Inductive Bible Study: Application
Process
Practice
Rules
Obstacles
"Socks and Hamper Rule": Applications must be specific, concrete, measurable, and accountable
Determine the original applications intended by the passage.
Evaluate the level of specificity of those applications.
Are they transferable
across time and space to other audiences?
Know Yourself - be teachable and humble
Approach the text with an attitude of dependence towards God
Climb the abstraction ladder
Is it an arrow (what will happen ultimately) or a foundational stone (something not repeated)
Find appropriate applications that embody the broader principles.
My relationship with God, self, others, and Satan
Meditate (memorize and write the text)
Be Specific
Be prayerful
Set appropriate goals and actions (How do I apply this?)
Evaluate progress
Establish accountability
Mistaking interpretation for application
Procrastination (leads to frustration)
Trying to achieve instant results
Only applying in the area of behavior
Determine if text is specific direct or general indirect application?
Context
Revelation
Identify one or more broader cross-cultural principles that the specific elements of the text reflect.
Preserving original content while validating context
Keep the text accurate and measurable
Overgeneralizing
"How will I know I'm finished?"
Goal: to be a doer, not just a hearer