huge, and not just for the new testament times, as he mentioned genre too very important, as for study Bibles once again he hit a home run, its best to stay away from devotional bibles and go with factual or just expository bibles, and please stay away from any gender neutral bibles.
As a young minister, God has used Voddie to bless me richly. He's proof that the scripture is not devoid of deep intellectual engagement and how God uses those to conviction and convert souls.
Love to listen to this Man of God share his knowledge love and compassion for Christ. What a true gift he is for all of us
Voddie is the man! 👍
VB🙌🏿MAY GOD BLESS HIM
Agreed!
Totally! 👍
Amen 🙏 🙏
LORD I PRAY FOR BROTHER VODDIE, THANK YOU FOR SENDING US A TRUE MAN OF LORD AND PRINCIPAL
Thank you for posting this video. My wife and I spent 20+ years in a church that used phrases like " what is this passage saying to you" and " that's your interpretation". We have always been hungry to study the word of God but no longer trust what we once thought God's word said.
This video, for a couple of old folks who never exceled in grammar, puts in in language that is easy to follow. The hard part will be to remember what a verb and noun look like lol.
Again I thank you so much for posting this video.
What denomination did you come out of?
This is absolutely Love from Voddie,sharing his knowledge and wisdom with the congregation. I've never seen anyone give this generously. Thank you.
I am not Good man but i love the Lord and can tell when a man of God is speaking!! Lord please have mercy on my sinful soul! Please pray for me my friends! I tend to judge people just to make myself feel better its hard for me not to look at females certain ways even when I try not to but i can feel that the mighty Lord is working on me.
Read 1 Peter 2:11. I will pray for you and pray for me also, for all things that can lead us astray. We are not immune to temptation and are rather a target if we do not resist the devil so that he will flee from us. Do not give him an opportunity. Remember, fleshly lusts will lead to bondage and wars against your soul.
None of us are good. That's why we need the blood of Jesus and the Grace of the Father.
Let Him work brother, let Him work. in Jesus name let Him work, Amen. And no man is good in the eyes of the Lord for we ALL have fallen seriously short of the glory of the Lord. He just needs a willing heart, and if you are willing, He is abundantly able to deliver you. Stay in the word, read EVERYDAY keep your mind stayed on Jesus. Take captive EVERY thought. He did it for me and still there's more work to do on me. But I'm at least out of that dark, wet, cold and lonely pit and can now see sun. Have faith in God and read the bible...if you can withstand the pull, God will pull you through. And look on UA-cam for SNSS...Saturday Night Sunday School, every Saturday Night, huge help. Stay prayed up brother, it'll be alright.
Amen…I’m there with u
Voddie Bauchum has transformed my view, understanding and knowledge of Father God, Lord Jesus, the Holy Spirit of Truth, the authors, stories and context and content.
All praises to God for allowing me by his grace to discern...
Thanks Pastor Voddie for explaining the right way of studying the Holy Bible, God bless you Sir and keep spreading the Gospel!
My new favorite video of ALL TIME! Praise God for this anointed Man helping us to rightly divide the Word of Truth!
Exactly what I have been searching for. Thank you man of God for this very necessary Video
Your teachings on God’s word is so simple and clear. Stay Blessed Sir
Pastor Voddie is such a blessing to listen to. He is so inspiring and pushes us to delve deeper into our faith to get closer to Jesus. I thank God for him and genuine people of God like him who stand on the word of God unapologetically and radically telling it like it is, not sugarcoating it one bit. Thank you, Jesus, for giving us an anointed person like Pastor Voddie in this day and age bold for your word. I pray you bless him abundantly and cover him even more for your kingdom and for us, the Christian church.
Fear God , keep the commandments
This guy and Robert Breaker need to talk. I’ll like 2 see them together. Both really good
His study of the word is amazing ❤
Grasping Gods word is good resource for this message
Goal when reading scripture is based off Two towns. Getting it from their town to our town
Step 1: grasp the text in their town
-What did the author communicate to his audience? -What did the text mean to the original audience?
*this is the time to observe
Observe:
-who is author?
-Who is audience?
-What’s the setting?
-What type of literature? Law narrative poetry apocalyptic -what is time period?
