KNOWING YOUR BIBLE
August 8, 2021: Dear Friends, As we begin another week, let us take a few minutes to get to know God better by studying his word to us, the Holy Bible. Five blogs have been written over the past 5 weeks to provide information on who God is, how God thinks and how God wants his followers to think and act. In this blog. instead of writing more about God and writing more verses to read, the follower will be instructed to go to the blog written on July 4, 2021, and progress forward, reviewing and contemplating the verses and discussion on what has been written about God in this series of blogs.
Consider searching for Bible verses that have been written or listed in these blogs. This will give much experience in searching for Bible verses, and an opportunity to underline or highlight meaningful verses to followup in future Bible studies. Remember to find a quiet place to read and study the Bible. Lastly, chose a Bible to purchase that is comfortable and understandable to read. Discuss with a minister or a store clerk, someone who is knowledgeable in the different versions of the Bible, to help guide in purchasing a Bible. (The version of the Bible used primarily in this blog is the New Revised Standard (NRS)Version of the Bible.) If finances are not enough to purchase a Bible, consider going to a library and reading or checking out a Bible to take home for reading and studying. Often different churches will supply Bibles to others.
When time allows, go to the website above left and return to the series of blogs that were written to help the follower learn to use and study the Bible. If possible, spend a few minutes each week reviewing a few of these blogs and progressing forward weekly to completely review this series of blogs. The series starts on April 18 and extends forward to June 27. The topics of discussion in these blogs include learning the name and location of books of the Bible, and learning how the books of the Bible are organized.Learning how to find verses in the Bible. This will help in learning to search and find Bible verses to read.
Discussions on how the books of the Bible are related to each other comprise several other blogs in this series, including focusing on geographic sites that are found in many of the books, and on the time table of when the events or when the books were written. Because God inspired the writers of the different Bible books in writing the books, the follower is able to recognize certain words and ideas that transverse through many Bible books, illustrating what God is trying to teach in the Word, and providing another way to realize how the books of the Bible are related.
Next week’s blog will be the last blog in this series and will focus on the nearness and closeness of God to each of us. A series will begin the following week and will focus on different characters written about, or are included in the Bible.
MAY GOD BLESS YOUR BIBLE STUDY THIS WEEK! Because many followers will review previous blogs with Bible verses written or listed to be searched for this week, only one Bible verse will be written that is almost a synopsis of the many Bible verses written in this series. In Matthew, chapter 28,verses 18-20: Jesus said to his followers in one of his last instructions: “…….All authority in heaven and in earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always to the end of the age. (Refer to the blog written July 25, 2021)