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II Timothy 2:15 \u201cStudy to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.\u201d<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Challenges can be fun for some people. Personally, I am not one to usually take on a challenge. Although recently, I heard someone say cows were not sacrificed in the Bible. Ever have a moment where something is mentioned in or not it the Bible, it doesn\u2019t seem right, but you don\u2019t know what verses to go to? Well, that happened to me. It happens to me quite often. It was one of those moments, I thought I knew about the Old Testament sacrifices in my Bible; but I found myself questioning what I thought I knew.<\/p>\n

In today\u2019s world, we read and see so much around us. We cannot take all we see and hear as truth. Sometimes, we must search out the truth, whether we like the answer we find or not. Too many people accept what they hear as truth whether it is a Biblical, political, or just some random thought. They never search for the truth.<\/p>\n

In everything I say or speak, I want to be as the verse above, \u201cnot to be ashamed\u201d<\/em><\/span> when I explain God\u2019s Word or even in my every day conversation.<\/p>\n

Now, back to cows. \u201cAre they sacrificed in the Bible?\u201d<\/p>\n

It bothered me. \u201cAre they? Aren\u2019t they?\u201d I pondered the question.<\/p>\n

I had always thought they were part of the sacrificial system in the Old Testament. I\u2019m not a big theologian; but I thought just maybe, I can find my answer in a simple word search.<\/p>\n

\u201cWere cows sacrificed?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThis might be fun,\u201d I thought.<\/p>\n

\u201cYes!\u201d It was extremely fun when I found my answer in the Bible. \u00a0I did not find it in some other man\u2019s book or version, but in God\u2019s Word.<\/p>\n

Using my example of \u201cAre cows sacrificed in the Bible?\u201d I will explain the simple steps I took to research my question. Maybe this will help someone else to know some simple steps to take to further study God\u2019s Word.<\/p>\n

Anyone can use these steps to gain further knowledge of God\u2019s Word. Yes, there are many other ways to study, but sometimes we just need quick, simple and easy ways to study. I pray my couple study tips will help show that anyone can \u201cStudy to shew thyself approved unto God.\u201d<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

1. Look up word definitions in the Webster\u2019s 1828. It is a free resource on the internet and easy to use. Just key in a word and see the definitions.<\/p>\n