But you will learn more

each and every time.

Plus there are things like

what I do, which is the

Bible recap, which does

lay it out chronologically.

So the old Testament ends with

a cliffhanger anticipating

the arrival of the Messiah.

So between the old and new

Testament, there's a year gap.

So that would be like

between now and That feels

like a long time, right?

So after years, a man

arrived in Galilee

claiming to be the Messiah.

His name was Jesus.

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Hello friends, happy Monday.

Welcome to Fed by the Fruit.

How are we?

I hope that you're doing great.

We are in already week

three of September.

And so that means our episode

is how to apply biblical

principles to our everyday lives.

And what I thought we could

talk about today is what

even is the Bible and how

do we go about reading it?

I think that was one of the

questions I had, like I didn't

know much about the Bible and

I certainly didn't know how to

read it and actually feel like

I was gaining understanding.

So I want to share some

things with you today.

So let's just dive right in

The Bible is a collection of books

that explores the relationship

between God and humanity.

It literally tells us why we exist

and what we are called to be.

Before the invention of the

printing press, the books of the

Bible were written on scrolls.

Some books like Samuel and

Kings are to this day split

into two parts because they were

too long to fit on one scroll.

That's why we have

First and Second Samuel,

First and Second Kings.

It's because those books were too

long to fit on a single scroll.

There are two major sections

of the Bible, the Old Testament

and the New Testament.

The Old Testament is the

story of God building a nation

of people called Israel.

The New Testament is the

story of God sending his son

as the savior of the world.

It's my story and your story.

This is our genealogy,

our history, the story of

where you and I come from.

Did you know that Jesus was a Jew?

Christians and Jewish people

share a common history.

Christianity is the simple fact

that we believe Jesus is the

Messiah of the Jewish faith

and the Jews do not believe

that he is the son

of God, the Messiah.

The Old Testament is books

written in Hebrew and Aramaic.

These books can be divided

into five major sections.

So it begins with

the Torah or the law.

Those books include

Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus,

Numbers, and Deuteronomy.

That's the Torah.

Second, we have history.

That includes Joshua, Judges,

Ruth, First and Second Samuel,

First and Second Kings,

First and Second Chronicles,

Ezra, Nehemiah, and Esther.

Third, we have poetry.

Poetry includes Job, Psalms,

Proverbs, Ecclesiastes,

and Song of Songs.

Fourth, we have the major

prophets, Isaiah, Jeremiah,

Lamentations, Ezekiel, and Daniel.

And finally, fifth, we have the

minor prophets, Hosea, Joel,

Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah,

Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah,

Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi.

Now, the major prophets

aren't more important

than the minor prophets.

It's just that the major

prophets, the books, are longer.

So the books of the Bible are

not in chronological order.

Talk about confusing, right?

That's why context

is so important.

You cannot just read the Bible

one time in your life, no matter

how many times you read it,

you'll never understand it all.

But you will learn more

each and every time.

Plus there are things like

what I do, which is the

Bible recap, which does

lay it out chronologically.

So the Old Testament ends with

a cliffhanger anticipating

the arrival of the Messiah.

So between the Old and New

Testament, there is a year gap.

So that would be like

between now and That feels

like a long time, right?

So after years, a man

arrived in Galilee

claiming to be the Messiah.

His name was Jesus.

And we as Christians, again, we

believe he was God in human form.

coming to restore the world

to God's original plan like

it was before the fall, right?

We talked about the way God

planned for the world to be.

ah So now we have the New

Testament, which is books, and

they were written in Greek,

sharing the life, death,

and resurrection of Jesus.

It also explores the spread of

Christianity in a collection

of letters written to

different people about how to

live as followers of Jesus.

I have recently just like

finally just identified what it

is that I'm trying to do here.

And my mission is to turn

believers into followers.

I believe i believe most of

the people who tune in and

listen to me are believers.

They have a level of belief,

but they're not living

their lives as followers.

And that's what I want for you.

ah The New Testament can be

divided into four major sections.

So starting with history,

and that includes Matthew,

Mark, Luke, John, and Acts.

Then secondly, we have

the Pauline epistles.

