When Paul told his young protégé Timothy, “Study to show yourself approved unto God...” (2 Tim. 2:15), the apostle gave Timothy a command that was generic in nature, not specific. That is to say, Paul told Timothy that, yes, he did need to study. But he left it up to Timothy as to how he went about doing that study. We today have the same freedom to choose a variety of means by which we can study God’s Word.