How to Read God’s Word with Understanding: 5. Ask Questions

Someone has said, “a text with context is a pretext for making the Bible say whatever you want.” Careful Bible study involves asking good questions and exploring the context.

Asking Good Questions

How do we explore the context? Ask: “who,” “what,” “when,” “where,” “why,” & “how?”

In the previous lesson, we discussed the importance reading verses of Scripture in light of the context. Without context, someone could twist the Bible to make it say whatever they want. We want to be students who accurately handle the Word of truth! In this video, we practice the skill of asking to good questions to help us explore the context of a passage. Who? What? When? Where? Why? How?