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I’m looking for a little guidance in getting closer to God with respect to reading the Bible.

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Is there a contradiction in the Bible when it comes to temptation?
Generally, people think of Job when they think of God allowing someone to be tempted. After all, God actually gave permission to Satan to tempt Job (Job 1:11-12). Even if it was Satan who carried it out, God’s permission was the initial [...]

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Here is a diverse and pretty comprehensive collection of Bible reading plans. All of them are easy to follow and most include a printable copy you can keep in your Bible.
They range from two week commitments to year-long commitments, from reading straight through cover to cover, to topical readings, to a mixture of readings [...]

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It’s great that smart people who love Jesus get together and summarize doctrine and the Bible into short, digestible chunks. I just wish they would cross reference their chunks with the verses in the Bible that support them.
For example, the Nicene Creed, the Apostle’s Creed, or the Chicago Statement on Biblical [...]

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Anyone familiar with the number 555-1212? That’s the winning phone number for today’s post.
555-1212 Background (skip if you don’t care)
According to Wikipedia, it is the number to call for directory assistance (ie: 411). The difference between 411 and 555-1212 is that with 411, you get local assistance whereas with 555-1212, you get directory [...]

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Here is the start of my answer to a question I posed earlier on what the Bible has to say about fasting and why Christians should fast.
I want to post the “facts” here and then make some conclusions, observations in another post. Consider it my attempt to separate church and state.
So [...]

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