New Bibles

I bought a new Bible earlier tonight. Actually I bought two. I purchased a new NIV (the translation I grew up with) and a copy of The Message. I had been meaning to do this for awhile, but just hadn’t gotten around to it. I have several Bible in my room, and even more strewn around my house. My dad had serveral back in the day so I’m sure there are several in boxes I don’t know about. But I just wanted a new one, something that was mine and that I could really use as my Bible.

I’ve been using my dad’s old Bible since he passed away. It was one of those ways to remember him. He made some notes and highlighted pieces of scripture, and it was cool to see what he felt was important. However, it’s beginning to fall apart and I can’t really write in it because I don’t want to add to what my dad already put in there, so I opted to get a new Bible. Now I can highlight and write to my heart’s content, and actually come back to stuff I’ve learned in previous study. It’s gonna be awesome.

I also purchased a copy of The Message because I’ve heard lots of good things about it. Several of my friends use it in supplemental Bible Study, and I really like how it phrases a lot of things. It makes stuff really easy to understand sometimes, putting it in such plain English that I can’t ignore it. I won’t use it as a primary Bible, but I will use it as another source to look at. I’m pondering getting an NASB translation and maybe an ESV too. It’s always good to have different perspectives, and recently I’ve found myself really getting into God’s word, getting a lot out of it, and really enjoying it. God can do some amazing things if you just pick up His Word. So we’ll see where this takes me. :)

Tags: christianity, personal