How to prepare to teach the Bible
Debts – Is a Greek word (opheilemata) that translates into the Aramaic word (hoba) – which was a common synonym for sins.
This is why some versions of the Lords Prayer have “trespasses” in place of “debts”.
The Greek word means – “a failure to pay that which is due, a failure of duty” Viewing sins as debts was thoroughly Jewish.
What is Jesus saying, when he says do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from evil. [For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.’
Some interpreters view verse 13 as containing one petition, while others believe that Jesus intended two.
In one sense, one petition is correct, in view of the close connection of the two ideas.
They are really two sides of one coin. If there were two, the argument goes, the connection would normally be "and" rather than "but."
However, Matthew may have intended seven petitions, since seven was a number indicating completeness to the Jews.
Because this verse contains two parts, there really are seven petitions. "Temptation" translates the Greek peirasmos, and in this case it means "testing."
Homework
It refers not so much to solicitation to evil, here, as to trials that test the character. God does not test (peirasmos) anyone (i.e., He does not seduce people to sin; James 1:13-14).
Why then do we need to pray that He will not lead us into testing?
Even though God is not the instrumental cause of our testing, He does permit us to experience temptation from the world, the flesh, and the devil (cf. 4:1; Gen. 22:1; Deut. 8:2).
Therefore, this petition is a request that He would minimize the occasions of our testing that could result in our sinning (cf. 26:41).
It expresses the humble disciple's felt weakness to stand up under severe trials, in view of his or her weakness and sinfulness (cf. Prov. 30:7-9).
2 "But" introduces the alternative. "Deliver us" could mean either "spare us from" or "deliver us out of."
The meaning depends on what "evil" means. Is this a reference to evil generally or to the evil one, Satan?
When the Greek preposition apo ("from") follows "deliver" elsewhere in the New Testament, it usually refers to deliverance from people.
When ek ("from") follows it, it always refers to deliverance from things.
3 Here apo occurs. Also, the adjective "evil" has an article modifying it in the Greek text (tou), which indicates that it is to be taken as a substantive: "the evil one." God does not always deliver us from evil, but He does deliver us from the evil one.
1 However, the evil one is part of evil, so probably all evil was intended. "It makes very little difference whether we understand by the word 'evil' the devil or sin."
2 "Why should we ask that we may be kept from evil? For the great and wonderful reason that our fellowship with God may never be broken.
Pastor Greg Driver
How to prepare to teach the Bible
Topics that help you learn
Eschatology - the part of theology concerned with death, judgment, and the final destiny of the soul and of humankind.
"Christian hope is concerned with eschatology, or the science of last things"
The Tribulation Mormons
Soteriology - the doctrine of salvation. Jehovah Witness
Speaking in Tongues – Gifts of The Spirit Scientology
Church History – denominational history Calvinism
Reformation Molinas – Molinist – Provisionist
Baptismal Regeneration Catholicism
Replacement Theology Bible Versions
Reformed King James Only
Arminian Infant Baptism
Resources
McArthur Study Bible
Accordance Bible Software
Logos Bible Software
Teachers – Verse by Verse Ministry International
Debates – Dr. James White vs. and others
Bible Hub - Hebrew – Greek translations
Sonic Light – Dr. Thomas Constable
Dangers of Knowledge
Tunnel Vision / Blinders Quit Church
Legalism Isolation
Hardened
Recommended Items Needed
Bible
Note Pad / Paper
Pen – Highlighter
IPAD – Computer – Not required
Resources
Bibles – Versions – KJV – NASB – Legacy Standard Bible (LSV), NIV – ESV etc.….
Internet – IMORTANT – Source must be trustworthy!
Concordance – Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance -
Remember – Concordances are translation specific
A Bible concordance can be a helpful tool for studying the Bible. A concordance contains an alphabetical index of words used in the Bible and the main Bible references where the word occurs. A Bible concordance is useful in locating passages in the Bible. If you can remember just one word in a verse, you can often find what you’re looking for.
Most Bible publishers place a short concordance among the back pages of the Bible. Longer, more thorough concordances, such as Young’s Analytical Concordance, are available separately. If a concordance contains all the words in the Bible (including a, an, and the!), it is called an “exhaustive” concordance. The classic exhaustive Bible concordance is Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible.
Lexicon – a dictionary, especially of Greek, Hebrew, Syriac, or Arabic
Online – Blue Letter Bible
Building Lesson Framework
Step 1 – Pray about a book to teach
Step 2 – Remember the rules of interpretation – Hermeneutics
Step 3 – Remember – God must be glorified
Step 4 - Introduction
· Takes notes
· Study background of book – Who, what, where, when?
· Remember to use trusted sources
· Give discovery background
Step 5 – Start from the beginning of Book - Pick section of verses
· Remember the Bible was not written in Chapters and verses. Read several verses, an determine what verse to stop with. Many times, you may find yourselves only completing a few verses.
o NOTE – It’s all about quality not quantity.
Step 6 – Let the Holy Spirit guide you – Remember – steer away from opinion if it’s not validated by scripture.
Step 7 - As you study the verses, note key words that you may want to cross reference. Use concordance, if unsure where words show up in other parts of the Bible.
Step 8 – Remember – just because Bible doesn’t mention a person, place or thing, doesn’t mean it didn’t exist. Example – Cain and Able
Step 9 – After taking extensive notes – and cross referencing – begin the process of putting the message together.