Free Republic
Browse · Search
Religion
Topics · Post Article

To: MarkBsnr

“You wouldn’t happen to have any comparable stats from, say, your Baptist church, or any other Protestant study, would you?”

Baptists don’t read scripture, per se, in church. We teach from it, and we encourage folks to read it daily, but it isn’t a formal part of the service. Many will use some form of a daily Bible, although not always - I’ve read it thru a number of times, but sometimes have gone years without doing so.

Some Catholics may do likewise. I don’t know. An online daily bible in an easy format is here:

http://www.oneyearbibleonline.com/oneyearweekly.php?version=46&startmmdd=0101

I like to use the very simple CEV (4th grade reading level) because it makes the longer OT passages read easier...a daily bible is to give one the sweep of scripture, not verse-by-verse study. Many other versions are available there.


1,616 posted on 12/19/2009 2:13:00 PM PST by Mr Rogers (I loathe the ground he slithers on!)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1607 | View Replies ]


To: Mr Rogers
Baptists don’t read scripture, per se, in church.

Oh, the horror of it. I was almost ready to concede that you guys were Christians after all. :)

As Kosta has previously indicated, we do read Scripture in Mass, and the Church has the related OT (1st reading), Psalms, NT (other than the Gospel) (2nd reading) and the Gospel reading all set up so that we harmonize the entirety of the Scripture and make sure that we all understand that Scripture consists of the entire Bible.

There are local Bible studies and small group initiatives and other kinds of activities, but what I've tried to outline here is weekly or daily Mass readings.

1,617 posted on 12/19/2009 2:32:55 PM PST by MarkBsnr ( I would not believe in the Gospel if the authority of the Catholic Church did not move me to do so.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1616 | View Replies ]

To: Mr Rogers
Baptists don’t read scripture, per se, in church. We teach from it, and we encourage folks to read it daily, but it isn’t a formal part of the service.

It's called leading the congregation into error by the sermon of pastor Chucky or Joey who has a worthless theology degree from Micky Mouse school of theology.

1,621 posted on 12/19/2009 4:41:53 PM PST by stfassisi ((The greatest gift God gives us is that of overcoming self"-St Francis Assisi)))
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1616 | View Replies ]

Free Republic
Browse · Search
Religion
Topics · Post Article


FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson