Last month we looked at starting a regular pattern of Bible study.
It’s a great discipline to cultivate, so that we constantly have input from the Lord into our thinking. Paul talked about the value of Scripture in terms of teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness in 2 Timothy 3.16 and we all need all these ministries as we seek to grow in our knowledge and love of God. But no Scripture exists independently of the whole.
Context is important
So, whether we are dealing with one verse or a whole book, we do have to set each text in its context if we are going to understand it properly.
