Grace Word Study Step 1

Today we are just going to do the very first step. And honestly, when I start, this is usually as far as I go.

Step 1: Picking a Verse and a Word

For this study I chose 2 Corinthians 12:9 because that is the verse that is most meaningful to me right now, and the idea of God's grace being sufficient is especially comforting!

I begin by open up a Word document on my computer and entering the following:

Month and Year: January 2011

The verse:

2 Corinthians 12:9 – And He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my strength is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities that the power of Christ may rest upon me. (NKJV)

I am always sure to bold the word I want to look at. (And if you are doing this with me, help yourself out by noting which translation you used - I recommend using the translation you normally use at this point).

I chose grace.

Now I get the Strong's concordance number (this saves you a TON of work). If you don't have a Strong's Concordance at home, that is fine, it is available online here. Be sure to record both the Strong's number and the transliteration of the word (that means the greek or hebrew word written with english letters)

In this case the Strong's number is 5485 and the transliteration is charis

That is it, we are done step 1. Your page should look kind of like this:

Date: January 2011

2 Corinthians 12:9 – And He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my strength is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities that the power of Christ may rest upon me. (NKJV)

Strong’s # 5485 charis

That's it! Any questions?