Simple yet powerful keys and principles to effectively engage with the Scriptures
Essentially the Bible is a Book of relationships, not least God’s relationship with His creation. It is a collection of stories about people.
A character study mainly looks at two things.
- Man’s relation to God.
- Man’s relation to other people.
You can apply the steps of study already covered. Read all scriptures in context. It is important with character study that we do not isolate the subject of our interest from others. The events, relationships and people surrounding them will say as much about them as they themselves. For example, a study of King David would be incomplete without reference to Goliath, Saul or Bethsheba and his sons.
As you read realate it to your own life, and ask questions like:
- What is his/her relationship with God like?
- What made them so successful, or such a failure?
- What traits in their life do I want to emulate or avoid?
Finally, there is One life and character should be studied above all others. As we look at this One life, we are changed from glory to glory into the very same image. He is the fairest among the ten thousand characters we could choose. His name is Jesus. Make sure that He remains the primary Person you seek to understand and emulate.
