How To Apply The Bible To Your Life

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=50 BGCOLOR="#333366" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B>How To Apply The Bible To Your Life</B></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=165 BGCOLOR="#CCCC99" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="132" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 35 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id272.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Figuring Out Figures of Speech"><U><B><IMG SRC="007151d0.gif" border=0 width="21" height="29" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id270.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Understanding Prophecy"><U><B><IMG SRC="008151d0.gif" border=0 width="21" height="29" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="20"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="35" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="20" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="29" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" WIDTH="13"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="29" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" WIDTH="27"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <div> Previous/Next Sermon</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="www.stanbaker.org"><U><B>Home</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id2.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Biblical and Theological Studies"><U><B>Biblical and Theological Studies</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id3.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Church Ministry"><U><B>Church Ministry</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id15.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Sermon Notes"><U>Sermon Notes</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id4.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Links"><U><B>Links</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id5.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Personal"><U><B>Personal</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> www.stanbaker.org</div> <div> <A HREF="mailto:stan@stanbaker.org" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:stan@stanbaker.org"><U>stan@stanbaker.org</U></A></div> </td> <td valign="top" height=430 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B>How to Apply the Bible to Your Life</B></div> <div> <B>How to Understand the Bible, Part 6</B></div> <div> <B>Berean Bible Church, February 10, 2002pm</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>The Bible – What’s the Point?</B></div> <div> 2 Timothy 3:16-17 - The Bible is supposed to make a difference in your life.</div> <div> James 1:22-25 - The Bible is meant to be practiced, not merely read.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Just a Thought . . .</B></div> <div> Gideon’s fleece – is this an example to follow?</div> <div> 1 Corinthians 11 – Why do we not practice head coverings for women?  Why do we practice the Lord’s Supper?</div> <div> Can a believer wear blended clothing (Deut 22:11)?</div> <div> Prohibtion of women pastors – was this cultural or is it permanent?</div> <div> Is “having all things in common” the ideal for today (Acts 2)?</div> <div> When is the last time you greeted someone with a <U>holy</U> kiss?</div> <bR> <div> <B>Discovering Principles</B></div> <div> A. A principle is a short statement of a general, universal truth.</div> <div> B. What does the passage say about God – about his character, about his actions, about his demands for humans?</div> <div> C. Principles give timeless truths that can be applied in different ways in different cultures.</div> <div> D. Principles must be consistent with the clear, general teaching of Scripture.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Discovering Principles - Examples</B></div> <div> A. The Good Samaritan, Luke 10:25-37: Be compassionate to the people who are around you.</div> <div> B. “Greet one another with a holy kiss,” 1 Cor 16:20: Express Christian love and community.</div> <div> C. “Do not neglect to meet together,” Heb 10:25: Gather regularly in community with other believers.</div> <div> D. “You shall not have two kinds of weights or two kinds of measures, large and small,” Deut 25:13-16: Be just and honest in all your dealings.</div> <div> E. What does the Bible say about TV? </div> <bR> <div> <B>What About Cultural Issues?</B></div> <div> A. Discover the context, then and now.</div> <div>      What is different?</div> <div>      What is the same?</div> <div> B. Is there a specific problem being addressed?</div> <div> C. What group of people is it addressed to – one particular church, Christians in general, Israel, the nations?</div> <div> D. To what extent does it reflect the cultural standards of the day?  Is there a principle that can be applied in our own cultural ways?</div> <bR> <div> <B>Dealing With Examples</B></div> <div> A. Gideon’s fleece (Judges 6:36-40).</div> <div> B. 1 Corinthians 11 – head coverings and the Lord’s Table.</div> <div> C. Footwashing – an ordinance of the church (John 13:14-17)?</div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> copyright, 2002, Stanley Baker</div> <div> www.stanbaker.org</div> </td> </tr></table></body>