Reading the Bible and experiencing the life changing power of God's word sometimes feel difficult. It can be daunting or confusing, or even lead us to feel discouraged rather than encouraged.
The COMA method aims to guide your time in the Word by provoking a series of questions about the text, God, and yourself. Whether you are brand new to reading your Bible or you have been reading it for decades, we hope this tool blesses your time with the Lord.
The COMA method aims to guide your time in the Word by provoking a series of questions about the text, God, and yourself. Whether you are brand new to reading your Bible or you have been reading it for decades, we hope this tool blesses your time with the Lord.
Context Questions
Observation Questions
Meaning Questions
Application Questions
*Note: Not all questions apply to every Bible passage, and you don’t need to ask every one of these questions — even just one or two is great!
- Who wrote the passage?
- Why was it written, and to whom?
- When was it written?
- Are there any clues about the circumstances in which the passage was written?
- What is the literary “genre” of the passage — history, poetry, a letter, law, etc., and how should we read it?
- What happens in the chapter or section immediately before, and after, the passage you’re reading?
- Are there any themes or ideas that connect the passage you’re reading to the rest of the book?
Observation Questions
- Are there repetitions of words, phrases, or ideas?
- What images or metaphors does the author use? What do these images tell or show us about who God is, who we are, or what the world is like?
- Are there key words or phrases in the text?
- What is the tone of the passage? What emotions is the author arousing or stirring in your heart?
- Does anything surprise you or stick out somehow?
- Are there characters and what do they do or say?
- What theological terms used and what do they mean?
Meaning Questions
- How does the passage describe, point to, or refer back to Jesus Christ?
- What is the reader supposed to learn about God from the passage?
- What does the passage teach us about God, his people, and his world?
- If you could sum up the main point of the writer in a sentence, what would you say?
Application Questions
- How does this passage challenge (or confirm) your understanding?
- Is there an attitude or assumption I must change?
- How does this passage call you to change the way you live?
- Is there a promise that I should be believing or an attribute of God’s nature that I should be trusting?
*Note: Not all questions apply to every Bible passage, and you don’t need to ask every one of these questions — even just one or two is great!
Reading the Bible and experiencing the life changing power of God's word sometimes feel difficult. It can be daunting or confusing, or even lead us to feel discouraged rather than encouraged.
The COMA method aims to guide your time in the Word by provoking a series of questions about the text, God, and yourself. Whether you are brand new to reading your Bible or you have been reading it for decades, we hope this tool blesses your time with the Lord.
The COMA method aims to guide your time in the Word by provoking a series of questions about the text, God, and yourself. Whether you are brand new to reading your Bible or you have been reading it for decades, we hope this tool blesses your time with the Lord.
Context Questions
Observation Questions
Meaning Questions
Application Questions
*Note: Not all questions apply to every Bible passage, and you don’t need to ask every one of these questions — even just one or two is great!
- Who wrote the passage?
- Why was it written, and to whom?
- When was it written?
- Are there any clues about the circumstances in which the passage was written?
- What is the literary “genre” of the passage — history, poetry, a letter, law, etc., and how should we read it?
- What happens in the chapter or section immediately before, and after, the passage you’re reading?
- Are there any themes or ideas that connect the passage you’re reading to the rest of the book?
Observation Questions
- Are there repetitions of words, phrases, or ideas?
- What images or metaphors does the author use? What do these images tell or show us about who God is, who we are, or what the world is like?
- Are there key words or phrases in the text?
- What is the tone of the passage? What emotions is the author arousing or stirring in your heart?
- Does anything surprise you or stick out somehow?
- Are there characters and what do they do or say?
- What theological terms used and what do they mean?
Meaning Questions
- How does the passage describe, point to, or refer back to Jesus Christ?
- What is the reader supposed to learn about God from the passage?
- What does the passage teach us about God, his people, and his world?
- If you could sum up the main point of the writer in a sentence, what would you say?
Application Questions
- How does this passage challenge (or confirm) your understanding?
- Is there an attitude or assumption I must change?
- How does this passage call you to change the way you live?
- Is there a promise that I should be believing or an attribute of God’s nature that I should be trusting?
*Note: Not all questions apply to every Bible passage, and you don’t need to ask every one of these questions — even just one or two is great!