Is it wrong to write in our Bibles?

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Permalink Reply by David Velasquez on May 16, 2011 at 11:53am

Oh my goodness, if it's wrong, I am extremely guilty. My bibles are all highlighted, underlined and colored coordinated by crayons hahaha, for real. ohh and I have notes in every cranny of space not printed on and the covers of most are being held together by duct tape. :)

 

No! It is not wrong. :)

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Permalink Reply by kaya on May 17, 2011 at 11:31am

Hi, im guilty as charged i write in every bible i have owned without guilt because, it helps to learn add notes to it as the word of GOd''is spoken at a service. i even write love notes to GOD'''i write my prayers in it, secrets like a diary,its so personal to me & my relationship w/ Jesus'''.so i can agree w/ David''''''there is nothing wrong w/ this, GOD sees your heart & to think its wrong would show that a person[ may]or can turn a bible into a idol, instead of the words inside of it that give life & show us how to live Gods way'''hope that ive made sense'''here.

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Permalink Reply by Carla on May 16, 2011 at 12:11pm

i hope not..  i am guilty of this..  It's our study manual..

The trouble is I have a few 'favourite' bibles..  so my notes are scattered throughout several of them. 

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Permalink Reply by Leonard T on May 16, 2011 at 12:25pm

What we possess today are translations of copies of the originals. The Word is sacred, but not the paper and ink. The ink and paper are just means for conveying the godly truth to us.

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Permalink Reply by Texanbrit on May 16, 2011 at 1:37pm

It's interesting that you ask this question. I was going to start a thread with something of the same subject matter.lol.

Our Pastor preached on this a good while ago and it has been one of those sermons that has stayed with me, I have no idea why.

I have not been one to write in my bible "as a rule" just because when I am reading a scripture applied to a different part if my life I get easily sidetracked by the memory of the scriptures impact from prior reading.

He said that we should be buying new bibles about once every 6 months but the keep our old bibles just like we would keep books from bible studies. When we look through our bibles we are able to see how God was working in our lives at that time.

I have still not changed my bible, I look at it like a comfortable old shoe.... Time to change my thinking.

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Permalink Reply by forgiven on May 16, 2011 at 7:07pm

I also do not write in mine for exactly the reason tex mentioned.....I do not want to be distracted by 'where I have been'....I see the bible as a 'living Word'......I write in a few journals and I enjoy looking back where I have been in them.....but when I open my bible I am looking for a fresh word.

  That being said, I do not think it is 'wrong' in any way to write in your bible.  It is just a matter of preference.

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Permalink Reply by Sarah Gardener on August 14, 2011 at 5:46pm

I'd be another here....and do as forgiven does write in diaries etc....the word gives me fresh understanding each day and is multi-faceted like a diamond reflecting many hues of coloured light.

 

But I would say that no it is not wrong to write in your bible if that takes your fancy.

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Permalink Reply by Zenaida Dionisio on June 16, 2011 at 10:28pm

I don't  think it is wrong, where you can find in the bible that says that you should not write or marked on it?

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Permalink Reply by John P. on June 17, 2011 at 6:20am

I put notes all in my bible.

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Permalink Reply by Grace by the Lake on August 14, 2011 at 4:18am

I used to take a notebook to Church with me because somehow I could not bring myself to write in my Bible. OH NO! Write in my Bible?! How could I. Now I am in agreement with everyone else on this and my Bible looks like a coat of many colors now. Highlights and notes in every color of the rainbow. :)

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Permalink Reply by Larry M. on August 15, 2011 at 2:32am

Definitely not!!! what wrong is not taking notes and assuming that you will remember all those important points.

some say that our bible is also reflects our spirituality. Most Unused and unscratched bible is a sign of lazy and immature owner.

Used up Bible has also a used up and spilled out owner.

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Permalink Reply by a servant (Chris) on August 15, 2011 at 6:57am

hope not.  But when I read pages have to make sure I don't

skip unhighlighted parts.  Alot of pages are all marked on though.

Helps to remember what I saw, when I marked or wrote on the scripture.

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