Lesson 2 | Searching Theology
Somewhere It Is Testified
At one point, the writer of Hebrew introduces an OT quote with the words, “It has been testified somewhere…,” and sometimes we cannot say any more about a verse we know! So before we get on with putting this lesson into practice, let us run through a few search tips for finding a verse whose location you cannot recall. As readers (not mere searchers) of the Bible, we will certainly have this need often.
Use Biblearc to search word combos and across multiple versions at once to find the verse. Include those words which are most unique and most likely to actually be in the verse. Do NOT include names of people and places that might be represented as a pronoun in the verse (e.g. “God”). Start your search with 2+ or 3+ when you are unsure which words to include.
Examples
FOUND: Philippians 1:6
“And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.”
FOUND: Isaiah 40:17
“All the nations are as nothing before him, they are accounted by him as less than nothing and emptiness.”
FOUND: Revelation 1:16
“In his right hand he held seven stars, from his mouth came a sharp two-edged sword, and his face was like the sun shining in full strength.”
The fruit of the Spirit verse… love, peace, wisdom, patience, etc
SEARCH: 3+ love peace wisdom patience
