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Got Questions? is a series for anyone who has ever wondered about the Bible and faith. Together we will explore where the Bible came from, how to read it, and how to bring our honest questions to God with trust, humility, and openness. Whether you are full of curiosity, carrying doubts, or simply wanting to grow, this series is a place to learn, listen, and discover how scripture can shape our lives today.

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How do I read it? Start somewhere, and one of the best ways to do that is to use a reading plan. You can find good ones on Bible.com. You can read through on your own or with a friend. I like the second option. There is accountability and discussion. 

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Notes to follow:

2 Timothy 3:16-17 CEB

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Every scripture is inspired by God and is useful for teaching, for showing mistakes, for correcting, and for training character, 

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so that the person who belongs to God can be equipped to do everything that is good.

The whole point of scripture is to tell a unified story that leads to Jesus and has wisdom to offer the whole world. God uses scripture to speak to his people for a practical purpose. Scripture teaches. It is useful for telling us things we didn’t know. It is useful for challenging our faith and what we believe. Scripture is useful for correcting, exposing ways of thinking and behaving. Scripture is useful for training in righteousness and for showing a way to be truly human, so that God’s people will walk in their purpose and be prepared to do good.

Questions are not a problem. Questions should be part of faith. Questions can open the door to growth. Questions can move us deeper. Ask questions!

Ask simple questions as you go: What does this show me about God? What does this show me about people? How might this shape the way I live? Read prayerfully and consistently, trusting that growth comes over time.

Difficult Passages

1. Pray and ask for wisdom
2. Slow down and look at context (before and after, the book)
3. Let clearer passages help interpretation
4. Compare to other translations
5. Ask better questions: here are a few examples.
6. What is happening in this passage, and what is the main issue or movement in the text?
7. What stands out as surprising, repeated, emphasized, or easy to miss?
8. What does this text reveal about God?
9. What does this text reveal about people, human behavior, or the condition of the community?
10. Where does this passage fit in the larger flow of the book?
11. What historical, cultural, or social realities help explain what is happening here?
12. What key words, images, or phrases carry the weight of the passage?
13. What tension, conflict, question, or problem is driving this text?
14. How would the first hearers or readers likely have received this passage?
15. How does this passage connect to the larger story of scripture and point toward faithful living today?
16. Look at the cultural background
17. Type of lliterature
18. Filter everything through the Great Commandment - Love God, Love Others

So when you come to a hard passage, do not panic and do not force a quick answer. Read carefully, pray honestly, study patiently, and trust that scripture is leading you deeper into God’s truth.