Independence Day Bible — KJV Bible Study Guide
A free 10-lesson Bible study guide on independence day bible, drawn entirely from the King James Version. Each lesson opens with a study question, gives the verse reference, and offers a short teaching note. Use it for personal devotions, a small group, or a Sunday school class.
The 10 lessons
Lesson 1 · John 8:36 (KJV)
What does John 8:36 say about the Son making free?
Answer: If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed
Study note. If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed. (John 8:36)
Lesson 2 · Galatians 5:1 (KJV)
What does Galatians 5:1 call believers to stand fast in?
Answer: The liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free
Study note. Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage. (Galatians 5:1)
Lesson 3 · 2 Corinthians 3:17 (KJV)
What does 2 Corinthians 3:17 say where the Spirit of the Lord is?
Answer: There is liberty
Study note. Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty. (2 Corinthians 3:17)
Lesson 4 · Romans 13:1 (KJV)
What does Romans 13:1 say about powers?
Answer: There is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God
Study note. Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God. (Romans 13:1)
Lesson 5 · 1 Peter 2:16 (KJV)
What does 1 Peter 2:16 say about liberty?
Answer: Not using your liberty for a cloke of maliciousness, but as the servants of God
Study note. As free, and not using your liberty for a cloke of maliciousness, but as the servants of God. (1 Peter 2:16)
Lesson 6 · Leviticus 25:10 (KJV)
What does Leviticus 25:10 say about the jubilee?
Answer: Proclaim liberty throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof
Study note. And ye shall hallow the fiftieth year, and proclaim liberty throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof: it shall be a jubilee unto you; and ye shall return every man unto his possession, and ye shall return every man unto his family. (Leviticus 25:10)
Lesson 7 · Luke 4:18 (KJV)
What did Jesus read in the synagogue at Nazareth about liberty?
Answer: To preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised
Study note. The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised. (Luke 4:18)
Lesson 8 · James 1:25 (KJV)
What does James 1:25 say about the perfect law of liberty?
Answer: He being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed
Study note. But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed. (James 1:25)
Lesson 9 · Psalms 33:12 (KJV)
What does Psalm 33:12 say about the nation whose God is the LORD?
Answer: Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD
Study note. Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD; and the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance. (Psalm 33:12)
Lesson 10 · Romans 8:21 (KJV)
What does Romans 8:21 say creation itself shall be delivered into?
Answer: The glorious liberty of the children of God
Study note. Because the creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God. (Romans 8:21)
Key verses to memorize
The passages this study returns to most often — pick one or two and commit them to memory this week.
Discussion questions
- Which lesson in this study surprised you the most, and why?
- How does independence day bible point us to Jesus Christ and the gospel?
- Pick one verse from the key passages above. How does it shape the way you will pray, read, or live this week?
- Who in your life could you share one of these truths with in the next seven days?