Jeremy JJ Johnson

Going to Church for the 1st time is HARD. There's a lot of words & slang you don't know. I realized that the hard way when I came to Christ in the beginning of 2025. One of the biggest ones that can be hard at first, is when you'll hear people say something like... "Romans 10:9" Or "John 3:16" After saying this, they'll often read a sentence or two, and you may even see everyone flipping in their Bibles to a certain page But... if you're new, you may have no idea where to go (I didn't for a long time) SO... Here's how that works - It breaks down into 3 easy things, let's use "Romans 10:9" as the example... 1️⃣ FIRST - the word Romans 10:9 The first word is "Romans". That is simply the "book" of the Bible. The Bible is made up of a ton of books! So that first word just tells you which book the verse is found in 2️⃣ SECOND - the chapter Romans 10:9 So, after the book, you'll then say the Chapter. So in this case, we're in the Book of Romans, Chapter 10! 3️⃣ THIRD - the verse Romans 10:9 So, we've established book (Romans), and Chapter (10) Next, we have the Verse! This lets us know exactly WHERE in Chapter 10 we're reading! So in this case, we're in the Book of Romans, Chapter 10, reading Verse 9! "If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved." The image below shows this verse highlighted, the same way you'd pick it out yourself while reading! EXTRA CREDIT: If instead of "Romans 10:9" we did "Romans 10:9-12" it would just mean we're reading verses 9 through 12! ----------------------------- Hopefully this is helpful to at least one person. I came to Christ in the beginning of 2025. I had never opened a Bible before. It felt like I had no idea what was going on, literally ever. So if that's you, I feel ya. But it does get easier!