I would suggest starting with the new testament. A couple of days into reading it, I was contemplating how I could use the words of Jesus to be a better person and help people, and I felt the Holy Spirit come over me.
Also look for other resources to help you understand the Bible. Be careful of what you listen to, though. Much of mainstream Christianity has been corrupted by the enemy (just like politics has). I'm reading "Intercessory Prayer" by Dutch Sheets right now, and I highly recommend it.
A couple of years ago I tried reading the Bible from the beginning and got so depressed I had to quit. You need some perspective to get through the old testament and you need to know that we are now operating on a new, better covenant than those before Christ, so you don't get depressed reading about all of the genocide, slavery, etc.
Yes, it is difficult to read through the entire Bible if you are not a Christian, but if someone can get through the entire Old Testament, I think the New Testament may be what brings them to accepting the entire Bible as a truthful account of the history of man, and God's creation of them, and interaction with them.
I would suggest starting with the new testament. A couple of days into reading it, I was contemplating how I could use the words of Jesus to be a better person and help people, and I felt the Holy Spirit come over me.
Also look for other resources to help you understand the Bible. Be careful of what you listen to, though. Much of mainstream Christianity has been corrupted by the enemy (just like politics has). I'm reading "Intercessory Prayer" by Dutch Sheets right now, and I highly recommend it.
A couple of years ago I tried reading the Bible from the beginning and got so depressed I had to quit. You need some perspective to get through the old testament and you need to know that we are now operating on a new, better covenant than those before Christ, so you don't get depressed reading about all of the genocide, slavery, etc.
Yes, it is difficult to read through the entire Bible if you are not a Christian, but if someone can get through the entire Old Testament, I think the New Testament may be what brings them to accepting the entire Bible as a truthful account of the history of man, and God's creation of them, and interaction with them.