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The Experiencing God Study Bible/New King James Version

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This Bible is the best I have ever owned. There is a section called Prepare to Meet God at the beginning of most chapters, with ideas about things to look for while reading. There are thought-provoking questions with verse references at the end of the chapters. The biographical sketches are awesome. There are wide margins, with room to take notes. The New King James translation is extremely close to the intended meaning; when I look up a word in the original Greek or Hebrew, invariably it's the same word that is in this version, or a very close synonym. If you're only going to have one Bible, this is the one to get!

This is likely one of the best study bibles out there for personal devotions and small study groups. Henry Blackaby and Claude King open up and make alive the Scriptures - where real application to everyday life can be understood and made by the bible student!

When using this bible, the student quickly understands and sees that God continues to talk to us today. The study tools incorporated into the tome are thought provoking and simple to apply. One of the best features is the "Prepare to Meet God" and the "Did You Notice?" segments sprinkled throughout the scriptural text. These tools help the student to understand that the spiritual life is real and doable. These segments combine doctrine, history, and application with ease and they spark the faith of those who read them.

As well, at the back of the book there is a 'God Focus' section that defines the Doctrines of the faith - giving a definition, 'contents and context,' 'experiencing God,' 'a Fresh Encounter, and scriptural references to the particular doctrine highlighted and discussed.

This particular study bible is a must-have for those who want to gain a deeper understanding, have a better hold on, and a fresh encounter with the Lord, in His love, grace, wisdom, et al.

The bonus of this particular version is the New King James Version text... all the poetics of the Old King James updated and far more readable. This one's a gem.

I highly recommend it to one an all.

I bought "The Experiencing God Study Bible" on a lark from a local Christian book store that was shutting down and had everything on deep discounts. Let me be one of the first to tell you, that if I had known it was going to be this good, I would have paid full price. I am not exaggerating. I went back and got the other two versions. There are at least three - the New King James, the original King James, and the New International version.

The book is large, with very wide margins for note taking. The text is easy on the eyes, and print quality is excellent. It has some of the usual features for good Bibles, such as a family records section, general concordance, simple index, small atlas section, and other items found in many other Bibles.

But it is in what this Bible provides that others do not where this version shines. Every page of scriptures has a general focus statement for that page (example: God Focus: Faith), every page of scripture has a section on how to use verses on that page to "Prepare to Meet God", every page of scripture has a section on "Did You Notice?", all of which provide literally thousands of ways to use your Bible as a study tool. There are also many pages dealing with specific characters from the Bible. There is also a page after each book that lets you jot down your own thoughts on methods of experiencing God.

There are also a number of icons, similar to computer icons, that mark special verses to read for things like "Love & Relationships," "God Speaks," "Spiritual Awakening" and others. There are fifteen of these icons altogether, and a special index in the back to locations for where they all appear. Also in the back is a section that talks in depth about each of the icon topics.

I have never seen a Bible that lends itself better to both individual and group Bible Study than this one. It's a real shame that it seems to be out-of-print. I cannot stress enough that if you really want to truly Experience God, there is no better Bible to do it with that I have found, and that is very high praise from me indeed. My very highest recommendation. Easily worth far more than the usual five stars.

This is an excellent study bible. It turned me to the word of god. Before I just read the bible, now I understand it.

My husband, a minister loves it since it has more questions than commentaries to make the reader think instead of be totally swayed by famous authors' commentaries.

This the best study bible I have found. Every single page of scripture gives you a section on preparing to meet God on that page then a section on what you might have noticed after you read the page. This bible is good for any age from teenagers to seniors wanting to learn to walk closer to God during your daily devotionals. No other word describes it better than AWESOME!