-Cultural context?
Step 2: measure width of river to cross
-What are differences between biblical audience and us?
-Are their differences between that audience and me?
-Doing analysis here.
Historical context and theological context covental context redemptive context
Historical context
Step 3: cross river (principalizing bridge)
What is theological principal in text? (These are l timeless theological truths)
This is interpretation
-What doctrines are we addressing in the text?
-What are key passages?
-What do I know about these doctrines?
Step 4 consult biblical map
-How does our theological principle fit with the rest of Bible?
****Must allow all of scripture to interpret scripture
Step 5 grasp text in our town
-How should christains today live out this theological principal?
This gets us to
APPLICATION (timeless theological truth)
What to look at at a sentence level??
**** look for repeated words
***** contrasts comparison
***** lists
**** cause and effect
**** figures of speech
**** conjunction (but God)
**** verbs
**** pronouns
God Bless you
I'm blessed to have found a great teacher.
Baucham is the real deal
This method is from the book Grasping God's Word by J Scott Duvall. A great read that helped me immensely
So happy to see this video! Thank you and Lord, bless this man of God. In Jesus name. Amen
Amen!
I’ve been reading/studying the full Bible for a little over a year now (taking a deep dive, so pausing to get deeper understanding [where available] on harder to understand texts, keeping notes that I will follow up on with my Second go around). It never even occurred to me to research “how to study the Bible”. I just went with the method I felt in my spirit. And it’s comforting to know that the approach I took was overwhelmingly validated by this teaching, including:
1. What was the message that the messenger was trying to convey to the audience at that historical time?
2. How do other Bible translations phrase this particular passage (particularly for harder to understand passages, but also, for some easily understood, popular passages as I’m finding that some translations don’t do the passage’s meaning justice)?
3. Using electronic devices (apps, search engines, etc.) to navigate between different Bible translations and/or studying tools. Makes this sooooo much easier to navigate.
4. Focusing on the context (historical, levitical law vs Christian expectation, figure of speech and how it was commonly understood by those in audience, properly defining the terminology that was used in Hebrew or Greek at the time vs what that same word has morphed to mean in modern society, etc.) in order to properly interpret the text. This is _VERY_ important. I learned how many of very popular known scriptures or biblical sayings have been taken completely out of context in their common, modern day use. One example that comes to mind is “don’t let your left hand know what your right hand is doing”. I often hear this said, in the context of “don’t let everyone know your plans or have them in your business. Keep these things to yourself.” I don’t know that there’s anything innately wrong with using this figure of speech in this context, but it’s very clearly NOT the context Jesus used when He said it. Jesus said this in the context of doing/giving charity, specifically to let his followers understand that when they give, and then boast about it, they are receiving their reward/recognition from man, and not from God. Give in secrecy, between you and God if you expect it to be counted (and rewarded) by God.
This encouraged me, in confirming that I am indeed on the right track with my studying. Thanks for sharing❣️
Always encouraging to hear a Believer devouring the Word. Been studying Scripture for 61 years, and this verse has been my guide:
(1John 2:27) But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: *_but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him._*
@@DontYouWantToLiveForever Thank you for this encouraging word! This spoke to me more than you could imagine.
I was raised in church, but fell away briefly in my early 20s, after being disappointed when God failed to “move” in a way that I thought He was “supposed” to move.
After reconciling with Him, I came to understand that I had never known God, had never read or studied the Word for myself (outside of what we covered in Bible study or church) and as a result, I had misconceptions/false expectations about how God moved (not necessarily due to bad doctrine, more so due to a lack of understanding how to rightly apply good doctrine to my life) and a false sense of righteousness. My relationship had been with _church_ and not _God._
This was the beginning of me forming a relationship with _Him._
At this point, I started reading segments of the Bible, but generally, as a reference, to put in my remembrance scripture that would convict me of things I struggled with, (unforgiveness, etc). God put it in my heart not just to read the verse of the scripture I needed, but the entire chapter, so that I’m reading it in its full context. This is what helped me begin my new walk with Christ.
I’ve always been a deep thinker and would ponder about life, have “epiphanies”, and come up with deep, well-thought out sayings or perspectives on life. Things to live by.
