Soul hun,
My children, up until 6 months ago, were regular members of our local church and they still go everytime they are in Euroa.
The gospel is read then and they listen intently and they can remember it. I believe that with them listening to the bible, it teaches them the way of the church and they way that Jesus(new testament) and the Prophets (old testament) lived their lives.
I was raised in a Catholic household, went to Catholic Primary and Secondary schools and am raising my children to be active members in the Catholic Religion. I may not be the most regular church goer but I know my bible and I know the way that Jesus wanted us to live our lives.
As for reading the bible over and over until I am old? Yes, there are specific parts in the bible that I love and will read over. My grandfather read his bible up until he got very sick. The day he died, he waited until he received Communion and then he slipped away into God's arms.
I read the Bible when I was a teenager because I was curious about the cornerstone of my Catholic religion at the time. It actually helped because a lot of western literature takes images or refers to stories from the Bible.
When I changed to a more Metaphysical belief system sometimes I would use the Bible to receive answers to questions that I had and I felt to go to the Bible rather than using Angel cards (etc). Actually the answers were inspiring and spot on.
If my children in the future want to read the Bible, I have no problem with them doing so. I have a vague intention of bringing the child up in their 'ancestral' religion ie Catholicism, so that they are aware of their roots, but also explain the many other religions that exist. Obviously this may change when I have children, but that's what I think at the moment.
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