A Bible study...at your pace!

[1Timothy115]

No timeline, no report, no grade, no requirements!

Pick a word from the Bible, I'm doing "grace" at the present. I started about 3 weeks ago. I created a document to record what I found.

I went to Websters 1828 and categorized the definitions into groups. I then coded all the scripture passages into one of those groups.

I counted how many times grace appeared in scripture passages. I used an online KJV search engine to find them all. Then I broke them out for OT and NT. Looked at first and last OT use then, first and last NT use. Then I started going through each scripture reference.

I found some interesting facts about the majority use of grace in the OT. as opposed to use in the NT.

Here is one thing I found, that may or may not encourage others to try it. I'll be the first to admit nothing I uncover will be some new "miraculous" discovery in God's Word. However, I may find something new to me.

Webster:

[blossom]

Dave, just out of curiosity was there or would you expect there to be a difference between first mention in Old and New testament use of a word?

Blossom

I tried to do what you're doing with grace with the Holy Spirit. I think it is a good way to study out a word or topic. Unfortunately I never finished my study but hope to go back to it. I still have all my notes.

[1Timothy115]

In the case of grace, no. Although, my study didn't involve looking for a "difference" in use of grace, my study was more looking at types of grace. I did find there is simple grace given person to person and that is the predominant use in the OT, whereas, the NT speaks more of God's grace toward people.

However, there are different meanings for God's covenant with man. The covenant under the OT law "schoolmaster" and the NT covenant of Jesus Christ; Christ being God's ultimate grace toward man.

The Holy Spirit would be a great study! There are several commentaries and doctrinal books to help understand those passages when you run across a tough one.

I was thinking next I would do the fruit of the spirit one fruit at a time.