advance our own agenda. Before you begin studying a word in the Bible, make up your mind to accept all the evidence. We have discussed seven common word-study fallacies. These mistakes are easy to make, but being aware of them will help you to avoid them. Now it is time to learn how to do a word study. The process consists of three steps: (1) choosing your words, (2) determining what the word could mean, and (3) determining what the word does mean in context. Doing a word
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