{"id":15292,"date":"2016-12-21T08:00:35","date_gmt":"2016-12-21T13:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mintools.com\/blog\/?p=15292"},"modified":"2024-09-04T09:41:41","modified_gmt":"2024-09-04T13:41:41","slug":"how-to-study-bible-characters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mintools.com\/blog\/how-to-study-bible-characters.htm","title":{"rendered":"How To Study Bible Characters"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_15293\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15293\" style=\"width: 250px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/477311260486088429\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-15293 size-full\" src=\"\/\/mintools.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/all-scripture-sm.jpg\" alt=\"All Scripture is Useful\" width=\"250\" height=\"167\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15293\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Click to enlarge image in Pinterest &amp; repin.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"padding-top: 20px;\">God intends for us to benefit from studying all of Scripture which includes <a href=\"https:\/\/mintools.com\/blog\/why-study-bible-characters.htm\">the lives of those who have gone before us<\/a>. Their examples show God at work in the lives of His people as well as what happens when we don&#8217;t trust and obey Him.<\/p>\n<h2>Tips for Studying Bible Characters<\/h2>\n<p>When studying the lives of people in the Bible . . .<\/p>\n<p>do pray.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"class2\" style=\"padding-left: 20px;\">\n<li>As with any kind of Bible study, you need the Holy Spirit&#8217;s help to understand. (1 Cor. 2:9-16)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>develop profiles.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"padding-left: 20px;\">\n<li>Look at the whole of their lives and ask how they responded in different situations.<\/li>\n<li>Identify character traits. List both strengths and weaknesses.<\/li>\n<li>Determine the effects of their backgrounds and environmental influences.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>discern the principles.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"padding-left: 20px;\">\n<li>Some of the particulars of their lives may be specific to their situation so you may not be able to literally apply everything to your life.<\/li>\n<li>By determining the general principles that come out of this study, you should always find something to apply to your life.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>discover the primary Person.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"padding-left: 20px;\">\n<li>The Bible is about God, not Jonah, David, Paul, and all the other Bible characters.<\/li>\n<li>The bottom line in doing a character study, then, should be to learn more about the Primary Person, or Primary Character, in the Bible. What can you learn about God as a result of this study?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Also Read:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/mintools.com\/blog\/bible-character-studies.htm\">Which Bible Characters to Study<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>God intends for us to benefit from studying all of Scripture which includes the lives of those who have gone before us. 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