How do we Despose of a Wornout Bible?
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I would bet VIOLET has realized that, more than once, God has used THOSE THINGS to talk, directly and INDIRECTLY with PPL who needed and answer...
I wish I could translate those Spanish blogs I have written of that particular subject...
God uses EVERYTHING, even a person talking on a TV show to reach those He wants to talk to.
I wish I could translate those Spanish blogs I have written of that particular subject...
God uses EVERYTHING, even a person talking on a TV show to reach those He wants to talk to.
Hey!
I googled that! Is it there any answer?
https://www.google.co.ve/search?q="...-8&oe=utf-8&gws_rd=cr&ei=p4nKVcWtNsekNuXBhbgN
I googled that! Is it there any answer?
https://www.google.co.ve/search?q="...-8&oe=utf-8&gws_rd=cr&ei=p4nKVcWtNsekNuXBhbgN
The words in the bible are Spiritual and GOD is a Spirit and must be worshiped in spirit and TRUTH.
GOD gave us senses to help us perceive things that we can see,taste,hear,smell or feel but Faith pleases GOD and Faith is based on belief and you can't see belief.
So it's not the bible itself that's important but it's the words in the bible that is important.
GOD gave us senses to help us perceive things that we can see,taste,hear,smell or feel but Faith pleases GOD and Faith is based on belief and you can't see belief.
So it's not the bible itself that's important but it's the words in the bible that is important.
The only Bible I have ever gotten rid of is a Good News Bible I had never read, and I didn't know where it came from. It got water damage, and was basically unreadable, so after about 15 years, I finally burned it. I didn't want it being used for evil purposes and I couldn't think of what else to do with it.
I have more Bibles than I can count. Different translations, different languages and study Bibles. I tend to gravitate to one version for English for a while, till the spine breaks and the notes section is too full to add anymore. I do use on-line Bible quite a bit, but for nightly devotions, I like the feel of paper, and being able to underline and make notes in the margins.
I do keep new Bibles to give away. I want someone to start fresh, and not deal with all my scribbles and notes!
I have more Bibles than I can count. Different translations, different languages and study Bibles. I tend to gravitate to one version for English for a while, till the spine breaks and the notes section is too full to add anymore. I do use on-line Bible quite a bit, but for nightly devotions, I like the feel of paper, and being able to underline and make notes in the margins.
I do keep new Bibles to give away. I want someone to start fresh, and not deal with all my scribbles and notes!
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I'm like Angela - I don't get rid of bibles. More than once I bought lots at auction that were just junk for a dollar because there was a bible in it and I couldn't stand the thought of someone having to throw it out with the trash.
I too have several bibles. I give them away when possible, but I never toss one.
To answer the OP, I don't suppose it really matters. It is, after all, simply ink and wood. Like our fleshly bodies, there is no material value in either. Only when God fills that space does it add value.
Back when I was a youngster I heard it said that there was only about a dollars worth of material in a human, and that was mostly chemicals.
I wouldn't hold it against anyone regardless of the manner of disposal............as long as they replace it.
It is never ever okay to rid your life of the word of God.
I too have several bibles. I give them away when possible, but I never toss one.
To answer the OP, I don't suppose it really matters. It is, after all, simply ink and wood. Like our fleshly bodies, there is no material value in either. Only when God fills that space does it add value.
Back when I was a youngster I heard it said that there was only about a dollars worth of material in a human, and that was mostly chemicals.
I wouldn't hold it against anyone regardless of the manner of disposal............as long as they replace it.
It is never ever okay to rid your life of the word of God.
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But, each time I went to the beach (sea oceans) I would never bring those sensitive tools those places I´ve been.
By the way!
Old versions for mobile phones are so LIGHT... The .JAR I have in my Nokia is less than 2Mb
By the way!
Old versions for mobile phones are so LIGHT... The .JAR I have in my Nokia is less than 2Mb
Ack! I'd worry the the salt water would make the cover sticky and the sand would stick to every page. (I'm old. I don't do electronic gadgets. I still marvel at having a desktop. lol)
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I would actually save it and pass it on to family. My friend has a really worn out Bible that was his grandfather's. Pages falling out and a couple ripped, binding is non existent. But the notes written are priceless. He right now has in an air tight package and is hoping one day to display it in an airtight case for "show" opened to a place where many passages in Psalms are underlined and there are notes in the margines. Really cool "treasure" he ended up with somehow after his parents died.
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My family had a lot of problems when one of my ancestors did that. He was friends with Joseph Smith, before Joe decided to go out west. So, when Joe left, he gave my great-great-great-great-great-great-grandfather the very first version of his new-and-improved Bible. It got past down through the generations, but occasionally someone from the Mormons would try to steal it. (Apparently, Joseph Smith's "revelations" from God changed through the years, so it's not good to have proof of that.) Got to be a hassle after a while, so my great grandfather donated it to a library. Now the library has it in a safe, and, on occasion, has break ins too.
