The Bible embodies the high purposes of God and provides vast teachings on how believers ought to journey in their new lives aiming to attain these purposes. This is God's way to grow a sweet and fulfilling relationship between him and his people. The more we grasp the relevance, significance and implications of these teachings to us, the more we will begin to see God's heart towards us.
The ways of God are embedded in the Bible. They are not written like recipes of a cookbook. Nor are they in the form of doctrines or theological dissertations as academics and preachers like to turn Bible teachings into autocratic dogmas; they give no consideration for real-life situations nor genuine human factors. In contrast, the Bible teaches by presenting, amplifying, and demonstrating vividly and profusely with real-life cases, and with ample human touch.
Thus, if learning of the Bible is to advance, and to be fruitful, the learning must be dovetailed to the Bible's teaching approach. Learn the Bible on Your Own aims to help explore the Bible passages faithfully and fruitfully in this way, alongside the Bible, and lets readers deduce conclusions that may illuminate their understanding. It does not force-feed readers to conform to entrenched religious dogmas.
In Learn the Bible on Your Own, foundational materials previously dealt with are abridged and preserved to maintain context and continuity of teachings of the Bible. Materials that are crucial to the current round of learning are elaborated. This is most evident in the books of Moses, the gospel books and selected NT letters. In addition, prophetic and historical books provide many vivid real-life illustrations of the truths taught in the Bible. In all, the tutorial is about 20,000 words more than the Bible Explain Plainly Explained.
