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The Bible Companion is a Bible reading plan developed by Robert Roberts when he was 14 years of age, in about 1853, [1] and revised by him over a number of years into its current format. [2] It is widely used by Christadelphians, who place particular importance on personal daily Bible reading. Many Christadelphian congregations read one or more ...
Michael G. Sargent has written likewise of how affective devotional practices have a long history in the reading and meditative practices (the lectio divina) of Western Monasticism, [101] and Nicholas Watson has described the standard narrative as it relates to Middle English mystical literature as "perhaps suspiciously straightforward."
Changing water into wine at Cana in John 2:1–11 – "the first of the signs" Healing the royal official's son in Capernaum in John 4:46–54; Healing the paralytic at Bethesda in John 5:1–15; Feeding the 5000 in John 6:5–14; Jesus walking on water in John 6:16–24; Healing the man blind from birth in John 9:1–7; The raising of Lazarus ...
As in the statement by John the Baptist in John 1:26 that "in the midst of you standeth one whom ye know not," the preparatory step should open the mind to finding Christ in the passage being read. [31] Following the preparation the first movement of Lectio Divina is slow and gradual reading of the scriptural passage, perhaps several times. [2]
John 4 is the fourth chapter of the Gospel of John in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. The eternality of Jesus. The major part of this chapter (verses 1-42) recalls Jesus' conversation with the Samaritan woman at the well in Sychar. In verses 43-54, he returns to Galilee, where he heals a royal official's son.
In other traditions personal Bible study is referred to as "devotions". Catholic devotions, Lutheran devotions and Anglican devotions, among other Christian traditions, may employ the Lectio Divina method of Bible reading. [2] Martin Luther studying the Bible on the banner of the Grand Orange Lodge of Ireland.
For example, Dorothy A. Lee lists several discrepancies between Hebrew betrothal scenes and John 4: "the Samaritan woman is not a young Jewish virgin and no betrothal takes place; the well is not concerned with sexual fertility but is an image of salvation (see Isa. 12:3); Jesus is presented not as a bridegroom but as giver of living water." [12]
Sermon 74: Of the Church - Ephesians 4:1-6; Sermon 75: On Schism - 1 Corinthians 12:25; Sermon 76: On Perfection - Hebrews 6:1 (Tunbridge Wells, 6 December 1764) Sermon 77: Spiritual Worship - 1 John 5:20; Sermon 78: Spiritual Idolatry - 1 John 5:21; Sermon 79: On Dissipation - 1 Corinthians 7:35; Sermon 80: On Friendship with the World - James 4:4