6 Ways People Read the Bible

Click here to read the full article at RENEW.org: https://renew.org/ways-people-read-the-bible/  This an audio version of a written Article from RENEW.org Check out other great articles on RENEW.org here: https://renew.org/articles/ People throughout history have done all sorts of things with Bibles. Some have bought them and left them on shelves. Others have burned them in book burnings. Bibles have been manipulated like sock puppets in the hands of people who want to make the Bible say what they want it to say. So what is the best way to use the Bible? Here are six options for how you might read the Bible. Why don’t you take a few minutes and ask yourself which of these six best describe how you read the Bible? Option 1: I don’t. Just owning a Bible doesn’t mean you read it. (And if we’re being honest, just reading it doesn’t mean you understand it.) The truth is the Bible is a massive book that was written a long time ago, and it can be intimidating to open. Especially since it’s been known to change the lives of people who take it seriously. So one option is simply not to read it. Here’s another reason people, even Christians, might not feel like reading their Bibles: They feel like they already basically know what it says. But do they? A lot of people who grew up in the church basically learned a seven-year-old’s version of the Bible. They learned some stories, they learned some moral lessons (we should be a good person, not a bad person), and they learned that Jesus died and rose from the dead. And that’s about all they learned. The truth is the seven-year-old’s version is like a swimming pool, whereas the Bible is like an ocean. You could spend your life studying just a few of the Bible’s books and still have more to learn by the end. Listen for more... Join RENEW.org's Newsletter: https://renew.org/resources/newsletter-sign-up/ Join RENEW.org at one of our upcoming events: https://renew.org/resources/events/ Get our Premium podcast feed featuring all the breakout sessions from the RENEW gathering early.  https://reallifetheologypodcast.supercast.com/  Be sure to like, subscribe and follow on social media!  You can find us on: Instagram: @the.renew.network  Facebook: Renew.org  Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@RENEWnetwork Twitter: @therenewnetwork TikTok: the.renew.network  Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/RENEW