The Bible is the most popular, powerful, and precious book in the world. But what is the Bible? Is it really God's Word? Can we hear God speak through the Bible?
I appreciate that not everyone has the same view on this book but the Bible has been such a source of faith and hope for me in the last 30 odd years I’ve been a Christian. I never get tired of it, it never runs out of inspiration and I always see God in the words.
If you want to know more about the Bible and want to understand it better, here are some resources that will help you on your way:
The Bible Project is an amazing resource - especially if you are a visual learner like me. The Bible Project is an animation studio that has produced a whole series of videos to help you learn.
If you are like me and use your phone for everything - then I would recommend the following:
When it comes to the Bible, the thing that you will notice straight away are all the translations. I remember the first time that I purchased a Bible. I was a new Christian, and it was pre-Internet! So I wandered into a Christian book shop and saw there were all kinds of different translations to choose from.
I was a bit overwhelmed.
If I am honest, I bought the one called the King James Version simply because it had all the “thees” and “thous” in it. And, whilst poetic and lovely, I found it incredibly hard to read and understand.
So my advice is to start with one of the following translations:
Of course, the beauty of the Internet and apps is that you can easily access multiple translations. When I study - I usually read the same thing in multiple translations to get a better feel and understanding of Scripture.