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This is the documentation of my Bible study. It is posted it here for those who are not able to attend regular Bible studies, don't have a Bible study near them, or could use a reference for their own Bible study. I have done my best to be accurate and thorough in my study and research.
This is a verse by verse study of scripture, getting to what the text is really saying in context of that book, and in context of the rest of scripture. Scripture does not contradict scripture. Any appearance of contradiction is due to our misunderstanding and superficial reading. The term for this is a systematic Bible study. However, scripture is the inspired word of God, not my Bible study. Scripture is the authority here and is always treated as such.
Scripture speaks for itself, especially when read as a whole. However, historical knowledge can help prevent misunderstandings. For example, that Jesus said he would be dead three days to a modern person means three 24-hour periods. Therefore many wrongly say that scripture has a contradiction because Jesus was crucified on Friday and was resurrected on Sunday, which is only two days. But that assumes that we are starting from today as day zero. Zero as a number was not invented until the 5th century in India, and didn't make it's way to the west until about 1200 A.D. Without zero, Friday is day one, Saturday is day two, and Sunday is day three. The historical context shows scripture to be true and not a contradiction. However it is not scripture in itself, only an aid to understanding.

About This Bible Study
On the About page are the color code used to annotate this Bible study, the annotations used by the NASB translation to convey scripture as accurately as possible in proper English, why Bible study is needed, and how I am able to use the entire text of the NASB here.

Be Like The Bereans
While many of the Thessalonian Jews were persuaded by Paul's reasoning that Jesus was the Messiah, the Jews of Berea did not just accept what Paul said. Every day they checked it against scripture.
Acts 17:11 Now these were more noble-minded than those in Thessalonica, for they received the word with great eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily to see whether these things were so.
Because the Bereans did not just accept someone's words blindly but checked everything against scripture, they were not easily fooled by good sounding words or arguments that were false. Do not accept what anyone says in writing, on videos, or in person without checking it against scripture. And by that I mean in context. When someone quotes a verse or two, back up a bunch of verses before the quoted verse, and also read a bunch past what they quoted. Be sure they are using scripture properly.
Whether it is footnotes or references in your copy of the Bible, study guides, commentaries, books, preachers in churches, speakers on videos like YouTube or TikTok, or this Bible study, do not take anything at face value. These can be useful aids for studying scripture but are not scripture themselves. Scripture is the inspired Word of God. Everything else is the thoughts of man. While I value the scholarship of others, especially those that show their work and those that have proven to be trustworthy, I am always questioning and checking. Every source gets something wrong, including me. Scripture is the firm foundation of our faith. And the more we study it ourselves, the more easily we can discern the true from the false.
My motto and advice for any Christian is to be like the Bereans!

Bible Studies, completed and in-progress:

1 Samuel
Currently this study is complete for chapters 1-14. Chapters 15-31 are on hold.

John

Romans
Waiting for editing*

1 Corinthians
Currently editing*

2 Corinthians

Galatians

James
Waiting for editing*

*These are past studies that need to be edited and formatted for the web.