I was conversing with my sons the other day and we were laughing about a song called "I Think My Wife Is A Calvinist". It is pretty funny. One of the lines in the song says that she only reads the ESV. That lead to the question had I seen the new "green Bible". Well, Ive read a little about it. It's a Bible for tree huggers. Every verse in the Bible that has to do with nature and the environment is marked in green - like the words of Jesus are marked in red in some Bibles. I think its made out of recycled paper and has some other features that make it eco-friendly. Should make a lot of enviro's happy. Hope it helps a lot of them find slavation in Jesus Christ.
That got me to thinking about all the speciality Bibles on the market today. There are Bibles for kids, teens, parents, couples, pastors, those in recovery, apologists, singles, soldiers, fireman, policeman, cowboys, sportsman, football and basketball players and the list goes on. One Bible for men called the Everyman's Bible had a tag line that read: "Finally a Bible that every ordinary guy from truck drivers to lawyers can call his own. This is the Bible for men with straight talk about the challenges of life..." I began to imagine other kinds of Bibles that might appeal to some of us but I have chosen not to share those thoughts with you lest you be offended or think I'm an idiot. Truth is I am a little put off by all this speciality stuff. I thought we already had a Bible that any man could call his own. And my Bible certainly contains straight talk about the issues of life and faith.
As I see it, the real need is for us to be in our regular Bibles enough that we will know where to find help on raising kids, healing relationships, defending our faith, using our money wisely, being good stewards of the environment and loving God with all our heart. Do we really need a speciality Bible for this? No! But we do need to take the time to read and pray and let the Holy Spirit teach us. I know I don't read my Bible enough and thats the problem. What about you?
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