After reconciling back to God, I would have these occasional “epiphanies”, let’s say on a Wednesday. By Saturday night or even Sunday morning, I’d have an inexplicable strong urging to go to church that Sunday. I’d get there, and lo and behold, the pastor, in preaching his message, would have us turn to a verse that would turn out to be the same “epiphany” I’d had! This happened repeatedly - where I’d have some “epiphany” of some universal truth, then go to church only to discover that my “epiphany” was actually scripture that I had no idea existed.
And this is how I begin to know that God was real, the Holy Spirit was speaking to me, and that the Bible truly is the Living Word of God. The scripture you listed, affirms how I came to know Christ. May you and your whole household be blessed. 💞
ETERNAL LIFE DEFINED:
"John 17:1-3 ... Father, ... And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent."
1) The TRUTH for SALVATION/ETERNAL LIFE in the KINGDOM OF GOD as TAUGHT and REVEALED by the LORD JESUS CHRIST/SON OF GOD is so EASY to UNDERSTAND as easy as finding the accurate sum of a one digit mathematical equation as simple as 1+1=2:
1 FATHER/SENDER + 1 SON/SENT = 2 EXISTING BEINGS
- The FATHER/SENDER is the ONLY TRUE GOD; therefore, the SON/JESUS CHRIST/SENT IS NOT GOD; otherwise, he's a false god/god the son, god the Word, mighty god, creator god, father god, man god/false Christs (Matt. 24:24).
2) However, the preachers in the world chose the idiotic 1+1+1=1 or 1+1=1 for their god and Christ which originated from the idiot god of this world that blinded the world (2Cor. 4:4) -- Babylon of confusions and divisions from the ancient (Gen. 10:8-10, 11:1-9)/Babylonian tree (Dan. 4)/cursed tree (+) of the world (Acts 10:39, 13:29, Gal. 3:13) -- destined/prophesied to END -- END OF THE WORLD IN HELL FIRE (Matt. 13:38-40).
3) World! be WARNED!!!
The GOSPEL commences in KNOWING the ONLY TRUE GOD/FATHER (John 17:1-3)/HOLY GHOST (Matt. 1:18)/SPIRIT (John 4:24)
AND
the TRUE JESUS CHRIST/SON OF GOD (Matt. 1:18, Mark 1:1, John 10:36, 17:1-3)/MAN (John 8:40)/FLESH AND BONES (Luke 24:39)
ARE
TWO EXISTING BEING of different NATURES of EXISTENCE.
LOGIC 1:
The FATHER is the ONLY TRUE GOD (John 17:1-3).
Therefore, the SON/JESUS CHRIST IS NOT GOD; otherwise, he's a false god/god the son, god the Word, mighty god, creator god, father god, man god/false Christs (Matt. 24:24).
LOGIC 2:
PREMISES: GOD is a SPIRIT (John 4:24);
A spirit has no flesh and bones (Luke 24:39);
JESUS CHRIST has flesh and bones (Luke 24:39).
CONCLUSION: Therefore, JESUS CHRIST IS NOT GOD.
I was never notified of your post; just read it now. Yes the Spirit of the Lord desires to be our teacher. Only God knows our personal capabilities, obstacles and requirements for learning. I regret all the decades I just sat and listened to those "so much wiser than I", seminary trained and all. But those institutions (and churches) have donors that they cater and answer to -- in the case of Dallas Theological Seminary, one of their main ones are Kabbalists, therefore they teach an Old Covenant Jewish rebuilt Temple and nation will have exclusivity with God again and will rule over the earth. Nothing of the sort in Scripture.
It's so rare to find someone interested in the meat, and not just content with the milk. I pray you never lose your enthusiasm, and will only grow exponentially in wisdom from the Lord.
Yours in Christ...
Wow. I wish I could've attended this course. I want to be able to preach some day and Voddie must be one of the best of the best that I can imagine that you can learn from. Such a truth seeker. Greetings from Sweden.
Jag håller med dig Rasmus 👏🏿
Reformation Study Bible by RC is great!!!!
