Thanks to the folks who helped out with purchasing my first bible. Always believed in all that but I never read the Bible, never had a connection, or relationship with God, never knew how to talk to him, but I feel it's time to build that relationship with him at some point.
Think I'm gonna go with the KJV, I asked a good buddy of mine who is very Christian, he recommended the KJV (think it was the NKJV), for the most accurate version, a lot of you did too.
Guy's life hasn't seen too many pretty days in recent years, hoping building a connection with God, and learning the story of Jesus Christ will change my life for the better.
God Bless you all. I think we're seeing things heat up, we gotta be careful and be alert. Especially come Sunday.
FF imminent
Also, what are your guys' favorite verses in the Bible?
Romans 8:38-39
38 For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons,[k] neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, 39 neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
There are TOO MANY favorites, but this one springs to mind.
2 Timothy 1:7 For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.
Blessings upon you and your journey ☺️
Be still and know
Hello friend so no pressure but I wanted to invite you to a discord server some of us have put together called the GARDEN. Its foundation is prayer fellowship and building each other up thru God and the bible. Its growing every day and full of new people to faith and people that know the bible fairly well. https://discord.gg/qUWhFrts You seem like ur a seeker and that's what we are all about there. Seeking God with like minded people. It's like 95% people from here so there is that connection as well. God bless u
For where two or three gather in my name, there am I with them. Matthew 18:20 is my favorite verse by the way. Feel free to reach out here if u decide to not join the garden. I am always here for you friend mucu love and light
One of my favourite passages in scripture is John 1:1-18, is such a beautiful and powerful statement of Christ.
It's a bit long to post here, here's a link https://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/John-Chapter-1/
Good luck fren! When you first start reading the Bible it can be intimidating. Just remember that as long as you are at least trying that is all that matters to God. He just wants for us to be in his word. The more you talk to him, and stay in his word everything in life will get easier, your problems will still be there but they wont feel so big anymore.
Proverbs 3:5 Trust in the lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
( this verse has helped me through so much in life, it helps me to remember that I cannot control everything and that I need him throughout every step in life.)
A good companion to the Bible is Emmet Fox, specifically "Serman on the Mount". I found it to be a great breakdown in laymen terms. Also, "Around the Year" is my favorite daily reader.
Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him and He will make your paths straight.
Proverbs 3:5-6
Psalm 23 is hard to beat.
Don't forget to pray. Nothing from the page enters your heart without your acceptance. Prayer will help keep your understanding on track. Remember that Saul of Tarsus knew all the scripture very well in his day, but still got all the answers wrong until his personal experience with Jesus, who gave him understanding.
In my fathers house there are many dwelling places
the gospel of thomas is interesting, it's said he is a "watcher" and basically the cabal they were around back then stealing and switching babies trying to gain power land fortunes ect anyhow also check out the gospel of mary you can find them on wiki.