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By_Grace_alone 2015-11-03 20:21

BOOM! What are you learning these days?

JDJDJD 2015-11-03 23:30

Well done. Keep going. :)

joosep 2015-11-04 04:15

Thanks JDJDJD. By_Grace_Alone, this month I'm learning Romans 3 and Daniel 2, one verse a day for each. When I have enough time I add new verses (in order) from other books of the Bible: Revelation, Matthew, John, Ephesians, Galatians, and Acts. Once I've finished Romans 3 and Daniel 2, I'll shift to another book(s) of the Bible from that list, eventually (several years from now) completing all of them. That's my plan.

JDJDJD 2015-11-04 22:13

Great plan! I think I could learn from that strategy.

joosep 2015-11-05 02:47

Thanks JDJDJD. I personally like rotating among those various books of the Bible rather than focusing on only one until it is completed. But to each their own. If I'm faithful to do 2 new verses per day, I will finish those books and letters sometime in 2021. God willing, of course :) I know it's been said many times, but using this website (and others that are similar) has really changed my life. God's Word, when taken seriously, changes a person's life for the better.

graetzmi23 2015-11-05 06:27

Amazing goal, joosep. You have to have the right motive to do it like that. You don't get any of the good feelings of accomplishment when you finish a whole book (at least not until a long time in the future). Having said that it would be maddeningly slow getting through a section just to hear a whole story or parable or argument. But then again maybe it would encourage you to read more (without memorising)? Very interesting.

joosep 2015-11-05 10:15

I personally have found it beneficial because I don't want to focus on the same book all the time ... I need variety. Of course, as you noted Graetzmi, there's also nothing stopping me from reading ahead whenever I wish to. It's a very long term goal; but on the other hand, it involves the satisfaction of short term goals as well, such as approximately two new chapters per month, on average. I don't mind having such a long term goal because I firmly believe that He will keep me, and us, and that I will have the same beliefs about His Word in 2021 as I do now. Of course, reaching that goal will also depend on if I or we are even alive in 2021. But there's a bigger reason for knowing God's Word; and that is to know Him. His Word, I believe, is like a love letter to us. It means very little to know His Word intellectually without actually knowing HIM. Knowing Him is the whole point. Sorry, but I launched into a sermon there.

SirColes 2015-11-05 12:24

Amen!

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