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HOW TO READ
THE BIBLE
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mportance: You may like to read the Bible
and you may want to read it, but there will
always be something in the way, so you
may act as if it wasn’t important. But no one
goes without food because it is just a basic
need we all have. This is the same for the
Bible – it is our spiritual food and without it,
we will get spiritually weaker and weaker.
The following symptoms reveal when one
has not been feeding from the Word of God:
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No words to pray
Clueless of what to do in different
situations
Lack of understanding regarding
what the pastor preaches
Easily deceived by false
doctrines
No arguments to talk about
Jesus and to evangelise
No strength to fight
Weak before sin
Versions:
There are popular Bible versions that omit
some crucial verses of the Bible, therefore
we at the UCKG HelpCentre recommend
the ‘New King James’ or ‘Modern English’
version. It is the truest to the original we
have found so far.
Prepare:
The Bible is not just another book. It is the
Word of God and though different people
wrote it many years ago, it is the most up-
to-date book anyone can ever read. It talks
about every area of a person’s life, giving its
reader guidance found nowhere else in the
world. So, in order for you to take the most
out of it, pray before you start, asking God
to speak to you through that reading, and
He will.
Where:
In order for you to get the m ost out your
meditation, you should not do it in places
or times when you will find it hard to
concentrate. The Bible needs to be read
slowly, digesting every word you read. Find
an appropriate place and time to slowly
meditate on it.
Start:
You don’t have to start reading the Bible
from Genesis, although you might want to
know a little background on God’s creation
and how the faith came about in this world.
But as a total beginner, we recommend
you start from the Gospels: Matthew, Mark,
Luke, and John. These four books talk about
the time when our Lord Jesus came to the
Earth and revealed the true identity of
the Father.
Understanding:
No one understands the whole Bible. Be
patient with yourself and read anyway.
If you come across a passage you don’t
understand, don’t worry – in time you will.
That is how it is for everyone who reads the
Bible. God always speaks about what is
relevant to you at the time you are reading,
so meditate and keep your ears open to
hear Him speak. When He doesn’t speak, it
is because something is not relevant to you
at that time.
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