In this podcast episode of Balancing Life with Christ, Namir Branch of NamStudios joins me to discuss transitioning from religion to a personal relationship with God. This episode is not a call to leave the church but an episode about practically connecting to God’s voice and word for yourself.
You can connect with Namir at www.namstudios.co on IG his graphic design company @namstudiosco and his personal @yaboynam
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Full Podcast Show Notes
Time Stamps
Building Consistency 15:00
Where to Start Reading the Bible 20:00
Namir’s Take on Where to Start Reading the Bible 27:00
Explaining the Role of the Holy Spirit 33:04
Realms of Heaven Explained 34:30
Holy Spirit Warns and Guides 37:07
Bible Translation Comparison 57:48
Where to Start Reading the Bible
Kimberly’s Recommendation
Check out the blog posts below to read Kimberly’s thoughts on where to start reading in the Bible.
Namir’s Recommendation
Namir recommends picking a translation that is easy to read, such as Message, New Living Translation, or The Passion Translation.
Bible & Commentary Recommendations
Where to Start Reading
Asia Nicholson’s Method
During the podcast, Namir mentioned another Bible plan shared with him by Asia to build consistency in reading the Bible.
Realms of Heaven
In The Essential Guide to Spiritual Warfare, the author discusses three worldviews that commonly exist when discussing faith. A worldview is defined as a set of assumptions or beliefs we have about the basic makeup of the world.
The three worldviews mentions in the book are: Animistic, Western, and Biblical. We briefly discussed the Biblical worldview on the podcast episode, when referring to the three realms of heaven (page 68, figure 3).
Scriptures that mention the third heavens and the biblical worldview include, but are not limited to, 2 Corinthians 12:2 and Daniel 10 emphasis on verses 14-21.