I love Voddie Baucham's teachings of the Bible. He is a man of God. I trust him to tell the truth. I have been thinking of getting a factual study Bible, but I feel that there is so much wisdom in God's word, in the Holy Bible. I want the Word to speak to me, and it has. I have problems with knowing the months, maps, and money exchanges, that they used in the days of Christ. I prefer the Kings James Bible, and realized that one of my Bible's has more information like that, in the back pages. I feel I need a workbook, that has tests, I feel one of those workbooks will test what I am retaining, so I can go back and reread what I failed to absorb. Thank you Voddie, for your messages, I always learn something from your knowledge.
At 37:02 Pastor Voddie mentions that he didn't have time to show how he breaks down verses by sentence diagrams. @hillview Baptist church can there be a sermon where Pastor Voddie literally shows us how he does this? I think it would be greatly beneficial.
Such a good man of God to listen to
Assumption got us a media full of false, self centered teachings.
I am a SDA and i appreciated you very much Dr Voddie God bless you.
This sermon has to be based off the book Grasping God’s Word by J. Scott Duvall and J. Daniel Hays. They talk about the 5 steps of the interpretive journey. It’s a great book and worthy of a great sermon.
He mentions the book towards the beginning
Thanks for mentioning this book and these authors. There are videos available here on YT from the book.
I found out after the fact that you have to be subscribed to the provider to see all but the 1st Intro video.
He said that.
Please keep these studies coming.
I feel the need to comment on this video. First, I’m reformed Baptist, at least for the most part 😂. I can’t help but think the vast majority of people would benefit from the niv or NLT for primary Bible reading/devotional reading etc. The disciples were unschooled and ordinary men, like most of us. Try explaining this study technique to a man with dirt floors. The scholar and serious Bible student like voddie (who also knows Greek and Hebrew) love the literal translations like esv and nasb. I’m thankful for knowledgeable men like voddie, however, all English translations tell you Jesus died for your sins and raised from the dead 3 days later. They all tell you that love fulfills the law. I spent most of my childhood with an nasb that I never read because I couldn’t understand it. I only toted it because it was “the most accurate”. Someone handed me an niv a few years back and I can’t put it down. It changed my spiritual life. I’ve read it hard cover to cover and understood the gospel it seemed for the first time. Sure there’s nuance in the nasb that you don’t get in the niv, but I was missing the main idea reading the nas! No harm intended toward voddie. Love his ministry and maybe the literal translation is best for his church. God bless all!
Andy Stanley needs to study this
Thank you pastor Voddie!! Finding truthful teachings today is dwindling. Even the catholic pope has lost his way. Pray for those who have lost their way in faith and truth by false teachings 🙏🏻
So much good information here! I will need to go back and re-listen to it and now I'm thinking get a new Bible so all my markings are the same 😁
Tony Evan’s has a good study bible !
Brother Baucham you are truly blessed and led by The Holy Spirit!, i know when i hear your sermons or teachings i can be sure it will be sound and rooted in Scripture, Thank you Sir once again! Praise The LORD!
Hahaha I was saying Application outloud when he asked hahaha !!! Love this teacher 😊
Your teachings are great. I find that an Exhaustive Strong's Concordance is a most useful resource. If using the KJV.
There is at least one book that is all about figures of speech in the bible. Very helpful.
Such an amazing Bible Study from an amazing Bible Pastor❤❤Sooooo helpful to my Bible Study ❤❤❤
By Gods grace, I gain such much biblical wisdom listening to this man 🙏.
How to study the Bible... ask God to give you correct understanding the spirit of truth the holy ghost. And don't rely on man so much in learning of the Father the Son and holyghost. Ask you will have seek you find knock it shall be opened.
Yes but also iron sharpens iron so do so with brothers in Christ. Many misinterpreted text due to thinking they understand when they dont
This is primary, but not the sole option available to believers. But extensive bible study, research and findings on some commentaries help. Even though the Spirit is the primary teacher, we need to understand that we are not perfect and susceptible to false interpretations, which we may credit to the Holy Spirit.
That's almost assuming you think God would give you the correct interpretation and no one else. We are flawed people who could miss what is plain in scripture. Others can help us see what we have missed or been wrong about, but scripture must always be examined to see if the interpretation of any passage comes from scripture itself. There are many godly people who may disagree on a certain passage and so we must search out scripture and compare what is said and see if it is so. It would be arrogant to assume every interpretation you have would not be flawed because we are still sinful people until the day we are called home. God does not only give you the Spirit to discern His word. All of His children are guided by Him and therefore we can learn from others what God has revealed in His word.
