Best Bible Note-Taking System: Jonathan Edwards's Miscellanies

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[@MatthewEverhard]

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[@TheAnointedWarrior]

That Journal is no longer available - do you recommend another hardbound journal for this system? I am new in my faith (saved and baptized on 4/29/24) and want to start my bible studies using the best methods and this seems like the best method so far. I also took your advice on what translation to utilize from your one video and have the journaling NKJV and ESV. Thank you for all your help Pastor! God Bless!

[@ke9777]

Thanks for sharing, I'm a minister from Hong Kong, a place deep in political trouble right now, but I still want to set my eyes on the Bible and also teach people how to read the Bible, what you are sharing is really good.

[@coachbighead]

Peace be with you brother.

[@alisajoseph1585]

May God bless your work, keep you safe, and open the hearts of your people to hear God's word!

[@caddisguy5042]

May God bless you brother.

[@gogos869]

Love love love this! I recently threw out a bunch of notes because I knew there were too many to organize! Having ADHD does not help!

[@Psalm144.1]

This Edwards Miscellanies system looks kind of like building your own personalized concordance. Thanks for posting this video.

[@bkr_418]

This system is great! Have you heard of the Leuchtturm 1917 notebooks? Their A4+ Master notebooks are perfect for this. Hardcover bound and already numbered pages, with a good index on the front.

[@lauratempestini5719]

Thank you for your recommendation! Can you share any helpful tips on how you started?

[@lauratempestini5719]

What is a blank Bible?

[@mikiamonay]

FYI for anyone who may see this. If you like KJV, Bearing Precious Seeds has a bible where the margins are all the way around the text, similar to the Cambridge, for about $50+tax.

[@Andrewski8506]

I really love this system that you’ve outlined here. I have made a note in my notes app to be proactive about doing this. After I became a Christian as a teenager, my relationship with my Grandmother grew closer because of her faith in the Lord. When she died, I received a book and a bible with all her notes in it. It is a treasure to go back and see her thoughts. As a pastor now, I have always wanted to do the same for my family: my son, daughters, and their children as well. Question: I find that my initial thoughts always need many revisions. Are there preliminary notes that you write before they go into the journal as an official miscellany? Or do you just roll with it?

[@ClarifyingChrist]

That's crazy. What a cool thing for your grandma to leave you with! I hadn't even thought of the value of a system like this until you mentioned it.

[@MN-yz7bp]

This is an interesting system but why not use a binder with tabs where you can add more pages instead of a bounded notebook?

[@joelstatosky1817]

I like to use generally expensive stationary (mainly because I personally like it not to show of, spending a lot of money on a norte book isn't generally viewed as cool). Some notebooks are used to keep track of things within binding instead of loose paper (you could say the same is possible with a binder but it does not hold up as well as a notebook. I like to take notes online make them final and transfer them to paper for on the go of archival use

[@xxZachguyxx]

This is the best video. This note systems is hands down the best I have ever seen and I can't wait to buy a nice journal and use this system and pass it down to my daughter and for her to do like wise for her children. God bless you pastor and your family.

[@MatthewEverhard]

Great! Thanks for the kind words.

[@allglorytomylordandgodjesu5807]

Matthew Everhard wow thank you This Really Is Good thanks I have a a Cambridge KJV Concord Wide margin in black Goatskin git it a few days ago and About to revive My Micron 005 Pens with the Mr Pens Highlighter. This might help me out in the future.

[@catrandy7957]

One thing that works great with a table of contents is to put the table of contents on the last page working backwards, and the notes starting in the front. That way, you never run short on ToC space.

[@davegarciaofficial]

〈〈CatRandy〉〉 wut?

[@catrandy7957]

@@davegarciaofficial If you put the Table of Contents in the front, you have to guess how many pages you'll need, if you put the Table of Contents in the back, you'll never have too many or too few pages reserved for it.

[@louiscorbett3278]

Wish I did this!

[@proverbs3130gal]

Brilliant Wisdom!

