Conference yukon::christian_v7

	If you could had to pick a single book of the bible to
	study, what would it be ?  (not that you wouldn't get a 
	chance to study the others later, but if you had to pick one
	to start with)

	We're going on vacation next week, and I am thinking of picking up
	a study guide.  I figure we'll get through one book in the week,
	but I can't decide what book to study.

	What's your personal favorite ?  
	
	Karen

Karen, regarding a book to pick.  It depends a lot on what you're looking for.

John is a great gospel to read.  More than any other it portrays Jesus as God
Himself.

Romans is probably the most complete theological presentation.

Isaiah is great, there's so much stuff in there, though there's a fair amount
of repetition to wade through.

Acts is a wonderful study of what our Christian lives are meant to be like.

Deuteronomy lays out better than perhaps any other book our right
relationship to God.

Hebrews presents the sufficiency of Christ in all ways.

The four short letters following Corinthians: Galatians, Ephesians,
Phillipians, Collosians, is probably about the most compact section of the
Bible.  There is SO MUCH stuff in those four little letters.

I could go on, but you only wanted one..... :-)

Paul

>	If you could had to pick a single book of the bible to
>	study, what would it be ?  (not that you wouldn't get a 
>	chance to study the others later, but if you had to pick one
>	to start with)


       I love Acts.  Being a history buff I love reading about the founding
       of the church, Paul's missionary journeys, the power of the Holy 
       Spirit as men who just a few days before were dejected after the
       death of their Lord, witnessed him alive and empowered by the Holy
       Spirit began to evangelize the world.  There is much for today's
       church to learn from Acts.  The name Christian was first used in
       Acts and we can see where the name came from and who the first Christians
       were and what they believed.

       Then, I love John, particularly chapters 14-17



  Jim

    Hi,
    
    Why dont you get a book that will build you up in faith.
    Like a book from Keneth Haggin, hes got a book called growing up
    spiritually which I have read and it is great.
    There are others from Keneth Haggin Junior or even Ray Macauly And
    other Great men of God.
    
    Try reading one of these books and follow in your bible just to make
    sure that you are not led astray by the book you choose.
    
    God Bless You and may you grow.
    
    Jesus Said " My People perish for a lack of knowledge."
    
    
    Regards
    
    Frank

 In .1 Karen indicates she is looking for input on books in the Bible to 
 study.




 Jim

    I love ACTS!!!! :-)

      I think I would go with Romans or John.  Jim, I agree with you
      on chs. 14-17.  Awesome!
    
      For a little book, 1 John is wonderful.
    
    						Tony

    Revelation - the only book that promises a blessing to those who read
    it.

>    Why dont you get a book that will build you up in faith.
>    Like a book from Keneth Haggin, hes got a book called growing up
>    spiritually which I have read and it is great.
>    There are others from Keneth Haggin Junior or even Ray Macauly And
>    other Great men of God.
    
    I'd rather stick with God's Word than someone who steals their doctrine
    from metaphysicalists like EW Kenyon.
    
    Mike

    I know Revelation the best, but for just the enjoyment of reading a
    book I might lean toward First John. It's short enough that you could
    read it in its entirety at a sitting, so you could read it through
    every day while on vacation. It wasn't until I actually studied First
    John that I became convinced re eternal security.
    
    	BD�

	Thanks for the input!

	I thought of 1 John, too, but then felt it might be too short.

	I've done ACTS and a little bit of Hebrews, but there is 
	so much in Hebrews that can be studied!

	I'll probably select a specific study on either Romans or John.

	Jamie's looking forward to this, too!

	We'll also be bringing along a book about marriage and reading
	that together each night.  


	Karen

    It's a difficult choice, isn't it?  :-)   Romans and/or John would get
    my vote.  So much content!  So much depth!  So much to learn!
    
    God Bless,
    Janet Brown

    	Ruth.  Not for any theological reason, but because it is
    	the "patron book" of our marriage.  The "wherever you go"
    	passage was woven throughout our wedding -- the popular
    	song of that theme was sung at our wedding, and we incorporated
    	that text into our vows.  "Wherever you go" was inscripted
    	on our wedding cake, and I did the artwork on the cover of
    	the booklet we had made for the wedding that contained the
    	songs and readings.  On the cover were two doves soaring 
    	together between the words "wherever you go".

      Boy Karen, we sure seem to think alike at least in some
      respects!
    
      You mentioned Romans, John, 1 John, and Hebrews.  I mentioned
      the first three and am memorizing Hebrews!
    
      						Tony

    I like Ruth, too.  However, I would pick Revelation.  It has been a
    blessing to me, perhaps more than any other book in the Bible.
    
    -steve

    
    AHHHHHHHH!  I can't decide!!!!
    
