Better Personal Bible Study

Pastor David Guzik delivers an instructive workshop on practical and principled guidance for getting more out of our time in the God's word. Delivered on August 19th, 2023, at Calvary Chapel Miami, Florida, Pastor David teaches on a range of questions and concerns related to improving reading habits and increasing comprehension, retention, and fellowship with the Lord.
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[@JT-qw4nt]

Thank you, David, for submitting your life first to Christ and then to serving the body! God bless

[@fernandomarquez3131]

04-08-2024, recieved this video, thank you for providing the tools needed, the right tools for the right job.

[@joer5627]

Glad I found your videos. Studying the Bible is a gateway to God. It points me towards the God, towards others and the spiritual disciplines. Your talks have helped me greatly.

[@cherismith5707]

This is right there with the absolute BEST sermons I have heard in my 40 years of being a Christian, and being SO discouraged at how biblically illiterate we have collectively become. This message is engaging (it's downright entertaining) while still being very solid, VERY USEFUL, very instructive and practical, very NEEDED. If I could give stars, this one would definitely get a TEN. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

[@jessyjonas4988]

Amen Preacher The Word of God needs to be RIGHTLY DIVIDED

[@stephen8433]

I have poor vision and had surgery on each eye. it is so much easier to go from place to place with my computer than to find a verse in a paper bible. 77yrs old. I read out loud.

[@DavidGuzikEnduringWord]

Amen brother! God bless your devotion and dedication, don't let the cautions for the younger generations impact your own practices and circumstances; something that is a 24/7 distraction and social media machine for so many young people is, in reality, a valuable, much needed tool of assistance for you and others. God be with you, friend.

[@DD00723]

I read and listen ( on Bible App) to the Bible… it really helps with the pronunciation of the names and places!

[@DavidGuzikEnduringWord]

That's for sure! Even the most seasoned, well-studied pastor will face some names and places in the Bible and just have to pray that it comes out right!

[@Misserica2u]

Omg this was On TIME !!, Thank you Pastor for this

[@freyamccauley]

Why are you blaspheming????those 3 letters are so awful.

[@weeksauce]

@@freyamccauley There's absolutely *no reason* to believe it's anything other than Oh My Goodness or Oh My Gosh... if you automatically translate "omg" to a terrible blasphemy in Your mind, that's Your problem, not everyone else's. You're the one filling in the blanks. No need to be rude and admonish strangers because you're trying to look "holier than thou."

[@user-zu7uy8em4q]

Im so happy to find you here Pastor David. Ive been using your Enduring Word since last year for me to personally understand those verses that were difficult for me to comprehend.

[@cathykate2426]

Thank you so much, Sir, from Kenya this is incredibly important to me. I have struggled for a life time now.❤❤❤

[@DavidGuzikEnduringWord]

You are so welcome, very glad it was helpful to you. Don't give up! God is with you each step of the way! Blessings to you in His name!

[@cwilson0713]

Yes this is excellent!! I'm sharing thank you for everything you do....praying for you!!❤

[@cassandrapno]

Your insight on the blue letter Bible app has allowed me to really to understand Gods word Finding your work divine Game changer

[@Misserica2u]

Yes I actually go along with your commentary as I read

[@mkgualnam]

great

[@richardmaldonado574]

I love the King James Bible , if I come upon an archaic word , I just look it up and make a note to it. There is a king James dictionary that lets you look up the old words.

[@Angel77_7]

Thanks!

[@MarySmith-ih3wy]

Dake bible is good

[@asianakayemba5606]

Of course I do follow your recommendation pastor, though I haven't done it through the Holy Bible, God bless you 🙏

[@kamalamjayachandran9330]

😊 It's given life in spiritual growth.Praise the Holy Name.Amen.🙏🙏🙏

[@Slysandy82]

I use the Halleluyah scriptures. Look it up

[@petehardin8918]

Pastor David - I watched this with interest. Your talk reminded me of an online course I took in 2021 from DTS called "How To Read the Bible Like A DTS Professor" . Dallas Theo. Seminary. Very much alike. I appreciated this message.

[@ramamoorthyisaac9646]

Amen

[@MarySmith-ih3wy]

God is not respectors of persons Amen

[@Angel77_7]

This was a really helpful & great teaching on practical tips for Bible studying. Thank you David!

