So, what’s your favorite book and/or passage in the Bible? Or, if you have to, your top 5?
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August 7th, 2009 8:42 am
1
The LORD is my light and my salvation;
whom shall I fear?
The LORD is the strength of my life;
of whom shall I be afraid?
2
When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes,
came upon me to eat up my flesh,
they stumbled and fell.
3
Though a host should encamp against me,
my heart shall not fear:
though war should rise against me,
in this will I be confident.
4
One thing have I desired of the LORD,
that will I seek after;
that I may dwell in the house of the LORD
all the days of my life,
to behold the beauty of the LORD,
and to inquire in his temple.
5
For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion:
in the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me;
he shall set me up upon a rock.
6
And now shall mine head be lifted up
above mine enemies round about me:
therefore will I offer in his tabernacle sacrifices of joy;
I will sing, yea, I will sing praises unto the LORD.
7
Hear, O LORD, when I cry with my voice:
have mercy also upon me, and answer me.
8
When thou saidst, Seek ye my face;
my heart said unto thee,
Thy face, LORD, will I seek.
9
Hide not thy face far from me;
put not thy servant away in anger:
thou hast been my help;
leave me not, neither forsake me,
O God of my salvation.
10
When my father and my mother forsake me,
then the LORD will take me up.
11
Teach me thy way, O LORD,
and lead me in a plain path,
because of mine enemies.
12
Deliver me not over unto the will of mine enemies:
for false witnesses are risen up against me,
and such as breathe out cruelty.
13
I had fainted, unless I had believed
to see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living.
14
Wait on the LORD:
be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart:
wait, I say, on the LORD.
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August 7th, 2009 9:12 am
My favorite book is actually lamentations…
August 7th, 2009 9:42 am
I find the genre of laments to be very interesting and something that we lack today. There’s a lot of grief and suffering in American culture that is expected to be hidden, ignored, or pushed farther into individualism. Lamentations is a great book for arguing for communal suffering and personal suffering.
A good response to many debates about God and suffering.
August 7th, 2009 10:04 am
Books: (1) Genesis, (2) Hebrews, (3) Romans, (4) Revelation/Daniel, (5) Psalms (and 2-4 are in no particular order, but Genesis is #1.
August 7th, 2009 11:32 am
In no particular order: John, James, Philippians, Acts, and Judges.
August 7th, 2009 11:52 am
My favorite is the Psalter: The Book of Psalms!
And perahps Psalm 130!
“Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord!
Lord, hear my voice! Let your ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications!”
“If you, O Lord should mark iniquites, who could stand?
But there is forgiveness with you, that you may be feared (revered).”
Verses 1& 2
Fr. Robert
August 7th, 2009 12:09 pm
My favorite book of the Bible is Judges.
Passage: Judges 6:12
When the angel of the LORD appeared to Gideon, he said, “The LORD is with you, mighty warrior.”
August 7th, 2009 12:10 pm
That’s exactly right. That’s why I chose that one. There’s a gold mine of movie ideas in there. Samson, for instance. You’ve got money, sex, murder. I suggest Vin Diesel to star.
August 7th, 2009 12:14 pm
I think Eric Bana would make a good Gideon!
I could see a movie about the book of Judges being three and a half hours long with more bloodshed and warfare than 300 and The Passion!
August 7th, 2009 12:21 pm
Only if Daniel Craig is left-handed can he play the role of Ehud!
August 7th, 2009 12:38 pm
This was hard! Too many choices.
Matthew 22:36-40
36 “Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?” 37 Jesus replied: ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ 38 This is the first and greatest commandment. 39 And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ 40 All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.”
John 3:16-18
16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. 17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. 18 Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because he has not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son.
John 10:27-29
27 My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. 28 I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one can snatch them out of my hand. 29 My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all; no one can snatch them out of my Father’s hand.
Acts 17:26
26 From one man he made every nation of men, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and he determined the times set for them and the exact places where they should live.
Acts 26:20
20 First to those in Damascus, then to those in Jerusalem and in all Judea, and to the Gentiles also, I preached that they should repent and turn to God and prove their repentance by their deeds.
Romans 8:1
1 Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus
Romans 8:28
28 And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.
2 Corinthians 9:8
And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.
Ephesians 4:11-14
11 It was he who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers, 12 to prepare God’s people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up 13 until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ.
14 Then we will no longer be infants, tossed back and forth by the waves, and blown here and there by every wind of teaching and by the cunning and craftiness of men in their deceitful scheming.
Hebrews 12:14
14 Make every effort to live in peace with all men and to be holy; without holiness no one will see the Lord.
August 7th, 2009 2:07 pm
Nicholas Cage comes to mind.
