Neighbor Posted April 13, 2023 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 18 Topic Count: 962 Topics Per Day: 0.35 Content Count: 13,734 Content Per Day: 5.04 Reputation: 9,121 Days Won: 6 Joined: 12/04/2016 Status: Offline Birthday: 03/03/1885 Share Posted April 13, 2023 The excuse or reason given me when I asked the "pastor" was that one cannot read Revelation alone (By itself) it must be read in conjunction with Isaiah/Daniel and that one cannot do that in a reading of the Bible word by word during a worship service. Huh? Run Will Robinson run! In further conversation with a couple of members there whom I did small group studies with, I found they thought we were presently in the kingdom time with Satan being bound - I guess for a thousand years; as at that point my ears just closed. What amazed me most was that was hidden, never mentioned in two years, and never would have been if I hadn't sought out an explanation. And that was that, God was moving me on. Adventures in life- Ended up being led to another local body and finding a need that took me out of early retirement and into compensated work there for 14 years out of 22 years association with that particular local body of Jesus. Just never know in the sovereignty and providence of God the what or why, one just has to go, go wherever led. Least that is the experience of my own life to date. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farouk Posted May 4, 2023 Group: Royal Member Followers: 8 Topic Count: 26 Topics Per Day: 0.05 Content Count: 6,671 Content Per Day: 12.17 Reputation: 3,402 Days Won: 31 Joined: 11/18/2022 Status: Offline Share Posted May 4, 2023 On 4/13/2023 at 2:01 AM, NConly said: I read the bible straight through. Then found I could remember what I had read but not where exactly. So I read it again and made an excel spread sheet by subject matter so Now I can find things. @NConly I'm sure systematic reading of Scripture, making personal notes, is rewarding. Sometimes ppl follow Bible plans and find it helpful. (I have heard of the M'Cheyne reading plan, etc.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NConly Posted May 4, 2023 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 5 Topic Count: 16 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 1,358 Content Per Day: 2.74 Reputation: 625 Days Won: 0 Joined: 01/11/2023 Status: Offline Share Posted May 4, 2023 24 minutes ago, farouk said: @NConly I'm sure systematic reading of Scripture, making personal notes, is rewarding. Sometimes ppl follow Bible plans and find it helpful. (I have heard of the M'Cheyne reading plan, etc.) I'm not knocking other plans. At the time I read the Bible I had not heard of a Reading plan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Marsh Posted May 6, 2023 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 5 Topic Count: 126 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 2,090 Content Per Day: 0.57 Reputation: 501 Days Won: 0 Joined: 04/03/2014 Status: Offline Birthday: 09/15/1956 Share Posted May 6, 2023 On 4/10/2023 at 8:25 PM, RealReligionofPeace said: Do you personally like to read the bible in order(from start to finish), or do you like reading out of random bible passages? one page at a time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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