Browsing Through the Bible

 Good morning everyone!

Been a long time but I will be here much more, now that I'm no longer recording my gaming.

Through the years I have read through the Bible so many times,  then I started choosing different themes, or just a collection of similar books  to  study.  Right now I have picked out  the several writings of John to study.

Until I started searching for what I wanted to study, I had not realized that Paul had written most of the books of the N.T.!  I've got those all listed in a group in a notebook to start on.

But right now I'm going to concentrate on John. There is the Gospel of John,  the 1st-2nd-3rd Epistles of John,  then Revelation.  I think these will be interesting to study.  Although I have done this with Revelation many times.  (I must admit that Revelation gets easier to understand each time. :)   )

I'm really anxious to see  the structure or any comparisons  in the writings of John. 

Let my hear from you.  Maybe we could study John's works together, and enjoy questions and comments with each other.  :)

Shirley 

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  1. StriderForevaSeptember 30, 2025 at 3:52 PM

    Thanks for the invite. Here is the breakdown between John and Paul.

    ​1. John: He gives us the "who" of Christ—the divine nature, the source of light and life, and the simplicity of "abiding." His simple, repetitive language drives home eternal truths like a hammer hitting a nail.

    ​2. Paul: He gives us the "how" of Christ—the theological mechanics of salvation, the structure of the church, and the application of grace. His complex, rhetorical style is perfect for building a detailed theological argument.

    ​Together, they offer a powerful, complete picture: Paul explains how we are saved (justification by faith through grace), and John explains why the One who saved us is worthy of worship (He is the Word and the source of Life). The difference in their word usage—Paul's focus on "faith" and John's on "love"—really underscores their distinct, yet complementary, ministries! Selah!

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  2. Shirley CurrySeptember 30, 2025 at 4:26 PM

    What's your name? I simply loved your wonderful comment! It is so concise and simply structured. I understand, and I would never be able to put it down on paper this way, as you have done. Thank you so much for your response!!!

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  3. FoodarooSeptember 30, 2025 at 4:33 PM

    Hello Grandma Shirley!
    I'm excited to follow this Bible study with you. I was a long time Skyrim gamer too, and I knew about you when you first got popular, but never followed you closely. I want saved then, but now I know Jesus and He has saved my soul and my life. I saw an article on how you were giving up gaming, but inviting people to follow your Bible studies. I was delighted to find out you have a relationship with Jesus and I am excited to follow your Bible study! My husband's favorite gospel is John, so God bless and let's get into it!

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    1. Shirley CurrySeptember 30, 2025 at 4:48 PM

      I would appreciate a name please. I am so glad to get this comment from you. I am looking forward to comments with people who will be coming here. I have been just asking a question here and there, a but I think this would be interesting to try to go through a particular study together. Here's hoping! Thank you for coming by.

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  4. RevyRampageSeptember 30, 2025 at 5:53 PM

    Hi, Grandma! I'm so glad to become a part of the Bible discussions. I have been getting more in touch with my faith, so this is the perfect place for me! I'm excited to learn from everyone here and engage in discussions. I'm not as familiar with the bible as I'd like to be, but I plan on changing that. 🙂 I'm glad to be here with everyone and I look forward to meeting all of you! Thank you for starting this blog!💕

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  5. Storm BratcherSeptember 30, 2025 at 7:09 PM

    Good morning Grandma Shirley,

    I’ve never been much of a commenter on your videos, but I’ve enjoyed following you for a long time. Your storytelling has always drawn me in, and I’ve found you to be a wonderful writer as well. I’m really excited to see you beginning this study on John’s writings. As a pastor, I love how John so clearly shows us the deity and Lordship of Christ—his Gospel beginning with “In the beginning was the Word…” has always been one of my favorite declarations of who Jesus is. His letters call us to live that truth out in daily life, and Revelation gives us the powerful reminder of His ultimate victory.

    I’m looking forward to your insights, questions, and take-aways as you go through these books. Thank you for inviting us to join in the journey with you. Which part of John’s writings are you most eager to dive into first? I always love studying the miracles of Christ, and John gave them to us, “that we may believe.”

    Your Grandkid in Christ,
    Storm

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  6. Nick ParrishSeptember 30, 2025 at 7:52 PM

    Hi grandma!
    I have been struggling with my faith the last couple years due to some drastic life changes. I have been looking for guidance or a path to follow but as a young man I have struggled. I’m excited to follow along in your studies and start a new chapter in my journey with Christ.