August 7th, 2009 3:43 pm
1 John – For me, says everything.
August 7th, 2009 6:28 pm
Paul’s Letter to the Romans, and text: 3:21-26.
August 7th, 2009 6:56 pm
That’s refreshing to hear Andrew’s thoughts. If our worship would include more laments, people suffering in the church would be more engaged in addition to it just being plain Biblical.
I like Job because suffering is a subject of interest and it also shows how God is on control of everything even if He doesn’t give us the answers.
Ecclesiastes – I like the wisdom and emphasis on what’s really important.
The gospels because of Jesus’ teaching.
Matthew – discourses, especially Sermon on the Mount. Luke – Mary’s song, story of Simon and the prophetess, Mary sitting at Jesus’ feet plus all the stuff the other gospels don’t have.
Colossians – 1:9-20, great prayer and great Christological passage. Simple Gospel of utmost importance.
Hebrews – great progression, who Jesus is, exposition of parts of OT
August 7th, 2009 6:57 pm
Sorry, I thought there would be paragraph breaks in there.
Jeff
August 8th, 2009 12:18 am
Hands down it has to be Ecclesiastes 3:1-8. I tell you I was shocked, shocked I tell you when I found out God had plagiarized an old Byrd’s song!
1 There is a time for everything,
and a season for every activity under heaven:
2 a time to be born and a time to die,
a time to plant and a time to uproot,
3 a time to kill and a time to heal,
a time to tear down and a time to build,
4 a time to weep and a time to laugh,
a time to mourn and a time to dance,
5 a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them,
a time to embrace and a time to refrain,
6 a time to search and a time to give up,
a time to keep and a time to throw away,
7 a time to tear and a time to mend,
a time to be silent and a time to speak,
8 a time to love and a time to hate,
a time for war and a time for peace.
August 8th, 2009 12:35 am
Poly, You know me… I don’t settle.
August 27th, 2009 9:15 pm
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August 31st, 2009 4:20 pm
Favourite book of the Bible? Well, I’ve taught them all at various times–ancient as I am. But if I had to choose it would be Job in the Old Testament, and Ephesians in the new.
August 7th, 2009 9:11 am
Deb, I have so many from the Psalms, but my favorite from that book would have to be either 137 or 139. Thanks for sharing with me this. It takes someone who has gone through a lot to write those words!
August 7th, 2009 9:27 am
Thanks for the comments, Andrew. If I may ask, how come?
August 7th, 2009 10:06 am
I would agree, with you Andrew, about suffering and our response. Maybe I shouldn’t say this, but instead of throwing money at our problems, maybe a little lamenting would serve a larger purpose.
August 7th, 2009 10:08 am
Thanks for dropping my, Peter. I love Hebrews, and Romans, of course. Revelation is fine – as long as I am not home alone!
If you don’t mind, why is Genesis number 1?
August 7th, 2009 11:37 am
I get the NT books, by what is it about Judges?
Of course, if you take it a novel, it has a lot of what you might see today in the movies.
August 7th, 2009 11:58 am
Fr. Robert,
Like Andrew, I believe we need more of these cries. Sometimes, we do have to lament.
I hope that everyone could find a solace in the Psalms
August 7th, 2009 12:11 pm
That’s two for Judges!
August 7th, 2009 12:11 pm
Vin Diesel as Samson?
Who would play Gideon?
August 7th, 2009 12:19 pm
Eric Bana? (Do I sense a little Star Trek here?) I would want Daniel Craig to play Ehud. Of course, we would need someone for Deborah as well.
Not sure I would have counted Judges as a favorite book, but this conversation does make me want to go back and reread it.
August 7th, 2009 12:22 pm
Ha! The one thing that does stick out at me from Judges was Jephthat. I remember reading it a while ago, years, and not being able to wrap my mind around how that could have went down.
August 7th, 2009 3:46 pm
Couldn’t just settle for one, could you?
August 7th, 2009 8:33 pm
fixed it!
August 7th, 2009 8:37 pm
Thanks, TC and Jeff. I like Hebrews and Romans and John, of course. As far as a favorite passages, Psalms 139 has helped me overcome so much in my life.
Further, NT, 1st John does have so much. It’s the short epistles sometimes that pack a wallop.
August 8th, 2009 12:22 am
Haha! Tell me about. I grew up a conservative Christian in the 80’s, then I heard a Beatle (I didn’t know any better) singing a bible song. I instantly thought that the 70’s was one big bible revival.
August 31st, 2009 4:59 pm
Not that ancient, I would hope
I have yet to get through Job. Ephesians, on the other hand, is the Church book for me.