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STEP THREE: CREATE A VERSE STUDY CHART:
Select a title for the chart. On the verse study chart record the name of the book, chapter number, and verse number which you are studying. How you organize your chart will depend on the type of information you accumulate in your study. If you have completed the "For Further Study" assignments in previous chapters you have enough experience with study charts that you will be able to create your own original charts. You may use either a horizontal or vertical chart depending on the information you are recording.
STEP FOUR: CREATE A VERSE STUDY OUTLINE:
Using the outlining skills you have developed in previous assignments, create an outline of the verse. Select an appropriate title, main headings, and subheadings. Use your chart to help you prepare the outline of the verse.
EXAMPLE OF THE METHOD
STEP ONE: STUDY THE VERSE WITHIN ITS CONTEXT
We selected Jude 1:11 as the verse to demonstrate the verse study method. In previous lessons we studied this verse in its chapter and paragraph settings so we have already completed the study of the verse within its context. When you select a verse for study examine it within its context first. You do this by chapter and paragraph study, skills which you learned in the previous two lessons. Also remember to consider the verse within the larger framework of the entire book in which it is located. The study of Jude 1:11 within its context is recorded on the Verse Study Chart.
STEP TWO: STUDY RELATED VERSES:
Jude 1:11 is related to other verses about false teachers in chapter one. Verses 5-7 give historical examples and verses 12-13 give natural examples of false teachers. Jude 1:11 is also related to three important Old Testament passages:
The story of Cain: Genesis 4:1-15; I John 3:12 The story of Balaam: Numbers 22-24 The story of Core: Numbers 16
The study of these related verses are recorded on the summarizing chart and in the outline.