If you're going to pass down an old Bible, make sure it's a real Bible and don't get famous. lol
I made the mistake of telling one of our salespeople (for a factory I worked for) from Utah that story. Apparently, I shocked her and she wouldn't believe me. I'm thinking that church doesn't like to tell people Joe changed his... whoops, I mean god change his revelation for Joe.
If you're going to pass down an old Bible, make sure it's a real Bible and don't get famous. lol
I made the mistake of telling one of our salespeople (for a factory I worked for) from Utah that story. Apparently, I shocked her and she wouldn't believe me. I'm thinking that church doesn't like to tell people Joe changed his... whoops, I mean god change his revelation for Joe.
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i know of three ways of disposing of a bible that is worn out beyond any usability...
one is burning it in a dignified and respectful way...
another is burying it...again in a dignified and respectful way...
i think some churches actually have produced liturgies for those occasions...
one more way that i have heard of is to have the bible buried with someone from your church...obviously this would mean saving the bible until a time comes when it is needed for this purpose...
i also know that for some people an old bible could have so much sentimental value that they don't want to dispose of it at all...so they store it carefully to prevent it from deteriorating any further...and just keep it put away while they start using a new bible...
there are also companies that will restore old books that could possibly repair a worn out bible...they can do things like rebinding and sometimes even fixing pages that have been torn...
i also had my own idea that if the pages start falling out of a bible you could frame them or mount them on a backing and display them...and maybe give pages away to other people for them to display too...
one is burning it in a dignified and respectful way...
another is burying it...again in a dignified and respectful way...
i think some churches actually have produced liturgies for those occasions...
one more way that i have heard of is to have the bible buried with someone from your church...obviously this would mean saving the bible until a time comes when it is needed for this purpose...
i also know that for some people an old bible could have so much sentimental value that they don't want to dispose of it at all...so they store it carefully to prevent it from deteriorating any further...and just keep it put away while they start using a new bible...
there are also companies that will restore old books that could possibly repair a worn out bible...they can do things like rebinding and sometimes even fixing pages that have been torn...
i also had my own idea that if the pages start falling out of a bible you could frame them or mount them on a backing and display them...and maybe give pages away to other people for them to display too...
Don't dispose of it, put it in a trophy case and be proud of it Few people these days accomplish such a great feat.
Or leave it to your grandson, there's no better testimony of what his grandpa was all about and what was important to you.
Have it buried with you, so on judgement day you'll have some physical evidence of how hard you tried, I'm sure the Lord will respect your effort to understand his word.
Few people these days accomplish such a great feat.Or leave it to your grandson, there's no better testimony of what his grandpa was all about and what was important to you.
Have it buried with you, so on judgement day you'll have some physical evidence of how hard you tried, I'm sure the Lord will respect your effort to understand his word.
I love to underline and make notes in the margins. Because of that, my kids sort of fight over who gets the old bible (with notes and underlined parts) when I get a new one. It will be passed down in generations.
And if not my kids, I have a whole group of women that I've taught that are always asking me if they can have my "written in" old bibles. And I am always getting a new bible because of the SMELL of leather ones. Ah!
So, I really don't have the problem - it pays to have a lot of kids and friends I guess.
And if not my kids, I have a whole group of women that I've taught that are always asking me if they can have my "written in" old bibles. And I am always getting a new bible because of the SMELL of leather ones. Ah!
So, I really don't have the problem - it pays to have a lot of kids and friends I guess.
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Don't dispose of it, put it in a trophy case and be proud of it Few people these days accomplish such a great feat.
Or leave it to your grandson, there's no better testimony of what his grandpa was all about and what was important to you.
Have it buried with you, so on judgement day you'll have some physical evidence of how hard you tried, I'm sure the Lord will respect your effort to understand his word.
Few people these days accomplish such a great feat.Or leave it to your grandson, there's no better testimony of what his grandpa was all about and what was important to you.
Have it buried with you, so on judgement day you'll have some physical evidence of how hard you tried, I'm sure the Lord will respect your effort to understand his word.
Wait! You take printed Bible with leather to the beach?
Ack! I'd worry the the salt water would make the cover sticky and the sand would stick to every page. (I'm old. I don't do electronic gadgets. I still marvel at having a desktop. lol)
Ack! I'd worry the the salt water would make the cover sticky and the sand would stick to every page. (I'm old. I don't do electronic gadgets. I still marvel at having a desktop. lol)
I don´t use any electronic appliance near the beach, neither those made of leather.
I just missed that one I had.
The electronic one are FASTER. With a simple click you get what paper ones takes longer you to find. In fact, to learn more, the electronic "versions" spare time a lot to study (like E-sword)