Bible Study: Exploring Fruitfulness
- Published in the May | June 2005 issue
The Bible is full of word pictures that provide us with rich and fresh ways to understand God’s truth. In this special-section Bible study, we will use fruitbearing as an example to help you learn how to study a word picture on your own. After we identify key passages, we’ll apply three basic Bible study steps: (1) observation, (2) interpretation, and (3) application. Identify the Passages When you study a word picture such as fruitbearing, you could focus on a single passage in which the image occurs. However, it’s insightful to trace the word picture through the Bible by doing a topical study of it. (You can use this method with other topics as well. For example, studies of “faithfulness,” “temples,” and “healing” would all be topical studies.) You’ll need to identify the passages to consider before you can begin your study. Start by listing key words associated
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