Comments on: How Long Does it Take to Read the Bible? http://www.christiansontheclock.org/archives/how-long-does-it-take-to-read-the-bible What is your hurt, habit, or hangup? Are you ready for complete freedom from your addictions? Try this plan and you'll find why God put you here on earth. Sat, 03 Dec 2011 21:08:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Matt http://www.christiansontheclock.org/archives/how-long-does-it-take-to-read-the-bible/comment-page-1#comment-45480 Matt Tue, 25 Oct 2011 03:17:25 +0000 http://www.christiansontheclock.org/archives/how-long-does-it-take-to-read-the-bible#comment-45480 Thanks Benaiah. My original post's intention was to say "get out there and read it". People get intimidated, but reading the Bible is not supposed to be scary. Getting all the way through it can become an idol in itself, but throwing out the timeframe was meant to encourage others, not derail the post with a bunch of comments like "no do it this way, no do it that way, you're encouraging people to be sloppy, no, you're encouraging people to be lazy, etc.... :) Thanks Benaiah. My original post’s intention was to say “get out there and read it”. People get intimidated, but reading the Bible is not supposed to be scary. Getting all the way through it can become an idol in itself, but throwing out the timeframe was meant to encourage others, not derail the post with a bunch of comments like “no do it this way, no do it that way, you’re encouraging people to be sloppy, no, you’re encouraging people to be lazy, etc…. :)

]]> By: Matt http://www.christiansontheclock.org/archives/how-long-does-it-take-to-read-the-bible/comment-page-1#comment-45479 Matt Tue, 25 Oct 2011 03:13:30 +0000 http://www.christiansontheclock.org/archives/how-long-does-it-take-to-read-the-bible#comment-45479 Hi "John" - I'm a scientist by profession and get what you're saying but much of what you seem to be upset about comes from a misunderstanding of the Bible. Many of the apparent contradictions in the Bible come from not so much God's endorsement of sin but rather God allowing man to pursue his own way (for awhile, at least). Hi “John” – I’m a scientist by profession and get what you’re saying but much of what you seem to be upset about comes from a misunderstanding of the Bible. Many of the apparent contradictions in the Bible come from not so much God’s endorsement of sin but rather God allowing man to pursue his own way (for awhile, at least).

]]> By: Melissa http://www.christiansontheclock.org/archives/how-long-does-it-take-to-read-the-bible/comment-page-1#comment-45286 Melissa Mon, 17 Oct 2011 20:45:19 +0000 http://www.christiansontheclock.org/archives/how-long-does-it-take-to-read-the-bible#comment-45286 I would love to know how Andrew and his wife broke up the readings over 76 hours. Did you have people sign up? Did you have the text broken up already? We are considering doing this, also, and I would love some logistics behind this! Thanks!! I would love to know how Andrew and his wife broke up the readings over 76 hours. Did you have people sign up? Did you have the text broken up already?

We are considering doing this, also, and I would love some logistics behind this!

Thanks!!

]]> By: Manon http://www.christiansontheclock.org/archives/how-long-does-it-take-to-read-the-bible/comment-page-1#comment-44165 Manon Thu, 15 Sep 2011 07:35:43 +0000 http://www.christiansontheclock.org/archives/how-long-does-it-take-to-read-the-bible#comment-44165 Jeremy, can you please tell me where to get the Bible for Android? Thanks. I listen to the Bible in French, and have to say that many things come to life for me while listening because I am more of an auditory than a visual learner. That said, I get deeper revelations when I read and meditate verse by berse, rather than letting it wash over me without pause. Also, the pre-literate peoples' brains were wired entirely differently than ours. They couldn't look up something in a book or google it, so everything they knew had to be stored in their brain. Their brains were like encyclopedias, and they could store massive amounts of data and organize it in ways we could never do. The Odyssey, for instance, a typical example of the oral tradition. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, and other literature from that period, Middle Ages, has alliteration and gallumphing rhythms as aids to memory. Look at Fanny Brice, blind almost from birth, and yet she heard and knew by heart most of the Bible when she was a little child by having it read to her. She would meditate on it on her own time. She also composed thousands of hymns, keeping multiple hymns at a time in her brain, some unfinished, until they were put to paper. (Did she do it by Braille? don't remember) Jeremy, can you please tell me where to get the Bible for Android? Thanks.
I listen to the Bible in French, and have to say that many things come to life for me while listening because I am more of an auditory than a visual learner. That said, I get deeper revelations when I read and meditate verse by berse, rather than letting it wash over me without pause.
Also, the pre-literate peoples’ brains were wired entirely differently than ours. They couldn’t look up something in a book or google it, so everything they knew had to be stored in their brain. Their brains were like encyclopedias, and they could store massive amounts of data and organize it in ways we could never do. The Odyssey, for instance, a typical example of the oral tradition. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, and other literature from that period, Middle Ages, has alliteration and gallumphing rhythms as aids to memory.

