My Study Process

My Heart (no AI)

All the studies posted on Rings Truth are my own real, personal Bible studies, copied from my handwritten journals. They are not generated with AI, but are my honest observations from spending real time in God’s Word.

With each study come prayer and meditation. I always aim to use these quiet times with God to reflect on my own life and heart and be transformed by His Word before bringing it to others. These studies are my way of sharing with you what God has blessed my heart with. Thank you for sharing in that with me.

My Process
(4 questions)

While the Bible has many events and characters, and sometimes feels overwhelming, it really is a book all about the RELATIONSHIP between God and mankind. When we view each passage as fundamentally being about this conflict, this tension between God and man, and the God-offered resolution of this conflict, then things come into spiritual focus immediately.

When studying, I am always aiming to answer 4 questions to get to the heart of the passage:

  1. What is happening in this passage?
    This question, and its answer, force me to slow down and understand the CONTENT of the passage. The characters, the actions, the conflict. I will often read and re-read a passage and its larger context to understand the content and purpose of the specific section I’m working with.

  2. What is God revealing about humanity?
    When you view the Bible as a book about the relationship between God and mankind, then you will see how every passage is God revealing something about us, our nature, our needs, our shortcomings, or our future. In answering this question honestly, we begin to see humanity (and ourselves) through the eyes of God. You can then ask yourself, does this describe ME?

  3. What is God revealing about Himself?
    Since the Bible is God’s way of opening our hearts to bridge the gap between God and humanity, you can view the book as a love letter. He WANTS us to know Him. To know how He feels, what He’s doing, and how He’s working toward reconciling Himself and His creation. As I ask this question about God when I study, my eyes are opened to His true nature and character. You can then ask yourself, do I view God in this way?

  4. How should my life change?

    After answering the questions about humanity and about God, there will always be some sort of tension revealed: Need versus providence. Pain versus comfort. Evil versus judgement. Worry versus assurance. Sin versus sacrifice. The two parts always fit together like a puzzle piece, and the hinge between them becomes the application. This point becomes what we DO as a result of what we’ve learned about ourselves and about God. How do we bring the two pieces together?

My Hope

My hope is that you don’t simply read or listen to the studies on Rings Truth, but that they become a launching off point for you to ask these same questions of the text and add your own observations and personal applications to mine. Study. Pray. Act. Let God’s Spirit guide you in living out these studies and having your eyes opened to what He is revealing to us.