Comments on: Throwing Away a Bible

By: Sue Crocker

Sue Crocker — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 10:41:54 +0000

I’ve only been using the TNIV for a few months now. Before that I used the NASB, but the church I attend uses NIV. So when my husband and I went to go get new bibles, we each chose TNIV. The biggest difference I’ve seen so far is the gender issues.

Before I was a King James Only kind of girl. But that changed.

By: Matt Glover

Matt Glover — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 23:25:32 +0000

It is still getting used a bit, thought has lost a few bits here and there now!

How do you find the TNIV Sue? It caused a bit of a stink when it was firslt released, but I haven’t had the chance to look at it myself yet.

By: Sue Crocker

Sue Crocker — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 13:16:24 +0000

Well, there is something to be said for getting a new Bible, where you can start anew.

But what do do with the old? My old Bible sits on a shelf where I refer to it occasionally. I changed versions from NASB to TNIV, so I do use the older one from time to time to check the differences.

Do you have a shelf at your church for books? I’d put the Bibles from family there so that others can see or use them during a service. Better to be used than to sit there not being used.

By: Matt Glover

Matt Glover — Tue, 17 Oct 2006 06:40:03 +0000

Good suggestions Darren…and I hear you about NewsCorp!

If I made a candle out of it and burnt it, I could always say I was still using it as a ‘light for my path’.

By: darren

darren — Tue, 17 Oct 2006 01:39:40 +0000

the book itself is not sacred, in fact, if it’s a NIV it’s printed by Zondervan it’s printed by harper collins, a news corp companty…

we sometimes use old bibles in stations inviting people to cross out sections that they really have issues with, or wish werent there, or rip out entire pages as they talk with god re their issues.

do somethieng with it, use it in gardening, recycle it, make something from it…

By: Tigg

Tigg — Fri, 06 Oct 2006 06:30:30 +0000

im with alison gaffa tape can fix nething! lol dont throw it away… keep it even if it is only for home use.. =)

By: Alison

Alison — Thu, 05 Oct 2006 09:20:51 +0000

Don’t throw it away, GIVE it away. Or all the ones that your relatives have left you.

Or you could establish a crypt in your basement (your boys would love to help dig, I’m sure!) and store all would-have-otherwise-been-thrown-away pages of Bibles. You wouldn’t be original though, there is one for pages of the Koran, somewhere in Afghanistan, I think.

And for busted spines, you should know that Gaffer tape will fix anything…

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To the Members of Westboro Baptist Church at MattGlover.com — Thu, 05 Oct 2006 06:47:16 +0000

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