I was with you until the bitcoin part. Maybe I don't understand crypto, but it's like the stock market. It's gambling. You shouldn't need to be paid to read the Bible. I feel like that's not doing it for the right reasons.
Not only that, but it’s been found in the patents of 5G and cryptocurrency that it’s used to draw electrical energy from individuals. I didn’t believe it at first, but nothing is off the table anymore, and the patents are blatant proof. Of course the enemy would use something that’s supposed to be of God. And the Word says even some elect will be deceived.
And, like others have pointed out, bitcoins showed up right after the big financial crisis of 2008. Evidently to target a new generation of "investors", tech-savvy and skeptical of the traditional stock market.
Personally, I've never seen the good in buying something that is fictitious and can be annihilated with the push of a button. Will MORE shenanigans of the 'making money out of money' make the economy healthier? Really?
Have used Ethereum & Wirex card as as cheaper to transfer than bitslop
You're 100% correct Martin, but never was my goal to trade.
Value annihilation is one aspect but it's fully controllable by any government as requires an internet connection.
Re "mark of the beast", no buying/selling they will insure crypto is included even to the point of only their nwo currency being legal tender ie one can also not purchase a phone data plan etc... the Bible doesn't state no "trade", which obviously they will try and control .... but i believe how many will decide to utilise in under-the-radar freedom groups/communities
Thoughtful readings of the Bible on a daily basis help build good character if we are influenced by what we read. If we don't follow the good things we read we can become hypocritical or calloused. I struggle with that. "16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:" https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2%20Timothy%203&version=KJV
There's something about scripture study that goes far beyond the words you read. Call it a gift of the spirit, or revelation (a testimony of Christ), but there is hope in those words. A hope that all is not lost and that this corrupt world is not where you belong. This doesn't just make us better people, it makes us new men (and women) in Christ.
Thanks for sharing this! It not only reenforces what all believers know in their heart, but encourages us to actually do it, and be about our Fathers business.
(1) A great scientific book. The most scientifically probable origin of the universe was through creation about 6000 years ago. "Billions of years" makes no sense since the 2nd Law of Thermodynamics (Entropy is always increasing) mandates man to molecules over such an immense stretch of time, not molecules to man. The incredibly complex structure and function of DNA, alone, could never have "evolved." It's the most complex known information storage and biological program in the universe. It was created by intelligence, and an intelligence far beyond anything human.
(2) A great historical book, with warnings galore about what happens to societies that reject God.
(3) The greatest "self-help" book ever written. I call it "the book on how to avoid totally destroying your life."
(4) The book of Salvation, through faith in Jesus Christ
(5) The book of consolation. It helps you realize no matter what disasters may occur in this life (many of which are due to your own decisions!) there is an eternal afterlife, in which the wicked get justice, and the righteous also get justice, thanks to a Judge who is perfectly good.
I read two chapters of the Bible daily. That reading, plus daily prayer, takes about 15-20 minutes. If you don't have time for that, you are way, way too busy. But I suspect you are not. You just don't have proper priorities.
Your argument fails because it conflates personal belief with objective categories. The Bible is a profound religious text, but it is not a scientific manual, not a modern historical record, not a universal self‑help guide, and not a document whose theological claims apply to all people.
You are free to believe the Bible is all these things for you, but belief is not evidence, and personal conviction is not universal truth.
If you would like a deeper thought please feel free to ask. Mike
You are also expressing a non-objective, personal belief, which does not invalidate my personal belief. To think otherwise is the self-negation of moral relativism. "All truth is personal and relative" means that statement is also personal and relative. So each of us has to pick what seems most true. I believe that a man was tortured to death, certified dead by expert executioners, buried, and then seen three days later. His body has never been produced. His followers submitted to death in a number of gruesome ways rather than deny the foregoing. What do you believe?
Interesting post. When I first read your title, "What Happens When You Read the Bible Four Times a Week?" I thought it might be a "The Babylon Bee" type of article since it is most likely impossible for the average person to actually read THE BIBLE four times in one week. I surmised that because I read from the Bible almost every day for about 30 minutes each time and there is NO way that I could ever get anywhere near that goal. Curious, I actually worked out the math and the math speaks for itself: The King James' version contains 783,127 words. At the average silent-reading speed of 200-250 words per minute (we will be generous and use 250), reading The King James' version would take just under 209 hours or, roughly, 25% more time than is physically available in a week. Once I read the article, I realized that you meant "What Happens When You Read FROM the Bible Four Times a Week?"
