I just wrote here on CC:
"Honesty time for me: I am completely undisciplined when it comes to reading the Bible, partially because I am very undisciplined in all other phases of life. But regarding the Bible, making that worse is the fact that I have (diagnosed) reading problems. Mix these together, and although I have been a believer for 53 years and 5 months, I have never read the Bible through. Every year, as the Gregorian new year approaches, I think about reading it through, and I've started many times, but I've never done it. . . .
"This is frustrating."
So here we are -- 2018 nipping at our heels. And I am thinking about trying again. Thinking about which Bibles to use, to help me stay focused. . . .
Do you want to do this?
What is holding you back?
Have you thought of solutions?
What will help you to do this?
For those of you who have read the Bible through:
How many times have you read the Bible through?
Do you have any suggestions for those who have not?
Do you have any encouragement (not criticism!!) for us?
That is a good objective to read through the Bible.
I have read through the Bible around the time of 1996.
If a person read through the Bible they will get a bigger picture of it,and understand it better,and they will be amazed at how they understand things they did not,and understand things better that they somewhat knew,and understand things where they had a wrong understanding of it.
And as you read it you will read something in later books that give meaning to what you read in an earlier book,and it will be more clear to you.
Act 17:11 These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.
But a person does not have to read through the Bible to be saved,and if you claim Jesus as Lord and Savior,and allow the Spirit to lead you,representing goodness,you are good to go.
1Ti 4:1 Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;
1Ti 4:2 Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron;
1Ti 4:3 Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth.
1Ti 4:4 For every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving:
1Ti 4:5 For it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer.
2Ti 4:2 Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.
2Ti 4:3 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;
2Ti 4:4 And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.
The goal for those in power is to establish the new age movement interpretation of the Bible in the world,based on evolution which the world believes in evolution.
The world one day will say Peace and safety,as they try to establish peace on earth,and will have a unified religious system,based on the new age movement interpretation of the Bible,based on the occult,nature worship,witchcraft,spiritual evolution through nature,which they believe people can still evolve through nature,and Jesus is not Lord and Savior,but a good teacher in spiritual enlightenment,and an ascended master,and do not acknowledge a personal God,but the God of forces,or the power of nature as their higher power.
Any belief contrary to the new age movement will not be tolerated,and if they try to convert someone to that belief then it is a hate crime punishable in the international criminal court system.
That is about the only deception you need to know about.
A person does not have to read through the Bible to be saved,and as long as they claim Jesus as Lord and Savior,and allow the Spirit to lead them,representing goodness,they are good to go,and basically at this point in time the only deception they have to avoid is the new age movement interpretation of the Bible.
Keep claiming Jesus as Lord and Savior,for one day they will not tolerate it,but follow Him as a good teacher in spiritual enlightenment.
But when the world says Peace and safety,as the nations come together,Paul said the saints will not be deceived by that for they will know it is not the operation of God,and will lead them to the beast kingdom which they will rebel against God.