toldailytopic: Which book in the Bible speaks to you the most?
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February 21st, 2011, 11:00 AM
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February 21st, 2011, 11:28 AM
Romans is the letter that lays the foundation for the Body of Christ. It is the letter by which all other writings are to be evaluated concerning the Gospel that Jesus gave Paul for the church. I consider all things in the light of Romans.
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February 21st, 2011, 11:32 AM
Toss-up between Job & Jonah.
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February 21st, 2011, 11:34 AM
Luke-Acts. They belong together, so I hope that gets me off the hook for mentioning two If I had to choose among those two, I would choose the gospel of Luke.
"By the tender mercy of our God, the dawn from on high will break upon us to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace." (Luke 1:78-79)
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February 21st, 2011, 11:37 AM
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Originally Posted by kmoney
More and more I think Revelation should be only rarely focused on.
Seriously.
When I was a teen I made it my mission to "decode" the whole thing, especially after my dad suggested that many of the images (horses shooting fire and burning sulfur from their mouths, to name one) could be modern technology described using a very limited vocabulary.
...as I've gotten older, I've realized that no one has all the answers, which unfortunately doesn't prevent squabbling among Christians who think this or that part "obviously" means what they say it means.
I'm not sure if I'd say a particular book of the Bible "speaks" to me more than others, but in dealing with people on TOL God keeps bringing me back to James 1:19-20.
Vaya con Dios.
Dieu est l'amour.
Allah bidabbir.
“In many ways the evidence of our faith is found in our ability to control our tongue (or our keyboard)."
-Adam Hamilton, Seeing Gray in a World of Black and White
I agree with Knight and Ghost.....Romans is the hub.
Concerning the Revelation of Christ thru John, one can only understand it in light of the whole of scripture, especially GOD's plans for Israel as distinct from the Church.
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February 21st, 2011, 11:44 AM
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Originally Posted by Buzzword
Seriously.
When I was a teen I made it my mission to "decode" the whole thing, especially after my dad suggested that many of the images (horses shooting fire and burning sulfur from their mouths, to name one) could be modern technology described using a very limited vocabulary.
...as I've gotten older, I've realized that no one has all the answers, which unfortunately doesn't prevent squabbling among Christians who think this or that part "obviously" means what they say it means.
I'm not sure if I'd say a particular book of the Bible "speaks" to me more than others, but in dealing with people on TOL God keeps bringing me back to James 1:19-20.
I agree. I just think trying to decode and figure out Revelation with all the obscure imagery, etc. and figuring out who the anti-Christ is, etc. just creates confusion and strife. Forget the End Times and focus on the here and now.
And I know you were just answering the daily topic but...I also enjoy James.
I'm gonna be original here and say Romans. An in depth study of Romans brought me to Christ(I used to say back to Christ, but I don't believe I was saved until said study), and Romans is where I have my brain workouts!
Also, 1st Corinthians is amazing...
**edit: and 1 John!
**edit to that edit- and Psalms.
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