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

Simple Questions to Ask Every Time You Open Your Bible

We all know that we should read our Bibles―yet at times we struggle with knowing exactly how, no matter how long we’ve followed Jesus. In this empowering book, Professor Matthew Harmon walks us through two simple sets of questions to ask every time we open our Bibles:

Understanding the Bible:
1. What do we learn about God?
2. What do we learn about people?
3. What do we learn about relating to God?
4. What do we learn about relating to others?

Applying the Bible:
1. What does God want me to understand?
2. What does God want me to believe?
3. What does God want me to desire?
4. What does God want me to do?

Arming you with practical ways to get to the heart of any passage, this book will help position you to experience the joy that results from being transformed by God’s Word.

• Teaches Christians how to understand and apply the Bible from a gospel-centered framework
• Written for all Christians, not just those in Bible college or seminary
• Offers two sets of foundational questions: four to help readers understand any passage and four to help them apply God's Word to their lives
• Written by a professor and preacher with many years of experience discipling young and new believers and leading small groups

Matthew S. Harmon (PhD, Wheaton College) is professor of New Testament Studies at Grace College and Theological Seminary in Winona Lake, Indiana. He was previously on staff with Cru for eight years and is the author of numerous books, including commentaries on Galatians, Philippians, 2 Peter, and Jude. He also cohosts the Various and Sundry podcast. Matthew and his wife, Kate, live in Warsaw, Indiana, and have two sons.

Professor of New Testament Studies, Grace Theological Seminary