[@DavidGuzikEnduringWord]

You're very welcome, thank you for your kind words and your support. Blessings in His name.

[@monicadangc2683]

Thank you so much for the Bible commentary, I used it with my daily Bible study. May God bless you and your family.

[@DavidGuzikEnduringWord]

Wonderful, You're very welcome, thank you for your kind words and your support. Blessings in His name.

[@valeriemattson1858]

Thank you really enjoyed this. It will help me remember how to study my Holy Bible.

[@DavidGuzikEnduringWord]

Glad it was helpful, thank you for your kind words.

[@kathymarie9933]

Thanks David. Good talk. I half expected a bust or 2 of Spurgeon or Edward's behind you.

[@JOHNch4.v.v.7to10]

It was most refreshing to have you begin this study by admonishing that studying the bible is not the only thing in the Christian life. There's so much more that we must glean from reading and studying the bible, and the most important is applying what we've learned to our walks with Christ. Secondly you asked which bible versions the folks attending the Bible study used, and you stated that it was too late for you to change from using the NKJV and the commentary that you are currently using. Now this I found intriguing, because we Christians believe that there is one God, the triune God of the Holy Scriptures. We believe that God is Alrighty, All knowing, and Omnipresent. We believe that he keeps his promises...or do we? Unfortunately in Christiandom that's not the case. Even though all through scripture we're told that the word of God is pure (inerrant, without contradiction, infallible, tried, true, and to be trusted), inspired, preserved, and settled in heaven! Ipso facto, though man has decided that there can be many translations and interpretations of God's word, that is simply not true. Just as there is only One true triune God, there is only one holy Bible, and there's one in every language. And in the English language it's the King James Bible. It's inspired and preserved, and I know that because I can take God at his word! I have faith in God and his promises. The deceiver, Satan himself, has lead many to believe that the only true Bible is in the "original documents", but if that's true, then God is a liar! And what we see today as the result of that deception is the development of many different false doctrines and what we call denominations.

[@lovingJesus60]

Omg..being christian for almost 2 decades none one ever bother to explain to me how to read, understand and study my Bible. Thank you so much pastor David. Am saving this video to watch it over and over again till I finally get it. God bless you pastor.

[@freyamccauley]

Another person blaspheming. It looks like you need to learn the absolute basics.

[@itstoasty7089]

I greatly agree with you David on preferably reading the physical bible. I think I have been trained, sadly, to scan and scroll from youtube. I don’t want that from the bible, so I trained myself to look at the bible on my phone for looking up scripture and using my physical one for studying.

[@skinrg]

Good news bible

[@jimyoung9262]

4:28 "that's the horse I'm riding..." 😂😂😂

[@DavidGuzikEnduringWord]

🏇👀

[@user-rj4iw6nn6h]

NLT Amplified love BLB commentary I have NLT and KJV parallel

[@marilynkillingworth]

David yes 👏🏾 I love the sound of rustling pages also… I think when you stand before a congregation or a group of believers…you should read from the Bible itself 😊

[@Mb2IseeU]

Are there any exceptions to this? My pastor has ALS.

[@DavidGuzikEnduringWord]

@Mb2IseeU Yes, surely there are legitimate reasons for alternatives, such as your pastor's condition, or someone with very poor eyesight, I suppose. God bless.

[@Notevenone]

Been doing a deep dive on Hebrews 2:17-18 and still haven’t found an answer to my question.

[@stevenpierce4359]

I would like to understand the biblical meaning

[@szingerman]

So David, Do you give The Chosen's Scene with Nicodemas a green light for the conversation, or a red light due to the hour of night and scene location? Dallas Jenkins explains that any wrongful interpretation is solely his responsibility and The Bible is truth. He further explains that he hopes his context adds value and never misleads viewers from the truth.

[@szingerman]

My apologies. You've earned more respect. I meant "Pastor David".

[@Notevenone]

The chosen was used by the Holy Spirit to being me to Christ and I am forever grateful. The scene with Nicodemus was wonderful though there were a few things that bothered me a bit but not enough to stop me from continuing to watch.

