Start at Genesis and Matthew and read some of the old testement and new testement every day.
Also to study it as I am reading it and not just read to read, but to know the word. Knowing the word is part of our relationship with God.
How to read the Bible in a year
How I did it: I started with Gospel of John forward and read two chapters a night. My first time through I didn't dig deep, I just read. The second time I tore it apart. I have read it 4 times cover to cover now and will continue to do so until I leave this world because I learn something new everytime.
Lessons & tips: If you start with Genesis, you get bogged down in the begats. These will not become important to you yet, so I recommend starting elsewhere such as John, most people I know who had success started there and read two chapters a night (or day). The first time I just read and did not get bogged down in translation, interpretation and I kept an open mind so that I could just know what information was there and how to access it. On the second time around I began to concern myself with these things.
Resources: My pastor. He was (God rest his soul) a very kind, patient and EXTREMELY education person. I did this the way I did it on his advice. Most of his congregation and read the bible cover to cover from 1 to 20 times with success. The second time, he helped me to make sense of it.
People doing this are also doing these things:
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sisterofserenity = mentally exhausted
I am currently at the 23rd chapter of Luke. I am reading cover to cover. I should be done by Christmas~
urkadur is still looking for Artesians.
Genesis 27. So far an easy read. But I know what looms…
urkadur is still looking for Artesians.
A casual read, online at devotions.net
lozosborne is determined to live life to the full!
I’m planning to read the entire Bible, in chronological order (i.e. the “story” from beginning to end, not just cover to cover).
I did this once, when I was at uni, and it was very cool- it helped me to see the Bible as a whole, not just lots of little stories (Biblical Theology anyone?).
I’ve decided to do it again… this time, from The Living Translation, which I’ve not read before. I started on the 1st of January, 2009…
QuakerMel is simplifying
today’s mystery: where the heck did Cain find a wife?
QuakerMel is simplifying
starting again tomorrow at the beginning, with a daily bible reading podcast, and now that I have an ipod, it will be much more convenient
