HOW TO STUDY THE NEW TESTAMENT

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HOW TO STUDY THE NEW TESTAMENT

• Week 1 Backgrounds

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FOUR WAYS TO READ THE NEW TESTAMENT

• DEVOTIONALLY
• CRITICALLY
• ACADEMICALLY
• THEOLOGICALLY

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THREE WAYS TO DO THEOLOGY

• HISTORICAL
• DOGMATIC
• CONSTRUCTIVE

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THREE TYPES OF STUDENTS

• LEARN FOR SAKE OF LEARNING
• LEARN FOR SAKE OF DOING
• LEARN FOR THE SAKE OF LIVING

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THREE WAYS OF LEARNING

• VISUAL
• AUDITORY
• KINESTHETIC

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THREE TYPES OF REACTION

• THE SPONGE
• THE FILTER
• THE SIFTER

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HOW TO BE A SIFTER

• STEP 1 IS THIS FACT, FICTION, OR OPINION?
• STEP 2 HOW DOES IT FIT IN MY CURRENT WORLDVIEW?
• STEP 3 WHAT VIEWS MUST CHANGE FOR THIS TO FIT IN
  MY WORLDVIEW?
• STEP 4 WHAT ELSE MUST CHANGE IN ORDER FOR ME TO
  LIVE CONSISTENTLY?