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STUDY to show
thyself approved unto God, a
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workman that
needeth not to be ashamed,
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accurately dividing the
Word of Truth.
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2 Tim. 2:15
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Though the Bible
may be read devotionally to let
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the Spirit speak
to a person’s individual
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experience,
serious study is required for
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accurate
interpretation, teaching, and preaching.
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This study
requires interpreting the Scriptures in
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terms of their
literary format and historical
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context, and must
also carefully consider
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relevant
linguistic issues (for example, the four
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Greek words for
our one English word, love).
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