study God’s Word on your own • be independent of relying only on another’s interpretation • increase your knowledge of God and His ways • be greatly strengthened in your personal faith • recognize the authority of the inerrant Word of God in your daily walk • become increasingly aware of all that it means to be in Christ. Well, my friend, that is what this study guide is all about. It’s a manual designed to help you know and understand the Bible—to study it so you can see for yourself what it says about