i really want to get more involved in reading the bible!!! im 14 yrs old
well, i want some certain bible verses that are really important, like certain ones, it doesnt really matter what just some really interestin ones!
yea i know some will be like their all interesting, read the whole thing!! yea i want to read it all but i also want certain verses that are really good and important to you, like ur favorite verses, etc.
thax!!!!
2007-03-10 05:00:13 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Dear Dance,
You've received several good suggestions of verses to read!
Some that I would suggest are John 14:27; Isaiah 40 and Psalm 23.
I was about your age when I wrote in my diary one Sunday, "Someday I want to read the whole Bible." I didn't make any plans to do that. Maybe I was thinking that I would not understand it until I was an adult. Looking back I wish that I had read it before I -
started dating
graduated from high school
went to college
got married
had children
- but I didn't
I didn't finally read the Bible from cover-to-cover until my life was falling apart at the seams. I was going through divorce and things were really bad at work due to the banking crisis at the time. One Sunday I prayed "God, I just want ..." I didn't even know what I wanted other than for the pain to be gone. I believe the Holy Spirit finished my prayer for me "... to read the Bible from cover-to-cover. Will You arrange the time and the money?" I got laid off 2 days later and received 15 weeks of severance pay in answer to that prayer.
I read The Daily Walk Bible and it was the only place I could find any comfort. It was so good that I couldn't put it down and I finished it in 90 days. Reading the Bible was the BEST thing I've ever done in my life and I keep doing it every year now.
Edit: I would like to share with you a love letter written using Bible verses. Print out a copy of The Father's Love Letter and realize that it is God's Love Letter to YOU.
http://www.fathersloveletter.com/..........
The Cry of a Father’s Heart from Genesis to Revelation
Father’s Love Letter
My Child …
You may not know me, but I know everything about you
Psalm 139:1
I know when you sit down and when you rise up Psalm 139:2
I am familiar with all your ways ……. Psalm 139:3
Even the very hairs on your head are numbered
Matthew 10:29-31
For you were made in my image ……. Genesis 1:21
In me you live and move and have your being ……. Acts 17:28
For you are my offspring ……. Acts 17:28
I knew you even before you were conceived …. Jeremiah 1:4-5
I chose you when I planned creation ……. Ephesians 1:11-12
You were not a mistake ……. Psalm 139:15-16
For all your days are written in my book ……. Psalm 139:15-16
I determined the exact time of your birth and where you would live ... Acts 17:26
You are fearfully and wonderfully made ……. Psalm 139:14
I knit you together in your mother’s womb ……. Psalm 139:13
And brought you forth on the day you were born ……. Psalm 71:6
I have been misrepresented by those who don’t know me
John 8:41-44
I am not distant and angry, but am the complete expression of love …1 John 4:18
And it is my desire to lavish my love on you ……. 1 John 3:1
Simply because you are my child and I am your Father
1 John 3:1
I offer you more than your earthly father ever could Matthew 7:11
For I am the perfect Father ……. Matthew 5:48
Every good gift that you receive comes from my hand
James 1:17
For I am your provider and I meet all your needs Matthew 6:31-33
My plan for your future has always been filled with hope
Jeremiah 29:11
Because I love you with an everlasting love ……. Jeremiah 31:3
My thoughts toward you are countless as the sand on the seashore ... Psalm 139:17-18
And I rejoice over you with singing ……. Zephaniah 3:17
I will never stop doing good to you ……. Jeremiah 32:40
For you are my treasured possession ……. Exodus 19:5
I desire to establish you with all my heart and all my soul
Jeremiah 32:41
And I want to show you great and marvelous things
Jeremiah 33:3
If you seek me with all your heart, you will find me
Deuteronomy 4:29
Delight in me and I will give you the desires of your heart
Psalm 37:4
For it is I who gave you those desires ……. Philippians 2:13
I am able to do more for you than you could possibly imagine
Ephesians 3:20
For I am your greatest encourager 2 Thessalonians 2:16-17
I am also the Father who comforts you in all your troubles
2 Corinthians 1:3-4
When you are brokenhearted, I am close to you Psalm 34:18
As a shepherd carries a lamb, I have carried you close to my heart … Isaiah 40:11
One day I will wipe away every tear from your eyes
Revelation 21:3-4
And I’ll take away all the pain you have suffered on this earth
Revelation 21:4
I am your Father and I love you even as I love my son, Jesus
John 17:23
For in Jesus my love for you is revealed ……. John 17:26
He is the exact representation of my being ……. Hebrews 1:3
And He came to demonstrate that I am for you, not against you ... Romans 8:31
And to tell you that I am not counting your sins
2 Corinthians 5:18-19
Jesus died so that you and I could be reconciled
2 Corinthians 5:18-19
His death was the ultimate expression of my love for you
1 John 4:10
I gave up everything I loved that I might gain your love
Romans 8:32
If you receive the gift of my son Jesus, you receive me
1 John 2:23
And nothing will ever separate you from my love again
Romans 8:38-39
Come home and I’ll throw the biggest party heaven has ever seen … Luke 15:7
I have always been Father and will always be Father
Ephesians 3:14-15
My question is … Will you be my child? ……. John 1:12-13
I am waiting for you ……. Luke 15:11-31
… Love Your Dad
Almighty God
Father Heart Communications Written by Barry Adams Copyright 1999
2007-03-10 08:06:01 · answer #1 · answered by JOYfilled - Romans 8:28 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Start with the 23 psalm.... but there are very few verses in The Bible that can stand alone... all of the Psalms are good and many of the Proverbs.... If you want to start reading the bible I recomend you start with the first two chapters of The Book of Luke. I will give you a link to the Bible page of my website... you will find my recomendation for a beginer to start reading The Bible. I do not recomend just trying to read it from front to back... If you come to The Bible honestly you will find the way God wants for you and what He has for you init... but it must be said that The Bible of theTrue Christian Faith is not intended for the non-believer... only those open to the leading of god through The Holy Spirit will find what God has for them there..... here is the link to my Bible Page...
