READ THE ENTIRE BIBLE FOR THE FIRST TIME
365 Day Plan
If you're new to the Bible and
haven't completed our introductory reading plans, or if your an
experienced reader, who has read thru the Bible before, we suggest you
check out our main Reading Plans Page for
alternate plans.
We've developed this first time thru
the Bible reading plan to avoid the common pitfall of getting bogged
down in the details before obtaining a good basic overall understanding
of the whole of scripture. With that in mind, we'll read the books
in a certain order. To begin, we suggest getting four bookmarks and placing them at the
beginning of Genesis,
Psalms, Proverbs, and at Luke. We'll then divide each day's reading
into two parts, consisting of a reading from the OT and the NT.
Every other day, we'll begin with a selection from either the Psalms or
Proverbs (kind of like an appetizer), then continue to our Old and New
Testament reading.
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We've labeled the readings by reading number, so you can
start any day of the year. You'll notice some days do
not have a reading listed for Psalms or Proverbs.
There are 181 chapters in the two books combined, so reading
one chapter a day will take six months. Except for
Psalms 119, I prefer to read a chapter in
its entirety every other day. Others may prefer
reading half the chapter one day and the other half the
next. Either way, we'll finish in about the same time.
If you don't finish a reading or miss a day (or two) and fall behind, just continue
where you left off. Be cautious about trying to do too
much to catch up. As I stated before, I've never
finished at exactly one year. I think the one year
plan helps with discipline and keeping us on course, but
sometimes we miss and at other times, God may want to deal
with us for two or three days on a single reading. I've
sometimes repeated a reading several days in a row when felt led.
The most important thing is to be consistent.
Try to set aside a certain time and place for your readings.
Before long, you'll find yourself craving the Word.
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