Journaling
This part of the OIA Acronym deals with the following questions when reading Scripture and journaling...
Who? What? When? Where? Why?
What is Observation?
This was created on Day 3
What is land, seas, & vegetation
This means "good news"
What is The Gospel?
This is a jewish prophet who was taken captive by the King of Babylon because he was from a royal family, handsome, & gifted in wisdom
What is Daniel?
This was the first king of Israel
What is Saul?
This part of the OIA Acronym deals with how a person understands the passage of Scripture that they're reading
What is Interpretation?
These are the 3 tactics of Satan
What is...
1. Twisting the Words of God
2. Outright lying
3. Making sin look appealing while making obedience to God look unappealing
This means "The first Gospel"
What is protoevangelium?
What is Samuel?
This is the man who succeeded Saul, is known as the greatest king of Israel, was a shepherd, & defeated Goliath
What is David?
This part of the OIA Acronym represents how a person might put the Scriptures they are reading into practice in their own lives
What is Application?
This is the belief that all people are born with the natural inclination to go against the will of God
What is Sinful Nature?
This is the reason that Christ had to die on the cross in order for humanity to be forgiven
In order for sin to be forgiven and paid, there has to be death and bloodshed. Christ paid the consequence of sin with his life on the cross, & it's through His body and blood that we are washed clean and made new.
This is the main theme of the book of Daniel
What is obedience?
Saul was looking for this when he met Samuel
What is his father's donkeys?
The purpose of this journaling tool is to find other verses, similar or contrasting, that shed more light on your original/primary verse
What is Criss Referencing?
This is the ultimate consequence of sin
What is Eternal death & separation from God?
This means that Christ stands in the middle of us & God, & goes on our behalf to the Father
What is Mediator?
This is where Samuel's family worshipped. It's where the Tabernacle & the Ark of the Covenant dwelt - which is where God's Presence resided
What is Shiloh?
These were Saul's consequences for disobeying God
He had a demonic spirit that tormented him & he lost his kingdom
This is the purpose of journaling
What is to spend time with God and grow in relationship with Him?
These are the 8 ways that man is unique from the rest of creation (you only need to list 4)
What is...
Made in the image of God, called "very good," blessed & given good gifts, given authority over creation, able to have relationship with God, given God's breath, made by God's hands ?
Our salvation is based on this
What is grace?
This is how Samuel showed God that he was ready to listen
He removed distractions, quieted His mind & spirit in a form of surrender, answered God's call, & waited for Him to speak
This is the greatest promise that God promised to David
That the Savior of the world - Jesus - would come from the David's lineage