Practical QTSample

 #4 Be systematic

Apollos was able to assist the church in debates with the Jews because he could effectively argue from the Scriptures that Jesus was the Messiah.  He was “well-versed” in Biblical truth.

Now a daily QT is not primarily about studying Scripture or learning to defend our faith from Scripture, but there is value in being systematic.  Don't just dip into Scripture at random.  Follow a plan.  Read through a Gospel, even if it is only about a third of a chapter at a time.  You could also follow a daily devotional guide or read around a theme, but the point is to be systematic.  This has three benefits:

1. It creates continuity between yesterday, today and tomorrow.


2. It helps you get a fuller picture (when we read at random we tend to go to what we know all the time and never expand our horizons).


3. It broadens your general knowledge of the Bible. 

A suggested method: Read through a gospel (Matt, Mark, Luke or John) at the rate of about one Bible page at a time.  Then do about 10 psalms over two weeks, maybe longer if they are long.  Then go to some of Paul's letters, or Acts, then go back to one of the gospels.  Once you've covered all of these start with some of the other books, always coming back to the gospels (they're worth doing more than once!).

Reading according to a plan is very beneficial and builds a good foundation.