Procedure of Study

I apologize again for the nature of this post, my week has been overwhelming, and the weekend is going to be just as busy, if not more so.

Over the next few weeks, maybe months, I'm going to walk through my study of 1 Peter 5.1-11. The approach I have been taking so far is one verse at a time. I begin each verse by doing an overview. In this, I break the verse down into phrases, usually based on punctuation, and then identify the main theme of each phrase. That is the first day.

The following days are determined by the number of phrases within the verse. I will spend one day on each phrase, and that day I will read it, and extract what I can from those few words. At this point, I am only using my own insights, one rule of study is to not consult outside sources, in this case commentaries, too soon, because then you no longer know what is your thought/insight, and what is the commentators. I'll spend my time reading the phrase I'm working on, writing down my insights, as well as any related Scripture verses that come to mind.

After I have gone through each phrase one day at a time, I will take the next day, and connect all of the themes from the verse. This is sort of a summary, seeing how everything fits together.

The final day of study for each verse looks at the bigger picture. On this day I'll see how the content of the current verse builds on the foundation from the previous verse or verses. This way I am looking at the larger context, and focusing on the overall message of the passage.

This is the approach that I'm going to take beginning Monday, hopefully next week will be a little less chaotic than this week has been.


Fight the lion, 1 Peter 5.1-11

TO GOD ALONE BE THE GLORY!