"The Devil is in the details," goes a questionably-appropriate saying.
I read an article recently about how copying from the Bible uses all parts of the brain. Typing it is not the same as hand writing it. And reinforces Scripture in the mind.
I will be starting with the Psalms as I feel there is a lot that is helpful to the last days and spiritual warfare in a sense.
One doesn’t need to read their Bible on an app. Get a hard copy and spend time reading daily. Hebrews 4:12-13,
12 “For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
13 And there is no creature hidden from His sight, but all things are naked and open to the eyes of Him to whom we must give account.”
I was raised in the church and spent a lot of time there as kid & young adult then at the age of app mid 20's only went on and off. I went off the rails for a while. About 10 yrs ago I started coming back around Today I do not attend church regularly but I do it on line and have been learning the Bible verse by verse with a great preacher. What it has done for me is amazing and I cannot say enough about it. Your eyes will get open in ways you cannot imagine. I have become a better person for it. Praise the Lord one of these days I will go home to my real home. This life is only a blink of the eye. If you are to read the bible please get the KJV bible and not a watered down version.
Why do the Terms Of Service disclaim any ownership or copyright compliance warranty (summed up in one word, 'non-infringement')?
This means the entire system could be pirated, stolen intellectual property, or otherwise illegal! With persecution of Christians predicted in the Bible, this thus could be a trap to get arrested for possession of infringing intellectual property.
If the owners are Godly people, non-infringement MUST be explicitly warranted in the Terms Of Service!
Reading that the implied warranty of non-infringement is explicitly disclaimed made me very angry 😡!
I was with you until the bitcoin part. Maybe I don't understand crypto, but it's like the stock market. It's gambling. You shouldn't need to be paid to read the Bible. I feel like that's not doing it for the right reasons.
Not only that, but it’s been found in the patents of 5G and cryptocurrency that it’s used to draw electrical energy from individuals. I didn’t believe it at first, but nothing is off the table anymore, and the patents are blatant proof. Of course the enemy would use something that’s supposed to be of God. And the Word says even some elect will be deceived.
The Word does not say some of the elect will be deceived (about the Antichrist).
Matthew 24:24 says:
"For false christs and false prophets will arise and perform great signs and wonders, so as to lead astray, *if possible*, even the elect" (ESV).
The elect are the saved ones, kept in Christ, so it won't be possible.
And, like others have pointed out, bitcoins showed up right after the big financial crisis of 2008. Evidently to target a new generation of "investors", tech-savvy and skeptical of the traditional stock market.
Personally, I've never seen the good in buying something that is fictitious and can be annihilated with the push of a button. Will MORE shenanigans of the 'making money out of money' make the economy healthier? Really?
Have used Ethereum & Wirex card as as cheaper to transfer than bitslop
You're 100% correct Martin, but never was my goal to trade.
Value annihilation is one aspect but it's fully controllable by any government as requires an internet connection.
Re "mark of the beast", no buying/selling they will insure crypto is included even to the point of only their nwo currency being legal tender ie one can also not purchase a phone data plan etc... the Bible doesn't state no "trade", which obviously they will try and control .... but i believe how many will decide to utilise in under-the-radar freedom groups/communities
Thoughtful readings of the Bible on a daily basis help build good character if we are influenced by what we read. If we don't follow the good things we read we can become hypocritical or calloused. I struggle with that. "16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:" https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2%20Timothy%203&version=KJV
There's something about scripture study that goes far beyond the words you read. Call it a gift of the spirit, or revelation (a testimony of Christ), but there is hope in those words. A hope that all is not lost and that this corrupt world is not where you belong. This doesn't just make us better people, it makes us new men (and women) in Christ.
Thanks for sharing this! It not only reenforces what all believers know in their heart, but encourages us to actually do it, and be about our Fathers business.
The Bible is:
(1) A great scientific book. The most scientifically probable origin of the universe was through creation about 6000 years ago. "Billions of years" makes no sense since the 2nd Law of Thermodynamics (Entropy is always increasing) mandates man to molecules over such an immense stretch of time, not molecules to man. The incredibly complex structure and function of DNA, alone, could never have "evolved." It's the most complex known information storage and biological program in the universe. It was created by intelligence, and an intelligence far beyond anything human.
