Study God’s Word.

This is a list of resources that we recommend for on-line study of God’s Word. More to be added in the future, including book recommendations. (Disclaimer: we are not affiliated with any sites that are linked below. Nor do we receive any contributions from them to post these materials.)

As firm believers in the authority of the scriptures we must stress how important it is for us as Christians to study/read our bible. We love the bible. We love the Bible because it is God’s book in which he reveals himself to us. It is a gift to us, so that we may know Him. But, the Bible today is seldom read, applied, or interpreted theologically. To make matters worse, many churches are not modeling or teaching their people how to read, interpret, and apply the Bible on their own. The average lay person knows nothing of hermeneutics, exegesis, and eisegesis from their church leaders. And on that note, most church leaders do not know anything about them either.

Part of our mission here at EOM is to help you learn more about God’s Word AND how to study The Word. So here we have some resources to help guide you in that direction.

Ransom Bible Study Method

The RANSOM Bible Study Method is a simple six-step process reflected in the word RANSOM that functions as an acrostic, where each letter of the word stands for an action to take as you read the Scripture. Click on this link to take you to a site by Doctrine and Devotion who created this method. https://www.doctrineanddevotion.com/ransom

Or Click on this link to get a printable PDF file of the system. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/576590ca5016e10f950a7eaa/t/5b889ece575d1fb403f5f651/1535680206570/RANSOM-Bible-Study-Method-Print.pdf

Confessions of Faith

While we hold to the Bible being the ultimate authority when it comes to doctrine we use historical confessions and creeds as tools to guide us through the scriptures. Creeds & Confessions help us to continue to stand on a solid biblical foundation, which, though offensive to the secular world, is the place where we find intellectual coherence of truth in the context of Word and Spirit, which is life-giving and transforming for all of thought and culture.

Confessions like The 1689 and The Westminster Confession hold to sound doctrinal teachings and are great tools to add to your arsenal, https://www.the1689confession.com/, https://www.ligonier.org/learn/articles/westminster-confession-faith/. But if you are not of the Baptist or Presbyterian faith, then know every denomination has a confession or treatise that they adhere too.

Reformed Standards is a great site to visit to see other great confessions of faith and catechism that came out of the protestant reformation along with documents and other helpful resources. https://reformedstandards.com/

Topical Bible Search

Want to know what the bible has to say about (fill in the blank)? This is the resource to use to find scripture relating to particular topics (i.e what does the bible say about “being a Man” or “Who was Jesus?”). This site will pull up every scripture that is in scope of the topic you search for. https://www.openbible.info/topics/

Blue Letter Bible

The Blue Letter Bible website provides powerful tools for an in-depth study of God’s Word through their free online reference library, with study tools that are grounded in the historical, conservative Christian faith. Do take note, that this resource does offer materials that do not align with our theology perfectly but is still a great resource. https://www.blueletterbible.org/