What is the correct method for Bible study?
The proper method is active, not passive: grab a Bible and notepad, take notes, underline, and get involved. Because Scripture's truths are buried rather than laid out in simple form, study requires comparing Scripture with Scripture and trusting the Holy Spirit to bless the teaching of the Word.
Les teaches that Bible study is not mere reading; listeners in the studio and television audience are invited to grab a Bible and notepad, take notes, and underline. He explains this is the only way to really get involved. He says you have to learn how to study it, because the Lord did not lay it out in 8th grade reading form; the little tidbits are buried, so we must compare Scripture with Scripture. He also states the class is not underwritten by any one group, does not trumpet a denomination or attack anyone, but simply teaches the Word and trusts the Holy Spirit to bless it. In their study format, Genesis is taken almost verse by verse, slowly.