Comments on: TouchBible: a Bible iPhone web app http://eyesright.speedofcreativity.org/2008/04/06/touchbible-a-bible-iphone-web-app/ a team blog written by aspiring Christ followers Thu, 28 Aug 2008 22:52:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Wesley Fryer http://eyesright.speedofcreativity.org/2008/04/06/touchbible-a-bible-iphone-web-app/#comment-10981 Wesley Fryer Sun, 20 Jul 2008 17:18:41 +0000 http://eyesright.speedofcreativity.org/2008/04/06/touchbible-a-bible-iphone-web-app/#comment-10981 While I agree that elements of the Bible can be challenging to read and understand, I disagree with the idea that the Bible is incomprehensible to people who are not familiar with its stories and main characters. We need to remember that it is God who reveals himself through his Word, and He uses many different mechanisms to reveal himself. I agree that introductory and explanatory/supplementary materials can be wonderful aids to opening up the scriptures for us, but I also would not want to discourage someone from directly opening the Bible and reading God's Word directly. While I agree that elements of the Bible can be challenging to read and understand, I disagree with the idea that the Bible is incomprehensible to people who are not familiar with its stories and main characters.

We need to remember that it is God who reveals himself through his Word, and He uses many different mechanisms to reveal himself. I agree that introductory and explanatory/supplementary materials can be wonderful aids to opening up the scriptures for us, but I also would not want to discourage someone from directly opening the Bible and reading God’s Word directly.

]]> By: The Bible and Christianity http://eyesright.speedofcreativity.org/2008/04/06/touchbible-a-bible-iphone-web-app/#comment-10970 The Bible and Christianity Thu, 17 Jul 2008 02:35:35 +0000 http://eyesright.speedofcreativity.org/2008/04/06/touchbible-a-bible-iphone-web-app/#comment-10970 It is my firm belief that on the one hand the Bible is a series of 66 books, written by (inspired by) God Himself, but on the other hand it is also a very difficult book. I think that is not possible for people who are not familiar with the main story line of the Bible, the main characters (God, Jesus Christ, Abraham, Moses, etcetera) and the Bible's great concepts (sin, salvation, holiness, etcetera) to just start reading the Bible and understand what they are reading. New Bible readers should first take a Bible-course or study a book or a website that gives them an introduction to God's Scriptures. It is my firm belief that on the one hand the Bible is a series of 66 books, written by (inspired by) God Himself, but on the other hand it is also a very difficult book. I think that is not possible for people who are not familiar with the main story line of the Bible, the main characters (God, Jesus Christ, Abraham, Moses, etcetera) and the Bible’s great concepts (sin, salvation, holiness, etcetera) to just start reading the Bible and understand what they are reading.
New Bible readers should first take a Bible-course or study a book or a website that gives them an introduction to God’s Scriptures.

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