Look at Fanny Brice, blind almost from birth, and yet she heard and knew by heart most of the Bible when she was a little child by having it read to her. She would meditate on it on her own time. She also composed thousands of hymns, keeping multiple hymns at a time in her brain, some unfinished, until they were put to paper. (Did she do it by Braille? don’t remember)

]]> By: Benaiah http://www.christiansontheclock.org/archives/how-long-does-it-take-to-read-the-bible/comment-page-1#comment-43362 Benaiah Thu, 11 Aug 2011 04:07:39 +0000 http://www.christiansontheclock.org/archives/how-long-does-it-take-to-read-the-bible#comment-43362 I noticed that you removed my post. That's okay for whatever reason you had. My hope however is that everyone who has visited this site and all who do so in the future will seek God and read His Word and accept Him as their personal Savior for the rest of their days. God bless you all. I noticed that you removed my post. That’s okay for whatever reason you had. My hope however is that everyone who has visited this site and all who do so in the future will seek God and read His Word and accept Him as their personal Savior for the rest of their days.

God bless you all.

]]> By: John Doe http://www.christiansontheclock.org/archives/how-long-does-it-take-to-read-the-bible/comment-page-1#comment-43018 John Doe Thu, 28 Jul 2011 21:00:04 +0000 http://www.christiansontheclock.org/archives/how-long-does-it-take-to-read-the-bible#comment-43018 You guys are ignorant as hell. Watch The Atheist Experience. Devote some time to understanding what we know about the universe from science. Stop indoctrinating your kiddies. You guys of course are the mass cult followers of religion - beliefs and stories told to children by farmers and goat herders, riddled with lunacy, murder, rape, slavery endorsement and hundreds of blatant contradictions, none of which belong in any intellectual conversation in modern society. You guys are ignorant as hell. Watch The Atheist Experience. Devote some time to understanding what we know about the universe from science. Stop indoctrinating your kiddies. You guys of course are the mass cult followers of religion – beliefs and stories told to children by farmers and goat herders, riddled with lunacy, murder, rape, slavery endorsement and hundreds of blatant contradictions, none of which belong in any intellectual conversation in modern society.

]]> By: Nina http://www.christiansontheclock.org/archives/how-long-does-it-take-to-read-the-bible/comment-page-1#comment-43014 Nina Thu, 28 Jul 2011 15:40:23 +0000 http://www.christiansontheclock.org/archives/how-long-does-it-take-to-read-the-bible#comment-43014 I stumbled across this page because I was looking for how long it would take to read the Bible. I have been following the chronoligcaL ORDER Bible reading plan to gain the understanding and knowledge of our history and God's instructions for my life. I do desire to read the Bible in its entirety as this is very beneficial in my opinion. But even much more beneficial to every believer and person in general is studying the Bible. I always pray for wisdom and understanding. God always confirms His word to me. I love that about Him! He is anxious for us to know Him and so he responds in great delight when we ask that of Him... for understanding. Every last post written in response to the original posting is phenomenal. I have been blessed by all the ideas, wisdom, and advice given. Thanks for what you (the author) do. Keep writing because I now have a new "add to favorites" website. I look forward to visiting again! I stumbled across this page because I was looking for how long it would take to read the Bible. I have been following the chronoligcaL ORDER Bible reading plan to gain the understanding and knowledge of our history and God’s instructions for my life. I do desire to read the Bible in its entirety as this is very beneficial in my opinion. But even much more beneficial to every believer and person in general is studying the Bible. I always pray for wisdom and understanding. God always confirms His word to me. I love that about Him! He is anxious for us to know Him and so he responds in great delight when we ask that of Him… for understanding. Every last post written in response to the original posting is phenomenal. I have been blessed by all the ideas, wisdom, and advice given. Thanks for what you (the author) do. Keep writing because I now have a new “add to favorites” website. I look forward to visiting again!

