Asking the Right Questions: A Practical Guide to Understanding and Applying the Bible

Matthew S. Harmon's book, Asking the Right Questions, won't take you long to read (it's only 141 pages in length), but it may take a lifetime to get the most out of it. I urge you to get this book and read it. But don't simply read it. Carry it with you and refer to it frequently, especially when you are reading your Bible. In this book, Harmon provides four questions for understanding any given passage of Scripture, and he explains how to utilize each question to its maximum benefit. He also provides four questions for applying the Bible. In addition, he gives you help in identifying the "fallen condition focus" of any part of Scripture, and he details how the gospel addresses the "fallen condition" exposed in the text. I encourage you to work through the questions and insights of Asking the Right Questions every time you read a portion of the Bible. Harmon does not identify his questions as a means of meditating on God's Word, but his process strikes me as a perfect template for doing just that.

I now read the Bible using these four questions presented in this book. 1. What does God want me to understand?2. What does God want me to believe? 3. What does God want me to desire?5 What does God want me to do?

This little book is an excellent resource for Christians wishing to study the Bible deeply and really apply what they learn. It is full of Scripture that supports the author's thoughts and is a fresh reminder that we should focus on God during our study of his Word.From the conclusion:"You now have a set of tools to help you understand the Bible and apply it to your everyday life. Whether you are a new believe, a Christian who wants to grow in your relationship with God through this Word, or someone entrusted with helping others understand and apply the Bible, God wants to deepen your relationship with him through the Bible."

As the book says, “People are often overwhelmed with the Bible and don’t know where to start. I often tell new believers to start with the Book of John. But I don’t teach them how to read John. Using this a a guide to learning, hopefully, will aid them is staying and growing in God’s Word.Well written and easy to understand. I plan on adding this to my “witnessing tool box”

Great starting point for learning to study the Bible. I love how clearly he demonstrates the overarching story of the Bible. More of a high level approach to Bible Study than one that gets down into the nitty gritty details.

This is an amazing resource for any study or sermon preparation. I would also recommend The book The Heart is the Target by Murray caphill between these two resources they will aide you big time , obviously get with the Lord and ask Him to open your eyes because apart from Him you can only see so far. Blessings

This was a very helpful book on how to correctly read and apply the Bible. It was easy to read, understand, and apply.

Great book

There are a number of books like this which aim to help people better understand and apply the Bible. This is the first short and accessible book I have read that helpfully applies the concept of the 'Fallen Condition Focus' taught by Bryan Chapell in his much longer and less accessible book, 'Christ Centred Preaching'. However, it doesn't say enough about understanding the context - one brief chapter mentions the problem 'Written for us but not to us' but isn't adequate in helping the reader of Scripture make interpretative decisions based on context. Other books do this well but it would have been great to see it in this book too.It's nit-picking in one sense, but very early in the book the statement is made that the fall resulted in the woman desiring to 'undermine her husband's leadership in marriage'. This may be the interpretation in the new version of the ESV Bible but it is by no means a universal interpretation and in a book about understanding the Bible it would have better to omit it. For this book to have more appeal amongst all those who hold to the authority of Scripture, it would be better to avoid taking sides.In summary, a useful book but probably one I'd recommend together with others when what I was hoping for was one book that would act as a foundational starting point for anyone who wants to read and understand the Bible.

This book tells you in an easy way to read the Bible usefull by asking questions to understand an apply to your own pife.