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    1. Shirley CurrySeptember 30, 2025 at 8:13 PM

      This is so often a sorrow for people. Please, read the bible, and pray a lot. God will guide you! Especially in the New Testament read and pay attention to everything Jesus says. Notice how he changes Paul and strengthens Peter. Especially PRAY for His help and guidance! Please stay in touch here!

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  7. Shirley CurrySeptember 30, 2025 at 8:03 PM

    Greetings Storm!
    I am starting (once more lol) in the Gospel of John. The Epistles of John are so short! Two of them anyway! lol I just found something in the Gospel of John that I must have been skipping all these years! That is in 8:59.. it says, "... He hid Himself.. and walked out of the Temple among them." Did He turn Himself invisible so He wouldn't be seen and could slip away?! This has never jumped out at me before, like it just did!
    Shirley

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    1. Storm BratcherSeptember 30, 2025 at 8:14 PM

      Yes! That’s such a powerful passage. Jesus had just finished declaring His eternal identity—“Before Abraham was, I am.” In that moment He made it clear that He is God, not just another teacher. And as religious people often do, they responded with rejection rather than worship, picking up stones to kill the very Messiah they had been waiting for.

      When the text says He “hid Himself,” it shows us His authority and timing. They couldn’t touch Him until His appointed hour. He simply slipped through the crowd and went on His way—calmly, deliberately, fully in control. Their rejection didn’t change who He was or the mission He came to fulfill.

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    2. Shirley CurrySeptember 30, 2025 at 8:18 PM

      Thank you so much for responding. So you are saying that was allegorical (spl.) rather than actually hiding Himself?

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    3. Storm BratcherSeptember 30, 2025 at 8:34 PM

      That’s a great question! I wouldn’t say it’s allegorical so much as it’s showing His divine authority in a very real moment. Jesus had just declared, “Before Abraham was, I am”—claiming the very name of God from Exodus 3:14. The crowd immediately understood this as blasphemy and picked up stones to kill Him.

      But notice, the text says He “hid Himself” and then simply walked out from among them. He didn’t need to turn invisible—He was showing that no mob could touch Him until His appointed hour. In other words, He slipped through the crowd by His own power and timing. Their anger was real, their rejection was real, but He remained completely in control.

      I love how John captures this—our Lord boldly declares His eternal deity, is rejected by the religious leaders, and yet nothing can stop His mission until the cross. That’s the beauty of this passage.

      I think you’re right to notice both sides. It was a real event yet John also writes it in a way that teaches us something deeper. So in one sense it’s literal—He walked away untouched. But in another sense it’s almost allegorical—it points to His divine authority, His timing, and the way the light of the world cannot be extinguished by human rejection.

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  8. PellemiseSeptember 30, 2025 at 8:05 PM

    Hi, I have never really felt like a believer in God myself for most of my life. But even then I still prayed now and then. And I have always donated to the church and put up a candle when I have been in one. So I think I have a complicated relationship with God, which is probably why I think the bible is a very interesting read. I look forward to your thoughts on John.

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    1. Shirley CurrySeptember 30, 2025 at 8:14 PM

      Please, read the Bible faithfully and pray a lot, for help and understanding. I'm happy to have you here!

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  9. David PhillipsSeptember 30, 2025 at 9:24 PM

    Hi Grandma Shirley, I’ve enjoyed your videos for a long time but was even more excited when I heard you have a Bible discussion blog! John is my favorite gospel because it especially emphasizes His divine nature as the Son of God. Chapter 14 and 15 of John’s gospel are probably some of my favorite chapters in the whole Bible! If I understand correctly those chapters were Jesus’s final private moments with His disciples the last supper right before His crucifixion and He had a lot to tell them! As you go through all of John’s writings I’m sure the Lord will show you more and more things that you hadn’t noticed before!

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  10. AJSeptember 30, 2025 at 11:32 PM

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  11. AJSeptember 30, 2025 at 11:35 PM

    I think the Gospel of John was written by a different John than the Epistles (1stJn, 2ndJn, 3rdJn) and Revelation.
    The gospel of John is probably by favorite of the gospels; but my single favorite chapter in the whole Bible is 1st John 4.
    1Jn4 is all about who is "of God" and who is antichrist, what love REALLY is, how love relates to both Who and what God is, and how it relates to ourselves.

    In my opinion the most interesting verse of that chapter is verse 18,
    "There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love."
    There's a lot of interesting implications when John says that God is love, and there is no love in fear; because I think that that means God is not found in fear.

    When I think about fear, I think that fear means you don't have trust/faith; and conversely, if you have faith/trust in God, then you have no fear.
    Forget fear, but instead rely on your faith and trust in Christ, and dwell on the Perfect Love of the Father.

    (Reposted because I made a typo, and I don't know how to edit my comment)

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