[@brianjohnson9222]

Oops CatRandy I gave your excellent idea a thumbs down in error.

[@xSiLviCoOk]

I read a lot of Dostoevsky this year, The Brothers Karamazov is what started my journey towards Christ

[@Yesica1993]

I have been meaning to read this for a while now. Need to step up my reading game.

[@Musicienne-DAB1995]

I have forbidden myself from reading Russian literature in translation until I can read in Russian.

[@63Rolig]

Funnily enough, I've developed exactly this system myself over the years through trial and error (but with the index at the back as someone explains below) and it's SO helpful. BUT I didn't think of putting the reference into my Bible! BRILLIANT idea!! Now just have to go through several years of notes to do so!! ;) THANK YOU for this video.

[@rpricci1]

Excellent. Much more organized than my system. Thanks for taking the time to share...

[@valeriestills2257]

THIS IS AWESOME!!!! I get so frustrated not being able to find notes I made during my study times! Thank you for sharing! This just popped up in my recommended list. SUPER EXCITED to start!

[@_noahsanpedro]

I love Jesus Christ my savior, the Heavenly Father and the Holy spirt

[@vxyrzq-9384]

Noah Hernandez amen🙏🏼🤍

[@joe_biden2366]

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[@braydenlochard8386]

they’re all the same person, Jesus

[@Crow44195]

There is only One

[@kingofsalem1225]

Matthew! This is a brilliant system! Thank you for sharing. Definitely going to follow suit.

[@ElyssaNalaniTV]

This was super helpful, thank you so much! I'm definitely going to be playing around with this concept for myself :)

[@DanielCarner-q2g]

I was inspired by this video a while ago and created a new bible study system for my class of 9-13 year olds based on it. We're referring to it as the "moos" and its been received amazingly well. Thanks for the vid

[@helpfulcreation8238]

I think this is the solution to how I want a notebook and bible for each pastor I follow. I can actually have one bible with a colored misc index for each pastors sermon so I can see “X” pastor referenced this verse in “Y” sermon, and so did “A” pastor in “B” sermon. Thanks for sharing!

[@Mike_W78]

this is exactly what I have been needing. I got my wide margin but have been putting off writing in it until I got a good note taking system and this is perfect. This is going to make my life much easier.

[@MatthewEverhard]

Mike wallace praise God for His timing!

[@MatthewEverhard]

Sweet! thanks for the note Mike.

[@brotherarn]

Mike Wallace I was about to say the same thing. I purchased an NIV wide margin genuine leather for like $25. I also ordered some pens. And I have a bunch of journals that are empty and I don't know what to do with them. So I've been hesitant about writing in my Bible because I didn't know where to go with it. This is going to be a good way of doing this note taking. Lots going to happen.

[@missread7781]

Me too!! As I am writing this my area in UK is in lockdown again so I am using this as a chance to really concentrate on my Bible and study it closely.

[@allthingsveritas6967]

I can't believe I never knew about Edward's note taking! I have been sharing this with friends since I learned about it a few days ago and using it with my study over Psalms. I also look forward to reading The Miscellanies Companion. Thank you Pastor and God bless.

[@1unisol1]

Started one to day. It is an awesome system. Had a Notebook for years called "Spiritual Epiphanies" where I noted insights etc. Never thought of mapping it to the related bible passages like this : )

[@MarkWatsonTX]

This reminds me a lot of the Zettelkasten system of note taking. I've been using a version of this to organize a lot of my Bible notes to turn into a commentary for myself. If you want your notes to be searchable digitally, you can use software like Obsidian (a Markdown note editor) to easily transcribe your notes and the links between ideas. It works great for surfing around and gathering ideas on a topic. This is a great idea. The idea of writing the miscellany number in the margin of the Bible is particularly genius. Thanks for the video!

[@user-uc4pf2rt4j]

Your points are great! Thank you for the suggestions!

[@bobgunner3086]

This is kind of off topic, but I always thought it would be cool to have a Bible Wiki where you can store your notes and choose which notes you want to make public. And the public Wiki would have notes from people all over the world (in theory). Granted you would get all kinds of wild stuff in the public Wiki, but it could be edifying also to read other's notes.

