15h • THE 5 F's
How do you read the Bible?
I use this prompt every time I read a chapter from the Bible:
A hermeneutic study simply means learning what the author intended to communicate before jumping to what it means for us today.
When studying a chapter, we walk through five simple steps:
1. Observation
What does the text actually say?
Who is writing?
Who are they writing to?
What is happening?
What themes, commands, warnings, or promises appear repeatedly?
Observation is about seeing before interpreting.
2. Context
What is happening historically and culturally?
Where is this taking place?
What circumstances prompted the writing?
What would the original audience have understood that we might miss?
Context prevents us from reading our modern assumptions into the text.
3. Interpretation
What did the author intend to communicate?
What is the central message?
What truth is being taught?
What is God revealing about Himself, humanity, faith, obedience, suffering, leadership, or redemption?
Interpretation seeks the author’s meaning, not our opinion.
4. Biblical Connection
How does this chapter connect to the rest of Scripture?
Does Jesus reference it?
Do other biblical authors teach the same principle?
How does it fit into God’s larger story?
Scripture interprets Scripture.
5. Application
What should change because of what I learned?
Where am I aligned?
Where am I drifting?
What action, repentance, obedience, or growth is God calling me toward?
Application is where knowledge becomes transformation.
The Bagged & Tagged Question
Every chapter ultimately leads us back to one question:
“What kind of man is this passage forming me into?”
Scripture is not merely information.
It is formation.
The goal is not to know more.
The goal is to become more aligned with Christ.
Cut and paste this into your AI app. It’ll help walk you through some of the more difficult chapters to understand. See what it does for you. Let me know your thoughts.
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