[Yahmdallah]

The first thing you want to do is select a good translation. Good translations are the New Revised Standard Version (NRSV), the New International Version (NIV), and the New American Standard Version (NASB). Avoid the King James Version (KJV) for now. Its language is beautiful, but a third of the words don’t have the same meaning as they did when the original translation was made, so it’s difficult to read.

Second, take small bites. Start with the first five books of the Old Testament and the first five books of the New Testament.

I’m a “mainstream” or moderate Christian, because I believe you have to believe in Jesus Christ and what he did on the cross for us to claim to be a Christian, and thus to be “saved” – meaning you are destined for heaven. In other words, sects or denominations that talk about Christ but deviate from this necessary belief aren’t strictly Christian. I’m not a fundamentalist either, who believe that the entire Bible is the literal word of God and everybody except them is going to hell. To me, parts of the Bible are literal – such as the Gospels – but other parts are allegorical – such as the creation story and Job.

I use the Bible as the guide for how God would have me live my life. I read the Bible intermittently, meaning I’ll go a few months without picking it up, but when I do, I’ll end up reading all of John, or something like that.

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Name : Yahmdallah, Gender : M, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Presbyterian, City : Castle Rock, State : CO, Country : United States, Education level : 4 Years of College, 

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