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The Whole Book [4]

If you are new to this blog, please start with 1 (Intro) and then continue in order.


DAY 1, 2,  AND 3

I have divided the study up into days to help you pace yourself. Also, if you can get a friend or family member to do the study with you, you could have someone to share your findings with. This can be very encouraging! Ok, back to the study...now that you've read through Ephesians, print out a copy of the translation of your choice. Number your pages, if they aren't already numbered. Pray and ask God to show you things as you read and to lead and guide you in the truth. Then mark every instance of God, Jesus, Christ, Lord, Father, Spirit in a distinct way. I am giving you 3 days to do this because I want you to mark these for the whole book. It will be easier if you use different colors as you mark different things. You can use crayons, colored pencils, or markers, whatever you prefer. I suggest you use purple for all references to God, and only for God. So God would be a purple triangle, Jesus and Christ would have a cross over them, Lord underlined, Father with a box around, and Spirit with a circle. Mark all pronouns referring to them in the same manner as the antecedent. At the end of each day's time, praise God for something you learned or noticed about him in Ephesians. Here's a picture of what it might look like.




 I also like to make a key for myself of how I mark the words...



DAYS 4 AND 5
Mark all the references to the Ephesians (you, your...) with a brown circle around them. Usually us/we refers to all Christians. You can either mark those with a circle like the rest of the Ephesians or make a distinction by making a brown box around all us/we's. Do this for the whole book. You may experience the conviction of the Holy Spirit as you read. If God reveals your sin to you, stop and confess that sin to him and ask him to forgive you. You may also want to praise God for things you notice about him as you read or when you are done with your study for the day.

DAY 6
Mark all references to Paul (I, me, my...) with a green circle around them for the whole book. When you are done, praise God or thank him for what he has done for you in Christ or how he has made you, his workmanship. If you are doing this with someone else, you could spend some time praising God together for what he has done for you.

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