That includes Romans, First and

Second Corinthians, Galatians,

Ephesians, Philippians,

Colossians, First and Second

Thessalonians, First and Second

Timothy, Titus, and Philemon.

Then we have the general

epistles, Hebrews, James, First

and Second Peter, First, Second,

and Third John, and Jude.

And finally, we have

prophecy, which is say

it with me, revelations.

So written within each of

these four major sections now,

you'll find three main styles.

And I thought this was

really interesting to

be broken down this way.

So we have story, right?

So almost half of the Bible

is a narrative because who

doesn't love a good story?

The Bible is a story.

In fact, I'm reading

something right now.

It's actually called the story.

And it is the Bible written

in one continuous story.

And I love it so much.

ah Two, we have poetry.

So about a third of

the Bible is poetry.

An example is Psalms, and

they're meant to be sung,

prayed, or said aloud.

Thirdly, we have discourse, and

it's meant to persuade the reader

to change their way of thinking.

They are conversational

and they present an idea.

And an example would be

Jesus' sermons and then

many of the letters that we

find in the New Testament.

So who actually wrote the Bible?

Like who's the author, right?

So it was written by

different authors.

over a span of years

from three different continents

and three different languages.

And it was all inspired by God.

It's a very diverse collection

of people, including Kings

and farmers and fishermen and

priests and shepherds, even

a tax collector and a doctor.

And even then, when all

books are put together,

they are perfectly arranged.

Can you imagine that?

They maintain a consistent

storyline without ever

knowing their book would

one be one day be compiled.

Only God, only God can do that.

So how to read the Bible.

So in AD with the printing of

the Geneva Bible, we saw the

inclusion of both chapter and

verse divisions throughout

the entirety of scripture.

So when you flip in your Bible,

for example, to John John is

the title of the book, right?

John is the title of the book.

Three is the chapter

and is the verse.

So to read and study the Bible,

my best advice to you is to

pray before you ever even open

it and then read it in context.

The Bible is one of the most

complex books in the world.

And again, you will never

understand everything about

it, but we should develop a

passion for studying scripture.

We should read it, think

about it, and talk about

it as much as we can.

Studying scripture should become

a daily, lifelong endeavor.

There is no better way

to start your day than

with the word of God.

And also, once you become

a Christian, you have the

Holy Spirit within you

to give you wisdom and

discernment as you read.

God wants you to understand.

He wants you to

know what he meant.

It's not meant to be

confusing and difficult.

He gives us the Holy Spirit.

And all we have to do is

is pray and ask for that

wisdom and discernment

and he will give it to us.

And he wants you

in it, studying it.

Like I said, you can't you can't

expect to read it one time and

feel like you have a grasp on it

or that you understand it, but

you also can't then put it down

and say, well, I tried, right?

I'm on my third, and

no umm I'm sorry.

I'm on my fourth full

trip through the Bible.

The first one I did on my own,

it took me almost two years.

And I was so confused.

The second, third, and

fourth times have been

using the Bible recap.

And again, I want to

invite you, October st, we

begin the New Testament.

So the the story of Jesus and

his life and how God sent him to

earth to save us from our sins.

I would love for you

to do that with me.

It's just a small amount of

scripture to read each day.

And then you listen to

the Bible recap podcast.

It's usually between

six and minutes.

And you just do that.

And that can be the perfect,

like dip your toe into starting

your day in the word of God.

I would love for you

to join me in that.

ah So our September memory

verse, we have James

-So the book is James, the

chapter is and the verses are and

Consider it pure joy, my brothers

and sisters, whenever you face

trials of many kinds, because

you know that the testing of

your faith produces perseverance.

So that's all I

have for you today.

i hope that was interesting.

This was a quick minute episode.

So listen to it

more than one time.

There was a lot of information

that I gave in there and I hope

that you found it interesting.

I hope there was something in

there that you didn't know and

you got to learn along with me.

Um, I hope that you

have the best Monday.

I will be back here next

week with a, with a you

and me catch up episode.

I always enjoy those so much.

Like in share with you

what's happening in my life.

And um I don't know.

It's just a lot of fun to

come back and do a little

Aktivate style episode

for you once a month.

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