Core Bible Verses

Why believe the Bible? It is a collection of respectable historical documents, with the Gospels being eyewitness accounts of the supernatural life of Jesus, including His death, resurrection, and ascension into heaven.

If you are new to Christianity, or just here out of curiosity, I recommend reading the page, Is Jesus the Son of God? I believe this is the most important question we could answer, along with, Is God Real? Jesus invites us to follow Him in a relationship rather than rules, as His love fulfilled the laws, and He calls us to love God and people.

I’ve read the Bible many times, and each time I learn new helpful lessons, because I’m going through a new chapter or season of my life. God’s word is living and active (Hebrews 4:12). God’s word sanctifies us (Jn 17:17), God’s word is the Bible (2 Tim 3:16), and natural laws of the earth. I’ve also read many other helpful books, mainly science based books. When science is done well, with integrity, it basically reveals God’s natural laws. God’s word created the earth (Gen 1). God is over all, in all, and through all (Eph 4:6). But the Bible is still our most important book. 

Many people are interested in what the Bible says but they feel like they don't have time to read it, or they are intimidated at the thought of reading through the entire Bible. The Core Bible Verses book and this website are meant to encourage you to read the Bible and memorize important verses. Maybe it would help to think of it like this, God is your heavenly father, and He wrote the Bible for you.

Just read four chapters each day and you will finish the Bible in one year. I’ve found two chapters a day works for me. I try to read them as part of my morning routine, but if that doesn’t work out, I try to read them before bed. I would recommend starting with the New Testament, then I would consider the book of Proverbs, as that has a lot of practical wisdom, then finish the rest of the Old Testament. 

My favorite Bibles are the Life Applications Study Bible, the Apologetics Study Bible, and the English Standard Version (ESV) Study Bible, because they provide helpful notes about important verses. There are even study Bibles with helpful notes just for men, women, teens, and some popular careers.  If you do commit to reading the whole Bible, I highly recommend taking notes, or maybe keep a Bible reading journal. That is how this whole website and my Core Bible Verses book got started. 

If you have not yet memorized Bible verses, or Scripture, you can find some of the best Bible verses at the 12 Core Bible Verses page.  

Why memorize Scripture? Faith comes by hearing the word of God (Ro 10:17). God’s word is the sword of the Spirit (Eph 6:17), our weapon against spiritual adversaries (Mt 4:4-10). The Bible tells us it is helpful (Ps 119:11, 2 Tim 3:16-17). We are sanctified in truth, God’s word is truth (Jn 17:17) (Jesus). Love does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth (1 Cor 13:6). Psalm 119, the longest Psalm, is all about God’s word, referring to it as God’s word, law, precepts, statutes, rules, testimonies, and commandments. Psalm 119:4 says, “You have commanded your precepts to be kept diligently” and 119:105 says, “Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path." 

If you are not yet interested or ready to read the entire Bible, the Core Bible Verses pdf is the next best thing. Or, if you want to read some great chapters in the Bible I would recommend these terrific twelve Bible chapters... 

1. John 1 - Origin of Jesus
2. Mark 2 - Acts of Jesus
3. Proverbs 3 - Trust God and get wisdom and understanding
4. Philippians 4 - Be reasonable and use your logic
5. Galatians 5 - Freedom in Christ and how the desires of the flesh oppose the Spirit
6. Ephesians 6 - Spiritual adversaries and your armor of God
7. Matthew 7 - Teaching of Jesus (including the Golden Rule, verse 12)
8. Romans 8 - Life in the Spirit and God’s everlasting love through Jesus
9. Acts 9 - Saul, a devoted Pharisee converts to Paul, a disciple of Jesus
10. Luke 10 - Service, Jesus sends out more disciples, and the Good Samaritan
11. Hebrews 11 - The VIPs of Faith in the Old Testament 
12. Romans 12 - Gifts of grace and marks of a true Christian

Inside the Bible's pages are the answers to all the problems that mankind has ever known (President Ronald Reagan).

Even if science proves the Big Bang theory, that is compatible with God creating the universe (President Jimmy Carter).

My concern is not whether God is on our side. My concern is to be on God's side, because God is always right (President Abraham Lincoln).