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Never Read a Bible Verse

If there was one bit of wisdom, one rule of thumb, one single skill I could impart, one useful tip I could leave that would serve you well the rest of your life, what would it be? What is the single most important practical skill I’ve ever learned as a Christian?

Here it is: Never read a Bible verse. That’s right, never read a Bible verse. Instead, always read a paragraph at least.

This simple advice will help you answer tricky questions about what the Bible says.

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9 comments

Matthew Kennedy says:

March 16, 2020 at 4:15 am

As an atheist, I recommend reading the whole thing. It’s the leading cause of atheism.

Leonardi Djuhari says:

March 16, 2020 at 4:51 am

As a disciple of Christ, I recommend reading the whole thing. It has only increased my love for Christ, shown me the heights of His majesty, the depth of His love, and the holiness of God.

Paul Gray says:

March 16, 2020 at 6:18 am

C.s.lewis like many atheist read it in an attempt to discredit .He like many sincere truth seeking people became a Christian. Taking portions out of context and especially ignoring historical relevance of world history around the context is foolish.

Robert Mcgivern says:

March 16, 2020 at 8:00 am

The truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth.

Robert Mcgivern says:

March 16, 2020 at 8:01 am

“I can do all things through a verse taken out of context ” ?

Michael Solgonick says:

March 16, 2020 at 10:25 am

Such great advice! NEVER! NEVER! NEVER!!!
There is so much bad theology in every denomination because most (including preacher and teachers) do NOT follow this one piece of advice!

MayOna Thomson says:

March 16, 2020 at 11:37 am

So true…..but there’s more……when studying a topic, read every single scripture that talks about that subject, ensuring you read the pretext and get the correct context. We MUST allow scripture to interpret scripture or we will loose our way theologically and stray from the Truth. In Timothy it says, “guard your doctrine, in doing so you will not only save yourself, but others too’.
Thank you for posting this.

Bob Bosch says:

March 17, 2020 at 12:14 am

The easiest way to never read a bible verse is to throw the bible in the bin.

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