Comments on: Being slightly terrified of certain books of the Bible.

By: Halle

Halle — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 05:42:13 +0000

I’m actually a fan of James, but I get intimidated by Leviticus and Revelations.*shudder*

By: Becky

Becky — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 17:12:50 +0000

I thought I was the only one! However I think that book should be renamed – "things you would think you dont have to tell people not to do"

By: bluedaffodil

bluedaffodil — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 18:45:12 +0000

James is one of my favorites! When I first read the title, I thought for sure this was going to be a reference to Revelation, or maybe the Chronicles *shudder*. James is a short book, but it's meaty and it gives you a lot to think about. The second half of Daniel is pretty trippy, though… it still kind of weirds me out.

By: joanna

joanna — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 07:17:21 +0000

That could be an interesting post topic- being afraid you'll have to turn Calvinist/arminian/creationist/pentecostal/(insert theological identity here)

By: Dan Lower

Dan Lower — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 06:32:40 +0000

Romans, mostly because I'm not a huge fan of Calvinism, and I'm always halfway-afraid when I read it it's going to turn out that I'm wrong for not being in agreement with Calvin.

You can imagine from that (well, maybe) that I'm not really afraid of James at all. In fact I've still got a good few pieces of it memorized.

By: sara

sara — Sun, 03 May 2009 22:37:00 +0000

a few months ago, i felt like God was telling me to read james, like all of it.

i didn’t know why until i finished. so i guess most of the time, i don’t like reading james because he’s right, and i don’t like being wrong about m’self (which is something i’m growing okay with)

By: K

Fri, 01 May 2009 16:26:00 +0000

My fear of James is more man-made. My Eighth Grade Bible teacher at the Christian school I attended spent most of that year teaching us James verse-by-verse. He was a kind man, but had one of those stiff, military approaches to teaching. I still vividly remember watching a fellow student attempting to snooze, while my teacher walked around the room saying “Consider it pure,” and then leaned into my classmate’s year to yell, “JOY!!!!!” Even today, whenever somebody begins to recite that verse, I automatically sit up, become more alert, and pay attention.

By: Austin

Austin — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 17:19:00 +0000

At one point before I committed my life to Christ, I was curious about the Bible and was attending church. I read Leviticus…I was upset by it, I thought, no one told me I wasn’t supposed to eat pork, sacrifice, etc….and hey wait.. No one else is doing this either. Are they frauds? Did I miss something?
Luckily, I got up the nerve to ask a pastor. His answer didn’t make me feel any better or really explain much, but he asked if I had read Matthew. Then it ALL changed.
I still avoid Leviticus when I can.

By: theicequeen

theicequeen — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 18:41:00 +0000

but i LIKE James! i vaguely remember telling someone i James was my favourite book…i weally weally like James…

now Lamentations is another story..it is so…depressing! and Chronicles..all those people! names and names and then some more names! and there are two of them! 1&2 chronicles!

i was about to add Joel, but theres a verse there i really dig so..:P

however! Paul and i don't seem to see eye to eye still don't discriminate against his books though

By: ByronD

ByronD — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 06:25:00 +0000

I love the book of James. I revisit it fairly often. Great morning reading, when I am preparing for action.