Danielle

I read bits of the Bible from time to time. I read it more like a novel than a instruction manual or whatever, like Christians do. I don't like every single message the Bible promotes, but have found some stories I like in it. The Book of Job was a favorite of mine as a kid. Nowadays, I'm digging much of the Gospel of Luke.

Anyone else got a favorite reading from the Bible?

mtatum4496

The Sermon on the Mount is a favorite of mine. Also the prayer of Jesus to his father while in the Garden of Gethsemane as recorded in John 17 also is one that I love to read over and over.

DizzyDee

I also enjoy much of the Sermon on the Mount and John 17.

Also, a couple of weeks ago I got to thinking about a couple of my really close friends - you know, the kind of people you love more than anything and would do anything for and the verse that says, "Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends." The thought brought tears to my eyes as I thought that I really love these two particular friends that much, and I know in a pinch they would be there for me. It was a poignant moment for me.

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DizzyDee

"The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts." - Bertrand Russell

mtatum4496

Thank you for reminding me of that passage, DizzyDee.

Thinking of friends who love and support one another reminded me of a verse from the Old Testament that was once offered to me with a unique approach.
The verse is Isaiah 1:18:

"Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool."

My friend's interpretation of this verse was influenced by what he understood to truly constitue sin - that is, sin are those acts that we willfully choose to do that harm ourselves or others. Within that context, he saw within this verse the opportunity for dialogue, foregiveness, and reconciliation to take place between two entities (in this case, God and a human being) even if the circumstances had been most dire.

His interpretation certainly appealed to the Universalist in me, as I tend to think there is always the potential for anyone to cease doing things that hurt self and others and seek another way to live.

Grant

I like Proverbs 11:3... that verse has kept me alive (not literally) the past few weeks...

Faydwyn

I too view the Bible as the collected stories and myths of a people, no more and no less. But I think the poetry of the beginning of Genesis is quite beautiful. “In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.”

I also really like Ecclesiastes 3:
“To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:
A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;
A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up;
A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;
A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;
A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;
A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace.”

DizzyDee

I like Ecclesiastes 3 too - I had forgot about that one.

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DizzyDee

"The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts." - Bertrand Russell

}SoC{Sumguy

i really dont have a favorite, i like the whole New Testament in general.

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George

Both Genesis and Revalations are the most fascinating pieces of literature I've eve read hands down.

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techluck

I love the Psalms. I have read them over and over. They each tell a different story and they are a real source of strength for me.