Christian Paradigm Shifts

As we begin our journey of digging into the the Bible in chronological order, I'd like to share some resources that may be helpful. Some may like to journal or take notes as you read. If so Rock, Paper, Scriptures has a free  study sheet here . It is a story analysis sheet to record your observations and personal applications. **Not an endorsement of entire site** Some may like a formal Q &A format. If so, InterVarsity Press has a free resource which offers study questions for each book of the Bible. You can find the resource here . For a different book of the Bible, in the search box just enter Quiet Time and then the name of the book. For example. Quiet Time Exodus. Remember.... This devotional from Wendy Pope, " It's Okay if We Don't Understand the Whole Bible " really helped to take the pressure off of Bible reading.  From Deuteronomy 29:29 NLT: “The Lord our God has secrets known to no one. We are not accountable for

   This year we will be seeing the big picture of the Bible story. It is helpful to have an outline of Bible content. Most study Bibles have such an outline. Bible in a Year has a great timeline here . It is entitled chart Bible history overview The Bible covers a lot of ground.  

 I plan on making a monthly reading chart. Above is the reading schedule for January. Click on the picture to enlarge it and print it out.

As we begin our one year study of the Bible, we need to understand that God did not reveal Himself and His plan all at once. He gave it piece by piece. This is called progressive revelation. We first see the promise of God's plan in Genesis 3:15... And I will put enmity Between you and the woman, And between your seed and her seed; He shall bruise you on the head, And you shall bruise him on the heel. All through the Old Testament we see glimpses of God's plan and the coming of the awaited Savior. The plan finally culminates in the birth of Jesus. Hebrews 1:1-3 tells us...   God, after He spoke long ago to the fathers in the prophets in many portions and in many ways, in these last days has spoken to us in His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the world. And He is the radiance of His glory and the exact representation of His nature, and upholds all things by the word of His power. When He had made purif

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