Welcome to “Online Bible Study” (OBS).  

Before you begin your study with us, let me make a few suggestions that will help you in your study.

First:  Since this is a “Bible study,” we strongly suggest that you obtain a good translation of the Bible and keep it open before you as you study.    Some of the better translations include the King James Version, the New King James Translations, the American Standard Version, and the English Standard Version.   Most of these are available at any good book store.

Second:  Keep a pencil and paper handy to write down passages, lessons you learn, questions you might have or comments you want to send our way. 

Third:  In order to get the best benefit from your study, we suggest that you read each passage from your own Bible.  If you are not familiar with the books of the Bible, be patient, you will eventually begin to get from one passage to another with greater ease as you study.

Fourth:  After reading the passage, meditate on it for a moment or two before answering the questions.  See what you learn from the very first reading.  What is the word of God saying to you in the passage under consideration?

Fifth:  After studying the passage, read the questions under that passage and answer it based upon what that scripture says.  We recommend that you avoid any temptation to answer based upon what you feel, or what you might know from other passages, but to let the passage you are reading give you the answer. 

Sixth:  At the end of the lesson you will find a button that will allow you to open and print a copy of that lesson in PDF format.  That way you can keep a record of the lesson you just studied.  In fact, we recommend that you run a copy of the lesson off and copy your answers into the hard copy (the “paper copy”) before submitting your lesson to our website for grading. 

Seventh:  Once you have submitted your lesson for grading, the website will take you to the answer sheet for that lesson.  I have provided a reading of each passage in the American Standard Version, along with some lessons that might be important in your study, and perhaps some illustrations to help in understanding the point we want to make.  At each answer sheet throughout your study you will be able to print a copy of all answers, comments, passages, etc. that I have used in PDF format.    That way you can keep a record of each lesson, and answers. 

Finally, before submitting a lesson for grading you can add any comments or questions you have and these will be sent along with the answers on that lesson.

We hope you enjoy studying with us.  If we can be of any further assistance send us a note.  I once had a teacher of mine tell me as we began our study on the Greek language of the Bible, “You are beginning a wonderful journey.”  I think the words apply to all those who make the decision to study God’s word. 

Sincerely,

Tom Wacaster