HOW TO USE THIS BOOK

1. To find the passage you wish to study turn to the index.

Gospel references are at the right side of the page.

2. Read the title or subject of the incident, e.g. “Luke’s Preface”

3. Read the marginal titles on left of page.

4. Note that the ideas are grouped into paragraphs.

5. See how the “Marginal Titles’ sum up the paragraphs.

6. See the relation and sequence of the paragraphs.

7. Consider how the “Marginal Titles” for a complete outline of the story.

8. Visualize each scene and see it merge into the next, like a moving picture.

9. Consider what the main message of the whole story is, and the truth it teaches.

10. Think out its application to life today, in yourself, in others, and in society.

11. Do this for every incident in the book, then you will “see Christ openly set forth before your eyes,” and He and His message will be much more real to you.

Study these pages man times, until you have mastered them and they have become your habits of thought and conduct.)

[YOU CAN REMEMBER

the Outlines of “Mark’s Title” and of “Luke’s Preface,” by noting how the Marginal Titles of the paragraphs are related to each other. Try it.]

God’s Good News (Mark 1:14)

concerning His Son (Romans 1:1–4)

1 The beginning of the Gospel

about Jesus Christ, the Son of God.***

What others have written What Luke

1 Many have undertaken

to draw up an account

of the things

that have been fulfilled among us,

2 just as they were handed down to

us by those who from the first were eyewitnesses (2 Peter. 1:16–18; 1 John. 1:1–2 Acts 1:21–22)

and servants of the word,

proposes to write What his purpose is

3 Therefore, since I myself

have carefully investigated everything

from the beginning,

it seemed good also

to me to write an orderly account

for you, most excellent Theophilus,

4 so that you may know the

certainty of the things you have been taught.

[you can remember

the Outline of John’s Prologue.

The Title is “The Word”.

There are three Main Divisions. See how they fit together. Next, note how the paragraph titles in the margin are associated. Then repeat them aloud with eyes shut. Then write them. Proceed with the second and third main points in the same way. Do this again just before retiring. Repeat next morning.

His Pre-Existence

1 In the beginning was the Word,

and the Word was with ...