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Creative Bible Study
CHAPTER SIXTEEN
TOPICAL BIBLE STUDY
OBJECTIVES:
Upon completion of this chapter you will be able to:
• Write the Key Verses from memory. • Explain the topical method of Bible study. • Do a topical Bible study.
KEY VERSES:
Therefore I love thy commandments above gold; yea, above fine gold.
Therefore I esteem all thy precepts concerning all things to be right: and I hate every false way. (Psalm 119:127-128)
INTRODUCTION
This chapter introduces the topical method of Bible study. The method is defined and explained and an example of a topical study is provided. The "For Further Study" section provides an opportunity to apply what you have learned by actually doing a topical Bible study.
THE METHOD DEFINED
The topical method focuses on a selected Biblical subject. The goal of the study is to discover all the Bible teaches on the subject.
THE METHOD EXPLAINED
Here are the steps for doing a topical Bible study:
STEP ONE: SELECT A TOPIC:
You may choose a general subject, for example, all of the miracles in the Bible. You may select a more specific subject such as the miracles performed by Jesus or the miracles recorded in a certain book of the Bible.