Reading the Bible with Heart & Mind

The first thing you should do when you read the Bible is what?

To read the Bible like Jesus did means?

• See the Scriptures as all about Him.

• Believe the Bible is true.

• Believe the Bible applies to our lives.

• Believe that America is the center of God's plan.

Which of the following is a negative lens by which people often read the Bible?

• Seeing how it all points to Jesus

• Focusing on the good news only

• Believing the Holy Spirit inspired each word

• None of the above

To see where a specific verse fits in with the overall text of the Bible is to put that passage into its?

To understand more about the time and place of a passage is to put it into what kind of context?

This genre makes up the majority of the New Testament.

• Prophecy

• Gospels

• Apocalyptic

• Epistle

This genre is the most common in the Bible

• History

• Epistle

• Poetry

• Law

Which of the following pertains to Law as a genre?

• It shows us our need for a Savior

• It explains what God requires of his people regarding how they live in covenant relationship to Him.

• It is only found in the Old Testament

• It is found only in the New Testament

Which types of Law are still in force for Christians today?

• Judicial

• Ceremonial

• Moral

• All the above

This genre points us to the past in order to call us to faithfulness in the present.