I use the Dake study Bible. Just because when it references a scripture to back something up it then leads to another scripture and so on. So you really get an in depth study on one scripture
I highly recommend the book he mentioned at the beginning. It was one of my textbooks for my Bible college hermeneutics class.
Billy Graham has written a book on
How to Study the Bible, when he was young. I came by a copy when I was young.
That little book was a treasure, lost in all my moving- . I am curious if your teaching is influenced by Graham since you are Baptist also.
I love Bible study, it's the only thing worth putting in my head. Thank you Voddie for your unique way of sharing the knowledge, understanding and love of God.
As a reformed Baptist, Voddie probably gets very little influence from Graham. However, I’m sure he respected him as an evangelist and brother in Christ
Love Voddie❤Praise be to THe LORD JESUS CHRIST 👑 👑 👑
I found myself buying a whole bunch of Bibles. I then realized that that I wasn't studying them. When I did study them, I was not looking at God's word so much. I wanted to sound smart more than I wanted to experience God. So, I gave a number of them away. I thought about which ones were the best in asking me questions. Answering those questions seemed to make me think. Sometimes the Spirit could come into my answers. One was a topical Bible, ehich can be found on the internet. It's much better in print. And I have a little text only NASB. It is God's Word and no interuptions.
One of the very FEW ACTUAL Bible.... Teachers.... not just a bible reader...
I like the two village example. Often there are more than two though of you are reading a translation. The original text is written to a village, once you have a translation you introduce another village. Sound principles introduced.
I wish he would actually do the sentence diagram on a whiteboard so I could see it.
That's what Google and UA-cam are for. I'll have to look up how to diagram sentences as well. Re-learning never stops 😐
Voddie I am so Glad God has shown you all this information about the Bible.
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Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
John 14:1-11
King James Version
14 Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.
2 In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.
3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.
4 And whither I go ye know, and the way ye know.
5 Thomas saith unto him, Lord, we know not whither thou goest; and how can we know the way?
6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
7 If ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also: and from henceforth ye know him, and have seen him.
8 Philip saith unto him, Lord, show us the Father, and it sufficeth us.
9 Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou then, Show us the Father?
10 Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? the words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself: but the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works.
11 Believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father in me: or else believe me for the very works' sake.
Great teacher, Great teaching!!!!!
We must remain faithful to America’s children. They are our future. Please love and protect them. Don’t allow politicians to ruin the character of your offspring. They are gifts from God. 🥰
Brilliant , brilliant, brilliant!
Am so bless to see this video .thank you pastor Voddie. God bless you and your family
I have the book he referenced
It helped me tremendously!
This is the meat of Bible study I’ve been looking for & trying to explain to my adult son who is a new Christian. One Study Bible that is helpful to me is the Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible which puts scripture into the context of the time it was written & what it meant at the time.
Great man of God. I generally disagree with most of what he says but he is a man of integrity. I pray for him and pray he continues to thrive.
I gain so much knowledge, understanding, and wisdom from God delivered through Voddie. I love listening to him and I love the fact that he never puts the focus on him, but rather on God. I used to listen to John MacArthur a lot, but since he excommunicated Eileen Gray from Grace Community Church publicly for not staying with her husband David Gray who was abusing her children (and he's now sitting in prison of whom John MacArthur still supports) I cannot listen to him any longer. I'm so glad that Voddie does not appear to have any skeletons/scandals.
I'm going to have to go back and study what are verbs, pronouns, etc. It's been a long time since I was in school and I forget all the grammar rules 😂
So good, thank you so much for posting this.
So very helpful. Thank you Mr. Baucham
I use Blue Letter App
But John McArthur has an amazing study Bible
The Scriptures tell about the Scriptures. God has something to tell you.
Open the Scriptures and hear what he has to say
Thanks for sharing this, I've received a lot of help from this.
I know I’ll be watching this several times. I want to learn these steps.
