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Seven Keys to Reading the Bible

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1. Don’t read more at a time than you can make sense of. Find the amount of time and length of reading that works for you.


  2. Pray for desire and inspiration to read.


    3. Mark passages which are important to you. Consider keeping a journal and include quotes, thoughts, questions.


      4. Look up puzzling terms and pursue the wider sense of stories or ideas.


        5. Find ideal circumstances. What time of day and type of environment nurture your focus?


          6. Follow your interests. What stories or questions are you most interested in?


            7. Enjoy a sense of progress. Make a reading plan including familiar and unfamiliar stories.

by Brian Smith

Based on the Holy Bible, The New Church gains further inspiration and understanding through the teachings of 18th century scientist and theologian Emanuel Swedenborg. In his 35 volumes of theology, Swedenborg helps set forth the Lord's plan for a rebirth of Christianity, a clear vision of God in His own Word, and what that means in our lives.

“Heaven consists in a heartfelt desire for the good of others rather than one’s own good, and in serving them from the love of making them happy, not for the sake of any selfish hope of reward.”
Arcana Coelestia 452

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