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To: Immerito

To me, that would be like eating all vegetables for one month, all potatoes, rice, pasta and bread the next, followed by all cake and ice cream days 61-90.

Let me explain: the Bible presents entirely different genres of truth, depending on how far one is into it. If this is a one-time study-style, fine; but it should not be one’s lifelong method, IMHO.

Rather, since the Word of God is spiritual food, a balanced daily diet seems preferable.

Personally, I read some from the beginning (today, First Samuel), some from the middle (today, Jeremiah), and some from the end (NT, today, Matthew) — each and every day, in such a way as to finish the Bible (plus some extra NT) every year. Plus I recite the entire epistle to the Ephesians every single day.

The beauty of scripture is that, if you read and meditate on it in a prayerful way, you will get something new out of it every time. That is because the Word is alive, imbued with the Spirit of God.


10 posted on 08/25/2010 6:06:10 AM PDT by Migraine (Diversity is great... ...until it happens to YOU.)
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To: Migraine

I am currently doing the same thing you’re doing. I have divided the Bible into three “volumes”: Genesis-Job, Psalms-Malachi, and Matthew-Revelation. I read one full chapter from each daily. (For variety I have tried various lectionaries, but they jump around, leave things out, and are hard to deal with since they specify verses as well as chapters.)


11 posted on 08/25/2010 6:10:55 AM PDT by Genoa (Titus 2:13)
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