Susan is currently working on a series of Bible Studies called, Back Porch Bible Studies: Where Good Friends Gather. Please
join us here. Soon we will be adding "film clips" of our studies, so you can join us here on the Back Porch..from
your own living room, or hotel room, or hospital room, or even for our men and women in uniform stationed in some far corner
of the world!
Personal, individual Bible study is good for the soul. It is a time for getting deep into the Word of God, and digging
for the gems that are there for the taking, if we are willing to get out our tools and do the work.
Having said that, let me also say that there is just as strong a need for "group" study. Now, a group may
be as few as two or as many as you can draw to gather around you. I've found that an ideal number is 6-7. I know that it's
popular to have large groups and some people get into growing larger and larger groups. However, it was in a small group of
six that Jesus revealed His glory on the Mountain of Transfiguration! According to Matthew 17:1-3 there were Jesus, Moses,
Elias, Peter, James, and John present on top of the mountain. When God gave Moses the tablet of stone containing the Ten Commandments,
there were two present, God and Moses. We also know that there were times that Jesus spoke to "multitudes", some
well over five thousand strong.
For Back Porch Bible Studies, I encourage you to gather a few friends, some light refreshments, (I prefer lemonade and
some type of pastry myself--if anyone wants to invite me on over to your Back Porch Study!), and anything from some good old
fashioned rocking chairs, to that old card table and chairs to just a good porch rail to lean up against. And, of course,
your Bibles.
So, grab a Bible and come on in. If you don't have a Bible handy, then you can go to our page, The Library, and then
choose an online Bible from one of the Resource pages that are linked there. Now, everyone wants to make a camel out of what
version or translation of the Bible to use. They will never get through the eye of the needle with that camel that they are
carrying! Any Christian Bible is good for teaching and reproving. I prefer in Bible study not to use a paraphrase version
simply because while you get the overall picture of what is being said, it's difficult to dig for those deeper gems.
I also like to use a Greek-Hebrew-English interlinear, along with a couple of good Lexicons, so that I can dig deeper
into word roots and meanings. Sometimes, if I want to dig even deeper, I may pull in other resources, such as a rabbi, to
help me to understand a part of the Hebrew text that requires some historical (primarily Jewish) background information that
the text assumes the reader knows.
But, for now, just bring your Bible and come on over to my backporch. Pour yourself a glass of cold lemonade and pull
up a chair. We'll get started with our Back Porch Bible Study. Enter the Back Porch Gate below.
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