A Recommendation For Mature Christians

[2bLikeJesus]

Because Proverbs has conveniently 31 chapters in it, and most months have 30-31 days, I have been reading one chapter of Proverbs every day on the corresponding date added to my normal reading,for as long as I can remember.  

[John81]

I don't think I read even a book of the Bible before I was saved. We didn't read much from the Bible in Methodist Sunday school, but they did give me a Bible, an RSV, which over the years I would from time to time read a few verses or passages. I had a big children's Bible my Mom bought which used the KJB and I would sometimes read a story from there.

 

One day, after I had been saved for a few years and had read most, but not all of the Bible, I heard a preacher make a comment about how when he was younger he decided he better read even those little books in the Bible because he didn't want to get to heaven some day and meet OBadiah and ask what he did only to find out he had written a book of the Bible which he'd never bothered to read. After I heard that I got my Bible out and looked to make sure there was an OBadiah in there! After I found it, I read it. Then I decided I better get to reading the other books I had not bothered to read.

[2bLikeJesus]

I remember the day I finally discovered the book of Joel.  What a treasure!

[John81]

It's amazing how much great stuff is in all those pages of the Bible that so often get passed over.

 

It's like the book of Psalms. I had read several of them before but until I read all of them I had no idea what great beauty, depth and treasure was there.

[Invicta]

It's amazing how much great stuff is in all those pages of the Bible that so often get passed over.

 

It's like the book of Psalms. I had read several of them before but until I read all of them I had no idea what great beauty, depth and treasure was there.

 

That is why Spurgeon called his commentary on Psalms, The Treasury of David.

[Rosie]

how about Leviticus and Numbers, how many of you like these books

 

what is your favorite book/books of the Bible

[John81]

I have Spurgeon's Treasury of David and it's great. I only wish the print were larger.

[John81]

Leviticus and Numbers both have some good points, but they both also have a lot that unless one is studying that particular aspect for some reason, is a dull row to hoe.

 

Genesis, Psalms, Ephesians, James..., well, I could go on, but it's tough to name only one or even a few favorites from Scripture.

[Rosie]

Eye prOBlems John?

Genesis
Psalms
John
1 John

[John81]

Only if I want to see something up close or something small!  

[Rosie]

Must be a old age thing

[John81]

That's what my eye doctor told me. He said you have good, strong eyes, they are just getting old, I'm prescribing reading glasses for you.

 

These days I really appreciate a larger print Bible I was given back in the 90s and never really used much until about a year or so ago.

[Rosie]

I need the larger print too and a bright light

[Rosie]

I need the larger print too and a bright light

[John81]

Yes, bright light is a must! A couple years ago I went around the house and changed all the light bulbs to a brighter wattage. Funny, when I first moved in this house I went around and took all the bulbs out and put in lower wattage bulbs.