4 Tips on a Better Way to Use Your Bible

One of the biggest problems with believers is the misuse of their Bible. A lot of Christians only carry their Bible as some sort of symbol as if carrying a Bible means that they are a Christian. The Bible is a tool that should be used correctly in order to mean anything. There are some things you should do with your Bible and there are other things you should not do with your Bible.

Memorize Bible Verses

The first correct way to use your Bible is pretty common. Anyone that grows up in the church is taught to memorize Bible verses from an early age. Christians should be able to witness to others and what better way to do that than to be able to tell others exactly what the Bible says without taking a lot of time to search for verses.

Know Bible Verses

Memorizing bible verses is one thing, but it's not the only thing. The ability to recite a Bible verse does no good if the person reciting the Bible verse can't also explain what the Bible verse means. After memorizing a Bible verse study it over and over again to ensure that you know what it means.

Know the Context

The biggest problem with church service is that often a pastor will take one verse from the Bible, present it to the congregation and then base a sermon on that one verse when reviewing the verse further will reveal that it was actually taken out of context. No verse in the Bible is valuable on its own. It is important to know the entire story of the book or chapter so you can deduce what the true meaning of the verse is.

Take Your Time

Have you ever been a part of a Sunday School class or Bible lesson that insisted you read a certain amount of chapters each day in order to finish the entire Bible in one year? Obviously it is important to read the entire Bible so that you know everything in it, but by cramming the entire Bible into one year there might be some books that are read through too quickly, while others are being treated equally when they are not. Is it really important to spend equal time on Esther than any of the gospels? Leviticus is an important book but it shouldn't be studied as long as Genesis just for the purpose of finishing the Bible in one year. Spend as much time as needed on the most important books and don't feel obligated to spend more time on the smaller books just because of some schedule you were told to follow.