[@astrolight5000]

Bob Gunner There’s this software called Logos that has that function. Price pretty steep though, but worth it

[@robbien.3964]

Thank you so much for this video! I’m here at the recommendation of Elyssa Nalani. I can’t believe I went to a Christian college for three years and got 80% through seminary without anyone ever sharing this awesome system with me.

[@nicholefrank6770]

Geek Out... Lol my pastor always says " I'm so juiced about...."

[@tsnell80]

Elyssa’s video recommended your video!! Love your method also!!

[@michaelstudies24]

I really like this method! I know it doesn't really matter, it's just my curiosity, but is there a strategy behind having 2 leading zeroes (M001) instead of just M1 or even more leading zeroes? Would 1-999 be in a set, and then the next 999 be in a Mb001 set? I'm definitely overthinking it haha, just curious if there was a strategy behind that. Thanks!

[@jeffblalock3010]

Blank Bible? Blank...with Scriptures cut out and personal notes added.

[@douglasschoonover6848]

Matthew, you mentioned that you have other videos dealing with Miscellanies. I can’t seem to find which videos you are refering to. I look forward to watching them. I am a pastor of close to 30 years and would love to add this to my note taking.

[@debbielicona5030]

Thank u I hv been looking into a system to praise and study and even hold myself accountable to prayer request and daily worship- this will work best I hv seen yet 🤗

[@LindaFromMySelfCareStudio]

“Geek out,” lol. Huge Bible, journal, book nerd here! Thanks for sharing a great note taking system.

[@nancyrussell2349]

Thank you Pastor Matt. You are always so inspiring and have great ideas for us.

[@MatthewEverhard]

Welcome Nancy! You are the best! thanks for following!

[@carmennooner2027]

I purchased several composition books, all different colors, which I use for my notes. This is very helpful because I can start the numbering system by preceding it with the letter appropriate to the color of my notes books, such as R003 for Red #003, etc. In a separate video you referenced a link to the Bible you use in Amazon's Store. Upon going there, I realized that it was too costly for me to purchase at this time. However, I have an excellent Study Bible that was 1/4 the price, and though I wish I had the luxury of wide margins, perhaps this numbering system will help me with my note taking. Thank you for opening the useful suggestions. I'm looking forward to incorporating them with a couple of my own to make them work for me. God bless you and thank you for sharing.

[@Jbstan7]

so very interesting and valuable!! I do have an idea regarding your numbering/indexing system. In the BulletJournal method [tons of you tube videos/the system designed by Ryan Carroll] there is a section called 'threading'.....say for instance that the joy of God covers more than one page [your example does]...but on the first page you would 'thread' to the next page by just drawing an arrow forward to the page it would be found. ....say for example page 20. Then going to page 20 you also draw an arrow backwards to where the original entry is. I hope this makes sense. It is a lot easier than your present system. yes, you wold have to write in page number in the journal,, and amend your table of contents, but your journal is new enough you could incorporate an easier way. hope that makes sense and is helpful in return :)

[@user-GodsGirl4ever]

What an awesome system! I just grabbed a blank journal and am setting it up. I am totally excited to use this for the rest of my life. Thank you for this video. Blessings.

[@MatthewEverhard]

Thanks Sheilah! Great compliment. Appreciate that :-)

[@ericrdutton]

Solid. I think I'm going to do this with my Schuyler Journal. Now I just need a new wide margin. My Cambridge is pretty much filled up!

[@MichaelNissim]

Thank you, nice system. I use many files like Google Docs in four categories/folders of Christ, Doctrine, Practice and Misc. Then a separate folder for Notes on each book of the Bible.

[@dylanbtmobile]

Love this. Would be a great source for developing out one’s theology for apologetics, evangelism, etc.

[@sandratorchia4803]

Thank you for sharing this system. I appreciated the thoughtful progression of the demonstration. I did not know this system and I will consider using it. New subscriber.

