Helena Jones I am glad to see this question, because when a fellow Christian sister made her various complaints to me about why she was failing to spend time in God's word daily, I suggested to her to use her cell phone to receive his Word. But I would get a printed one in case the electricity goes out. So, there is no problem with reading the Bible online. He even takes notes, highlights passages, and bookmarks pages online. It's what he is used to and comfortable with. I have a friend who was saved after reading a quote from the Bible in a Facebook post. That said: I just love reading a printed book, whether it is the Bible, the Works of J.R.R Tolkien, C.S. But put the Holy revelation of God in a computer and that format is just as holy because it is the Holy Spirit who makes those words alive in your heart. In the same way, the electronic world is not holy either. Take the same paper and the same ink, but different words, and it is not holy. There is nothing holy about it except it contains God's word. The only reason I can think of for this question is that somehow, some people, think the printed word, or the physical book is somehow, in some way, "magical." I know that is not what they intend to mean when they say the printed text is more hallowed or holy. The Holy Spirit works with the Word no matter how it is presented.
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Self Educated Theologically - see full bio It is absolutely good to read the Bible in any format. I believe God is Omnipresent – I’m sure this would extend to online.īob Johnson Layperson. Focus, be committed whole heartedly to learning and understanding God's message, and then by all means afterwards tweet your friends - you never know it might be just the spark they needed. The devil will try anything to lead people astray. And be careful not to become easily distracted online adverts, pop-up pages, and the urge to tweet a verse you think applies to your best friend. One thing though, batteries run flat, power outages happen, Internet connection isn't always available, a print book format of The Bible solves all three of those issues simultaneously. Also it’s great that you can quickly and easily cross-reference between translations for better understanding. The Internet makes spreading the word over distance and translation possible. Revelation 14:6 "Then I saw another angel flying in mid-air, and he had the eternal gospel to proclaim to those who live on the earth-to every nation, tribe, language and people." (NIV) Here in Africa, illiteracy is still a big problem audiobook versions of The Bible makes it possible to again reach out to even more people. We never know just when and where God calls us. Even more interestingly, my spark to start reading The Bible came from an accidental click on a Google Ad that led me to Christian website. Now rather than wasting time liking a status or mindlessly entertaining myself with silly games, I’m actually using putting those hours into something of value. I first discovered this site () from the mobile app. The Internet is just another means or format. If we look back to when The Bible was first recorded though, the only technology available then was papyrus, scrolls and stone tablets. In my background I studied print media and specifically specialised and did my post-graduate in book publishing (specifically printed books). The value of the bible is not the paper and cover and pretty bookmark but rather the message, teaching and information that one gains by truly committing to reading the bible. It is just another means to learn and grow when you don't have a print copy with you. I see nothing wrong (personally) with reading the bible online. Consequently, among Protestants, there was soon quite a high level of literacy.Panagioti Grammatikos Excellent question. This is why Luther encouraged the building of schools in the towns which supported the Reform Movement. Of course, if one could not read at all it was impossible to even start reading the Bible. To help the reader grasp the meaning of the Bible in detail, Luther wrote commentaries to accompany his translation. Thus he completely turned away from any fundamentalism. His translation, using the original Hebrew and Greek texts, underlined the tension between the letter and the spirit he used verbal structures which were both original and creative. In order to enable others to read the text thoughtfully and in detail, he took on the enormous task of translating both the Old and New Testaments into German.
In line with the phrase Sola Scriptura, Luther expressed the belief that the Bible was central to faith and far more important than the Church or spiritual life.
Luther (an engraving by Blanchard after a painting by Labouchère)
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