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Research On Bible Study
NORTHERN CARIBBEAN UNIVERSITY
DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND CONTINUING EDUCATION

Done in partial fulfillment of the course:
Fundamentals of Christian Education

Research on:
Bible Teaching and Study

June 24, 2014
TABLE OF CONTENTS

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Introduction ………………………………………………………………………………… 3-4
What does it mean to teach or be a teacher ……………………………………..…………….. 5-6
Why study the Bible …………………………………………………………….…………….. 7-8
Conclusion …………………………………………….………………………………………… 9
References ……………………………………………………………………..……………….. 10

INTRODUCTION

Having experienced the transforming power of the Holy Spirit through the understanding and application of God’s word, there is always a contagious desire to share it with others. In Colossians 3:16, the Apostle Paul says that this should characterize the tenor of our time with other Christians. He said, “Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and exhorting one another with all wisdom, singing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, all with grace in your hearts to God.”
God called Abraham to be a teacher of His word, He chose him to be the father of a great nation, because He saw that Abraham would instruct his children and his household in the principles of God 's law. And that which gave power to Abraham 's teaching was the influence of his own life. His great household consisted of more than a thousand souls, many of them heads of families, and not a few but newly converted from heathenism. Such a household required a firm hand at the helm. No weak, vacillating methods would suffice. Of Abraham God said, "I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him." Genesis 18:19. Yet his authority was exercised with such wisdom and tenderness that hearts were won.
The testimony of the divine Watcher is, "They shall keep the way of the Lord, to do justice and judgment." Genesis 18:19. And Abraham 's influence extended beyond his own household. Wherever he pitched his tent, he set up



References: How to teach Bible beginners (n.d.). In https://bible.org/article/how-teach-bible-beginners. Retrieved June 3, 2014 Towns, E What does it mean to study the Bible (2012, September 20). In http://www.biblegateway.com/blog/2012/09/what-does-it-mean-to-study-the-bible/. Retrieved June 6, 2014 White, Ellen G

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