As one who has walked w/ the Lord for over 65 yrs. now, (& been thro incredible losses), I would like to suggest 2 books that have brought me so much comfort thro the years. I believe they’re still in print…I picked mine up (not knowing the treasures they would be for me), at Goodwill for like a $1 each. One was brand new & the other only had marks on the dedication page. By Tyndall: 1. “The One Year book of Bible Promises” (Each day has a verse & a short themed-devotion). 2. “The One Year book of Personal Prayer” (Each day has a verse; then a short (but powerful) prayer about that verse & then a quote from various people). (They’re chunky, elegant-looking books.) May God bring comfort through whatever gift you give your Mom. What a loving daughter you are to care in that way. Blessings to you both!

This video was so good. As a baby Christian, I’m grateful for all the info you provided. Also, so glad I found the Hosanna Revival bibles because of you. They are so beautiful!

@thelayitdownpodcast

8 ай бұрын

aw thank you Carla! They definitely are so beautiful!

I used to work for hosanna revival! Owners are amazing people!!

@thelayitdownpodcast

8 ай бұрын

I am so jealous!!! But I love them! They are great to work with!

Hey! I just want to say thank you for sharing. And I like that shirt on you it compliments your skin so well. And I want to encourage you to keep going no matter what life throws at you always remember that God got you. ✨

@thelayitdownpodcast

Ай бұрын

Thank you so much! This is so sweet!

Amen ❤ thanks you

Thanks so much for your help!

@thelayitdownpodcast

6 ай бұрын

Whichever one feels like it would benefit you more! I just pick randomly really whenever I do these books!

Hosanna Revival has such beautiful Bibles ahh! Thanks for sharing yours ❤ God bless you in your studies!

@thelayitdownpodcast

2 ай бұрын

Thank you! You too!🥰

Omg im currently in a group doing the Colossians rooted in him study with a bunch of women from my church right now!! We're all loving it!!

@thelayitdownpodcast

2 ай бұрын

it’s so good!

I absolutely loved this video! Thank you for sharing! The Daily Grace Co. has this SUPER cool book called The Theology Handbook, and on page 94 there is an awesome chart about the translations. I used to use NIV and NKJV pretty much my whole life growing up and even into adulthood, but now that I'm nearing 40, I have been super interested in other translations. I have recently fallen in love with the NLT; it's so easy to read and just lovely to enjoy and understand. This video really reassured me about something, too! My husband and I just chose a bible for his mother for Mother's Day, and we happened to choose the Thrive Bible. I am SO glad to hear an opinion on it and I am now very excited for her to receive it! Awesome content, I'm subscribing!

@thelayitdownpodcast

2 ай бұрын

thank you so much!! I have another channel I just started since this turned into a podcast channel. Check my beacons link to find it 🥰

Aww I love this!!

@thelayitdownpodcast

8 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

Nice video ❤I have the Marlowe too! It’s so gorgeous, I adore it.

@thelayitdownpodcast

2 ай бұрын

It really is!

Hi Susannah, thank you for enviting me to follow The Christian Essentials here in KZread 😊 God bless!

@thelayitdownpodcast

8 ай бұрын

God bless!

Nice to see people who enjoy studying the Bible! I like NKJV, NASB2020, and CSB. God bless 🙏🏻

@thelayitdownpodcast

7 ай бұрын

God bless!

Love covers of bibles. ❤️❤️❤️❤️

@thelayitdownpodcast

8 ай бұрын

me too!!🥰

Firstly, I want to start off with saying your video is wonderful and informative for those beginning their religious/spiritual journey. Wonderfully done, and keep it up! As for markers, I use regular pencil crayons (a.k.a. coloured pencils) to mark my Bible, it's affordable, last nearly forever, and never ever bleeds through the insanely thin pages. You can use them to highlight verses or words by shading the whole section or just underlining, each carrying a different meaning. Now to my main point, I have read many different versions of the Bible (KJV, KJV 1611, NIV, ESV, NASB, Interlinear Bible, and the Geneva Bible) and have found the KJV to be the best to learn and study from because it is closest to the original text while somewhat close the modern English. Something to remember is that both God and Jesus speak in parables, which is why being close the original is better as it preserves the original meaning and context of the scriptures and is open to your personal interpretation and not from someone else perspective. Each time someone grows their perspective changes and with that also the meaning of certain verses, thus further increasing your personal spiritual growth. Note: Just like in school you always want to learn from source documents not someone else's opinion/interpretation. This will always give you truth.

