#The bible experience luke full#
Job, often said to be the oldest book, shows how one man's relationship with God and man went, and is full of lessons on how it could have gone better.Following the history section, read the books of wisdom and poetry.Move on to Exodus through Deuteronomy.This is the creation and early relationship with God. If you read 3 per day, you will have read it in 10 months. There are 929 chapters in the Old Testament. X Research source You can read it by groups to make things easier. The Old Testament is compiled in the order for convenience, not chronology. A good dynamic equivalence translation is the Contemporary English Version, although strictly dynamic equivalence translations are usually frowned on by serious scholars. Good combination translations include Today's New International Version and the Holman Christian Standard Bible. Good formal equivalence translations include the New Revised Standard Version X Research source or the English Standard Version.You must practice and preach what you practice. Simply knowing names and things is not good enough. Studying extensively is good, you should know what the foundations of the faith are but make sure your ability to recall names of people throughout Church history does not exceed your ability to remember the Scriptures Word for Word! (Food for thought, Joshua 1:7-9) Remember even those who are illiterate can have a deeper understanding of the Word and deeper relationship with God than you do because they meditate on it. It's so easy to boast of your findings rather than prayerfully meditate on them. Be careful not to be arrogant in the course of studying. If you discover something that everyone in Church history disagrees with, you are most certainly wrong (heretics don't proceed with caution- they go ahead thinking they are the new prophet in town!) To be thus a good student of the Word, you should research: the Puritan Hard drive is a good place to start as well as Ligonier Ministries and Wretched radio (it has links to great Biblical Christian sites and Church History). Also you must look at years of Church history to compare your findings with history. Always ensure your understanding of a passage you have read fits with the entire doctrine of the Bible (which is God's Redemption Plan of Salvation, 2 John 1:7-10) any revelation you get that does not fit the doctrine of Jesus alone must be cast away.These, like a game of telephone, can get incorrectly translated. Avoid bibles that have been translated from Latin, rather than the original Greek and Hebrew.You should select from translations as opposed to simple paraphrases, as this makes sure you are reading the originally translated text not a commentator's interpretation. Choose a translation to use during your study.