How to Study Your Bible Quotes

“Greatness is never achieved nor dreams realized apart from great discipline.”
― Kay Arthur, How to Study Your Bible

“One of the most important principles of handling the Word properly and studying the Bible inductively is to interpret Scripture in the light of its context. Why? Because context always rules in interpretation.”
― Kay Arthur, How to Study Your Bible

“Through a diligent study of God’s Word, under the guidance of His Spirit, you’ll drop a strong anchor that will hold in the storms of life. You will know your God. And when you know your God, not only will you be strong, but you will do great exploits for Him (Daniel 11:32).”
― Kay Arthur, How to Study Your Bible

“God reveals Himself to us in this Bible, His Word. He reveals His character and His ways, and He teaches us how to relate to Him. The Bible reveals what He wants us to believe and what He wants us to do toward Him and toward others. So we come to Scripture prepared to hear from God Himself about Himself and about our relationship to Him. We study with expectancy of intimacy with God.”
― Kay Arthur, How to Study Your Bible

“One of the most important principles in studying anything is to establish context. Words have meaning because of the contexts in which they are used. These include a cultural context, a historical context, a literary context, and in the case of the Bible, a theological context. As we learn how to study the Bible, let’s take a little time to establish the context of the Bible.”
― Kay Arthur, How to Study Your Bible

“Parables amplify or affirm doctrine rather than establish it, because parables are more obscure than clear doctrinal passages.”
― Kay Arthur, How to Study Your Bible

“Saturate yourself in the Word of God; it is your safeguard against wrong doctrine.”
― Kay Arthur, How to Study Your Bible

“Application is not a third step in the inductive process. Rather, application takes place as you are confronted with truth and decide to respond in obedience to that truth.”
― Kay Arthur, How to Study Your Bible

“Once you know what a passage means, you are not only responsible for putting it into practice in your own life, but accountable if you don’t!”
― Kay Arthur, How to Study Your Bible

“you can discipline yourself for the goal of godliness.”
― Kay Arthur, How to Study Your Bible

“Interpretation answers the question: What does the passage mean?”
― Kay Arthur, How to Study Your Bible

“Interpretation is not necessarily a separate step from observation, for often, as you carefully observe the text, at that very moment you begin to see what it means. Thus, interpretation flows out of observation.”
― Kay Arthur, How to Study Your Bible

“Inductive Bible study draws you into personal interaction with the Scripture and thus with the God of the Scriptures so that your beliefs are based on a prayerful understanding and legitimate interpretation of Scripture—truth that transforms you when you live by it.”
― Kay Arthur, How to Study Your Bible