Reading the bible

Plus the way you were "screaming" at us new Christians........ sheesh, that was kinda scary Julie.

You cannot have conflicting authorities(well, you can, but that ALWAYS causes confusion),  things that are different are not the same.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Update:

I posted #28 on this thread when I was reading the NT for the first time in about 25 years.  I finished!  Now I'm going to read it again!  I decided to put off starting the OT for a little while.  I'm still absorbing what I've learned so far in the NT, and I'm sure I missed plenty the first time through.

I've been reading the Bible in NIV with my KJV close at hand, but NIV doesn't seem to be as well-regarded as NASB.  We also have NKJV and various interlinears, but NASB is the one version we don't have, so I've asked for my own copy for Christmas.

 

Good for you! keep it up!

I do prefer the NASB although I most frequently use the NKJV because I use a Geneva Study Bible and it only comes in the NKJ.

i myself have had a hard time starting with the new testement and then going with old, seeing as before i started reading i knew NOTHING about the bible at all. i was a bit on the lost side. what's really worked for me is going through old and new testament both at once. in the back of your bible, there should be a "read the bible in a year" page. i've found that the layout for that is very helpful

God Bless!

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LOL!

Another possibility for "Bible in a year" is a plan I found on the internet where each day is a different theme (Pentateuch, History, Poetry, Prophets, Gospels, Letters, and one other). The only problem with this is that some day's readings are much longer than others (the Prophecy reading is often 7 chapters whereas the Letters readings is only 2).

-Chris

Three Chapters a day will get you through Gods word in One Year.

Do you think it would please God if we read His Book ?

What does "The Bible" say about reading Gods words?

How much time do we spend a day reading other stuff?

Do we gain anything by reading the Bible?

I believe also that in reading the Bible it builds character and discipline.









Seek ye out of the book of the LORD, and read: Isaiah 34:16

Originally posted by Julie
Three Chapters a day will get you through Gods word in One Year.

Do you think it would please God if we read His Book ?

What does "The Bible" say about reading Gods words? 
Seek ye out of the book of the LORD, and read: Isaiah 34:16

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2 Timothy 2:15:  Study to show thyself approved unto God..."

You can just read it and get nothing out of it.  Studying is the key.

Why would you say if you read it you don't get anything out of it?

...what's really worked for me is going through old and new testament both at once...

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There's a way of reading the Bible that I've found to be a great blessing. You can think of your Bible as 6 volumes: 1. Romans to Revelation, 2. Matthew to Acts, 3. Isaiah to Malachi, 4. Job to Song of Solomon, 5. Judges to Esther, and 6. Genesis to Deuteronomy.

You can read one chapter in each volume every day, for a total of 6 chapters a day. Continue to read one chapter in each volume every day even after you've completed the smaller volumes. When you reach the end of a volume, simply begin again at the first chapter of that volume. In this way, you will be going through the smaller volumes more frequently than the larger ones, but that's okay because the smaller volumes happen to be the most important.

The 6-volume method will keep you current in every part of the Word; there won't be any book that you haven't read in years. Also, it's amazing the connections you will see between the volumes when you are in them all at the same time. Lastly, you will find it easier to read more of the Bible each day, and to continue reading it day after day. I have heard people say things like: "I started in Genesis but couldn't make it through Leviticus. I haven't picked up the Bible since."

This method will have you going back to the buffet of the Word every day. But like a buffet, don't try to eat too much in one sitting. You will be tempted to increase the portions from one chapter in every volume every day to two chapters and then three. You can "burn out" on the Word just like you can on eating too much meat. Eat a daily portion that will keep you hungry enough to come back every day. A moderate portion every day is better than a huge amount for a few days and then nothing for a year or two.

When we don't read the Word for a few days, I believe it can have the same effect on our spirits that not eating for a few days can have on our bodies. We can get tired spiritually, and hungry for the wrong things. So we should consider reading the Word to be as important as eating, for "Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God" (Matthew 4:4). Indeed, we should consider reading the Word to be even more important than eating, for "I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than my necessary food" (Job 23:12).

http://www.bbnradio.org/bbn/programs_and_guide/daily_bible_reading/daily_bible_reading_schedule.htm Daily Bible Reading Schedule

 

Daily Bible Reading by Alexander Scourby. Read and lisen 15 minutes a day, online or on the radio.

Setting subgoals can be a good idea as well. Rather than having your goal be "read the entire Bible", set the goal to read the entire New Testament (or even just the Gospels). Then once you are done with that, pick another part to read. Make out a schedule and try to hold to it -- it helps if you have someone else reading with you.

The NT is a lot easier and shorter than the OT so I would recommend starting with that.

-Chris

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30th December 2002 at 04:08 AM Julie said this in Post  


 

Daily Bible Reading by Alexander Scourby. Read and lisen 15 minutes a day, online or on the radio.

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Thanks Julie, now the words can go in thru the ears and the eyes at the same time!