[@vblack7770]

Just found your channel. Sounds like John Edwards created the original Bullet Journal. ;) (In case anyone doesn't know what a bullet journal is. Ryder Carroll invented the bullet journal method of planning a few years ago. I use it and love it.)

[@graceg4455]

Where have you been all my life?! Lol! Seriously, this is such a great idea and I intend to implement it into my bible studies immediately. Thank you so much for this video. God bless you!

[@TheMARKanking]

What happens when you run out of the first book? When you start a new book, do you recycle the numbering back from 1? Or do you continue where you left off?

[@digitalsublime]

You continue and make book references for past books "threading"

[@catwoods5499]

I love these tips BROTHER do you have any suggestions if you don't have a wide margin BIBLE?

[@MatthewEverhard]

A wide margin isn't necessary if you only put the miscellany number in the small margin referenced to the verse number. :-)

[@tortureh2371]

Reading the Bible is So tough

[@justinkase1360]

Reading the bible is actually very easy, especially if you choose a version that's in modern English like the NASB or ESV. Most people don't find to need to take notes like this.

[@robmacgregor5195]

Thanks for this!. I gave up on colour-coded methods, since any Scripture phrase may treat several themes/subjects. I adopted your {Edward's} method last week. I would recommend it for any serious student of the Scriptures.

[@BelindaTN]

Color coding in my bible totally stresses me out! lol

[@jonny15dk]

Rainbowing it is to much for me.

[@thinktank8286]

I'm just a bit confused.... 1. A miscellany is a group or collection of ideas? Big ideas? Big themes? Topics? 2. How does one know how many they will have? Just depends? 3. When one runs out of paper for M001, do you make M009 into M001 or, thus M001 has many entries throughout the book, or does M009 become the topic too, so 001, 009 are both on Joy? I'm geeking out with my question. :) Like bullet journaling spreads and collections but for Bible Study?

[@robmacgregor5195]

@@thinktank8286 I use this the system for notes that are too long for the margins of my Bible. The qualifier is that they have to be able to be meaningfully titled for indexing. I have notes on subjects and themes, but also hymns, poetry, diagrams and lists that adorn the text being studied. You never know how many you will have. When you run out of paper for M001, M009 stays M009, but leave a note at the bottom of M001 saying that you are continuing on M009, and perhaps call M009 "continuation of M001" in the index.

[@AlexisRanae]

So basically a Spiritual/Faith bullet journal lol

[@kenparks5650]

I've been doing this for many years without knowing of the "Edwards system." I use the wide-margin TCR KJV.

[@BurtonBibles]

Great video thanks for uploading! Always looking for new notetaking ideas. Thanks

[@nancyrussell4479]

Hi Pastor Matt: I really like your journaling idea & have re watched your video many times but I am still confused about your table of contents. You said you calculated how many pages there are & then started numbering your contents pages. At what number did you stop your table of contents to start your 1st miscellanies? Thank you for your time.

[@aheartofworship27]

Thank you for sharing this wonderful concept. I have already prepared myself to begin this bible note system. God bless you.

[@lindaepstein7736]

This is my first time watching one of your videos. This idea is great. Now I need to go through previous notes and start coordinating them between my Bible and journal. Thanks so much for sharing this.

[@natasha83196]

It’s like Bullet Journaling for Bible study... great idea.

[@marcyc7204]

Elyssa Nalani sent me here 😊

[@Lifeinthe10.40Window]

This is so helpful. I bullet journal and this very similar with applying it to Bible study. Thank you!

[@johnprice8503]

THANK YOU....for taking the time to share (very effectively) your pursuit. I take this as an answered prayer! I've been doing quite a bit of searching for the right "systems". Just bought an ESV journaling bible (because I'm so bad at penmenship) the lines really help me..... Have been doing some research on journaling....want it more to be about God's speaking vs my "feelings" etc.... I have a new category...the best of the SOAPs...(a longditudenal look at what God has been saying via Scripture Observation Application Prayer) Thank you for the abundant provision of teaching/reference...much appreciated... I like the numeric...plus topical keyword

[@MatthewEverhard]

Praise God. Thanks for the comment John! Great to hear that.

