In the practical usage of the Inductive Bible Study Method, one must come to the text in an objective and systematic way, to discover what the text is saying. First to INDUCE or pull out the FACTS of the text, then we investigate why they stand out. The IBS method does not have the liberty to start with any "Premise" or "Springboard. " You must come to the text without personal biases to determine, "what does the text say?" The three steps to the Inductive Bible Study method are: (1) Observation; (2) Interpretation; and (3) Application.

(1) (Observation) What is the text saying?

• Select the context, Identify the Boundaries of the passage. Check other versions Etc.
  

• Read/Re-read; read approx. 5 Times. G. Campbell Morgan would say 50 times!
  

• Note Observations. Record first Impressions.
  

• Observations in depth. (Five W.'s: Who, What, Where, When, Why, and How.)