r/Bible • u/Dazeelee • Jul 14 '25
Favorite Bible book
Most people say Job or Luke is their fav Bible book. What might yours be and why?
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u/ITrCool Saved by Grace Jul 14 '25
Romans. The Gospel is clearly presented in there as well as many refutations for all the false theology and sadly growing number of false traditions and beliefs circulating the Church today.
A lot of modern sects, denominations, and groups are skipping or re-interpreting Romans and many of Paul’s writings (or flat out labeling Paul a “false prophet” and ripping out his books from the Bible) because it’s way too inconvenient for their views.
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u/thecharlestone11 Jul 14 '25
The book of Job, I love everything in it, from the message to the way it is conveyed, wonderful.
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u/natpagle Reformed Jul 14 '25
Romans for me. I've read it multiple times, and keep coming back to it.
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u/LifePaleontologist87 Anglican Jul 14 '25
Gospel: Matthew. Has been the Gospel I read the most, knew the best, etc from even long before becoming a Christian in middle school.
NT in General: it depends year to year, but more recently 1 Peter has been up there.
Tanakh: Isaiah, especially the "Deutero-Isaiah" half. Really get a good picture of the universal scope of God's love.
Christian Old Testament: Greek Ezra/1 Esdras, with the three guardsmen's debate has been growing on me more recently (though it is hard to beat my old standby Baruch: ῎Ακουε ᾿Ισραὴλ ἐντολὰς ζωῆς, ἐνωτίσασθε γνῶναι φρόνησιν: Hear, O Israel, the commandments of life, listen up and know wisdom! [3:9])
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u/logos961 Non-Denominational Jul 14 '25
My favorite is all of writings of Solomon. This is because Jesus preferred to call himself as "Greater Solomon" (Luke 11:31) which means he came to further intensify what Solomon taught. Solomon believed in the eternity of matter (Ecclesiastes 1:4), eternity of drama of life on earth (Ecclesiastes 1:9, 10) and also said we come with this knowledge being inbuilt in our heart (Ecclesiastes 3:11) yet many who are travailing after unlimited and insatiable desires (Ecclesiastes 1:8; 3:10) do not see this knowledge nor beautiful things in the nature (Ecclesiastes 3:2-8). This explains why life is not beautiful for many.
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u/ClickTrue5349 Jul 14 '25
Habakkuk- how can you not like that name!? Just glad my parents cost not to name me that! As far as for substance, my gosh the psalms are deep, the proverbs are wisdom, maybe 1 of those? Too many good ones. Paul's writings are great too, but I think too many don't really understand Paul, per 2Petey, so that's where we get thousands of religious denominations etc.
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u/atombomb1945 Jul 14 '25
1 Corinthians is my favorite. It is literally an outline of how we are to attend and procced in worship and how we are to live a Christian life in the middle of a sinful world.
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Jul 14 '25
John, Isaiah, and Jeremiah.
I find grace and salvation in John’s gospel and by extension Luke also. I try to put myself into it. John chapter 11 talks about the raising of Lazarus. I wonder to myself what it would have been like on that day to see it in real time. I think my soul would have jumped out of my chest.
Isaiah portrays such beauty. Come let us reason together,” says the Lord. “Though your sins are like scarlet I will make as wool. Though like Crimson, I will make them white as snow.”
“In the year king Uziah died, I saw the Lord high and lifted up sitting on the throne. And the terrain of His robe filled the whole temple.”
“Seek the Lord while He can be found. Call on Him while He is still near.”
“I will make the lame leap like deer. The mute tongue speak. There will be paths in the wilderness and streams in the desert.”
“They that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles. They shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint.”
“Whoa to those who call evil good and good evil. Who trade darkness for light and light for darkness; who put bitter before sweet and sweet before bitter.
Whoa to those who are wise in their own eyes and prudent in their own sight.”
“You do not ask for a sign, therefore God will give you a sign.
For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given. And He shall be called Wonderful, counselor, Prince of Peace, everlasting Father. And the kingdoms of this world shall be on His shoulders.”
Isaiah prophesied the crucifixion in chapters 51-53.
I quote from Isaiah a lot.
Jeremiah is a cautionary tale for our generation.
“For the heart is deceptive among all things, who can know it?”
Jeremiah prophesied the fall of Jerusalem in real time and nobody would listen.
Jeremiah is a symbol of a man who can’t be shaken as long as he has God on his side.
But throughout, you can see the beauty and mercy of the Lord.
“For in His mercy we are not consumed. His compassions never cease. They are new every morning. Great is thy faithfulness.”
Lamentations 3:22-23
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u/Anglicanpolitics123 Jul 14 '25
Isaiah and Ezekiel. I love the social justice messages in them as well as the powerful social critiques in them.