Starting again

What is your recommended starting point of the Bible for studying?

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.

Hi Rob. Every starting point probably has pros and cons. Your title says "Starting again." Are you familiar with the Bible? Ever read it before?

Yes I’ve done some reading. Not all of it though. I’ve picked it up in different places and eventually fizzled out. I just got a Cambridge wide margin and am wanting to start new and take lots of notes

I like to start at the beginning, but with the Bible, seeing as it is not just one book, but a collection of books, sixty six to be exact, starting at a different place would be fine. Many recommend the gospel of John as a starting point.

^ Gospel of John

it is tough, but if you can, begin in Genesis and go forward.

much like you, i tried to do that a few times, got about 100 pages, and flamed out.

but, eventually, i stuck to it, and have now read the Bible all the way through multiple times...

The Gospel of John is a good starting point. Of the all the Gospels, it gives the best explanation of Jesus’s divinity. This is essentially to understand all of scripture.

Ahh, I see. You might try to find a program for reading through the Bible in a year. There are plenty out there and I'm sure you could find one online. That might keep you motivated.

Why not start in the beginning? Would you start reading any other book than the beginning?

Id recommend the gospel of John because it’s about who Jesus is and what Jesus has offered us who believe it’s actually a beginning point of Christianity

“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. In him was life; and the life was the light of men. That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.

He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not. But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name: which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

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.

No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.”
‭‭John‬ ‭1:1-4, 9-10, 12-14, 16-18‬ ‭KJV‬‬

a John introduces us to a personal and intimate understanding of who Jesus Christ is and why he came it’s a great place to start in the book offering eternal life to the believer

Thanks for the advice, John it is.

Amen brother

a look into his epistles also they work together with his gospel

“And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.”
‭‭1 John‬ ‭5:20‬ ‭KJV‬‬

Very definitely the Gospel of John. At the same time you can cross reference everything, to see what John says in relation to other Scriptures. Jesus said "as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness" so you can cross reference that to see what was meant.

IMO.......... Get a KJV, and start in the Book of John. Then study all the New Testament in order....Matthew to Revelation. The Gospel of John will give you a firm foundation of the Gospel of Jesus and the Christian Faith.

Pray each time for understanding a guidance. As for where in the Word, where ever you feel you should.

1 John 5:2
Thank you for the inspiration .

I have tried using this woman/face a few times before, and finally got it to work! LOL

She originally started out looking like this:

Anywhere you want. It is all one integrated message system all of it every nuance and fact points to one reality:
Yeshua is Lord, God and Savior. The One and only. Besides Him there is no God or Savior.

He is the One Who Is Life, and saves from the second death, the lake of fire.

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Lovely as usual !!!

Concordia publishing has a book called, a year in the New Testament. You can use it as a study guide.