Tips for Understanding the Bible 1. The Bible is About God Not Just Us The Idea of reading the Bible is not just so you can read it, but so you can fall in love with the Author. 2. Read the Bible Regularly Reading a Bible verse every once in a while is fine if you also take the time to read the Bible more in depth other times.Charles Spurgeon once said, "The Bible is meant to be bread for daily use, not cake for special occasions.” 3. Understand what you read Sometimes, the solution to this can be as simple as changing the translation of the Bible you choose to use. The best Bible translation to choose is the one you'll read. 4. Read With the Holy Spirit Before you begin reading, invite the Holy Spirit to open your understanding of the Word and to bring greater clarity of what He meant. 5. Use the Right Bible Techniques What you are reading is always determined by the Author and it has to be discovered by you. Tools like study Bibles and commentaries can help, but our main desire is that the Scripture interprets Scripture (Acts 17:11). 6. Get Rid of Spiritual Blockages If you feel spiritual resistance, I would encourage you to talk to a pastor or mentor who knows how to do deliverance and begin to resist spiritual attacks.
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Hey there! Have you read your Bible today? Here are top 5 reasons why you should read your Bible today: 1. Guidance for Daily Living The Bible provides wisdom and principles to navigate life’s challenges and make sound decisions. Psalm 119:105 says, "Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path." 2. Strengthens Your Faith Regular Bible reading builds a deeper trust in God and reinforces His promises. Romans 10:17 reminds us, "Faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God." 3. Connects You with God Reading the Bible allows you to understand God’s character, hear His voice, and grow closer in your relationship with Him. 4. Provides Comfort and Encouragement During tough times, the Bible offers hope and assurance of God's unfailing love and presence. Passages like Psalm 46:1, "God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble," bring peace. 5. Equips You for Spiritual Growth The Bible equips you to live a Christ-like life, helping you discern truth, resist temptation, and grow spiritually. 2 Timothy 3:16-17 says, "All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting, and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work." Check out this video 👇 https://lnkd.in/gZgDE_h3 #readyourbible #bible #scriptures #readscriptures #wordofgod #christiancontent #jesuscontent #jesus
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ONE YEAR PRAYING THROUGH THE BIBLE MAY 24 Treasuring Your Truth Be good to your servant, that I may live and obey your word. Open my eyes to see the wonderful truths in your law. I am but a foreigner here on earth; I need the guidance of your commands. Don’t hide them from me! I am overwhelmed continually with a desire for your laws. Psalm 119:17-20 Have you ever found yourself skimming rapidly over your daily portion of Bible reading to get that task mentally checked off your list? In contrast, the psalmist longed to know the wonderful truths in God’s laws and to obey them. He understood his need for God’s commands and was consumed with a desire for them. We may not always share the psalmist’s hunger and enthusiasm, but we have Psalm 119, where almost every verse describes the greatness of God’s Word. It instructs us, encourages us, and shows us the path of life. Much more than just an intellectual challenge, the living words of Scripture are our foundation for prayer and lead us to the Father’s heart. If God’s Word seems dry and less than “wonderful,” maybe it’s because you’re leaving the Holy Spirit out of your reading time. Ask him to open your spiritual eyes to perceive and understand the wonderful truths in the Word of God. He won’t disappoint you! PRAYER: LORD, Christian brothers and sisters all over the world long to have your Word to read but do not have it. What a privilege to be able to read it anytime I like. Open my eyes, and grant me wisdom to see and understand the wonderful truths in your law! Let me never take your Word for granted. Help me to treasure it and meditate on it day and night. IF WE WISH TO PRAY WITH CONFIDENCE AND GLADNESS, THEN THE WORDS OF HOLY SCRIPTURE WILL HAVE TO BE THE SOLID BASIS OF OUR PRAYER. THE WORDS WHICH COME FROM GOD BECOME, THEN, THE STEPS ON WHICH WE FIND OUR WAY TO GOD. - Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1906-1945) The One Year Bible Readings for today are 2 Samuel 4:1-6:23; John 13:31-14:14; Psalm 119:17-32; and Proverbs 15:31-32.
