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Hi all,
Many on this forum are older like me a grandma, led of the Lord I heard these words as I started with just texting one grandson who had a desire to get close to the Lord and wanted to hear Him. I hear the Lord, and told him he would also if he followed scripture and read one verse each day of Yeshua (Jesus) words. I hate cellphones but had to figure out how to do this for him. I finally figured it out all it says is Scripture today would put the verse and link it to blue letter bible red letter and I would make it top verse... so said top verse and the link for cellphone.

From there it grew to many in the family I was just led to do it, they are all Christians. Found out they loved getting the cellphone text too. They get fed everything else but not Yeshua's words. At about 75 days in a row the Lord led me to write a program with those scriptures, well I had to use AI and He wanted them on my blogs. Now I send the new ones to the website as they all auto start over even when I pass away at blogspot anyway.

I want to encourage people to go just get the scripture a day you don't have to put phone or email and don't need to read the blog even just get your new scripture a day. A Red Letter Christian
Thanks if any comments I will see them here ok
Cyd
 

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Hope all is well with you, I just did a post on how my texting got started and my cellphone illiteracy. Did any of you try texting scripture to family or loved ones? I am not sure why men don't have much to do with it seems to be a woman thing maybe.
Let me know if you ever do ok?
Cyd
 
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@Nancy @Debp @TitusTwoWife
Hope all is well with you, I just did a post on how my texting got started and my cellphone illiteracy. Did any of you try texting scripture to family or loved ones? I am not sure why men don't have much to do with it seems to be a woman thing maybe.
Let me know if you ever do ok?
Cyd
I don't like to text so had it removed from my phone. I email on my tablet.

Talking about Bible verses...check out my topic here.

 
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I like watching biblical stories. I watched one on Acts the other night and it was great. It basically reads out the bible with images and will sometimes give some commentary. I think this is great for young people and those who find it hard to read. The bible can seem daunting and hard to understand for some.

I have found the Old Testament especially hard to get my head around. But in going through each book it has opened my eyes up and it explains things.

I also like history and I think understanding the world as it was back then also gives good context. Sometimes the bible will refer to an emporer or pharoah and understanding the real history of how these people and cultures related to the Isrealites gives real context.

Especially how the prophets, judges and kings interacted. How the Isrealites lost their way by allowing the surrounding pagan cultures to influence and then came back to God.

 

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I don't like to text so had it removed from my phone. I email on my tablet.

Talking about Bible verses...check out my topic here.

Wow Deb that is awesome I see it has been since 2020, I know why I missed them because I always come in to whats new and so forr me all the posts I would see of yours were in the news. Those always stayed up top, so considered you more a watcher of things we are all told to watch for sure. Thanks for sharing.
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I like watching biblical stories. I watched one on Acts the other night and it was great. It basically reads out the bible with images and will sometimes give some commentary. I think this is great for young people and those who find it hard to read. The bible can seem daunting and hard to understand for some.

I have found the Old Testament especially hard to get my head around. But in going through each book it has opened my eyes up and it explains things.

I also like history and I think understanding the world as it was back then also gives good context. Sometimes the bible will refer to an emporer or pharoah and understanding the real history of how these people and cultures related to the Isrealites gives real context.

Especially how the prophets, judges and kings interacted. How the Isrealites lost their way by allowing the surrounding pagan cultures to influence and then came back to God.

Thanks, my grandchildren do have things they investigate about the scriptures even reading the gnostic gospels, I have but they are really young to do that. hahaha that is why I want the focus on Yeshua's words with all they search on. Thanks for your input will mention it to the, see if they watch videos they never mentioned that one.
 
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@Nancy @Debp @TitusTwoWife
Hope all is well with you, I just did a post on how my texting got started and my cellphone illiteracy. Did any of you try texting scripture to family or loved ones? I am not sure why men don't have much to do with it seems to be a woman thing maybe.
Let me know if you ever do ok?
Cyd
Most all of my immediate family are Christians, but there are times I do text scripture to them, as well as to nieces and nephews who are not Christians (those are the Catholics, in name only).
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Thanks, my grandchildren do have things they investigate about the scriptures even reading the gnostic gospels, I have but they are really young to do that. hahaha that is why I want the focus on Yeshua's words with all they search on. Thanks for your input will mention it to the, see if they watch videos they never mentioned that one.
I think content has to be age appropriate. Likewise for new Christians or those having striggles with faith it is important to ensure accurate interpretations of Gods word. People will sometimes not understand parts of the bible and really that is something they need to grow into.

One thing I have learnt is that primarily the main message is the gospel. Knowing and understanding this simple and central truth first is what will help understand the bible. Even the Old Testament as this is a reflection of what was to come with the gospel.

In fact Christ says that He would send the Holy Spirit to help us understand. Its not as if God has turned off the same spirit to open the eyes of the disciples and early Christians and even the prophets. I find the more you fill your heart with Gods spirit and hand over. The more God the more you understand the bible.

When Jesus was a child when He heard the Gods word being read in the Temple and recognised and understood His fathers word. I think with Christs spirit we can also know Gods word that we can percieve its truth.
 

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You are correct Yeshua heard readings from the Law and the prophets, I don''t think they have sermons maybe a quick story, our churches do not do that, they don't read you the Bible typically you get a few verses then a sermon. This is why I have the link to scripture to see it in red, the words of Yeshua. Now for my texting them the scripture they are forced to open the Bible to see it being the top verse, typically most continue reading from there being curious even the adults read down the page. With scripture a day they have a choice unlike my cellphone texting. Thanks though I will see them this weekend and ask about video's.
 

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You are correct Yeshua heard readings from the Law and the prophets, I don''t think they have sermons maybe a quick story, our churches do not do that, they don't read you the Bible typically you get a few verses then a sermon. This is why I have the link to scripture to see it in red, the words of Yeshua. Now for my texting them the scripture they are forced to open the Bible to see it being the top verse, typically most continue reading from there being curious even the adults read down the page. With scripture a day they have a choice unlike my cellphone texting. Thanks though I will see them this weekend and ask about video's.
Yes having Christs words highlighted cuts to the only words we should hold as truth.

There is a lot of preaching about social issues and Ted talks on how we should apply the bible. Christ mentioned He spoke in parables to keep it simple.