[@Dracapalley]

Once you've written in an entry and referenced other places from the Bible in that notebook entry, do you then go to those places within the Bible and also place the M00X next to them, like you did with the original passage of scripture that you started with?

[@peterstoddard6225]

Great "geek out" video new friend Pastor Matthew! Had I mastered Cousin Jonathan's microscopic note taking I might have used it to create sinner cheat sheets and graduated from the University of Georgia with way better than a B minus average. But I was a Marketing major, not a Divinity major. Sadly, marketing people are often rewarded for dishonesty. Jonathan's grandfather Solomon Stoddard also cherished hard to find paper and wrote microscopic notes and sermons. Blessings!

[@patriciapification]

Thank you for showing this format... SO USEFUL! I have decided to make mine through MS Word so that I can add diagrams charts and pictures and hyperlinks ect. but I also keep the Table of Contents List at the back of my note taking Bible 💡 this would be a great way to give access to all siblings or children anytime they want to see the misc notes

[@leejonesFTW]

Does this mean that Jonathan Edwards created the Bullet Journal?!

[@digitalsublime]

I think indexing is way older. And you have more elaborate ways like the shoe box method.

[@myquelmichaeldelda7936]

Thanks Ptr Matt this gave me a good idea in my future note taking specially when I am reading a theological book, not it gave me the idea how to cross-reference it to my Bible. I think using electronic notes or journal will work as well... The important part is Miscellany. Very useful. So I think I'm gonna do that. I just need a new Bible.😊...

[@karenelizabethspangler9940]

This is an immensely helpful system! I am using it in my private devotional life, and it's been fantastic for keeping track of how my thoughts, ideas, and reactions to the Bible develop.

[@kurtmichaelson]

Great video Matt! I've recently started to bullet journal and have been thinking of how I can use another one for my personal reading and study of Scripture. I would have probably done something similar to this when I was pastoring a few years ago. Shalom friend. P.S. Spurgeon is one of my favorites to read, like Edwards is to you.

[@theamazingtoot]

My concern is making sure I am doing the best I can to interpret scripture accurately by using hermeneutics. That's my concern when jotting down notes in a journal, as I am afraid that they could be wrong notes.

[@michaelcmnz1015]

Thank you! This was wonderful. I've always bounced between frustration coming from no organization and frustration coming from overbearing organization. This looks simple, and I can do it easily. Also, i can use simple inexpensive journals and expand it whenever necessary. Thanks Matthew

[@ClassicalProtestant]

A new note taking system now means I’ll need a new bible to start off on the “write foot” lol. Another Allan? Pastor Matt...pray for me as I engage my wife with my proposition haha.

[@KalliBella1]

Great system! Thank you for sharing. I think it would work well with my ESV Study Bible. It would make that edition to be not only replete with its own commentary but also practical by including my own thoughts and meditations on the Word of God.

[@phil903]

I have a question Pastor in your example on the video M001 If and when you add more thoughts and continue it on M009 what about the Table of contents? If 1. Is joy of God, is there an entry in the TOC under 9. or does the TOC not directly correspond to the miscellanies numbers. In your example you made it seem number one, is miscellanies number one. I noticed you put the scripture reference in but not miscellanies reference? I'm confused (not unusal) but down the road this could be a mess. What did I miss? Thank you for your time and excellent content.

[@Billybillybillyrocking]

I thought this too, and assumed that on the toc, you would write the same heading as the first, m001. But just mark it's "continued" or same heading all together on the new page, m009 and (1 of 2) and (2 of 2) respectively. On the toc page, and also mark on the note page to show it continues. I hope he may explain it better or how he meant, but that's how I understood it.

[@mamab3942]

It been a while since these were posted but.... it similar to a bullet journal. In the TOC for the same topic you would leave enough room to note each page that references the topic. Example Page(s) 1,6-7,22.

