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There is a particular expression I love in the Bible.

You can find it in the Old Testament book of Ezekiel chapter 3 verse 1, and also at the end of the New Testament in the book of Revelation chapter 10 verse 9

To paraphrase the text, it says: ‘eat this book!’

God doesn’t want us to just read the Bible - God wants us to consume it, understand it, and let his word become part of who we are.

If you’re like me, you’ll want to read the list of ingredients to understand what’s in the food you eat. Similarly, if we are going to consume the word of God, it is important that we understand the nuts and bolts of what we are reading.

The explanations are not deep theological explorations - I’m not going to pretend to be that clever. I’m just trying to explain the basic principles of the Bible in the way that I would have liked them explained to me when I was new to it all.

I’ve used five English translations of the Bible to help you fully understand what it means for you:

King James Version (KJV)

New Living Translation (NLT)

English Standard Version (ESV)

New International Version (NIV)

The Message paraphrased version (MSG)

Each Bible version is identified (in brackets) after each quotation in the text. In each case I have tried to use the Bible version that most clearly explains God's message, trusting that the meaning will be perfectly clear to you.