Making
Friends with my Bible!
Use a Modern Translation
One that you understand but which also keeps the meaning
of the original language.
Don’t rush, read
slowly
Think about what you are reading, Quality not Quantity!
Read it more than once. Better to understand one verse than forget lots!
Pray first!
Ask Yahshua to speak to you, maybe pray “Help me to
learn more about you”.
Don’t do ‘Lucky
Dip’
Don’t open it at random and expect to have all
your problems solved! Don’t try to read it from cover to cover
straightaway! Use a guide or life files to help you!
Read it regularly
Just like food and exercise-little and often! Set
a daily routine if you can-read, and think about a passage! There is
no one RIGHT way-it’s up to you!
Don’t feel guilty
if you miss a day
Everyone does! Not so important to have a daily dose
every 24 hrs, but to learn something - take iin its message.
Ask yourself a lot of
questions
Find out what it is saying rather than invent a meaning!
Use a guide to help you remember things to look for!
Don’t get put
off when you have a boring week or more!
Everyone does! Just keep going! You’re probably
learning/taking in more
than you think!
Read it responsibly
Reading the bible daily is only a means to an end!
It is important to understand more about Yahshua/Yahweh! It’s
not how much you read but what you do with what you learn! Once we know
what Yahshua wants from us, we can either act or ignore.
Don’t worry if
you don’t understand something
Get help if you don’t know or understand! Use
a dictionary, concordance, commentary, or ask a friend or your youth
leader.
Things
to think about
