Many Bibles have passages marked out so you can read it in 1 yr?

Question

I'm trying to keep it up but I find myself so sick of reading. Is there some kind of unwritten rule I don't know aobut?

Answer 1

Try reading a different translation of the Bible than the one you are using now. Sometimes it makes it more pleasant to read it when you can understand it in more modern English. You might want to try The Living Bible, or Living Insights Bible, or the one I use the most is The New World Translation.
Another thing you might try is not pigeon-holing yourself into a timeline for this. Unless it is some sort of necessessity, don't push yourself to finish it in one year. It sounds as if you might be 'rebelling' against doing it so quickly. Don't lock yourself into that if it is stopping you from actually accomplishing your goal. Pray before you begin reading and ask God for insight into the scriptures you are about to read, and when you are finished, ask yourself questions about what you just read. Who was it about? What happened? What did it mean in God's ultimate plan for mankind? Did it have a personal meaning for you? Do you apply what you learned? If not, what can you do to make it more a part of your life?
By meditating on what you have just read, you grasp more of it, and you remember it longer. During your day, make it your goal to use a scripture you read the last time you read. Share it with someone, or use it as inspiration for yourself during your day. What I am saying, is to make the Bible more real for yourself, and it will become a pleasure, not a chore to read on a daily basis! God does not overlook those things we do in His behalf. Remember that!

Answer 2

Is this your first time reading though the Bible? If it is the one year reading is not always the best way to go. Since you tend to start out in the Old Testament and move pretty rapidly into some of the "harder" books like Numbers.

If it is your first time reading I would start with Romans (it is in many ways the constitution of the church) The read Mark (the shortest of the Gospels) Move on to Luke (The most descriptive) and Acts (The squeal to Luke) Then Matthew and John and the rest of the New Testament except for Revelations (Save that for last). The head to the OT and read Genies, Exodus, Joshua, Judges, Ruth, Samuel 1 and 2. By then you will have gotten the "hang" of Bible reading and can try the "harder" books

Good Luck and God Bless

Answer 3

My Bible plus all the reference pages is only 466 pages. I've had to read technical books over 900 pages long in less than 6 months and take certification exams over the material. Why do people find it so hard to read a Bible? No schematics, no programming, no trouble shooting. Read, take notes, study, cross reference. It's a whole lot easier than reading some the boring stuff they assign me at work to keep my job.

Answer 4

You should read because you want to. Not out of some kind of obligation to some rule that says you should. God loves you if you read. God loves you if you don't read. Reading is for your benefit, but it's not the only way to learn and find God's love. Look around and open your eyes at life and what it can teach you.

Answer 5

If you're only reading part of the Bible then you aren't really reading the Bible. Your reading a book with all the good parts left out, and only left with what the editor wanted you to know

Answer 6

Reading the Bible is a serious thing, it is not about how long it would take you to read it, but to learn from Jehovah God and what he as to tell you about the past that will really help you in the present and future.

Answer 7

ARE YOU READING IT TO PROVE THAT YOU CAN OR ARE YOU READING IT FOR THE KNOWLEDGE OF GOD THAT CAN BE PART OF YOUR LIFE!!!!