The Word of God tells us in Colossians 2:2-3 that it is God’s desire that “our hearts might be encouraged, being knit together in love, to reach all the riches of full assurance and understanding and the knowledge of God’s mystery, which is Christ, in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.” The entire Bible is our field of study. A field full of precious treasures in which Christ’s wisdom and knowledge are hidden. It is our joyful duty to labor to discover them.

In our theological method, rather than following a systematic or topical approach, our biblical studies seek to understand every portion of Scripture, not only in the light of its immediate historical context, but also in the context of the eternal significance of The Story of the Bible. The Story of God’s glory in the eternal redemption and judgment of mankind through Jesus Christ His Son. This approach is known in academic circles as biblical theology. This means that, every one of our studies is biblical, for when we study a passage of Scripture, we study it in the context of the Bible in its entirety. Furthermore, all of our studies are also theological, for when we study a passage, we study it so that we discover in it the character and works of God in dealing with his world and his people. There is only one story that allows us, in fact, demands us to study the Scriptures in this way: The glorious story of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. He is the biblical theology we want to discover. The great reformer, Martin Luther said it this way:

I certainly grant that many passages in the Scriptures are obscure and hard to elucidate, but that is due, not to the exalted nature of their subject, but to our own linguistic and grammatical ignorance; and it does not in any way prevent our knowing all the contents of Scripture. For what solemn truth can the Scriptures still be concealing, now that the seals are broken, the stone rolled away from the door of the tomb, and the greatest of all mysteries brought to light–that Christ, God´s Son, became man, that God is Three in One, that Christ suffered for us, and will reign forever? And are not these things known, and sung in our streets? Take Christ from Scripture—and what more will you find in them? You see, then, that the entire content of the Scriptures has now been brought to light,  even though some passages which contain unknown words remain obscure.

Martin Luther, The Bondage of the Will, p. 71. Published by Fleming H Revell, 1957.

We invite you to join us in this journey of discovery. Let us help you dig through the Scriptures to reveal the glorious treasures of Christ together. Explore our Field Notes Bible Studies, or contact us for more information.