The Bible's not going to give you a specific verse that says whether or not you should take that job.

Now, I want to be clear, the Bible speaks to all of life.

It shows us who God is and what kind of people he calls us to be.

So making a move from those realities, the Bible does give us wisdom to make those kind of life decisions so that

we're not completely left on our own to say, well, I don't know, should I take this job? Should I not

take this job? Welcome to the Crossplay podcast, a show where we sit down with authors each week

for thoughtful interviews about the Bible, theology, church history, and the Christian life. I'm Matt Tully, and today I'm talking with Matthew Harmon.

Matthew serves as professor of New Testament studies at Grace Theological Seminary in Winona

Lake, Indiana.

He was previously on staff with crew for eight years and is the author of several books,

including Asking the Right Questions, a practical guide to understanding and applying

the Bible from Crossway.

Today, Matthew and I discuss eight simple questions to ask when studying the Bible, questions

that help us get at the true meaning of Scripture and how to apply it to our lives today.

He explains why all Christians, not just those with a seminary degree, can study the Bible

deeply for themselves.

He highlights what Jesus himself teaches us about how to rightly read scripture and explores

how to move from understanding to application without making the Bible all about us.

Let's get started.

Matt, thank you so much for joining me on the CrossFit podcast today. Thanks for having me. Glad to be here.

So you in your book lay out eight simple questions that you say will help us to understand and then to apply scripture to our lives in a very straightforward way.

And I wonder if one question that people might immediately have is, is it really that easy? Is it really just eight questions,

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