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jb

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What is your recommended starting point of the Bible for studying?
As you have already some knowledge of the Scriptures, I'd start with Matthew, also, bring in the other Gospels with a "harmony of the Gospels" study tool (so you're studying any account in Matthew in all 4 Gospels).
 

Magenta

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And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, full of grace and truth.

And of his fulness have all we received, and grace for grace. For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.

John 1:14-17
:)
 

Rondonmon

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the N.T. book of James which is a call to vital Christianity, 1st John, the gospel of John are excellent starters. for example, John 3:5 says, "verily verily, i say unto thee, except a man be born again, he CAN NOT enter the kingdom of God". if you are not b.a., become b.a. because the Holy Spirit will move into your life immediately & assist you understanding what you are reading.
To me it is far easier to study when doing so in a effort to come to an understanding to a certain individual emphasis, not only do you learn, but you are forced to "TIE THE SCRIPTURES TOGETHER" which was the holy spirits intention.

For instance, there are "threads in the bible" you might never see unless you study this way. I started studying Daniel 11 & 12 doing an exegesis, and in order to get to the bottom of the reason why God gave us the full Greek list of kings, it opened up doors I could not of have anticipated, I understood that Jason (real name Yeshua) was an archetype False Prophet under Antiochus and BOOM, of course I thought to myself, if God gave us the archetype Anti-Christ he would have to have an archetype False Prophet along side him. So, now I do not have to guess, I know the ed time F.P. will be a Jewish High Priest like unto Jason.

Just reading straight through is worthy, but pin pointing subjects and gathering info from all over the bible and those subjects gives us the HYPER-DRIVE AFFECT.
 

RaceRunner

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You first have to make sure you have the whole Holy Bible. :)

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