Daily Bible Study: Day Two- 1 John 1:5-10

Observation: What do I see?
Interpretation: What does it mean?

1. Read 1 John 1:5-10 through at least twice.

• Underline key words/terms- What is the most important word/term in this verse? For example in verse 5 "message" is a key word/term.
• Mark the verbs (underline, put between parenthesis, etc.) or verbal phrases that might be important in understanding the meaning of the text. For example in verse 5 the verb "have heard" is past tense. This is important because this tells us that the "message" that John and the other apostles received happened at a designated time in the past. Notice whether they are past, present, or future tense.

2. Look up the meaning of the words/terms that you found in your reading of the text. Two of the best places for online Bible study are found at Crosswalk.com and Search God's Word. Here are some directions that will help you look up the meanings of words/terms in the text.

1. Go to Search God's Word.
2. When on the home page type in your text in the "Search For" box. Do not press "Peform Search" yet.
3. Click on the down arrow beside the "Translation" box. Select "NAS with Strong's Numbers" and Click "Peform Search."
4. You will notice that some of the words in the text are underlined. These are the words that are connected to the Strong's Hebrew and Greek Dictionary. If one of your key words/terms are underlined you can click on the word and it will take you to the definition page.

Additional Notes:

• These directions should also apply in using the Crosswalk.com site.
• Both of these sites are linked to the blog.
• If you are interested in downloading some great Bible Study (A lot of good stuff is FREE!) tools that you can use on your computer without using the internet go to E Sword.

Let me know if there are any questions.