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Favorite book of the Bible

Postby jon_jinn » Mon Mar 24, 2008 4:16 pm

does anyone here have a favorite book(s) of the Bible? here are my favorites (in no particular order):

James
1 & 2 Timothy
Hebrews
Romans
Judges
John
Exodus
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"God the great Creator of all things doth uphold, direct, dispose, and govern all creatures, actions, and things, from the greatest even to the least, by His most wise and holy providence, according to His infallible foreknowledge and the free and immutable counsel of His own will, to the praise of the glory of His wisdom, power, justice, goodness, and mercy."
- Westminister Confession of Faith (Chapter 5, Section 1)

"The wisdom of God has found a way for the love of God to deliver sinners from the wrath of God all the while upholding the righteousness of God!!"
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"Grace is the pleasure of God to magnify the worth of God by giving sinners the right and power to delight in God without obscuring the glory of God!"
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"The very One from Whom we need to be saved, is the One Who has saved us."
- R.C. Sproul

"All of Christian life is ceaseless worship of God the Father, through the mediatorship of God the Son, by the indwelling power of God the Spirit, doing what God commands in Scripture, not doing what God forbids in Scripture, in culturally contextualized ways, for the furtherance of the Gospel, when both gathered for adoration, and scattered for action, in joyous response to God's glorious grace."
- Mark Driscoll

"Believers do not pray with the view of informing God about things unknown to Him, or of exciting Him to do His duty, or of urging Him as though He were reluctant. On the contrary, they pray in order that they may arouse themselves to seek Him, that they may exercise their faith in meditating on His promises, that they may relieve themselves from their anxieties by pouring them into His bosom; in a word, that they may declare that from Him alone they hope and expect, both for themselves and for others, all good things."
- Martin Luther

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Postby rocklobster » Wed Mar 26, 2008 5:30 am

Psalms
Revelation
The Gospel of Luke
Paul's Letter to the Corinthians
Proverbs
Ecclesiastes
Sirach
Wisdom
Tobit (it has an angel in it as a main character!:angel:)
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Postby CrimsonRyu17 » Wed Mar 26, 2008 9:54 am

Mine would be...

- Job
- Romans

I like all of the books in the Bible but those two would be my favorite. XD
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Postby USSRGirl » Wed Mar 26, 2008 12:31 pm

Judges (oooh I lovez the gorey fun stories)

Ephesians (well, until that boring pastor man puked all over it so that I cannot stand to look at it now)

Samuel 1 & 2 (the whole David saga is like LOTR)

Gospel of Luke

Psalms

Job
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Postby JesusFreak84 » Wed Mar 26, 2008 1:29 pm

rocklobster (post: 1210568) wrote:Psalms
Revelation
The Gospel of Luke
Paul's Letter to the Corinthians
Proverbs
Ecclesiastes
Sirach
Wisdom
Tobit (it has an angel in it as a main character!:angel:)



Tobi's my favorite! ^_^
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Postby Peanut » Wed Mar 26, 2008 1:32 pm

Nahum
Proverbs
Judges
Luke

Yeah, outside of Nahum I have a pretty stereotypical list...oh well...
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Postby ADXC » Wed Mar 26, 2008 2:02 pm

Proverbs
Job
Revalation

Id say those are my three favorite books of the Bible. There are more but I just wanted to post my top three books.
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Postby Sheenar » Wed Mar 26, 2008 2:40 pm

Hebrews, Romans, and James
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Postby MomoAdachi » Wed Mar 26, 2008 4:16 pm

*Genesis
*Ruth
*Psalms
*Ecclesiastes(sp?)
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Postby LadyRushia » Wed Mar 26, 2008 5:19 pm

Ruth, Proverbs, 1st and 2nd Corinthians, Romans, Esther.
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Postby sharien chan » Wed Mar 26, 2008 6:58 pm

Ephesians, and Romans...hands down
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Postby Taran » Sat Apr 12, 2008 3:05 pm

John and psalms
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Postby EricTheFred » Sat Apr 12, 2008 3:11 pm

Gospel of John
Ecclesiates
Proverbs
Psalms
I enjoy the Letters, but I can't really decide which one I would call 'favorite'.
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Postby GeneD » Fri May 09, 2008 1:27 pm

rocklobster (post: 1210568) wrote:Sirach
Wisdom
Tobit (it has an angel in it as a main character!:angel:)
I really don't mean to offend anyone or start debate or whatever, I'm just curious.

I'm not familiar with these books since they don't appear in the (version of?) Bible I use. So I was just wondering if the books are included for a specific denomination or something. I figured it'll be better to get the info from people at first than just from wikipedia.

