The Bible is not just a book of stories. It is filled with the teaching of many of the wisest people who have ever lived. In fact, the Bible is the word of God. When we want to know how to live, we can read the Bible. When we have questions about how to please God, we can read the Bible. The Bible teaches us what God wants us to do. It tells us about what kind of people God wants us to be.
One way to read the Bible is to start at the beginning and read to the end. But you may also search the Bible to find out what it says about a single subject. Or you can look through the pages to find the answer to a question you have been thinking about.
Read About One Subject Every Day
Here are 30 subjects that the Bible speaks about. Choose a subject that sounds interesting to you. Read about one each day for 30 days. You will be surprised at how much you can learn just by reading a few short verses. The verses will not tell you every thing that the Bible says about a subject. But it will give you a good start.
After you read about one of these subjects, think about it for a while. You may want to think about what kind of things you have learned. Think about how the things you have learned can help you in your every day life. Then you may want to talk about what you have learned with someone else.
Do not be surprised or sad if you do not understand some things you read. But you may be surprised at just how clear the Bible is. Although men wrote the Bible a long time ago, it can teach us many things about how to live our lives today.
If there are words in the stories that you do not understand, check the Word Lists on this site. You may find them helpful.
40 Subjects
1. Anger
Psalm 4:4; Proverbs 16:32; Mathew 5:21-26
2. Baptism
Matthew 3:1-12; Matthew 28:16-20; Romans 6:1-5
3. Being Right With God
Genesis 15:1-6; Romans 3:21-31; Galatians 2:15-21
4. Being Sorry For Your Sins
Ezekiel 18:30-32; Matthew 4:12-17; Acts 2:37-41
5. Children
Psalm 78:1-7; Mark 10:13-16; Ephesians 6:1-4
6. Creation
Genesis 1-2; Psalm 8; Colossians 1:15-17
7. Death
Psalm 116:15-16; John 12:23-26; Romans 6:1-23
8. Eternal Life
Job 19:25-27; Matthew 19:16-30; John 3:1-21
9. Faith
Proverbs 3:5-6; Romans 5:1-11; Hebrews 11
10. Following Jesus
Luke 14:25-34; John 15:1-17; John 21:15-19
11. Friendship
Ecclesiastes 4:9-12; John 14:23-15:17; Colossians 3:12-17
12. Giving
Deuteronomy 15:7-11; Malachi 3:10-12; Matthew 6:1-4
13. Grace
Micah 7:18-20; Luke 15:11-31; Ephesians 2:1-10
14. Greed
1 Kings 21:1-22; Luke 12:13-21; 1 Timothy 6:3-10
15. Happiness
Isaiah 52:7-10; Matthew 5:1-12; Philippians 4:4-9
16. Heaven
Isaiah 65:17-25; Matthew 6:19-24; Matthew 25:31-46
17. Holy Spirit
John 14:15-31; Acts 2; Romans 8:1-17
18. Hope
Psalm 130; Romans 5:1-11; 1 Peter 1:3-9
19. Jesus Paid For Your Sins
Isaiah 53:1-12; 2 Corinthians 5:14-21; 1 Peter 2:22-25
20. Jesus’ Second Coming
Matthew 24; John 14:1-4; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-5:11
21. Joy
Isaiah 52:7-10; Luke 15; 1Peter 4:12-19
22. Kindness
Psalm 103:8-12; Micah 6:8; 1 John 3:11-24
23. Loneliness
1 Kings 19:1-18; Psalm 41; Matthew 26:36-46
24. Lord’s Supper
Luke 22:7-23; John 13; 1 Corinthians 11:17-34
25. Love
Mark 12:28-34; 1 Corinthians 13; 1 John 4:7-21
26. Peace
John 14:25-27; Ephesians 2:14-18; Philippians 4:4-9
27. Poor
Amos 5:11-15; Matthew 25:31-46; James 2:1-13
28. Salvation
Psalm 62; Luke 19:1-10; Ephesians 2:1-10
29. Suffering
Psalm 77; Isaiah 53; 1 Peter 4:12-19
30. Worry
Luke 12:22-34; Philippians 4:4-9; Hebrews 13:5-6