(2) A great historical book, with warnings galore about what happens to societies that reject God.
(3) The greatest "self-help" book ever written. I call it "the book on how to avoid totally destroying your life."
(4) The book of Salvation, through faith in Jesus Christ
(5) The book of consolation. It helps you realize no matter what disasters may occur in this life (many of which are due to your own decisions!) there is an eternal afterlife, in which the wicked get justice, and the righteous also get justice, thanks to a Judge who is perfectly good.
I read two chapters of the Bible daily. That reading, plus daily prayer, takes about 15-20 minutes. If you don't have time for that, you are way, way too busy. But I suspect you are not. You just don't have proper priorities.
Your argument fails because it conflates personal belief with objective categories. The Bible is a profound religious text, but it is not a scientific manual, not a modern historical record, not a universal self‑help guide, and not a document whose theological claims apply to all people.
You are free to believe the Bible is all these things for you, but belief is not evidence, and personal conviction is not universal truth.
If you would like a deeper thought please feel free to ask. Mike
You are also expressing a non-objective, personal belief, which does not invalidate my personal belief. To think otherwise is the self-negation of moral relativism. "All truth is personal and relative" means that statement is also personal and relative. So each of us has to pick what seems most true. I believe that a man was tortured to death, certified dead by expert executioners, buried, and then seen three days later. His body has never been produced. His followers submitted to death in a number of gruesome ways rather than deny the foregoing. What do you believe?
Interesting post. When I first read your title, "What Happens When You Read the Bible Four Times a Week?" I thought it might be a "The Babylon Bee" type of article since it is most likely impossible for the average person to actually read THE BIBLE four times in one week. I surmised that because I read from the Bible almost every day for about 30 minutes each time and there is NO way that I could ever get anywhere near that goal. Curious, I actually worked out the math and the math speaks for itself: The King James' version contains 783,127 words. At the average silent-reading speed of 200-250 words per minute (we will be generous and use 250), reading The King James' version would take just under 209 hours or, roughly, 25% more time than is physically available in a week. Once I read the article, I realized that you meant "What Happens When You Read FROM the Bible Four Times a Week?"
"The Devil is in the details," goes a questionably-appropriate saying.
;-)
I read an article recently about how copying from the Bible uses all parts of the brain. Typing it is not the same as hand writing it. And reinforces Scripture in the mind.
I will be starting with the Psalms as I feel there is a lot that is helpful to the last days and spiritual warfare in a sense.
Appreciated the article. Thank you.
One doesn’t need to read their Bible on an app. Get a hard copy and spend time reading daily. Hebrews 4:12-13,
12 “For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
13 And there is no creature hidden from His sight, but all things are naked and open to the eyes of Him to whom we must give account.”
I was raised in the church and spent a lot of time there as kid & young adult then at the age of app mid 20's only went on and off. I went off the rails for a while. About 10 yrs ago I started coming back around Today I do not attend church regularly but I do it on line and have been learning the Bible verse by verse with a great preacher. What it has done for me is amazing and I cannot say enough about it. Your eyes will get open in ways you cannot imagine. I have become a better person for it. Praise the Lord one of these days I will go home to my real home. This life is only a blink of the eye. If you are to read the bible please get the KJV bible and not a watered down version.
Why do the Terms Of Service disclaim any ownership or copyright compliance warranty (summed up in one word, 'non-infringement')?
This means the entire system could be pirated, stolen intellectual property, or otherwise illegal! With persecution of Christians predicted in the Bible, this thus could be a trap to get arrested for possession of infringing intellectual property.
If the owners are Godly people, non-infringement MUST be explicitly warranted in the Terms Of Service!
Reading that the implied warranty of non-infringement is explicitly disclaimed made me very angry 😡!
This entire post was sponsored?
I can't think of any other reason for this drivel!
Good stuff.
The real point i making connection ith other people. Church i not the only place for uch connection. I find the article here feeling like propaganda
Follow the data. The stats listed are very impressive. Please present any data you have in rebuttal to the author's premise.
Read it without preconceived thoughts and ideas and it becomes clear.
Reading the bible 7 times a week made me become an athiest.
Amen!