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Good morning!!!!!!! Hebrews 4:12-13 The Bible is the most amazing book ever written. God used human beings to record His thoughts and words in writing so that others could know Him (2 Pet. 1:20-21). The One who spoke the universe into existence still speaks just as powerfully through the pages of the Bible that you hold in your hands. At the moment of salvation, believers receive the Holy Spirit, and lines of communication with the Lord are established. Then, whenever the Scriptures are read, children of God can hear His voice, and the Spirit enables them to understand and put into practice what they have heard. The Bible isn’t just a good book that’s filled with comforting words; Scripture is effective and always achieves God’s purpose (Isa. 55:10-11). Today’s passage describes it as “active and alive,” and 1 Thessalonians 2:13 tells us the Word of God is “at work in you who believe.” This book has the power to change our life if we will believe the Lord and do what He says. God uses the Bible to transform us from the inside out. Before reading Scripture, ask Him to help you hear and understand what He’s saying. As you believe and obey, your spiritual hearing will become more acute, and your time in the Word will become an intimate conversation with the Lord. 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽😊😊😊😊🌹🗣️🗣️🗣️
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Metaphysical Bible Dictionary (the Revealing Word) A abate--To lessen; to moderate. In making a demonstration, when we reach the point where the mind changes from the negative to the positive state the troubled thoughts begin to abate. A certain set of negative ideas has run its course, and the restorative thought forces are in evidence. Abba--A word of endearment signifying father. It is only as we come to know our sonship, our true relation to God, that we enter into the consciousness of love and tender affiliation with Spirit, signified by the word Abba. (see Mark 14:36) abdicate--To let go; to relinquish; to renounce. The ability to abdicate is twofold in action: it eliminates the error, and it expands the good. When the ego consciously lets go and willingly gives up its personal ideas and loves, it has fulfilled the law of denial and is restored to the Father's house. abide--To continue in a fixed thought of God, the All-Good; to dwell in the Christ consciousness. "If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatsoever ye will, and it shall be done unto you" (John 15:7). #BookRecommendation #GoodReads #Books #ReadingList #BookCommunity #BookLovers #Bookworm #NowReading #BookClub #Inspiration #Motivation #GrowthMindset #LifelongLearning #ThoughtProvoking #MustRead #BookOfTheDay #WeekendReads #PageTurner #TopPicks https://lnkd.in/gc-ksMJt
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John 7:17 (NASB) 17 "If anyone is willing to do His will, he will know of the teaching, whether it is of God or whether I speak from Myself. Jesus said a person can actually test His claim. There is the subjective test, the inward or moral test. How can a person know if Jesus' claim is true? He can know by doing God's will. If a person will do what God says, that person will know the truth. Jesus was saying... • that God's teaching, God's Word, is not for storing up head knowledge, but for experiencing real life. • that the person who really knows God is not the person who has some thoughts about God, but the person who does and lives as God wills, the person who is holy even as God is holy. • that the only person who can know God is the person who thinks and lives as God lives. A person who does not live as God lives does not know God; he only knows about God. • that the only way to know God is to "believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of them that diligently seek Him" (Hebrews 11:6). In summary, there is a way to know if Jesus' claim is true. A person can know by... • believing and seeking to know God, believing that He is a rewarder of those who seek Him. • living and doing God's will, by being holy even as He is holy (1 Peter 1:15-16). "He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him" (John 14:21). "And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God" (Romans 12:2). "But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation; because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy" (1 Peter 1:15-16). Preacher's Outline and Sermon Bible - Commentary