    Jill

    ahhh, make a decision ya wimp ;'p

    
    Romans is my favorite, definitely.  Especially Romans 6, 8, and 12.
    
    Revelations is a close second.  And when I am struggling, Philippians
    is where I go. 
    
    Mary Jo 

Psalms is my favourite for O.T. 
- N.T., errrrmm, probably John

Chele

What about James, the practical manual for Christian living?

Peter.

I like the black leather bound NIV ones with the easy to locate cut-out tabs
that I never use anyway except for the small books of John cause I can't
ever seem to find them.


			;^)

I know... I know.... you asked a nano question and I just gave a micro answer
but I have never had any realy favorite book. Just love the whole thing

John I 

    
    Okay...I can do this.  Just one, right?  Ummmm...
    
    Only one? 
    
    Ummmm...
    
    AHHHHHHHHHHHHH!  I can't do it!   I can't choose just one.
    
    Jill
    

    John

    The Bible is like Lays Potatoe Chips.. you can never read just one! :-)
    
    

    .25
    
    AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrGH!

 :-)

    I couldn't have said it better myself, but I'm glad I didn't!

    c'mon Jilla, you can do it! really you can!

With Karen on vacation already, my vote is too late, but I can't resist 
anyway, because I'm just too hooked on those potato chips (was it?) ;-)

Isaiah.  
	It has the richness of the Old Testament, the gleam of the gospel, 
	the wonder of the millenium.  If there were no other book at all, I 
	could feed on that one for a lifetime.

Sure, it goes for the rest of them too, to a different degree, but Isaiah
just blows me away (and at my weight, that's no mean feat!).  The first
half has a lot of negative in it, but this only serves to emphasise the
highlights (1:18-19, 12:2-3, 25:6-9, 26:3,8,12, 30:20-21, 32:15,17, 33:17
and after about chapter 42, the revelation goes hyper.

But then, I doubt I'd choose it to go through on vacation.  At least, not
in detail, unless it was more 'retirement' than 'vacation'.  1 John would
be more practical.  Or Romans 8 (the chapter would be enough, and its a
great encourager for a vacation). 

And then, all the basic doctrines are worked out in Genesis, with the 
practical outworking in people's lives.  

Argh!  Those potato chips!  Any danger of putting on a gospel belly?


								Andrew

I'm looking forward to hearing which one you ultimately chose, Karen.

 - and maybe some blessings from it!

								Andrew

    I'm sure we're ssupposed to ask for daily bread - not potato chips ;-)
    
    My faves are Deuteronomy (there are some wonderful encouragements
    there), Haggai ('cos it's challenging) and one of the gospels ('cos
    they talk about Jesus). To pick just one is really hard so I'll close
    my eyes and whichever one I type is the winner:-
    
    
    gfnsdksfhef
    
    
    So there we have it!!!
    
    Love
    Ben

 I spent some time reading John 14 last night..I read it to myself, then aloud
 and received such a blessing from it.  It is amazing how so many times we
 can read something we've read many times before in the Word, and grasp some-
 thing new from it..


 "The Word of God is living and active..."




 Jim

	And the winner is....





















	ROMANS !

	We got as far as the first chapter of the study guide.  There's
	something like 30 questions in just the first chapter, and many of
	them are *not* short answer essays ;-)  Also, several of the
	questions got us into long discussions that tended to stray beyond
	the discussion of Romans 1:1-1:17, but were fruitful nonetheless.

	It was a good start - we'll need to set up a time to continue with
	it at home.

	Karen

	PS - we also picked up a "Bible crossword" book for $1.99 that
	we brought along and worked on together.  I won't tell you all
	that I beat Jamie ;-)

	

    ;')

>	                                          I won't tell you all
>	that I beat Jamie ;-)

    OK - we'll keep it 'hush-hush' (In my best Maxwell Smart voice - "I
    demand the 'Cone-of-Silence'")

� I won't tell you all that I beat Jamie ;-)

I would think not indeed!  I don't know which would be worse; the 
embarrassment it would heap on Jamie, or the pride it would engender in 
you!  Karen, I commend you on your admirable restraint on not telling us!
I wouldn't tell you I beat Ros, either, partly because it wouldn't be true...
(We hadn't even got the book...;-)

							&rew

    Karen,
    
    Good to have you back.  I was actually thinking about you last
    night wondering what had happened to you, then remembered that
    you were on vacation.
    
    I have not done an intensive study of Romans yet but with
    all the discussion of it in here and on the radio I think
    that it is time.  Now, to go check out how many different
    study guides there are and pick one.
    
    Pam

    Karen,

    I was just reminded of that old 'loaded question'...

    "Do you still beat your husband?" :') :') :')