[ Inductive Bible Study Question – LA UBF ]
Mark 8:31-9:1
31 He then began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests and the teachers of the law, and that he must be killed and after three days rise again. 32 He spoke plainly about this, and Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him. 33 But when Jesus turned and looked at his disciples, he rebuked Peter. “Get behind me, Satan!” he said. “You do not have in mind the concerns of God, but merely human concerns.” 34 Then he called the crowd to him along with his disciples and said: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. 35 For whoever wants to save their life[b] will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me and for the gospel will save it. 36 What good is it for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul? 37 Or what can anyone give in exchange for their soul? 38 If anyone is ashamed of me and my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will be ashamed of them when he comes in his Father’s glory with the holy angels.” 9 And he said to them, “Truly I tell you, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see that the kingdom of God has come with power.” |
I. General observation (What does the text say?)
The first step in Inductive Bible Study is to get the big picture; to see the forest before the individual trees!
Focus on understanding the overall context and structure. Apply Observation tools selectively to the text situation.
1. Identify a Genre of this chapter
Historical Narrative
2. Big Picture
identified the background, historical context and overall sense of the entire book
🡪 Refer to the book of Mark gospel Introduction
3. Factual Study
| Read whole passage, divide the passage into different paragraphs and make your own subtitle for each paragraph (10 min) |
II. Observe and interpret paragraphs according to the following division.
1. Try to figure out this event using 5W1H.
- Who (main characters) :
- When (time) :
- Where (place) :
- What (what happened?) :
2.What are the emphasized or repeated words of the passage?
- emphasized word
- repeated word
3. Write down the contrasts and comparisons in the passage.
4. Write down the connections.
(If condition, cause & effect etc)
5. Write down the main points of this passage.
(Consider the author's flow of thought)
6. What are keywords and verses?
7. Write down the main thought of the passage in one sentence.
8. Interpretation & Application (“What lesson does the passage give to the audience? & How can I apply the text to me?”) 1) Interpretive questions? (The questions that we make to get the lesson from the text) Ex) Why should we love one another? 2) Interpretation 3) Apply the text to your life
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III. Let’s share our application in the group taking a turn.
* Guideline for application
Step1) Examine Ourselves
Examine your life by asking nine questions in five areas.
<Areas to Examine> My relation with God My personal life My relations with others (family, church, work..) My relation with the enemy My world |
<Nine Questions> Is there an example for me to follow? Is there a sin to avoid? Is there a promise to claim? Is there a prayer to repeat? Is there a command to obey? Is there a condition to meet? Is there a verse to memorize? Is there an error to mark? Is there a challenge to face? |
Step2) Make Action Plan
1) Decide on a specific action (goal of meditation)
2) Application must be practical: - Practical / Measurable / Attainable
Step3) Share your decision
Step4) Do action
Step5) Check your fruit of application
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