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Many people across the world do not have access to a bible. But they cannot stop smart phone apps. Many North Koreans havew been killed for having a paper bible. But with the smart phone apps they cannot find it nor stop it. God gives us technology to further preach the gospel. Although that technology is used for perversion God thinks about the souls that will be saved by that technology.
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What's a smart phone?
A couple of things.
1. Study to show yourself approved unto God...........
Will God approve? Are you using something that won't make you as familiar with His word as the bible?
2. 1 Thessalonians 5:22 "Abstain from all appearance of evil."
If someone sees you do that in church, will they think you are playing games?
A church service is a very inappropriate time or place for it, IMHO.
A couple of things.
1. Study to show yourself approved unto God...........
Will God approve? Are you using something that won't make you as familiar with His word as the bible?
2. 1 Thessalonians 5:22 "Abstain from all appearance of evil."
If someone sees you do that in church, will they think you are playing games?
A church service is a very inappropriate time or place for it, IMHO.
If you have kids, they might enjoy the Action Bible. It is a 17 to 20 dollar hard cover comic book that is a couple hundreds pages thick.
[video=youtube;6bB6t9Z5ff0]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bB6t9Z5ff0[/video]
Granted, it is not like a real Bible, but it is a good tool to help them to get them more excited into reading His Word.
[video=youtube;6bB6t9Z5ff0]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bB6t9Z5ff0[/video]
Granted, it is not like a real Bible, but it is a good tool to help them to get them more excited into reading His Word.
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I have almost every translation of the Bible in my study for the simple fact of some make the verse easier to understand. And some are for kids. Plus in my personal study it's good to look at other translations for maybe better Understsnding. This isn't to show off but to help in my personal study.
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The only thing I really miss about paper Bibles is the sense of space. You learn to intuitively feel where certain parts of the Bible are in space, and can open up to those just with 'feel', whereas you don't really have that experience in apps - it's much more two dimensional in that sense.
Having said that, it's scarcely worse than when people read off papyrus or scrolls, before binding was a thing. You either had one big sheet of papyrus, perhaps wrapped up in a scroll, or you would have a lot of smaller sheets that you would collect together, or have to rustle amongst - not heaps conducive to the nice 'feel' of a bound book!
Having said that, it's scarcely worse than when people read off papyrus or scrolls, before binding was a thing. You either had one big sheet of papyrus, perhaps wrapped up in a scroll, or you would have a lot of smaller sheets that you would collect together, or have to rustle amongst - not heaps conducive to the nice 'feel' of a bound book!
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I had a friend years ago who would simply sit at a bus bench with his bible open reading it quietly to himself when before long he'd have many come up to him inquiring about it.
I doubt that scheme would work today sitting at a bus stop with a tablet and bible app, as the passer-bys would be having their face buried in their smart phones completely oblivious to their surroundings.
I doubt that scheme would work today sitting at a bus stop with a tablet and bible app, as the passer-bys would be having their face buried in their smart phones completely oblivious to their surroundings.
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I think there are pros and cons to both. I love a hardcover Bible. Just the feel of it, the tactile nature of turning pages and reading physical pages. That said, the smart phone is a lot more convenient and can carry/access many more translations. Also, you take your phone most places, so it's always on your person. I use both a physical Bible and Bible translations etc. on my laptop and smartphone. In church I tend to use my hard copy Bible.
I have tried reading Bible comics on my Ipad before and I find them hard to read sometimes (Because you have to pinch and zoom on the screen so as to see it, etc.). I have read the hard cover myself and find it to be very entertaining and well illustrated. It is available for only 16 bucks and some change at Amazon.
http://www.amazon.com/Action-Bible-Doug-Mauss/dp/0781444993/
752 pages of full color (Hard cover) for 16 bucks. It is definitely a deal. You will never find a graphic novel or comic like that at such a price in normal comic book shops. At least in my experience anyways.
http://www.amazon.com/Action-Bible-Doug-Mauss/dp/0781444993/
752 pages of full color (Hard cover) for 16 bucks. It is definitely a deal. You will never find a graphic novel or comic like that at such a price in normal comic book shops. At least in my experience anyways.
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