Pastor Voddie Baucham is a gift from OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, HE HAS MULDED THIS MAN TO BE HIS SERVANT FOR BENFIT OF HIS CHILDREN, PRAISED IS THE MOST HIGH AND HOLY NAME OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST IN ALL ETERNITY ✝️🙏❤️
So happy I came across this! ❤❤thank you Voddie!!
Thank you from Breaux Bridge, Louisiana (United States)!
So incredibly fruitful !!❤
Very astute and aticulative V.
Repent, be baptised, get filled with the Holy Spirit, walk in Christ.
Once you have received the Holy Spirit, you have the author of Scripture dwelling within you.
What better way to read the Bible than through the eyes of God?
I'm currently 39 mins in, and so far, this seems to be an 'in more detail' explanation of what Robert Breaker does in his video sermons, looking at what's said to who and when.
Please post the full video. This looks like it comes in when it's already started.
Knowing or maintaining a 'whole Bible mindedness' ( the metanarrative ) is vital to understanding the diverse perspectives I find...fitness in the Truth
The first question to ask when studying any Bible passage is, "Who is God in this passage?"
Encouragement and prayers!
Every word matters….I use the Young’s literal translation of Hebrew scripture and compare other translation. Young’s translation is my main resource.
Acts 22:16 "and now why tarriest thou? Arise and be baptized, washing away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord'
Dr Voddie, I always enjoy most of your teachings and courageous responses. I would like to ask you if you would consider speaking to David Daniels from Chick Publications. God bless you.
Interpretive journey! Grasping GOD WORD
Words matter, especially when it comes to The Word of God.
Thank you. These concerns are so very important because there is so much misunderstanding and misguided in churches around the world. God bless you and keep you steadfastly in His Truths.
Thankyou for this. Love Voddie. I hope to meet him one day
I loved this video, took notes through to the end and will definitely begin the application ❤
AMEN Brother!
Do you have a video that shows your written Bible study examples? How you diagram outside your Bible and also how you mark the scripture so that when you go back later it is always the same recognizable system? Like your color system, the way you mark parts of speech etc.
So much valuable information here!
Amen! Praise God, and thank you for posting this video.
The condition of our heart is what determines the way we receive the Word of God, not necessarily the methods or the teacher. The Parable of the Sower explains that…
““Listen then to what the parable of the sower means: When anyone hears the message about the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in their heart. This is the seed sown along the path. The seed falling on rocky ground refers to someone who hears the word and at once receives it with joy. But since they have no root, they last only a short time. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, they quickly fall away. The seed falling among the thorns refers to someone who hears the word, but the worries of this life and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, making it unfruitful. But the seed falling on good soil refers to someone who hears the word and understands it. This is the one who produces a crop, yielding a hundred, sixty or thirty times what was sown.”” (Matthew 13:18-23 NIV)
*_God Bless_*
Very good, however don’t discount the work and help of The Holy Spirit when studying the Bible.
Truth spoken, the Holy Spirit gives us wisdom in order to understand the word of God. Once for us, we did not understand until we were saved. But now we understand through wisdom given by the Holy Spirit.
The insights Dr. Baucham shares are invaluable. May the Lord continue to bless you!
I READ the Bible.
If you READ the book and understand what it says?
GRACE IN CHRIST!
You don't need to read it anymore.
GO LIVE!
The NIV leaves out verses of scripture and changes MEANING.
Excellent!!!
Joshua 1:8 is close to never mentioned by any pastor anywhere. And it is proof of Psalms 1.
Awesome!
If only Voddie would come to the understanding of how Calvanism is not Biblical. Just like how we can see that Catholicism, Jehovah Witnesses and Mormonism is not Biblical, it's the same with Calvanism. I pray for him and McArthur to come to the truth regarding Calvanism.
Great teacher
I love this teaching, though even though I don’t agree with perform theology. As it’s only been around for about 500 years max
Perform theology or reform theology?
Voddie is speaking so much truth here its frightening, the simple truth of the matter is good biblical exegesis takes time, lots of studying and time, and historical seting is huge, and not just for the new testament times, as he mentioned genre too very important, as for study Bibles once again he hit a home run, its best to stay away from devotional bibles and go with factual or just expository bibles, and please stay away from any gender neutral bibles.