[@mikiamonay]

This is GENIUS!

[@garyschneider5781]

... and yet so simple. Basically an old school method for modern day hyperlinks. I love it!

[@schwartzkm]

I would suggest adding a way to distinguish between different journals. Might fill the first one up. Just a random thought.

[@annamattos8627]

If the last entry on the first journal is M999, start the second journal with entry M1000. Label the first journal outside with M001-M999. Then keep going.

[@susanstater4695]

I love Edwards! I already keep a commonplace book for my thoughts, etc. this is brilliant for Bible study. Thank you.

[@leo_olive]

Thanks for sharing this. I have started doing something very similar on my own and never knew Edwards would have thought of that with the Miscellanies itemization. That is just great. My stuff is everywhere and sometimes hard to find. I will work on compile using the same logic he did.

[@AnneM76]

Many thanks for sharing this ultimate note taking system. I'm a brit and never heard of it. I think it's genius and I will follow it. Keep up the good work. God bless.

[@Onechaoticlibrarian]

Thanks for sharing this - a brilliant system.^^

[@MansterBear]

Wow this is so good. I have 4 or 5 notebooks full of stuff over the course of years. Everyday I write what I read that day, and if there are any questions, thoughts, connections, etc I'll write about those. But many pages are just multiple dates and what section of scripture I read that day. I rarely go back to them though and sometimes I wonder, why do I do this? It does help me remember things to write them down, so that's part of it... but I don't often go back to reference something that I've already thought through or questioned, and then answered in my notes. Table of contents, numbering your pages, and especially the putting your M# in the margins of your bible... such a good idea. I'll be doing this from now on. Wish I would have known this 5 years ago when you uploaded this video. Just now finding it lol

[@robertj4488]

Great video. I have experimented with different systems, but I think I will adopt this one. Thank you.

[@pohyokelo]

This is very good.... but i know i cannot follow .... 😵😵😵.... i believe i will continue my A5 folders system .... thank you, Pr Matt

[@MariettaSalzwedel]

Hi Pastor Matthew. My name is Marietta and I am from South Africa. I just want to say thank you for this video. Where I stay we don't have a church to attend, so most of my learning comes from Pastor's posting their videos here on KZbin. I have been a Christian now for 10 years, and have been searching for a way to study my Bible, and your video has truly inspired me. I am currently doing what you mentioned in this video, and I would like to say thank you again. I am finding it hard to not study. I miss it if I don't do it. I hunger for God's Word every day now. I can feel how the Holy Spirit is changing me slowly. Thank you again. It really helped me a great deal.

[@kennbarrett9665]

It's a superb system -- orderly & flexible enough to grow with one's study depth. Thanks so much for sharing!

[@JuliaRtv50]

Hello Sir! With ALL due Respect.. I Really love this system but You confused the living daylights out of me.. 1st. What is a Miscellanie? 2nd. Can you Please create More Videos or series a little more slower explaning this method and maybe go more deeper in this system.. Some of us are not scholars like yourself. Thank You! Blessings!

[@digitalsublime]

Is just an index. If you want elaborate method look into shoe box method, or bullet journal.

[@gloriac6915]

Oh wow I’m always writing scriptures on pieces of paper and saving them but not knowing what to do. This is great

[@libbyboykin4735]

I'm fairly new to the journaling and note taking, this seems like a really effective system to get in deeper in the word, how do you come up with the miscellany topics?

[@michaelmaccalla6701]

Matt thank you! This is a very practical note tacking system.

[@klik24]

Thank you brother !! God bless...will start my Bible study immediately following this system

[@Phoenixx42]

Ok this is just awesome. Yes I'm a fellow geek lol. But this is cool and I'm starting this asap 😁

[@_robijn_5380]

Hallo mister Everhard, What is the adress of your church? I want to send you a letter about bible note taking. I took your way, but made it perfect. 😊 I like to share it with you and the rest of the world. Greetings from Holland.

