Are You Starting to Read the Bible from January 1st 2012??

Wooww, we live in modern days with all technology, and we can put it to use in a positive way! The Bible history is fachinating, we can see many prophecies fulfilled in the past and that strengthens our faith in that our day´s events, that we see fulfilling the ancient prophecies, will be completed and we will soon see the New World, a paradise with heavenly government taking over the earth. You can download a lot of information and even dramas on jw.org. I have subscribed to the magazines to my Gmail box and can listen to them when I want! Wish you happy reading..

I am reading Genesis now and the great stories there - Abraham became God´s friend and he got so many blessings. What an interesting life, but maybe it wasn´t easy to leave his hometown and live in tents to be a part of God´s plan. What exactly is Torah, is it the first books in the Bible, or just the Law of Moses?

I also plan on reading faithfully the weekly Torah reading. Here's my favourite site -http://ctz.org.il/

None of us can avoid sorrow or other problems, as we live in an imperfect world, but it is great that you have gone throug it with stronger faith. I´m sure God will help you to reach the goal of reading the Holy Scriptures. He can read our hearts and appreciates our sincere wish to learn from Him. It is good to have a schedule so we know how much we can read in a week to be able, if possible, read the whole Bible in a year. - But even one chapter a day would be fine! I like to listen to the Bible - so I go to jw.org and download the books there. It is really enjoyabe to listen to the good readers.. May God bless you too in 2012 and the years to come!

Yes, the Bible there is an interesting translation and is very accurate as it follows the original languages. New World Translation is among the nine translations that Jason BeDuhn compares with the original Greek in his book. http://onlytruegod.org/defense/beduhn_truth.in.translation.book.htm You can find the NW translation in written form on watchtower.org. Happy reading..

Although I try to avoid the Jehovah's Witnesses at all costs, that looks like a good site to hear the Word. I will try it later, thank you!

Hi, winterose! I am sure you will benefit from the reading, and if you want to listen, you can download the Bible books one at a time. I use jw.org, as the NW Translation is very accurate, following the original languages. Happy reading..

I've heard very awesome things about the Messianic Jewish Bible. Thanks for the reminder, I think I will ask for one for my birthday.

My favourite is the New King James version and the Complete Jewish Bible, which is a Messianic Jewish Bible. (I'm a Messianic Jew but we also believe in the basic salvation message of our Messiah, the precious Lord Jesus.) I am told the English Standard Version is also a good translation.

Hi, gtargirl It´s really great that so many read the Bible. It gives a lot of wisdom and encouragement in the time we live in. The Apostle Paul wrote that the Father of Jesus wants "all men to be saved, and to come to the full knowledge of the truth" 1 Timothy 2:4 (Young's Literal Translation) We always find something new there and when we learn more, we can apply it in our life and benefit even more.. Wish you happy reading..

Yes, meditating about what we have read is very important, and also by studying the Bible we can find the accurate knowledge of God´s purpose.

True through meditating His Word,is important because we do learn,love it and also enjoy for it.. more blessings we get from it.

Yes, the Bible was written for us all and those who read it regularly get to know God who created us and knows us better than anyone else.. Why not try to read or listen to the whole Bible. It helps to listen, as you can do it when you do other things that don´t need much attention. I often listen when I prepare a meal and eat. The ears are free, so why not use them..?? I guess you can download the translation you like to listen to from the net. I prefer to listen to the translation I find in jw.org as it is the most accurate and you can choose from many languages. Happy reading and listening..

Well, you have still one more day left before 2012 starts! We are all going to need this spiritual strengthening food. In 2010 I started the reading in July, and thanks to loading the Bible books from jw.org, I managed to listen to the whole Bible until end of December. This year has been easier, and we need to take some time to meditate what we have listened or read, so that it goes to our heart. If you only read one chapter a day, it will take about five minutes..Wanna try?? But it will be hard to stop reading when you once started!

A really wise counsel! Thank you for encouraging me to read the Bible regularly - it was 1½ year ago - it has given so much - some books I listen to twice and am now reading the letters of Paul. They have so much wisdom and we need to be reminded of it often.

That sounds great! And welcome to myLot! I hope we will later read what you have learned. There is so much wisdom in the Bible, so we need to read it many times. I also like to listen and then I go to jw.org and download the chapter I want to read. Now I have almost all the Hebrew scriptures in a memory stick. It is good to use the technology sometimes!