For women who still want God but need to examine what they were taught

Maybe God isn't the part you're unsure about.

Maybe it is what you were taught about Him. Maybe it is the passages you still cannot make sense of. Maybe you have heard “the Bible says” used with so much certainty that you want to go back to the text and see for yourself.

Sis, Pick Up Your Sword! shows you how to read in context, examine an interpretation, and study Scripture without handing your understanding over to somebody else.

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Find your place to begin

You keep opening your Bible. Where does it break down?

Maybe you keep Googling verses because you are still not sure what you just read. Maybe the historical parts lose you. Maybe you know the perspective you were fed, but not whether the text actually supports it.

Answer four questions, and I will point you to the chapter that addresses the problem you are actually having.

Question 1 of 4

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Which sentence sounds most like you?

Your place to begin

Chapter 8How to Read the Bible

Why this chapter

You are not asking for another list of books to read. You are asking what to do once the Bible is open. This chapter gives you four things to look for—context, the character of God, Christology, and the human condition—so you can move beyond reading the words to understanding the passage.

  • See a passage as more than an isolated verse.
  • Ask questions that lead you toward meaning instead of more noise.

Read before you buy

What if your “discipline problem” is really a discipleship gap?

Discipline is valuable, but it cannot supply instruction you were never given. Read the Introduction and Chapter One free, then decide whether this is the guidance you have been missing.

Chapter One

Double-Edged Sword

Keep reading

You do not need fewer questions. You need a better way to investigate them.

Stop borrowing conclusions. Learn how to return to the text, examine what you hear, and understand why you believe what you believe.

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