Billiards Ball Posted January 31, 2019 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 3 Topic Count: 5 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 1,502 Content Per Day: 0.66 Reputation: 662 Days Won: 0 Joined: 02/05/2018 Status: Offline Share Posted January 31, 2019 On 12/5/2018 at 12:01 PM, QuirkyPanda said: As the title suggest whats a good place to start. Ive barely read any of the bible and i want to start. What do you suggest? Read John's gospel, fourth New Testament book, a few minutes daily, unless you "feel like more", but pray to Jesus Christ to understand what you're reading, and to follow it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neighbor Posted January 31, 2019 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 18 Topic Count: 950 Topics Per Day: 0.35 Content Count: 13,532 Content Per Day: 5.02 Reputation: 9,027 Days Won: 6 Joined: 12/04/2016 Status: Offline Birthday: 03/03/1885 Share Posted January 31, 2019 I started with Job. I recommend it for frequent reading, thinking and praying over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neighbor Posted January 31, 2019 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 18 Topic Count: 950 Topics Per Day: 0.35 Content Count: 13,532 Content Per Day: 5.02 Reputation: 9,027 Days Won: 6 Joined: 12/04/2016 Status: Offline Birthday: 03/03/1885 Share Posted January 31, 2019 What is the one book of the Bible that the Bible itself references as being used by God to bring awareness of Jesus to a man? Is it not found in the account of Philip ( in the Book of Acts ) with the command by God to go- and to find the Ethiopian of some esteem who was reading Isaiah without understanding? And did not Phillip then use the Isaiah account ( from Isaiah 53) to declare and reveal, at the will of God the Holy Spirit, Jesus to this man? If so then how can anyone say you must or should read this book or that one first? God uses what God will use. Pray, ask God in prayer what will you have me to read? How will you help me to understand? Then think, read, and be praying about what is being read. Don't be afraid to ask  God to send to you a mentor, a disciple to help. God does not make every believer reinvent the wheel there is much that is excellent in the way of council, creed, confession, and catechisms. As for myself I urge all that no one ever separate the old testament from the new testament thinking either stands by itself. The word of God is one reveal of Jesus to an unsaved world. It is to be shared, so that many will be found mature in the Lord at His return.   Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jostler Posted January 31, 2019 Group: Mars Hill Followers: 25 Topic Count: 6 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 2,679 Content Per Day: 1.40 Reputation: 3 Days Won: 16 Joined: 01/19/2019 Status: Offline Share Posted January 31, 2019 45 minutes ago, Neighbor said: I started with Job. I recommend it for frequent reading, thinking and praying over. hahaha! Boy you jumped straight into the deep end   I dearly love that book now but I couldn't make heads or tails of it for years. I could never recommend it as a start point but that doesn't mean HE never would.  Fact is it truly is the Teacher who knows exactly where to start each of us individually. His choice will always be best and tailored to the personality, call, and circumstance of each individual. That's the beauty of having God Himself as your personal tutor. He has a tailor made curriculum perfectly matched to each individual student 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neighbor Posted January 31, 2019 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 18 Topic Count: 950 Topics Per Day: 0.35 Content Count: 13,532 Content Per Day: 5.02 Reputation: 9,027 Days Won: 6 Joined: 12/04/2016 Status: Offline Birthday: 03/03/1885 Share Posted January 31, 2019 10 minutes ago, Jostler said: That's the beauty of having God Himself as your personal tutor. Plus many a human tutor gifted by God the Holy Spirit to be teachers, monitors, and accountability partners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neighbor Posted January 31, 2019 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 18 Topic Count: 950 Topics Per Day: 0.35 Content Count: 13,532 Content Per Day: 5.02 Reputation: 9,027 Days Won: 6 Joined: 12/04/2016 Status: Offline Birthday: 03/03/1885 Share Posted January 31, 2019 11 minutes ago, Jostler said: hahaha! Boy you jumped straight into the deep end I was pushed I tell ya, somebody pushed me in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jostler Posted January 31, 2019 Group: Mars Hill Followers: 25 Topic Count: 6 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 2,679 Content Per Day: 1.40 Reputation: 3 Days Won: 16 Joined: 01/19/2019 Status: Offline Share Posted January 31, 2019 5 minutes ago, Neighbor said: Plus many a human tutor gifted by God the Holy Spirit to be teachers, monitors, and accountability partners. I've used up all my "thumbs up" for the day evidently...so...just.....AMEN! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neighbor Posted January 31, 2019 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 18 Topic Count: 950 Topics Per Day: 0.35 Content Count: 13,532 Content Per Day: 5.02 Reputation: 9,027 Days Won: 6 Joined: 12/04/2016 Status: Offline Birthday: 03/03/1885 Share Posted January 31, 2019 Thanks and Amen from the peanut gallery here. There must be others with their suggestions on first reads, so I had better swim for the wading end of the pool for a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prycejosh1987 Posted July 12, 2020 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 1 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 1,176 Content Per Day: 0.85 Reputation: 126 Days Won: 0 Joined: 07/07/2020 Status: Offline Birthday: 04/29/1987 Share Posted July 12, 2020 On 12/5/2018 at 5:01 PM, QuirkyPanda said: As the title suggest whats a good place to start. Ive barely read any of the bible and i want to start. What do you suggest? Gospel of John, it gets to the point and is the most spiritual of all the books. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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