Precept Ministries International
The Inductive Bible Study People
PRECEPT Bible Studies
Un-Locking God’s Word
Establishing People
in God’s Word
That they may REVERENCE Him!
EVERYBODY
EVERYWHERE
ANY TIME
ANY PLACE
ANY LANGUAGE
ANY AGE
PRECEPT’S VISION:
People…
 Living as exemplary followers
of Jesus Christ
Studying the Bible inductively
Viewing the world biblically
Serving the church faithfully
In the power of the Holy Spirit
WELCOME to…
The ADVENTURE of
Discovering TRUTH for Yourself
In the
TREASURE of God’s Word!
GOD Speaks…
ALL Scripture is inspired by God
II Timothy 3:16
God's Word
The Bible
Theologians
Pastors
Bible Study Leaders
Commentaries
Christian Books
Christian Novels
Family & Friends
Movies
Television
?
?
?
YOU
But WHOSE Interpretation Is Correct?
GOD Speaks…
God's Word
The Bible
The Holy Spirit
YOU!
This is The INDUCTIVE Method of Study
The Inductive Method
Observation
Interpretation
Application
ALL Bible Study
Begins with PRAYER
 Lord, open my eyes that I may see
WONDERFUL things in your Word.
 May my love abound in REAL
knowledge and all discernment.
Observe
The BIG Picture
What did The Author intend to communicate?
 First: Read the Whole Book
What is the PURPOSE of the Book?
 Next: Read Chapter 1
What are the REPEATED words, thoughts?
Use the OBSERVATION WORKSHEETS
Located at the back of your workbook
OVERVIEW
the Whole Book
– As you read, notice
WHO?
WHAT?
WHERE?
WHEN?
WHY?
HOW?
Give each CHAPTER a TITLE, using key words
Or simply what happens in each chapter
OVERVIEW… The Chapter
Mark words with a distinctive color or shape
– LOCATION
– TIME
– KEY Words (Repeated/ Significant words)
– LISTS
(Simple or 1,2,3 or Topical)
– CONTRASTS
– COMPARISONS (Like, As)
– TERMS of CONCLUSION (Finally, Therefore)
– PARAGRAPH Titles
INTERPRETATION
What does God mean in this passage?
WORD STUDIES
HEBREW or GREEK
CROSS-REFERENCES
– Check what God says about THIS topic in other Scriptures
COMMENTARIES
– TO BE USED ONLY AFTER YOUR OWN WORK IS DONE
– Check what Bible scholars say about this topic
APPLICATION
What has God taught ME this week through His Word?
ALL Scripture is inspired by God
and is profitable for…
•Teaching: doctrine
•Correction: actually changing behavior by God’s grace
•Reproof: agree with God about our wrong thinking or
unrighteous behavior
•Training in Righteousness: warnings, learning from the
examples of Bible men & women
That the man of God may be
equipped for every good work.
II Timothy 3:16
LIVING IT OUT
 Personal Transformation
Be transformed
by the renewing of your mind.
Romans 12:2
 Teach Others
And the things which you
have heard from me in
the presence of many
witnesses,
these entrust to faithful
men,
who will be able to
teach others also.
II Timothy 2:2
Each Precept Lesson
BUILDS upon the Previous Week
For precept must be upon precept, precept upon
precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a
little, and there a little.
Isaiah 28:10
So Be SURE to Come to EACH class!
Precept Ministries
International
www.precept.org