For a beginner, may I recommend my own every day carry, the CSB? The Christian Standard Bible was created to be the perfect blend of "true to the word" and "readable", and many people online do find this to be the case. Don't ask me though, I've only started a few months ago and am just up to Leviticus 7. Although the words do kinda fall into my lap compared to my NASB 1995 or my NKJV, with how mentally exhausted I tend to be, that may not be such a bad thing. Two things I have heard though are that there is a Bible out there for everyone, and the best Bible you have is the one you keep reaching for.

@thelayitdownpodcast

7 ай бұрын

hmm I’ll check it out! I’ve never heard that. I definitely agree with your last statement!

I recommend Micron pens for writing in your Bible. They look similar but do not bleed and write very well on the paper.

@thelayitdownpodcast

2 ай бұрын

oh okay! I’ll look into those!

The NASB is closer to the word for word translation of the original Bible manuscripts than the KJV.. I’d just keep in mind they are both good translations but anyone should always strive to graduate from a thought for thought translation to a word for word translation especially to study the Word of God.

Please don't recommend Sarah Young devotionals. Please look into her. Her devotionals are not Biblical. Stick with Tripp instead. Tfs all your other essentials. God bless.

@thelayitdownpodcast

8 ай бұрын

Thank you for the heads up. I will definitely look into it, I just recommended this because this was the first devotional I ever got. my bad!

@BeadyBomBomElizabeth

8 ай бұрын

@@thelayitdownpodcast oh no need to apologize. We are here to help each other and warn against false teachings. There are so many wolves in sheep clothing that are mixing truth with error and leading people astray. Btw, I enjoy watching your videos. I like them although I don't comment. Continue being rooted in the Word. God is so faithful and good.

@fnjesusfreak

7 ай бұрын

Was going to post the same thing. "Jesus Calling" is really problematic.

@ashliward3796

7 ай бұрын

Hi as a baby Christian also, can you tell me why her devotions are not biblical? I tried to google but I didn't even know what to search and couldn't find anything..

@spilledgrits06

7 ай бұрын

Agreed. Sarah Young is essentially speaking as if she is God. That didn’t sit well with me. Any book that speaks as God is a red flag. Anything that adds to or takes away from Gods word is not okay.

Very nice video!!

@thelayitdownpodcast

Ай бұрын

thank you!!

God bless you.

@thelayitdownpodcast

Ай бұрын

God bless!

The nkjv is super easy to understand. The nasb 95 also. Both are great to read and study from.

@thelayitdownpodcast

8 ай бұрын

I'll have to look into these versions! Thank you for the recs!

@fnjesusfreak

7 ай бұрын

@@thelayitdownpodcast I myself mostly use KJV, but I'm going to second NKJV and NASB95 (_not_ NASB2020) as recommendations. Holman especially is a good publisher to go with.

Jesus Calling is actually one you want to stay away from because it's not Jesus word it's the author words in the point of view as if she is Jesus

Any recommendations for large print ESV with room for notes?

@thelayitdownpodcast

Ай бұрын

at this moment, no just because I am not familiar with any Bible's like that! I'm sure there are some but not any I have particularly used!

@loriv828

Ай бұрын

Hosanna Revival has large print ESV journaling Bible. Amazon has a pretty purple one, too. I’m sure more colors available.

Very Good! Am sort of a King James Bible only. Although if you are a beginner, NLT and ESV will be fine. Just sure there are good study Bibles. The those five books you recommend to read, are my favourites

@thelayitdownpodcast

8 ай бұрын

Yeah theyre good Study Bibles! They are definitely great books :)

Hi are you using a bible reading plan if you are what's the name of the plan?