]]> By: Benaiah http://www.christiansontheclock.org/archives/how-long-does-it-take-to-read-the-bible/comment-page-1#comment-43002 Benaiah Thu, 28 Jul 2011 08:30:52 +0000 http://www.christiansontheclock.org/archives/how-long-does-it-take-to-read-the-bible#comment-43002 Hi Guys. Just want to say great job on reading God's Word. It refreshes my soul to see others taking the time to read what He left us. It truly is worth more than silver and gold. I have read the Bible 27 times. I've read the Old Testament 27 times and the New Testament 40+ times. I have found that people who make a lot of bally hoo about studying the Bible usually don't read it much at all. It is just another form of legalism saying "yes I study the Bible, I just don't read it." These people want to exaclt themselves over others while hindering people from seeking the Truth who is Jesus and not them. I encourage you all to learn from Jesus because He is gentle and meek and read His word at your own speed. Take you time. Relish His Word, delight in it. For those who are serious about reading it, I have found that reading in 8 large sections is quite helpful. The sections can be read in any order. They are as follows 1) Genesis - Deuteronomy. 2) Joshua - Ruth. 3) 1 Samuel - Esther. 4) Job - Song of Solomon. 5) Isaiah - Daniel. 6) Hosea - Malachi. 7) Matthew - Acts. 8) Romans - Revelations. This is just a tip to take or leave but following these large chunks of scripture, you get to skip around, but not leave off in the middle of the story. Anyway, sorry for the length. God bless you all and I wish you all the best in reading God's wonderful Word. Hi Guys. Just want to say great job on reading God’s Word. It refreshes my soul to see others taking the time to read what He left us. It truly is worth more than silver and gold. I have read the Bible 27 times. I’ve read the Old Testament 27 times and the New Testament 40+ times.

I have found that people who make a lot of bally hoo about studying the Bible usually don’t read it much at all. It is just another form of legalism saying “yes I study the Bible, I just don’t read it.” These people want to exaclt themselves over others while hindering people from seeking the Truth who is Jesus and not them.

I encourage you all to learn from Jesus because He is gentle and meek and read His word at your own speed. Take you time. Relish His Word, delight in it. For those who are serious about reading it, I have found that reading in 8 large sections is quite helpful. The sections can be read in any order. They are as follows 1) Genesis – Deuteronomy. 2) Joshua – Ruth. 3) 1 Samuel – Esther. 4) Job – Song of Solomon. 5) Isaiah – Daniel. 6) Hosea – Malachi. 7) Matthew – Acts. 8) Romans – Revelations.

This is just a tip to take or leave but following these large chunks of scripture, you get to skip around, but not leave off in the middle of the story. Anyway, sorry for the length. God bless you all and I wish you all the best in reading God’s wonderful Word.

