How to study the Bible - D. L. Moody.

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Recently I listened to this audio version of Moody's work. I must say I found it very helpful and is one of the best books on the subject of Bible study. The book can be read in under 4 hours. I think it is a good use of your time. I listened to the whole book in just 2 days.

The link to the audiobook can be found here.
 
Wanting skill in studying the Bible is great! You might be cautious, though, where Moody is concerned.
 
jwithnell said:
Wanting skill in studying the Bible is great! You might be cautious, though, where Moody is concerned.
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Thank You for that. Yes there are some issues with Moody's theological views. I do not share Moody's view on election. He did have some Arminian doctrines, universal atonement being one I disagree with. However, I believe that we can learn something sound and wholesome from the audiobook linked above. I would be interested in hearing your concerns regarding Moody.
 
I hesitate to speak to a particular book that I haven't read -- that can be pretty irritating, right? And it's encouraging to see people want to know God's word.

The larger concern is Moody, a self-appointed evangelist who rooted himself in the methodist-inspired holiness movement. His teaching didn't square with what the Bible teaches and had an outsized influence on the US church (and parachurch movements) in the 20th century.

If someone were asking about how to study the Bible, I'd lean on others here on PB to recommend the best, recent reformed resources on hermeneutics. My own suggestion would be to work through a solid commentary (I've recently been in Iain Duguid's work on Daniel) and to observe the methodology.
 
jwithnell said:
I hesitate to speak to a particular book that I haven't read -- that can be pretty irritating, right? And it's encouraging to see people want to know God's word.

The larger concern is Moody, a self-appointed evangelist who rooted himself in the methodist-inspired holiness movement. His teaching didn't square with what the Bible teaches and had an outsized influence on the US church (and parachurch movements) in the 20th century.

If someone were asking about how to study the Bible, I'd lean on others here on PB to recommend the best, recent reformed resources on hermeneutics. My own suggestion would be to work through a solid commentary (I've recently been in Iain Duguid's work on Daniel) and to observe the methodology.
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One of the best primer books I have read was How to Read the Bible For all its worth, by Gordon Fee, and Douglas Stuart, and Fee is pretty good despite being a Charismatic in his theology.
 
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