A Bible study without application is pointless

How many Bible studies have you done where it's a fill in the blank or ask a specific question about the text--where if you read it, you learned all of that?

Most Bible studies are like that.

I have a question for you. Have they produced a permanent change in your thinking or behavior that you can trace back to that study? What about many instances of this? 

Let's face it. The Word is meant to be known and to be lived. If we don't, we aren't getting out of it what we should and we miss the entire point. 

The Word is meant to be lived. We are to apply it to our lives and we should see changes in our feelings, thoughts, behaviors/actions, and choices. If we do not, we missed the point. 

It makes me sad how most Bible studies out there do not talk about application. And those that do give general examples. But, what about you and your life? What does the verse or passage mean to you? That is what is most important. Otherwise, you waste your time and miss the point. 

That is why this Bible study is set up the way it is. It is to help facilitate this in your life.

When you write the applications down, you can remember you wanted to work on that. And you can review and analyze your progress later. Through writing it down, you will start to see more and more concretely about how God is working in your life, around your life, and through your life. 

Be careful with the Bible studies you do outside of this study. If they don't offer you these things, you might want to avoid them--or supplement them by doing this on your own. Do not let the Word be null, void, and pointless in your life. Let it create a change in your life where you develop a greater intimacy with the Lord. 

Stacy Duplease
Bible Study Writer & Blogger
A Loyal Faith
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