Secret Church 3 – Session 3: How Do We Apply the Bible to Our Lives?

About this sermon

How should I think about interpreting God’s Word? What methods should I use? How do I apply the Bible to my life? In this session of Secret Church 3, Pastor David Platt helps Christians to understand how to interpret and apply God’s Word. For more information visit https://radical.net/?session=how-to-study-the-bible-session-3 Chapters: 0:00 - Introduction 0:42 - God Cares Deeply about Us 1:21 - Literary Contexts 1:55 - We Can Apply the Bible to Our Life by Knowing the Genres 4:20 - We Can Apply the Bible to Our Lives by Knowing Its Grammar 6:57 - Historical-Cultural Context 7:31 - Know the Author 8:38 - Know the Audience 9:08 - Understand the Geographic Conditions 9:51 - Know the Social Conditions 11:45 - Knowing Theological Context Helps Us to Apply 13:02 - Basic Principles for Bible Interpretation 16:44 - Interpret Scripture Plainly 17:17 - Guidelines for Interpreting Scripture 22:08 - Bring It back Home: How Does it Relate? 23:13 - Timeless Truth in the Bible 26:35 - Apply It in Your Home: How Do We Apply the Bible to Our Lives? 35:34 - How Should I Think? 35:58 - What Should I Do? 36:17 - Where Should I Go? 36:53 - Who Will I Teach? 42:52 - The Unique Challenges of Various Types of Genres 44:10 - Journeying Into the New Testament: The Letters 54:27 - Practical Process for Reading the Letters

Topics

• Bible Study
• Church & Fellowship
• The Church