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Metaphysical Bible Dictionary (the Revealing Word) A abate--To lessen; to moderate. In making a demonstration, when we reach the point where the mind changes from the negative to the positive state the troubled thoughts begin to abate. A certain set of negative ideas has run its course, and the restorative thought forces are in evidence. Abba--A word of endearment signifying father. It is only as we come to know our sonship, our true relation to God, that we enter into the consciousness of love and tender affiliation with Spirit, signified by the word Abba. (see Mark 14:36) abdicate--To let go; to relinquish; to renounce. The ability to abdicate is twofold in action: it eliminates the error, and it expands the good. When the ego consciously lets go and willingly gives up its personal ideas and loves, it has fulfilled the law of denial and is restored to the Father's house. abide--To continue in a fixed thought of God, the All-Good; to dwell in the Christ consciousness. "If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatsoever ye will, and it shall be done unto you" (John 15:7). #BookRecommendation #GoodReads #Books #ReadingList #BookCommunity #BookLovers #Bookworm #NowReading #BookClub #Inspiration #Motivation #GrowthMindset #LifelongLearning #ThoughtProvoking #MustRead #BookOfTheDay #WeekendReads #PageTurner #TopPicks https://lnkd.in/gc-ksMJt
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IF IT’S WEIRD, IT’S PROBABLY UNWISE OR WORSE The Bible isn’t a code to break. It’s not a mystery to solve. It’s not clever or cute. In the plain reading of the text we discover the character and ways of God as He introduces us to Jesus who came to save us, set us free, and restore all that’s been lost. Three kinds of Bible teaching: 1. False teaching : inherently erroneous; deceptive 2. Bad teaching : ignorant, unwise, misleading 3. Sound teaching : rooted in and driven by Scripture, exalts Jesus, accessible to everyone. The first will damn your soul. The second will shipwreck your life, and likely damn your soul. The third will introduce you to Jesus who can reconcile you to God now and forever. “As I urged you upon my departure for Macedonia, remain on at Ephesus so that you may instruct certain men not to teach strange doctrines, nor to pay attention to myths and endless genealogies, which give rise to mere speculation rather than furthering the administration of God which is by faith.” 1 Timothy 1:3-4
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Seek Ye First the Kingdom of God: Part 1 -- a Bill's Bible Basics video Article Title: Seek Ye First the Kingdom of God: Part 1 Written by: Bill Kochman Published by: Bill's Bible Basics First Published on: August 10, 2000 https://lnkd.in/gEwKmueg Through an examination of the Scriptures, this two-part article teaches us that we must seek first the Kingdom of God, and not be sidetracked by the temptations of filthy lucre, materialism and worldliness. https://lnkd.in/g9ynWwy5
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Have you ever heard someone almost quote the Bible? They repeat most of the verse, but miss out on a couple key words? Or swap in a new word for the original? The risk is the meaning of the verse changes. When people hear something almost true it's easy to accept it as true. That's the thing about miscommunication. It can lead to deception without even meaning to. Sometimes it's hardly noticeable, as small as uneasiness or something not sitting quite right. For example, how often do you hear or say, “God helps those who help themselves,” “Cleanliness is next to godliness,” or “Money is the root of all evil,” and attribute it to the Bible? Do you ever stop and wonder where it's found? (Hint: These are all almost from the Bible, but not quite.) Knowing what you mean and meaning what you say are the first steps in effective communication. Knowing what God means and says is the first step to effective communication with Him. Understanding the Bible isn't easy. It takes a commitment and discipline many of us would rather avoid. It is always easier to not do, but when you don't take time to understand what the Bible says and means, you open a door for misunderstandings. https://lnkd.in/gxWQJ9Ar
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The Bible is not a story book 😃 The Bible is far more than just a collection of stories—it's the inspired Word of God, filled with divine truth, wisdom, and guidance for our lives. Unlike fictional stories like Cinderella, the events and teachings in the Bible are rooted in reality and have profound spiritual significance. The Bible isn't a fairy tale meant for entertainment; it's a living, active document, filled with promises and principles that have the power to transform lives. As 2 Timothy 3:16-17 says, "All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work. This means that every word written in the Bible has a purpose—to guide, encourage, and help us grow in faith. The Bible contains real stories of people who experienced God’s faithfulness, and its promises still come to pass today. Hebrews 4:12 reminds us that "the word of God is alive and active, sharper than any double-edged sword." Therefore, we must approach the Bible with reverence, recognizing that its teachings are not just symbolic or mythical, but powerful truths that apply to our lives now and forever What is your favourite character in the bible Me:Pharaoh because that guy is too stubborn 😂 Follow for more Bible insights on Sunday #Ellatheladyboss
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