1) Get Your Tools

Many of the divisions and misunderstandings come from reading scriptures that have been mistranslated, or edited to make reading easier. While these differences would not get between you and God, they will affect your ability to rightly discern what was written for our time. My favorite tools include:

Companion Bible

Strong’s Concordance

Smith’s Bible Dictionary

2) Find A Teacher

Very few people can pick up a calculus book and figure out the depth of the formulas, and even more so if they don’t have a math background. The Bible is much deeper and complex than any of our textbooks, and therefore having a good teacher is critical. The place I study is:

ShepherdsChapel

3) Share Your Fruits

With clear discernment and a working knowledge of the scriptures, a person is able to recognize the numerous modern parables of today. They are expressed through music, film, writing, storytelling, etc.  Each person shares their fruits according to their passion. A few of my fruits include:

BaTora

The Plan of Salvation

Cut 2 Chase

RPG

Wine Thief