Christians should approach the Bible as serious students, studying it diligently and comparing Scripture with Scripture rather than merely reading it.
Les Feldick teaches that the Scripture says 'study' and not just 'read,' and that this study must be done by comparing one part of the Bible with another. He also encourages believers to search the Scriptures for themselves and to rely on the Holy Spirit to reveal truth.
2 Timothy 2:15 — This is the foundational command to study the Word and rightly divide the truth.
2 Peter 1:20 — This verse shows why comparing Scripture is necessary — no prophecy is of private interpretation.
Acts 17:11 — This verse gives the pattern of searching the Scriptures daily to verify what is taught.
The Bible explicitly commands believers to study God's Word. Paul writes to Timothy, 'Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth' (2 Timothy 2:15). The emphasis is on deliberate study and careful handling of Scripture. Scripture also warns against private interpretation: 'Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation' (2 Peter 1:20). This means a biblical doctrine cannot be built on an isolated verse taken on its own. The pattern of faithful study is shown in Acts 17:11, where the Bereans 'searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.' God commends this kind of personal verification.
Les Feldick's central emphasis is that believers should study the Word, not merely read it. He says the Scripture itself commands this: 'study to shew thyself approved unto God,' and he urges people to buy a good cross-reference study Bible and learn to study (Clip 2; 2 Timothy 2:15). He also insists that a theological education is not required — all believers are meant to become students of the Book (Clip 4). The best way to study, Les teaches, is to compare Scripture with Scripture because no prophecy is of private interpretation. Doctrine should not be built on one verse here and one verse there; rather, all of Scripture from Genesis to Revelation must fit together. When studied this way, apparent contradictions fade (Clip 1). Les's goal is never to create a following or demand agreement. He tells people to search the Scriptures for themselves and answers questions with 'What does your Bible say?' If someone cannot find a teaching in the Bible, he tells them to run from it (Clip 3). He also encourages believers to study not only what is in the Book, but also to recognize things that are not in it, which people often assume are there (Clip 7). Les promises that when believers get into the Book, the Holy Spirit will reveal its truths (Clip 6).
Les emphasizes that the Scripture says 'study to shew thyself approved unto God' — it does not say 'read your Bible.' He encourages believers to get a good cross-reference study Bible with footnotes and learn how to study, treating Bible study as valuable, well-spent time (Clip 2). He further explains that every believer, regardless of education, is called to become a student of the Word; a theological education is not required to comprehend the Scriptures (Clip 4).
Les says the best way to study is to compare Scripture with Scripture, because Peter writes that no Scripture is a private interpretation (Clip 1). This means a doctrine cannot be built on isolated verses. Instead, believers should use all of Scripture from Genesis through Revelation and see that it all fits. Seeming contradictions fade away when studied this way.
Les tells believers to search the Scriptures and see if the things they hear are so. When someone asks him about a teaching, his stock answer is 'What does your Bible say?' He says that if you cannot find it in your Bible, then you should run from it. God will judge us by His Word, not by any denomination or group (Clip 3).
Les teaches that God has promised that if believers get into the Book, the Holy Spirit will reveal the truths to them. He rejoices when people write to say they are reading the Bible more meaningfully and understanding it for the first time (Clip 6).
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unbelief, she is no different spiritually than any other secular government on earth. Just because they're God's covenant people, don't expect them to be righteous in all their dealings. They are there in unbelief. And even though there is a resurgence now in Old Testament religion, if I may use that word, and there is definitely a push to rebuild their temple, and again, as I've shared with some …
Comparing Scripture With Scripture
Les explains that the best way to study is to compare Scripture with Scripture, because no Scripture is of private interpretation; doctrine cannot be built on isolated verses.
Study, Not Just Read
Les urges believers to study to show themselves approved unto God and recommends a good cross-reference study Bible with footnotes.
Search the Scriptures for Yourself
Les instructs people to search the Scriptures to verify teaching, answering questions with 'What does your Bible say?' and warning them to run from anything they cannot find in their Bible.
No Theological Degree Needed
Les says a theological education is not necessary; every believer is meant to become a student of the Word and to study, not just read.
Goal: Getting People Into the Book
Les's purpose in teaching is to get people into the Book; even if they disagree with him, he is satisfied when they start studying their Bibles for themselves.
Holy Spirit Reveals Truth
Les promises that God will reveal truths to those who get into the Word, and he celebrates when people begin to understand the Bible for the first time.
Notice What Scripture Does NOT Say
Les reminds students that Bible study includes recognizing things that are not in Scripture, because many people assume things are in the Bible that are not.
2 Timothy 2:15: Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
This is the command to study and rightly divide Scripture, central to Les's teaching.
2 Peter 1:20: Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation.
This verse supports Les's point that no doctrine can be based on a single, private interpretation.
Acts 17:11: These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.
This verse models verifying any teaching by searching the Scriptures daily.
Les Feldick emphasizes that the Scripture says 'study to shew thyself approved unto God,' not merely read. He encourages believers to get into the Book and learn how to study it thoroughly.
No. Les says you don't have to be highly educated or have a theological education to comprehend the Scriptures. Every believer is meant to become a student of the Word.
Les recommends a good cross-reference study Bible with footnotes. He says it doesn't matter which one you use, just learn how to study with it.
Search the Scriptures for yourself. Les's stock answer is 'What does your Bible say?' and he tells people that if they can't find a teaching in their Bible, they should run from it.
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