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Anyone ever do/done them? If so, how did it go for you?
 
My parish offers Scripture Study classes. Right now we’re working our way through the gospel of Luke. I love going through the chapters and hearing about details that I would have missed if I were reading it on my own.
 
Truth_Seeker123 said:
Why such a harsh response?
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Because you have demonstrated the reason fundamentalism and individual interpretation of scripture is dangerous.

Most of all, you use scripture as weapons against what you hate, the Catholic Church. When we defend what are the true historical meanings of passages you site, you won’t discuss it anymore, you run away then return later to start another thread on a different subject.

You haven’t completed a discussion in which you started mind you, yet. I wouldn’t call my response harsh, I would call it plain and simple truth. Aren’t you seeking truth???
 
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To answer your question, if it was presented in good faith and good will; which I truly doubt.

Yes I do lead bible study, weekly in confirmation formation, youth ministry gatherings (weekly), and most importantly I teach bible everyday I live my life at home and at work and where ever I am. I teach bible study by the way I live my life, most often not preaching the Gospel with words but with actions. However, when it is necessary I use words. Google St. Francis of Assisi and you will find some great insight as to how you could improve your acceptance by your fellow Christian brothers and sisters.

One other way I am preparing to conduct bible study, I am studying to be an ordained to the diaconate in the Catholic Church; I have 4 years completed and one to go. After which I will be teaching bible study at every mass I proclaim the gospel preach the homily,

So to answer your question, yes I do, did and will lead bible study.
 
Yes, I have. For the most part, it has gone well with one exception. I tried once to participate in a “multi-denominational” Bible study. It fell apart quickly when views that were different than those of the group leader were presented.

My main issue with many Bible Studies is that they tend to treat the Scriptures as if they were self-contained units. Each verse can stand alone and tell the Truth. In fact, Scriptures are a whole unit, and must be seen as such. It is like looking at a button and saying it is a shirt. What we should be doing is looking at the shirt and saying it has buttons. A secondary issue is that too many Bible studies seem to ignore the fact that the Bible was not written in English, it was written in a time-period different than ours, and it was written by a people who thought differently than we do.
 
Truth_Seeker123 said:
Anyone ever do/done them? If so, how did it go for you?
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Yes, I have helped lead them in the past and I am starting up a new one in January. We will be going over the upcoming Sunday readings.

It is always important in a Catholic Bible Study group to have at least one person who knows what the Church Teaches so that if the discussion strays it can be pull back on to track.
Nine_Two said:
You should really start answering other people’s questions before you start asking more.
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I agree, I am still awaiting answers in another thread you started and abandoned. That seems to be your modus operandi. You start a thread till you get questions you can not answer then you give up and try to start all over again.

Its not going to work because we will continue to follow you and ask the same questions again till we get a response or you move on again.
 
Yes I have. I joined a “Spiritual Journey” class at a local Episcopal church last summer…we studied Genesis using Fiellr’s “Abraham, A Journey to the Heart of Three Faiths.” We had a Muslim attend as well as a Jewish rabbi to offer understanding on biblical passages as they relate to the other “Abrahamic Faiths”. We had an English version of the Qur’an available to look at some “Abrahamic passages” in the Qur’an.

Interesting study.

I make it a practice to study and read the scritpures just about every day when I get up in the morning…I get up 2 hours before I leave for work and do my meditations and devotions.

I have attended Bible studies at the Meeting House at various times.
 
I attended my first Chinese Catholic bible study last weekend. It was in English, though and led by a Marianist priest. It was so so so so much better than the protestant bible studies I used to go to. There is no comparison. We have unity of spirit! The protestant bible studies were filled with self-asserting individualistic interpretations that conflict with one another, and of course there was no church authority to set everybody straight.

It seems to me people are just more humble (except me, perhaps) at my catholic bible study. Everybody loved the elderly priest. We have this kind warm solid fraternal affection going on. Very nice.
 
I really enjoy Bible studies. I attend one on Wednesday and also an Adult Sunday School at my Church. I recently attended a “Beth Moore Bible Study on Esther” for WOW(Women of the Word) and did not care for this class as much as I have enjoyed attended a Bible studies with both men and women in it. There is another WOW study starting after the New Year and I will probably give it a go.

Merry Christmas!
 
Lapey said:
The Word was made flesh through a WOMAN!!! Praise God!

I find when a woman reads the gospel, it is so powerful it gives me goose bumps. Maybe its just me.
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Do you have an issue with women studying the Bible together?

Thanks for sharing your studies to become a deacon.👍 You do have a lot more training, studying, and praying before the Church will allow you to preach–Praise God!

God Bless!
 
I participated in my Parish’s *Why Catholic *program focusing on the Sacraments. It’s not strickly a Bible study but the Bible and the Catechism were used to develop a deeper understanding of the subject at hand, in this case the Sacraments. I moved away from that Parish so I wasn’t able to continue the program past the Sacraments and my new Parish does not have Why Catholic. Overall I thought it was great. I had just converted and this program helped me to not only come to a better, and deeper, understanding of the Bible, the Sacraments and the Catechism but also I got to know people in my Parish.

I also participated in a non-denominational Bible study, which didn’t go so well.

God bless
 
Roman_Catholic said:
I participated in my Parish’s *Why Catholic *program focusing on the Sacraments. It’s not strickly a Bible study but the Bible and the Catechism were used to develop a deeper understanding of the subject at hand, in this case the Sacraments. I moved away from that Parish so I wasn’t able to continue the program past the Sacraments and my new Parish does not have Why Catholic. Overall I thought it was great. I had just converted and this program helped me to not only come to a better, and deeper, understanding of the Bible, the Sacraments and the Catechism but also I got to know people in my Parish.

I also participated in a non-denominational Bible study, which didn’t go so well.

God bless
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Hi Roman Catholic,

You touched on a wonderful point about Bible studies in that they really do help you get to know others in your Church on a very intimate level.

Many of my Catholic friends enjoyed the Bible study “Great Adventure Bible Study” when it was offered at their Church.

Merry Christmas!
 
emeraldcoast said:
Do you have an issue with women studying the Bible together?

Thanks for sharing your studies to become a deacon.👍 You do have a lot more training, studying, and praying before the Church will allow you to preach–Praise God!

God Bless!
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Did my comment sound or appear negative towards women preaching the word of God? If it did I sincerely apologize, as that was not what I meant. I love to hear the Gospel proclaimed by a female.

My point was that the Word became flesh through a woman, Mary. Maybe that’s why it is so powerful to hear a woman preach the Word.

And yes I do have much studying left, roughly a year. But I do teach and preach now, only not within the mass. That is reserved to the ordained only.
 
Lapey said:
Did my comment sound or appear negative towards women preaching the word of God? If it did I sincerely apologize, as that was not what I meant. I love to hear the Gospel proclaimed by a female.

My point was that the Word became flesh through a woman, Mary. Maybe that’s why it is so powerful to hear a woman preach the Word.

And yes I do have much studying left, roughly a year. But I do teach and preach now, only not within the mass. That is reserved to the ordained only.
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Lapey,

I jumped too fast–I am sorry!

Merry Christmas!
 
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