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1 | Do you know a way to get into the Bible? | Heb 8:10 | Immanuelsown | 206080 | ||
Hey Californiasurfin, To relate to you a short, testimony, witness. All Praise to GOD ! ! I was raised a Catholic. But when I got saved, I had never in my life, read a Bible before. This particular night, I started reading about 1 hr. before, in Gen. trying to read it like any other book, I realized I knew the stories, but felt there was more than just that. I had never prayed, except the prayers we were taught, and everyone recited. This particular night I Prayed, GOD gave me the words to pray, so He could answer them. I prayed, asking Him to open the Bible to me, "give me the understanding I said". Then something strange happened, I heard myself praying, "Dear God you know I don't understand this book, you had it written, by your Holy Spirit". "God please give me understanding, I want to be close to you, help me". Right then it was as though God spoke to me. In answer He said in my spirit, start reading in the (New Test, only), read EVERY short book, they will give you a greater overall knowledge, you will be able to read complete thoughts. That night, God gave me understanding, and the beginning of knowledge. His Holy Spirit, WILL TEACH YOU if you let HIM. My advice is to read, don't complicate it for yourself, Pray before you open your Bible, asking God to give you Knowledge, Understanding, and Wisdom, then when you start reading EXPECT GOD to answer your PRAYER. "A BLESSING ON YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD". In Him Imm |
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2 | Do you know a way to get into the Bible? | Heb 8:10 | jlhetrick | 206127 | ||
Imm- welcome to the Forum... Am I understanding you to be saying God would have us read the "New Test, only"? What about the OT? Thanks, Jeff |
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3 | Do you know a way to get into the Bible? | Heb 8:10 | Immanuelsown | 206182 | ||
Jeff, No, but a new believer doesn't need to know what some king did in 2 Kings, or what happened between Ruth, and Boaz. Before they know where they stand in Christ do they? In Him Imm |
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4 | Do you know a way to get into the Bible? | Heb 8:10 | DocTrinsograce | 206186 | ||
Dear Immanuelsown, Interesting point. I think you're saying that some of Scripture is more pertinent to us at different points in our lives than are others. However, I'd posit that it would be best to know them both, rather than neglect either (Mark 12:24). Although we appropriately use the NT to shed light on the OT, we do well to keep in mind what Christ said (reaffirming the words of Moses in Deuteronomy 8:4) that man lives by EVERY word of God (Matthew 4:4; Luke 4:4). "ALL Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be competent, equipped for every good work." (2 Timothy 3:16-17 ESV, my emphasis) In Him, Doc |
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5 | Do you know a way to get into the Bible? | Heb 8:10 | Immanuelsown | 206189 | ||
Doc, You are 100 percent right, we do need both, OT and NT, which I firmly indorse.Prov. 2:1-12 In Him Imm |
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