Methods some people use to avoid having to study the Bible:
Use your own common sense – Jeremiah 10:23; Proverbs 14:12
Follow the majority – Matthew 7:13-14
Believe what your family believes – Matthew 10:34-37; Luke 16:27-28
Do what you’ve always done – Matthew 15:1-9
Follow well-known / well-respected preachers – 1 Corinthians 4:6; Acts 17:11
How we must study the Bible:
Recognize our individual responsibility – 2 Timothy 2:15; 2 Corinthians 5:10
Make time to study
Study with an open mind – James 1:21
Seek to apply what we learn – James 1:22