[@DavidGuzikEnduringWord]

Thank you for your comment. I'm not familiar with that specific scene, but that might earn a "yellow" light for being mostly accurate, but having some changes made to it! From all I've heard, there is a lot of good that has come from getting viewers interested in the Gospel. If it gets people reading their Bible more, it can't be all bad.

[@Notevenone]

@@DavidGuzikEnduringWord thousands have dusted of the Bible’s and have rediscovered it. I can’t tell you how many people are like me whom now are passionate about our Lord.

[@sheilasmith7779]

I condemn no one who reads KJV, but if asked I will give reasons why I dont: Significant mistakes like writing the command, Thou shall not kill. They failed to realize the Hebrew word for "kill," and the Hebrew word for "murder." Later they corrected this error. Isaiah 45:7: Only KJV uses a word as an opposition to well being. 2nd reason: I am not reading the bible as historical literature and therefore prefer a common, easy to understand language.

[@rainriderpnw6259]

I am in total agreement with you on the KJV. Besides i don't live in 16th century England.

[@sheilasmith7779]

@rainriderpnw6259 And the common people did not speak "high english." It was the English of Shakespeare. Those that came to America brought the Geneva Bible. They did not like the KJV.

[@sheilasmith7779]

Sorry, I failed to clarify Isaiah 45:7 KJ states ".....I make peace and create EVIL." All other versions state....I make peace and create calamity. Evil is not the opposite of peace. The opposite of peace is chaos or calamity. Anyway, it is these errors that I prefer other bible versions to the KJ...but condemn no one that uses KJV.

[@itstoasty7089]

If you think about it, there is no chaos with peace. When the multitude worships Jesus at the end, it won’t be chaotic. There will be order and harmony. Evil and chaos might not be two different things, but evil and calamity certainly are. With this said, I can argue that the opposite of peace can be evil, because with evil there is no peace.

[@sheilasmith7779]

@itstoasty7089 the point is that a lack of peace can be the state of a country fighting to protect its borders, but that does not mean that state is of war is "evil."

[@itstoasty7089]

@@sheilasmith7779 But there is still evil within that chaos, correct? It would be wrong to say there isn’t a slimmer of it couldn’t you agree?

[@sheilasmith7779]

@itstoasty7089 chaos is an unstable state, and all sorts of things can emerge....eventually order, but that order can be tyrannical and oppressive. But my post was about an inaccuracy in KJV.

[@itstoasty7089]

@@sheilasmith7779 if what you are saying is true, you agree with the chaos of the universe eventually forming stars and planets and systems. Is that right? You said eventually order comes from chaos right?

[@Antiguanian]

Thank you. I do want to say many of the non KJV have had serious changes to the message. I mean making Jesus into a God, small g. Taking away his divinity. Walter veith had a teaching on the versions. It was eye opening. Battle of the Bibles. Take a look. Do not be deceived.

[@Antiguanian]

And some versions are missing words and even whole sentence.

[@Notevenone]

@@Antiguanianalways check the footnotes

[@weeksauce]

There is no conspiracy to remove Bible verses - we simply know so much more about the formation of the biblical texts since 1611, when the KJV was written. If you're really a KJV-purist, you'll use the original, unaltered 1611 version - without any quotation marks, and lacking a lot of punctuation. Otherwise, if you're OK using anything OTHER than the 1611 version, what's the difference between that and what every other version does, which is improve the text based on all available evidence and manuscripts? Take Mark 15:28, for example - KJV: "And the scripture was fulfilled, which saith, "And he was numbered with the transgressors."" It does not appear in ANY New Testament manuscript prior to the end of the 6th century. But it is very similar to Luke 22:37, so it's quite obvious that scribes and copyists later ADDED this verse from Luke into Mark in the late 6th century. So: did the Holy Spirit originally get it wrong by not including this verse in the oldest manuscripts of Mark? Was the Holy Spirit just waiting around for a clever copyist to "correct" the Gospel of Mark by adding this? OR, is it far more likely that Mark himself was guided by the Holy Spirit when he originally wrote the Gospel without this verse, and it was only the later mistakes by well-meaning Christians that made Mark 15:28 a much later addition to the text? There are countless other examples like this. If your opinion is that the secular editors of the KJV know what should be in the Bible even better than the oldest, most accurate manuscripts, that's your prerogative.