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KNOWING YOUR BIBLE October 22, 2022: Dear Friends, Welcome to KNOWING YOUR BIBLE, a weekly blog that provides information on how to learn and know the Bible. The Bible, God’s Holy Word to its readers, has, for many years, been thought of as the most important book in the world. When one begins to gain knowledge and understanding through reading and studying  the Bible, a new life in God is discovered. Learning and gaining insight into God’s guidance and wisdom that is written throughout the books of the Bible, will bring new and acceptable ways of thinking. Thoughts and actions, are influenced by Bible reading and studying. Knowing the Bible helps when facing challenges of life, bringing peace and serenity into the inner-most-thought processes of the mind.     The basic lessons on learning and knowing the Bible can be found by going to a special guidance section of this blog, beginning with the April 24, 2022 blog. The series continues weekly and progresses forward to the final blog in the series on June 27, 2022.  Go to the website, keegan books.com, to read and study the blogs in this series to help in learning and knowing the Bible. The more the Bible is read, the more one draws nearer and closer to God as written in James, chapter 4, verse 8.                           As we continue our study of important people in the New Testament, Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior, is considered the most important person in the Bible. Bible verses can be found in the Old Testament that tells of the coming of Jesus Christ, as the Messiah. Verses are written throughout the New Testament that tell of Jesus including in the Gospel Books of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, that dwell on Jesus’ birth, life, death on the Cross, and resurrection. Reading about Jesus will further enhance knowledge and understanding of who Jesus is, what his life is about, and what he represents to the world.    Our focus in this blog will continue to be on Jesus Christ with a discussion on how Jesus taught his followers in his teachings, as written in Matthew, chapter 4, verse 23: “Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the good news of the kingdom.” Jesus taught by teaching direct words about what he was trying to teach as compared to teaching through parables. A parable has been described as “ a short, simple story teaching a moral lesson”(a).  Jesus told many parables during his teaching ministry.    Other ways Jesus taught include providing examples of how to think or act in various circumstances as written in John, chapter 13, verses 14-15: “So if I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet. for I have set you an example, that you should do as I have done to you. And again, in  the book of John, chapter 15, verse 12, is written: “This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.” There are many verses in the Gospel books that tell of Jesus’ teachings. Some of these verses will be listed below that illustrate how Jesus taught his followers to follow in his ways and commandments. May God Bless Your Bible Study This Week!  Bible verses: Teaching direct ideas and providing examples to his followers: The Sermon on the Mount: Matthew chapters 5,6, and 7, chapter 10, verses 1-40; chapter 11, verses 21-30; chapter 25, verses 34 -40. Luke, chapter 9, verses 23-27 and chapter 11, verses 33-35. Parables: Luke, chapter 8, verses 4-16; chapter 10, verses 29-37; chapter 11, verses 5-8; chapter 15, verse 1-32. Please pray for my son Pat who is in critical condition following cardiac bypass surgery. Your prayers are very much appreciated.          (a) Webster’s New World Dictionary.