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Session 8 Video

You have not finished studying well until what you have studied determines how you live. Spiritual maturity is never measured by how much you know, but by how well you live.

Session 8

Live what you learn.

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https://content.lessons.church/files/study/Qo8NsOO8ZpM/UjdCyA6ENL4/How to read the Bible (Michael DeFazio) 2016.pdf?dt=1661521744365

In this series, Michael DeFazio offers guidance on how to read the Bible more effectively to hear God's voice. It begins by setting the right goals and emphasizes the importance of reading with humility, arguing that character is as crucial to understanding the Bible as the method. The series then advocates for meticulous attention to detail and understanding the author's flow of thought by studying the context. Additionally, it stresses the value of familiarizing oneself with the historical background and reading each passage in light of the entirety of Scripture. Recognizing the relevance of genre sensitivity, the series also underlines that all principles apply to each genre, albeit not always in the same way. The final lesson emphasizes the necessity of living out what is learned from the Bible, stating that spiritual maturity is not gauged by knowledge alone but by how well one lives.

How to Read the Bible

 Michael DeFazio's series offers comprehensive guidance on effective Bible reading, focusing on goals, our own humility, detail attention, context comprehension, historical awareness, overall Scripture coherence, genre sensitivity, and the importance of applying learned teachings to life.

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**Live what you learn.**

   - *Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like someone who looks at his face in a mirror and, after looking at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like*. (James 1.22-24)

   - You have not finished studying well until what you have studied determines how you live.

   - Spiritual maturity is never measured by how much you know, but by how well you live –

   - The goal is always to “hear” the Word of God…

     - Deuteronomy 6.4: “*Hear, O Israel, the LORD is our God, the LORD alone*…”

     - (See also Deuteronomy 30.11-20; Matthew 7.24-27; John 14.15, 21; 1 John 5.3)

   - The Basic Process:

     - How did the text apply to the original audience?

     - How is their world different from ours?

     - How might the text apply to us today?



         - *Look not to your own interests but others’*

        - *Wash one another’s feet*

        - *Don’t cook a young goat in its mother’s milk*

   - Here are some application questions to ask to guide your reflections:

     - What is God telling me to *start*, *stop*, or *continue*?

     - How does this text speak into different *parts* of my life?

   - Lastly, distinguish between “degrees of certainty” in application.

     - What is this text *definitely* demanding of me?

     - What is this text *probably* asking of me?

     - What is this text *possibly* asking of me?

Live what you learn.

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