Understand and Apply

Studying and applying the Bible involves two steps. First, we uncover the original meaning or intent of the Bible (a process sometimes called exegesis). Then, we take that message and apply it to our lives (hermeneutics). Sometimes there are some significant obstacles that make it hard to uncover the authors' original intent, but we have some amazing resources available to help us in this process!

If you really want to take the next step in your study of God's Word, grab a solid translation of the Bible, a quality Bible dictionary, and some commentaries that can shed more light on what was happening in each book of the Bible.