I'm listening

My very simple understanding, because of my very simple mind, is that the Jews' former view of death was of a negative nature. Job's vision was a positive experience. Progressive revelation would be the revealing of something in pieces at a time - not a straightforward answer but answers revealed over time - building on top of each other.

Hello everyone. I am very new to the study of the bible. I was raised in a strict Baptist setting since I was born in this world - had all the songs in church memorized and all the popular passages. I knew many stories in the bible - what to say and how to say a prayer. I haven't attended or even thought much about church since I married more than 20 years ago. It was something I was "forced" to be a part of as a child and teenager. I've been married twice since then and have 4 beautiful children ages 5 to 17. I received some information in the mail from the United Church of God a few months ago. Something caught my attention and I haven't been able to stop reading and studying since then. Everything is different than 20 years ago - like a light bulb going on. Passages, songs, everything I heard in my earlier years - makes sense now - Jesus is real - God is real - the bible is real - and it's personal. I have had the excitement of a child since this realization - I have a small understanding and I want to know more about how I can serve God. Please be patient with me and my lack of knowledge - I am "relearning" (actually just now learning) about God's teachings for the first time.