I didn't grow up in a denomination either. Honestly, I'm thankful. A quick search says there are over 45,000 denominations in the world, with over 200 in the U.S. That's wild.
I just heard sounds and at first I thought maybe it was church bells since it's Sunday. The sound started to get closer and I realized it is an ice cream truck. Am I the only one that's surprised that ice cream trucks still exist? lol.
Pardon my occasional off topic sporadic entries! I can't help myself!
EDM ...electronic dance music?
Agreed, from the fullness of the heart, the mouth speaks (Matthew 12:34)
I'm glad you did to!
It's funny you ask that question, because last night I was wondering the same thing and calculated the amount of time. Interestingly, even though I've read the Bible through several times, I don't recall having bothered before to figure out how long it takes to read a certain amount of chapters a day. I guess I just decided to take a lifelong commitment to daily reading, so for me it'll be until death. But, to answer your question...
After today it will take approximately
236 days to read 5 chapters a day.
184 days after today will be spent in the Old Testament and
52 days will be spent in the New Testament.
Hope you don't mind, we're gonna be here a while!
You know what? I think that means we'll finish on July 4th! (if all my collections are correct)
LoL! Bless your heart. A similar thing happened to me back in 2014. Someone in SoCal tried to interest me in their cult. Their cult is all in Spanish, so I had to take some time to figure out what I'd be getting myself into. What I found out was, I wasn't going to get myself into anything lol. They reject the Trinity, claim Paul is the devil, and their "prophet" has falsely predicted the end of the world at least once. At least they didn't have a "god the mother" though
Oh, speaking of World Mission Society Church, last night I was curious about their locations. I really didn't think they'd have any churches in Oklahoma. I'd heard of them before, but never heard of any in Oklahoma. Well, come to find out, they have 4 churches in my state! One is only about an hour from me.
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Okay, okay. I realize this isn't an ice cream study social (although, I kinda wish it was
).
Anyway, yes I did read the next 5 chapters and noted a few of my thoughts. I decided to keep my notes a bit more minimal today, since some of my viewpoints in this section might be considered "out there."
Genesis 6
There are different ways that people look at Genesis 6. Personally, I am a believer that the Nephilim existed and old legends of fantastical beings with super powers are stories that were told of the Nephilim. One of my favorite books talks about this and is an excellent read... The Omega Conspiracy: Satan's Last Assault On God's Kingdom by Dr. I.D.E. Thomas. I've read it at least 4 times, and I plan to read it again.
Genesis 7
I believe Noah's Flood greatly changed the topography of Earth, resulting in mountains, canyons, etc.
Genesis 8
What I find touching and inspiring about this chapter is the Noah sent out the birds and when the dove came back with an olive branch he knew the water was abated. And then he uncovered the Ark and seen the dry land. But, he did not leave the Ark. He stayed until God told him to he could leave the Ark. It's important that we wait on the Lord's guidance.
Another thing I like about this chapter is that God promises that as long as the Earth exists there will always be day and night, seasons will always change, and crops will always grow food.
Genesis 9
We are given the covenant of the rainbow, which is very smashing and beautiful.
The part of this chapter involving the scene between Noah and Ham has been debated for ages. I've looked into some viewpoints on this occurrence, but I don't solidly espouse to any one of the viewpoints, except that it was a shameful act that led to Ham's son being cursed.
Genesis 10
I don't have much to say about this chapter, except I think Nimrod is an interesting character. I've studied his character in the past and need to do a refresher. I remember he mostly likely lined up with ancient historical figure(s). I should do an in-depth study soon.
Oh, I remembered a fascinating sermon that I thought I'd throw out here in case it's of interest while we are still in the beginning of Genesis.
Chinese characters and how they relate to the Book of Genesis