Master the Bible: How to Get and Keep the Big Picture of the Bible's Story

Preface

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Explanation of the Symbols Used in This Book In order to make your journey through the memorized Word as helpful as possible, we have adopted a sailing theme. Navigating through the waters of the Word is a task that demands wisdom and patience. You will encounter amazing truths and heart-stirring prophecies, majestic poetry and life-changing stories as you walk through the Story of God. All who commit themselves to an in depth study and meditation of the Word of God are in for one fantastic voyage! Adopting some of the navigational and nautical tools used in actual sailing, we have provided you with symbols designed to help you understand what each chapter section seeks to convey. Each chapter is a stage of the overall journey, and these symbols will help you chart a course through them. Objectives Before radar and other technologies existed, sea captains kept a crew member stationed in the crow’s nest atop their ship’s mainmast. This high lookout point offered the best position for spotting approaching hazards, other ships, and of course, land. Our lookout announces the main goals of each chapter, providing a clear listing of what the chapter seeks to help you know, feel, and do. Overview A compass allows the navigator to get their bearings and find out which direction they need to take for their journey. The compass, therefore, indicates in a few sentences what direction you will be taking in a particular chapter of the MTB system. Contact When someone uses a sextant, they focus on a certain object at a particular time in order to establish their position. Our contacts are points of intersection, stories or situations which serve as reference points, real-life circumstances that introduce the teaching content of the chapter. Content The helm, or steering wheel, of a ship allows a captain to navigate his ship safely from one point to another. The content of each chap ter will provide you with the overall definitions, concepts, truths, and implications of that chapter’s key ideas and biblical teaching.