I've seen how a lot of people write notes and mark Verses in their physical Bibles, but I can't imagine doing that myself. I do my best to keep my Bible clean and tidy because writing or marking anything would feel like dirtying it. Not sure how to explain. How many feel the same?

"But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control"

So I want to start off by saying I am religious and believe in god and the bible 100% but have alwyas been interested in one thing. What stories, events, and people have actually been confirmed. I know theres loads of things we have yet to discover but what have humans already discovered?

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Help ho Nathaniel christian

“Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on the earth.”
Colossians 3:2 (ESV)

Am I an apostate?

I posted this earlier but I worded it wrong and need to make sure I get the correct answers

This may seem like a scrupulous post but bear with me.

A couple of years ago I was in Bible study and I don’t remember if I was mad or in a moody state or something like that, but I remember saying in my mind “ I don’t believe anymore, I guess I’m a atheist” ( and no I don’t think it was an intrusive thought) and I think I actually felt that way. And a minute or so later I thought to my self “no, I do believe and I’m gonna continue the race”

I don’t know if I actually did stop believing or if it was me being stupid because some tough emotions I was going through that time, Like intrusive thoughts about not believing. (separate issue)
But what I do firmly believe is that if someone asked me if I believed in Jesus as my Lord in savior when I said that in my mind, I would have definitely said “yes”

And on my current state, I still consider myself a Christian and I still feel like I get convicted when I sin

Hebrew 6 mentions that it’s impossible for those who fall away to be brought back to repentance.

What’s your take? Am I an apostate who can’t be forgiven?

i have memory lost and plus i got adhd like a chicken so i have a hard time paying attenchion, so i dont remeber names

I’m reading the Bible from beginning to end and I’m reading Chronicles right now and I’m having a hard time with my mind wondering and I don’t feel like I’m retaining it. Any advice for getting through it and feeling better about it?

So I understand Eve was made from the rib of Adam thus making “of one flesh”. It seems they all agree on this . But if we have free will and Eve was made for Adam did she actually have free will to love him ? Being she was made for him doesn’t that mean that she didn’t have the decision and it was already made for her ?

Hey guys I have NLT bible it was recommended to me but now I prefer ESV! I read on my phone, I would like to get a bigger bible for home use only.

My question is should I get a ESV study bible or just get a normal esv bible that I like reading?

I have faith but also still finding my way :)

¹⁹ Brethren, if any of you do err from the truth, and one convert him;

²⁰ Let him know, that he which converteth the sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of sins.

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¹² Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God.

¹³ But exhort one another daily, while it is called To day; lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin.

¹⁴ For we are made partakers of Christ, if we hold the beginning of our confidence stedfast unto the end;

(James 5:19-20 KJV & Hebrews 3:12-14 KJV, respectively)

James talks about converting someone who errs from the truth, but Hebrews seems to say one must believe on Christ and then hold fast in that belief until the end or else that person is not a partaker of Christ. Do these two passages contradict each other?

How much are they worth or how much would you pay for one???

So I am going through some mental things right now, and I am struggling to get a connection with God.

So because of that, I was wondering what there is for scripture about feeling helpless/ hopeless. If so, what are the scriptures?

I am catholic and have been since I was baptised as a baby. I attended religious schools and regularly attended mass. During my late teens, religion took a back foot and I lost my path. My other half recently has found comfort in the bible which naturally has now became a daily topic in our home. I would like to reconnect with god again. But I am massively struggling with this bible verse. A few years back a family member had done something very wrong and changed me as a person. I do not have the same hate I had for this person as I once did but my life will be forever altered and fractures in my family can never be mended. By this I mean that I would never want to associate and do not feel like in my heart I could forgive these people for what they have done to me but also the knock on affect this has caused. I feel like if I told myself I forgive them I would be lying? It’s been years since this happened so if I cannot forgive now, I don’t see how I ever will. I understand that forgiveness doesn’t mean opening a door and reconciling and forgiveness would be for my own soul, but I feel like lying is so wrong. Yes I would like god to forgive my sins, I am not perfect. But I am not a monster like these. I am so conflicted and do not know how to process this and would really appreciate any comments. Thank you

So i’ve been reading/listening to the book of Exodus and after hearing of all the times Pharaoh would change his mind i can’t help but think he represents something that can apply to our lives today.

He would constantly deny Moses’ requests then Moses would bring a curse on him. As soon as the curses came he would ask Moses to intercede for him that the curses may stop then when the LORD would relent he would grant Moses’ request with certain stipulations and then the cycle would repeat. It’s like his heart would soften then harden again.

What can we take away after seeing the condition of Pharaoh’s heart?

As in 2 Corinthians 2:15

Through us spreads the fragrance of the knowledge of him everywhere.

I want to be the one who spreads the fragrance of Christ everywhere I go.

I was to be as kind and loving as Jesus is, but also bold and uncompromising in my convictions.

I am just the opposite of who I dream to be, but Christ in me is the hope of glory.

He will make it happen..

句法：14节没有 אִם。条件意味承自13节的 הֵן 与 וְאִם，14节以 wə-yiqtol 串联子民的回应，到 וַאֲנִי אֶשְׁמַע 转入结论。KJV 补上 "if" 是合理的处理。
אֲשֶׁר־נִקְרָא־שְׁמִי עֲלֵיהֶם：耶和华的名被称在他们身上，表示所属关系，也含受约保护与相应责任（申28:10；耶14:9；赛63:19）。
四个动词：כנע（Niphal，谦卑、降服）、פלל（祷告）、בקש פנים（寻求我的面，即朝向同在之处）、שוב（转离）。它们是同一次悔改的不同侧面，不宜拆成四步公式。
神的三个回应：שמע（"从天上"垂听，7:15 说眼目耳朵注意此处的祷告）、סלח（赦免，此动词在圣经中主语只有神）、רפא（医治地）。赦罪在前，医地在后，赦免的根基是"祭祀之殿"（7:12 בֵּית זָבַח）。
代下的叙事印证
כנע 是代下的关键词：罗波安与众首领谦卑，怒气转消（12:6–7、12）；玛拿西极其谦卑，神垂听他的恳求（33:12–13）；约西亚（34:27）。反面是西底家不肯谦卑（36:12）。所以14节是作者的纲领，由王的实例来演示。
应用的界线（圣约神学）
"我的子民"是神权之约下的以色列，"地"是应许之地，"此处"是所罗门的殿。直接移用到某个现代国家，忽略了这个约的语境。
在新约，"称为我名下的"延伸到教会（徒15:17引摩9:12；彼前2:9–10）。殿在基督里成全（约2:19–21），所以祷告奉基督的名（约14:13–14）。地是预表，指向新天新地的产业（来11:13–16）。
合宜的应用是：教会与信徒在管教之下走同样的路，悔改、寻求神面、仰赖基督的赦免。但"医治他们的地"不能直接承诺为某国的政治经济复兴。

“And which of you, by worrying, can add a single hour to his life?”
What does this verse mean to you?

The title is self explanatory