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Postby Hana Ryuuzaki » Fri May 09, 2008 7:48 pm

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Postby ADXC » Fri May 09, 2008 9:23 pm

@ Hana Ryuuzaki- What do you mean she uses them as punishment? I would think reading or listening to these books would be very insightful and uplifting.
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Postby JesusFreak84 » Fri May 09, 2008 9:46 pm

GeneD (post: 1224557) wrote:I really don't mean to offend anyone or start debate or whatever, I'm just curious.

I'm not familiar with these books since they don't appear in the (version of?) Bible I use. So I was just wondering if the books are included for a specific denomination or something. I figured it'll be better to get the info from people at first than just from wikipedia.

Thanks. :thumb:


It's in the Bible for Catholics and Orthodox Christians. I suspect any further explanation would push forum rules, but I can explain (albeit from a Catholic's perspective,) over PM if you wish.
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Postby GeneD » Sat May 10, 2008 2:17 am

JesusFreak84 (post: 1224759) wrote:It's in the Bible for Catholics and Orthodox Christians. I suspect any further explanation would push forum rules, but I can explain (albeit from a Catholic's perspective,) over PM if you wish.
Thanks, JesusFreak84. PM's a good idea though, I didn't think of that. I'll PM you then. :thumb:
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Postby Prince Asbel » Sat May 10, 2008 5:05 am

animedude90 (post: 1224753) wrote:@ Hana Ryuuzaki- What do you mean she uses them as punishment? I would think reading or listening to these books would be very insightful and uplifting.


(If I may be a bit humorous) Having a granny hovering over you and always sayin' "Listen here, sunny boy! It says to sing songs, so ya sing as lod as ya can!" can be annoying. :mutter:

But I can't speak for Hana. Both my grandmothers are dead, and I only saw them like only once every two and a half years. :lol: (We live a long ways apart)

My all-time favorite is Romans. It contains the most crucial scripture supporting the Calvinist views of the Bible.
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Postby rocklobster » Sat May 10, 2008 5:13 am

Here are mine:
Psalms: Love all the praise for God, even when times are tough.
Job: A great fable for all time.
Proverbs: A great advice-giver
Revelation: Best ending ever!
The Gospel of Luke: Because the Virgin Mary plays a much bigger role here.
The Letter to the Corinithians: Contains Paul's famous treatise on Love.
Esther: One of the best female characters in the Bible. Period.
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Postby ADXC » Sat May 10, 2008 11:03 pm

@ Prince Asbel- Well, I dunno. I mean Id rather have a grandparent that cared about the scripture than one who didn't. The nagging is a part of the package deal.
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Postby Prince Asbel » Sun May 11, 2008 9:45 am

animedude90 (post: 1225163) wrote:@ Prince Asbel- Well, I dunno. I mean Id rather have a grandparent that cared about the scripture than one who didn't. The nagging is a part of the package deal.


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Postby Hana Ryuuzaki » Sun May 11, 2008 8:15 pm

animedude90 (post: 1224753) wrote:@ Hana Ryuuzaki- What do you mean she uses them as punishment? I would think reading or listening to these books would be very insightful and uplifting.


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Postby ADXC » Sun May 11, 2008 8:45 pm

Oh, I guess thats restrictive. She could have at least read with you and discussed the meaning of said scripture. Just making someone read something is not what I'd call teaching. Oh well, just make sure that doesn't interfere with your Bible reading today.
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Postby HetalianKatana4 » Mon Jul 23, 2012 12:01 am

Ruth
Revelations
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Postby Neane » Mon Jul 23, 2012 12:15 am

I have to say that my favorite old testament books would be the Books of Samuel, and Ezekiel.
As for the New Testament: My favorite would be the Gospel of John.
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Postby Jolly Roger » Thu Jul 26, 2012 10:27 am

I'll try to pick only one (its not easy. lol) for each Testament.

Old Testament: The Book of Job.... not only for the overall message of endurance and faith in God's sovereign will, but the surprisingly deep (and seldom mentioned) theological discussion between Job and his friends. Love it.

New Testament: The Book of James: powerful, convicting lessons of wisdom here that challenge me to this day.
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Postby AnimeGirl » Thu Jul 26, 2012 12:04 pm

I also love the Book of James. That's my favorite, next to Revelations.
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Postby HarleyQuinnOy » Wed Aug 01, 2012 1:36 pm

Whats that saying...Oh yes..."I could no sooner choose a star in the heavens" lol! But I really love Job because I feel it really shows 1. The importance of giving people the right biblical advice for their situation 2. Bad things happen to everyone even born-again Christians, we just need to trust in God that everything will work out for the best, and realize that God is not punishing us. 3. DINOSAURS WALKED WITH MAN lol!!

I could make a list such as this and longer lol for every book of the bible though :)
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Postby TheMewster » Wed Aug 01, 2012 5:50 pm

My favorite is 1 John because it helped me get through some of my doubts recently.
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