What is the Bible all about? If you are new to reading the Bible,you may have a question like that one. So with that in mind, I have written a quick post to give a brief brief overview of what the Bible is about.
The Bible is a collection of 66 books broken into two parts, the Old Testament and the New Testament. The Old Testament has the stories of Adam and Eve, Noah, Jonah and the whale, Daniel and the lion's den, David and Goliath, which are the more well-known stories. There are also stories about a guy who wrestles with God, a guy so fat it takes an entire sword blade to stab him, and even a guy who rides in on a chariot of fire. The individual books are about how God created the world and what he wanted his creation to do and not do. We learn we are not good at following directions. There are books in the Old Testament about kings, judges, and prophets. There are books about wisdom and poetry. There is even a book about making out! They are all stories and instructions about how God takes care of his people and how they are rewarded by their faithfulness.
Then you have the New Testament, which is where Jesus comes in. There are four books about Jesus' life, death, and resurrection. Those four books are commonly known as the gospels. Those four books include stories I have written about in the blog, which includes his ministry, stories of healing people, and how to handle different situations. Jesus especially shows how he uses the most unlikely of people to spread his love and message of salvation. The gospels are followed by letters written to people to tell them how to live for Jesus. The last book of the New Testament and of the whole Bible is Revelation. The Book of Revelation is what happens when Jesus comes back after he has made us all a place in Heaven to chill, eat, and worship him. The Book of Revelation is filled with all sorts of crazy multi-headed beasts, creatures covered in eyes, and the four horsemen. The New Testament as a whole is about who Jesus is, what he did for us, and why we are saved by him. It gives instructions of how we are to have faith in him. The Bible is rad and filled with so many amazing mind-blowing stories. So the Bible sounds like a good read, but how do you read it so it makes the most sense?
The Bible, for some reason or another, is intimidating for people to read even though it is filled with total awesomeness. There are a million and one excuses of why people don't read it daily as they should. Some of the common excuses are "I don't have time, I'm too tired, I can't pronounce the names, or I'll just wait for the movie." The Bible is easy to read, and gets easier the more you know about it. At face value, not knowing anything about it you can still get tons out of it. If you begin to study what it really has to offer there is no wonder if God exists and how he had commissioned mortal man to write the stories to tell his story of redemption and love. I would make this recommendation for starting to read it. Start in the Book of John. Go to the front of the Bible and it will list the books in order and tell you the page number. Take a week or two and read through the Book of John. This will give you a foundation to work with and a idea of who Jesus is and why his death is so important to a Christian.
This will be an ongoing series of how to study the Bible and learn more of how God loves us!
If you have any questions about reading the Bible let me know in the comments section. I will be more than happy to answer questions.
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