tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1686582774155973298.post3494039355153352234..comments2023-12-02T02:30:41.503-06:00Comments on The Family Revised: Valuing God's WordBrendahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13893224927335285415noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1686582774155973298.post-81464069274727107932010-09-19T19:36:18.608-05:002010-09-19T19:36:18.608-05:00great post! i so agree with everything. i feel tot...great post! i so agree with everything. i feel totally lost without my Bible! and i love having it in church with me so i can underline and write things next to verses that speak to me! i love seeing my 9-year-old doing the same with his :)rachellechasebloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18279892084527323930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1686582774155973298.post-77994016234166609252010-09-15T18:54:25.571-05:002010-09-15T18:54:25.571-05:00I totally agree. When it's so easy to read it ...I totally agree. When it's so easy to read it on the screen, then bringing your own starts to feel like "one more thing" to lug to church. We need to bring our Bibles!! Great post.JulieMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03092325804765281007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1686582774155973298.post-15337124349826446482010-09-13T12:12:43.508-05:002010-09-13T12:12:43.508-05:00Ohh...great post, I've had the same thoughts a...Ohh...great post, I've had the same thoughts and feelings lately. Our church puts the verses up on a big screen, but it just doesn't substitute for looking and searching for them yourself. You have to check to make sure the verses are used correctly and in context to the message and without your Bible you won't know that. We have to search out that truth for ourselves and not just rely on our pastors.<br /><br />The sad thing too is that if parents aren't seen reading and carrying there Bibles even if kids have one they won't know and understand their need for it. <br /><br />And I agree, Bibles are so easy to get and cheap and here we have the luxury of different translations to suit our needs or tools to help us understand it better. Yet we are lazy. I think more churches should teach bible study methods classes and teach people how to study and read it for themselves, maybe if more people knew "how" to read it, it would come more alive for them. I don't know, but great post.Lisa Heuermannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03947797399046530116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1686582774155973298.post-71656507070828922472010-09-13T09:55:41.627-05:002010-09-13T09:55:41.627-05:00It's just...expected. Everyone forgets their B...It's just...expected. Everyone forgets their Bible once in a very rare while, but you wouldn't constantly not bring your Bible because it would be embarrassing if everyone else has their Bible out and you don't have yours. Not that people specifically look around looking for it, but I think after a while it might be noticed.<br /><br />If you don't bring your Bible, you share with the person beside you or something to that effect.Katy-Anne Binsteadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15528465833214550644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1686582774155973298.post-26567055678997672032010-09-13T08:05:57.791-05:002010-09-13T08:05:57.791-05:00Lucy, I've seen that before. Very convicting.
...Lucy, I've seen that before. Very convicting.<br /><br />Oh Katy-Anne, bless your heart. You've never been to a seeker-friendly church. It's all too common. HOW does your church lay down the expectation that folks will bring their Bibles? I mean, besides not putting the verses on the screen? :)Brendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13893224927335285415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1686582774155973298.post-67059438076338895482010-09-13T07:23:57.586-05:002010-09-13T07:23:57.586-05:00What church puts the Bible verses on a screen or i...What church puts the Bible verses on a screen or in the bulletin or whatever? I've never been in one that does. I've been in a couple that have had pew Bibles, but our church doesn't even do that. You are expected to bring your Bible with you. Of course, if visitors come and don't have one, they will be given one if they want it. But part of going to church is bringing your Bible with you.<br /><br />Our children aren't getting picture Bibles. They'll only be getting real Bibles. Lately we have been learning that the command that forbids us from molding any graven images refers to images of God, and that we should not have images or pictures of God or what we imagine He looks like. That means no picture Bibles with pictures of what they think Jesus looked like, no statues (that one is pretty easy, but we are getting rid of picture Bibles that have pictures of a man's perception of Jesus in them) and things like that.<br /><br />God does not want us to have a false image of Him and that's why He doesn't want us having pictures of what we think He looks like. But, I will be writing about that on my blog today if you are interested. And if not, I just gave you an overview lol.Katy-Anne Binsteadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15528465833214550644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1686582774155973298.post-17578169943063260562010-09-12T22:41:53.967-05:002010-09-12T22:41:53.967-05:00I read a little artical somewhere about what the w...I read a little artical somewhere about what the world would be like if we treated our bible like our cell phones.It really makes you think what is most important in our lives.<br />LucyTAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com