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How to Study the Bible

Chapters: 1 2 3 4 5
This book, How to Study the Bible, contains messages given by Watchman Nee in Kuling during his training for his co-workers between 1948 and 1949.
Three prerequisites    ch.1
Entering into three things related to the Holy Spirit    ch.2
I. Entering into the thoughts of the Holy Spirit
A. Merging one’s thoughts with the thoughts of the Holy Spirit
B. Finding the “trunk” and the “branches”
C. Two kinds of training
II. Entering into the facts recorded by the Holy Spirit
A. The impression from the facts
B. Tender feelings
1. Examples of contrasts
a. Zaccheus and the two disciples on the way to Emmaus
b. The two occasions of Peter’s fishing
c. The Lord’s feeding of the five thousand and Mary’s anointing of Him
d. The judgment of the Lord and the judgment of Paul
e. The Lord’s “passing through” and Paul’s being “let down”
2. Examples of similarities
a. Dissatisfactions with the Lord
1) The Lord falling asleep in the boat
2) The touch of the woman with the flow of blood
3) The death of Lazarus
b. Attempting to teach the Lord
1) “This ointment could have been…given to the poor”
2) “God be merciful to You!”
3) “What sort of woman this is”
c. The Lord likes to see men asking great things from Him
1) “If You are willing, You can cleanse me”
2) “They removed the roof”
3) “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”
4) “Even the little dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters’ table”
5) “I believe; help my unbelief!”
d. Isolated examples
1) “Who is my neighbor?”
2) The Lord’s dignity and glory
3) The Lord’s hiding of Himself
C. Impressions resulting from lessons
III. Entering into the Spirit of the Scriptures
A. Touching the Spirit behind the Word
B. How to touch the spirit behind the word
C. Moving from sameness in quality to increase in capacity
D. The spirit being fine
E. Two examples
1. The story of Jacob
2. Paul Revealed through 2 Corinthians
Section two methods of studying the Bible    
The practice of studying the Bible    ch.4
Various plans for studying the Bible    ch.5
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