Faithful resources
Bible study for careful readers.
A growing public library for studying Scripture in context, interpreting it responsibly, and discerning teaching with humility.
How to Study the Bible: A Practical Guide
A practical, careful method for studying any passage through observation, context, genre, word studies, cross-references, interpretation, and application.
Read resource →How to Interpret the Bible Carefully
A careful guide to author, audience, genre, context, the seven interpretive rules, canonical connections, wise conclusions, and faithful application.
Read resource →What Is Biblical Hermeneutics?
Learn what biblical hermeneutics means, why interpretation matters, how Christians have approached Scripture, and how to use seven careful questions in study.
Read resource →How to Study a Bible Passage in Context
Learn a four-level method for studying Scripture through immediate, historical, canonical, and theological context.
Read resource →How Hebrew and Greek Word Studies Can Help You Understand Scripture
A responsible guide to Hebrew and Greek word studies, including tools, method, grammar, worked examples, and why context must determine meaning.
Read resource →How to Tell Whether a Sermon Is Faithful to Scripture
A practical guide to testing sermons through Scripture, context, interpretation, claims, application, gospel-centeredness, and humble follow-up.
Read resource →Does Scripture Interpret Scripture?
Explore how biblical writers read earlier Scripture and the limits of using one passage to explain another.
Read resource →Can a Bible Verse Have More Than One Meaning?
Consider single meaning, typology, and fuller-meaning approaches through examples from Hosea, Isaiah, and Galatians.
Read resource →How Do You Know What a Bible Passage Means? Seven Questions to Ask
A repeatable seven-question method for interpreting any Bible passage, with examples, a full Philippians 4:13 study, and practical exercises.
Read resource →How to Interpret the Bible in Context
Learn how to read a Bible passage in context: the surrounding verses, genre, historical setting, and the whole of Scripture, with a worked example from Jeremiah 29:11.
Read resource →How to Discern Whether a Sermon Is Biblically Sound
Learn how to test a sermon against Scripture through the text, context, reasoning, the gospel, the teacher's fruit, and humility, with a worked example and practical checklist.
Read resource →Does Scripture Interpret Scripture?
Learn how Scripture clarifies Scripture through context, careful cross-references, the example of Jesus and the apostles, and a humble approach to differences among Christian traditions.
Read resource →Can a Bible Verse Have More Than One Meaning?
Learn how meaning, implication, application, typology, prophecy, and fulfillment relate, with guardrails for reading deeper meanings faithfully.
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