"Thru the Bible" is one of the major sections on GodRules.NET.
It was created for the purpose of providing chapter by chapter Bible
study with easy access to Bible Helps. These helps are linked to each
chapter of the Bible and they aid in biblical interpretation and
application. Five main categories of these helps can be accessed. The
categories are Bible History, Sermons, Bible Commentary, Bible
Translations and Topical Reference. These five groupings provide
everything that is required for a complete Bible study.
First, click on this "link" to break out of frame mode. Second, open
another browser window, so that you can follow along with this
tutorial. Goto GodRule.NET's main index page, index.html. Scroll down
the page until you find the heading, "Thru the Bible." Look through
the list of books available under this heading. Notice that there are
five columns of books. Each one represents a certain category topic.
If you move your mouse over the top of each column (small graphic w/
cross), you will see a note pop up that describes the category.
Now, open the ASV Bible by clicking on its link. Notice the
Book/chapter layout of the ASV Bible index page. Scroll down the page
and find a chapter that you would like to read, and click its link.
You should now see the chapter of the Bible you chose with a picture
map at the top. The picture map is your connection to the Bible study
helps. Each one of the books listed on the map are a link, and they
correlate with the book and chapter of the Bible you are on. This map
includes the first four categories listed in paragraph one above.
Click one of the book links, browse through the page, and click the
back button on your browser. Now, scroll down the Bible chapter, past
the picture map. You should now see the Bible chapter text. Within
this text you will notice links on many key words. These links
throughout the text represent the fifth category that I mentioned
above. Click on one of the text links. This should take you to a page
that references the word you chose. It lists in ranking order the
pages on GodRules.NET that relate to the word you chose. Click on the
browser back arrow. You should now see the Bible chapter again.
Notice the previous and next chapter links. These are for your
convience, so you don't have to wait until a page loads to go to the
next chapter. Move to the bottom of the page. Notice also that there
is a link to the next chapter there. This link allows you to go to the
next chapter without the hastle of moving up to the top of the page.
When I created the "Thru the Bible" Section of GodRules.NET, I had
in mind a certain process for studying scripture. I thought to myself,
why not develop a process that will lead an individual through the
Bible from Genesis to Revelation, while providing background
information on every verse along the way. With a shelf full of books,
it would be a difficult to read through the Bible, and look up verse
background information, but with the dawn of the computer, books have
taken on a more user-friendly form. Now, it is possible to read
multiple books at the same time, with less effort, time and energy.
Well, this marks the end of this tutorial. Have fun using
GodRules.NET.