]]> By: KT http://www.christiansontheclock.org/archives/how-long-does-it-take-to-read-the-bible/comment-page-1#comment-41669 KT Sun, 05 Jun 2011 18:22:45 +0000 http://www.christiansontheclock.org/archives/how-long-does-it-take-to-read-the-bible#comment-41669 The old saying says: "Different Strokes for Different Folks"; in other words, different things work better for different people. If reading Bible works for you, do it! If listening to the Bible works for you, do it! If both reading and listening to the Bible work for you, do both! The devil and his army of demons has a lot of ways to distract you from reading or listening to The Word of God. And this is devil's priority: to steal time from you during the day so you could not read The Word of God. This is a common theme among comments here: people have problem sticking to regular reading of The Word of God. Distractions can be caused by different things: obligations or time commitments for children, relatives, responsibilities, unscheduled events, family issues, health issues, bad mood or sickness, frustration at work, pressure from boss at work, etc. For those people who commute and spend a lot of time in the car, on the bus, on the train, you will feel blessed to immerse yourself into the Word of God by listening to Audio Bible. Will this replace reading? No! But it will surely uplift your spirit and every time you listen to the Bible you will feel in your inner spirit that "Out of the fullness of heart the mouth will speak". The more you will listen to the Word of God, the more holy you will feel yourself, and more demons will be running away from you, and your prayers will become more powerful. There are many reputable Audio Bible versions available through Amazon.Com. One of the most valuable qualities of Amazon.Com is that you can read comments of people who bought Audio Bible and listened to it and added their positive, neutral or negative comments. There are many Audio Bibles for different versions available out there (NIV, KJV, ESV, NASB, etc). Many readers like these narrators: Thomas Nelson, Zondervan Dramatized Bible (many readers), Alexander Scourby, Stephen Johnston, Max McLean. I personally like Max McLean, because he felt in his spirit to memorize!! different biblical books (Mark, Genesis, and other books). This alone told me that he was not just a reader, but a person who loves the Word of God. The old saying says: “Different Strokes for Different Folks”; in other words, different things work better for different people.

If reading Bible works for you, do it!
If listening to the Bible works for you, do it!
If both reading and listening to the Bible work for you, do both!

The devil and his army of demons has a lot of ways to distract you from reading or listening to The Word of God. And this is devil’s priority: to steal time from you during the day so you could not read The Word of God.

This is a common theme among comments here: people have problem sticking to regular reading of The Word of God. Distractions can be caused by different things: obligations or time commitments for children, relatives, responsibilities, unscheduled events, family issues, health issues, bad mood or sickness, frustration at work, pressure from boss at work, etc.

For those people who commute and spend a lot of time in the car, on the bus, on the train, you will feel blessed to immerse yourself into the Word of God by listening to Audio Bible. Will this replace reading? No! But it will surely uplift your spirit and every time you listen to the Bible you will feel in your inner spirit that “Out of the fullness of heart the mouth will speak”. The more you will listen to the Word of God, the more holy you will feel yourself, and more demons will be running away from you, and your prayers will become more powerful.

There are many reputable Audio Bible versions available through Amazon.Com. One of the most valuable qualities of Amazon.Com is that you can read comments of people who bought Audio Bible and listened to it and added their positive, neutral or negative comments.

There are many Audio Bibles for different versions available out there (NIV, KJV, ESV, NASB, etc). Many readers like these narrators: Thomas Nelson, Zondervan Dramatized Bible (many readers), Alexander Scourby, Stephen Johnston, Max McLean. I personally like Max McLean, because he felt in his spirit to memorize!! different biblical books (Mark, Genesis, and other books). This alone told me that he was not just a reader, but a person who loves the Word of God.

]]> By: Hilary http://www.christiansontheclock.org/archives/how-long-does-it-take-to-read-the-bible/comment-page-1#comment-41192 Hilary Wed, 11 May 2011 00:42:41 +0000 http://www.christiansontheclock.org/archives/how-long-does-it-take-to-read-the-bible#comment-41192 “The average person who used Facebook in each of the last 12 months has spent 70 hours 26 minutes on the site during that period, according to a spokesman from Nielsen Online, the company which conducted the research. They also calculated that the most addicted users have spent over 125 hours on the site during the last year – the equivalent of more than a whole working week.” What if we read the bible like we do facebook posts? I mean, they really are the posts of Jesus Christ :) His Profile doesn't change, but his posts can and will change your life everyday if you let it. Just something to think about :) “The average person who used Facebook in each of the last 12 months has spent 70 hours 26 minutes on the site during that period, according to a spokesman from Nielsen Online, the company which conducted the research. They also calculated that the most addicted users have spent over 125 hours on the site during the last year – the equivalent of more than a whole working week.”

What if we read the bible like we do facebook posts? I mean, they really are the posts of Jesus Christ :) His Profile doesn’t change, but his posts can and will change your life everyday if you let it.

Just something to think about :)

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