@thelayitdownpodcast

2 ай бұрын

I’m not actually! I just pick a book and read it :)

@andrewbotha5673

2 ай бұрын

@@thelayitdownpodcast thnk you for the answer love your videos by the way🤗👍👍👍

The Bible is all you need.

No books are essential, only Jesus Christ is enough

@thelayitdownpodcast

Ай бұрын

haha this is true! These things just compliment your faith walk!

You should read the bible with a Christian...!

@thelayitdownpodcast

8 ай бұрын

what do you mean? haha

I recommend reading a Catholic bible and the 7 books all your bibles are missing. The Enoch.

Read. The. Talmud.

Sarah Young's books are not biblical, so do not use or recommend. Sarah Young denied the sufficiency of scriptures!!!!

The thumbnail shows her surrounded by books and materials and yet can she produce a single piece of evidence that anything spiritual or supernatural in the bible is true?

@thelayitdownpodcast

2 ай бұрын

The evidence is all around you, you just need to look. Its also not my job to convince you that God is real, so if that is what you are looking for-a faith debate-I'm not interested. This video was about my favourite things that have helped me in my faith walk. Not to prove the legitimacy of my faith to you. Have a great day!

@darz3829

2 ай бұрын

@@thelayitdownpodcast "The evidence is all around you, you just need to look." If that's your logic then it stands to reason that if God made everything He made the bad as well as the good. After all, you'd be comparing a serene beautiful lake with war, injustice, starvation, and sickness. "Its also not my job to convince you that God is real" It's also not every "believer's" job too - since no one can answer my initial request. My point was that you are surrounded by many resources for your faith yet they don't help at all.

@thelayitdownpodcast

2 ай бұрын

@@darz3829 They help me and other people who believe. Concise theology is a good one as well. There is also a book called The Case for Christ which you can also look into which dives into proving the existence of Christ.

@user-ix3mm1dh1f

Ай бұрын

if one believe that there is a painter behind every painting, a potter behind every finished vase, a chef being every meal at a restaurant…then surely, one could step outside, see the birds, the sky, the vegetation, and the human beings and know that there is a creator. For even Leonardo Di Vinci lived before you and i drew our breath, and we know without a doubt he was real, just based upon the evidence of his paintings. yet, we also, question if there is a God when we see how human life is created. it’s a human anomaly that i will never understand.

@user-ix3mm1dh1f

Ай бұрын

also, she might not be able to prove it, but if you were to do some research about archaeological discoveries, you would learn that a lot of what has occurred in the bible has been proven to be true. its only the things that infantile human minds can’t grasp, like noah’s ark, Moses parting the red sea, Jesus rising from the dead, that we quarrel with internally.

Susannah, 71 yr. old new viewer here. Am very glad you are looking out for new Believers & their Bible Study needs! W/ all love & respect, I would suggest that you do some serious research on Sarah Young “Jesus Calling”. (A lot of the info online has been scrubbed, so go deeper.) I too liked the devotional & gave as gifts when it first came out. But when I kept having little checks in my spirit & then ?’d some of her Biblical soundness, I decided to find out more about her. When you learn of her New Age/psychic background story about writing “Jesus Calling”, I doubt you’ll recommend it again. I know I don’t. 🫶🏼

@thelayitdownpodcast

8 ай бұрын

thank you for your comment! I will definitely do some research, however this devotional, regardless of her background really did help me grow stronger in my faith and I do find a lot of biblical truth in it. I will do some research though!

@fnjesusfreak

7 ай бұрын

@@thelayitdownpodcast LongForTruth1 did some good videos on it - a good channel to follow.

Check out seeking him study by revive our hearts. Amazing

@thelayitdownpodcast

8 ай бұрын

ouuu i’ll definitely check it out! thank you for the recommendation!

My post was meant for imxbubbles.