[@carmenM-ey6qy]

Looks like I’m the only one who doesn’t understand some of this. For example, why did you put the topic of “Joy of God” several pages into the journal? I guess I just don’t understand the organization. 🤷‍♀️

[@sandrabart5924]

Fabulous. How does this differ from the Thompson Chain Reference Bible or Strong Concordance?

[@houseoflabs300]

Thanks for sharing this wonderful method. I have tried Bible journaling with detailed notes in the margin and tipped in papers, verses marked in color and outlined and just don't like the clutter of it. I tried putting all my notes in a notebook, but I have a very real problem with perfectionism and get upset when I get to the end of a page and make a handwriting mistake. So, I put mine in a binder. I type up my notes after a sermon or Bible study and put them in a binder. I have just started the process so I can fit everything in one binder. I have it divided into sections like, sermons from church, KZbin sermons/studies, my reflections on verses and testimony, my favorite verses, etc. It just helps me to remember what I have studied by taking notes and then processing those notes. Thanks again.

[@jenmiller9744]

This video is from 5 years ago, so not sure if you will see this, Pastor Matthew. Thanks for the video, I'm excited to maybe try this, but I have two questions about this system: 1) Do you give each note at least one whole page, even if the note does not take the entire page? 2) If you have notes on random topics that don't necessarily "go with" a specific Bible text (such as a specific method of prayer or Bible study, or a list of ways to hear God's voice, or some Bible history, etc.), how do you find it again? Yes, it would be listed in my Table of Contents at the beginning, but it might be hard to find that way, especially once I get more than one journal going... If you have time to answer these questions, I would really appreciate it. God bless and thank you!

[@apokalupsis27]

thanks so much for this...much appreciated...is it possible to create a system such as this....only this time use an electronic format like LOGOS or Olive software.....such that you can change bibles and not lose the references since they are on the electronic format....just a thought......thanks so much again Pastor Everhard....you are always a blessing.

[@emmyimladris7091]

Thank you. What a brilliant system!

[@kopusetic]

Awesome, straightforward system that is easily expandable. Thank you for sharing this!

[@johngeverett]

Awesome and practical! Thanks for sharing the fruit of your experience!

[@dnzswithwombats]

It might be cheating, but I got a Thompson Chain Reference Bible. It seems to have this kind of organization, but on steroids. As a lay person, I use it to look into topics found in the gospel reading that is scheduled in the lectionary each upcoming Sunday. For this Sunday, about 120 topics are touched on in the 37 verses in John 4:5-42. The chain reference system looks at where each topic appears through the Bible, from Genesis to Revelation.

[@Jason-L-Ledford]

Hi Pastor Everhard, I wanted to ask you, if an entire passage can be put in M001 in the Jonathan Edwards system or do you have to give each individual verse it's own miscellany category?

[@joycepollitt7825]

Do you know Paul is our apostle? We are the heavenly Body of Christ. The mystery hidden from all other ages. Ephesians 3 KJV. Books..Romans to Philemon KJV. Romans 16:25-26.

[@draymond1]

Matt, do you have an opinion or recommendation for reading Edwards, editions.... appreciate your ministry and spirit in the work of the Lord

[@gerardmiller7364]

Ok , yeas. Gerard Miller here. Just an important note. I the next war one third of the human race will die in just one hour by fire and brimstone. Revelation chapter 18v 10,to 19. The Same story is in chapter 16. And chapter 8,and 9. And kn chapter 6. The seven angels are actually the same events , Babylon is Iraq, modern day. That's why he described it as mistery Babylon. The reason I know that fact is important. As it where the river Euphrates is. The river Euphrates is mentioned two or three different places. In chapter 9 v 14. And again in chapter 16, .

[@robtaylormade]

Why label each entry with the letter "M"? Is this so you can use other referencing systems with other notebooks, perhaps "SN" for study notes to clarify the meaning of the text or something like that? Also, why start with "001" instead of just "1"? Seems like that might take up unnecessary space, especially in a Bible with narrow margins? Just trying to think through this from an efficiency perspective.