May God guide your study... http://user1292138.sites.myregisteredsite.com/mikesinternetoutreach/id4.html
You will find my recomendations link to an online Bible to preview if you like.
If you have any questions concerning the basics you may email me from the site if you like.
2007-03-10 05:15:39 · answer #2 · answered by idahomike2 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What a great question to ask! May I suggest, first off, that you get a copy of the New Testament called 'The Message' by Eugene H Peterson. It's written in modern, every day English and is absolutely perfect for teenagers (ISBN 1-57683-102-7).
Start with John 3: 16 which explains how big God's love is for us, then check out 1 Corinthians 13 which shows us how love works.
May God guide you to other parts of the Bible and speak to you through them.
2007-03-10 05:23:45 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You can't read the bible that way, this verse, that verse. YOu lose the meaning of the message that way. It gets taken out of context without what comes before and what comes afterwards. Try reading one chapter at a time. And always remember you have to understand the context it was written in: Who they are speaking to or about, what was the histroical and literary context.
2007-03-10 05:07:10 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
God Bless you...how about these...
25At that time Jesus said, "I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children. 26Yes, Father, for this was your good pleasure. (Matthew 11)
"Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God ; trust also in me. 2In my Father’s house are many rooms; if it were not so, I would have told you. I am going there to prepare a place for you. 3And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am. (John 14)...In fact, I recommend reading from here to the end of the Gospel of John....and also check out Colossians - that is one of my favorites!
oh yea, and Psalm 23!
2007-03-10 05:10:18 · answer #5 · answered by whitehorse456 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Lets see, I love reading the Psalms and Proverbs. You can do a little of them with any other readings you are doing.
First Corinthians 13 would be right up a young girls ally. Ruth and Esther too as they deal with young women and their obedience to God. (My wife's favorite too)
the Beattitudes are very meaningful as well.
Psalm 40:11
Do not withhold your mercy from me, O LORD; may your love and your truth always protect me.
Psalm 103:17
But from everlasting to everlasting the LORD's love is with those who fear him, and his righteousness with their children's children-
Mark 12:30
Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.'
If you have a Mardel's Bookstore or other Christain store you can find a little box full of Bible scriptures that are just what you are looking for. You can pull one out and take it with you and reflect on it all day.
2007-03-10 05:23:17 · answer #6 · answered by crimthann69 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Salvation for your soul is all about faith -- faith in Jesus Christ as your Lord and Saviour. It's simple, yet life-changing. The entire New Testament is wrapped up in faith about Jesus Christ; I would read it all. Then go back and read the Old Testament -- for Jesus is God, unchanging, the same in the Old Testament as He is in the New. You will begin to see alot more about who God is. You will begin to see how Abraham's belief (faith) in God was reckoned as righteousness, and not what he did or did not do.
And if you want a couple verses, I suggest you put everything in perspective with Deut. 32:39.
2007-03-10 05:11:26 · answer #7 · answered by BowtiePasta 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Isaiah 6:8 "Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?" And I said, "Here am I. Send me!"
Check out the Book of Galations in the bible. This book gives and axcellent easy to understand basis for Christianity.
2007-03-10 05:05:24 · answer #8 · answered by nolet93 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Read Proverbs
2007-03-10 05:21:11 · answer #9 · answered by Gerry 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How about Philippians 4:4, 5,6,7, 8,9,10,11,12,13 & 19?
Zephaniah 3:17 is my favorite about God singing over you. I sing in whatever key I can make up, but if God is singing over me what does it matter what I sound like.
2007-03-10 05:06:54 · answer #10 · answered by Jan P 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