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WARNING!!! PET PEEVE-"If you brought your Bible, hold it up."

Hon. Dr. in Acts-celeratology Posts: 6032 **4/6/20 10:47 am**

I know this comes from a certain time and place. I get it. I may even have said it a few times myself.

Since there might be some of my friends here who do this, I will refrain from saying that it's stupid...but I think you get my drift.

Really, do we expect a our congregation to go digging in the Bible, checking out every verse, looking for cross-references, etc., WHILE we are preaching?

Do we really mistrust our pastors/ministers so much that we cannot trust them to actually read the verse correctly, but instead are waiting for them to try to lead us astray by re-wording the verse?

If so, then you're at the wrong church. I wouldn't attend a church if I didn't trust the pastor to preach the Word in truth.

SO WHY IS IT SO IMPORTANT???

Besides, if I bring my KJV (the King of all Bibles, of course--it says so in the version name!), but you read out of The Message (which is a rebuke for another time), then I'm not going to be sure if you read it right or not.

So why do this?

I heard one preacher put it this way, "Turn to XYZ in your Bible...if you aren't sure that I'll actually read it right, etc."

Seems to me that it's a distraction...and a largely meaningless action that gets "applause."

roughridercog

Just at worn out preacher phrase like...

Acts Mod Posts: 25306 **4/6/20 11:19 am**

Can you say amen?

Turn to your neighbor and say...

In my Bible its page...

(Anyone else have tired worn out preacher phrases?)
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Re: Just at worn out preacher phrase like...

Acts-perienced Poster Posts: 11849 **4/6/20 12:49 pm**

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Acts-perienced Poster Posts: 11849 **4/6/20 12:52 pm**

With digital devices, this is not applicable. It does make sense if people bring their phones to use them as Bibles. People like to have their hands free, and cell phones fit in purses and pockets.

But having people bring their Bibles and look up verses teaches those who do not read the Bible how to do so and gives them some familiarity with looking up books.

After our last international move, I was teaching my kids during devotions using a TV screen. I finally bought a bunch of Holman' CSV Bibles, thinking the kids could read the fine print since they were young, but they complained about the size, so we are back on the screen. I should probably buy some NKJVs after the disease lifts and I can check the font size in person rather than ordering them online.
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01000001 01100011 01110100 01110011 Posts: 24278 **4/6/20 7:20 pm**

We attended a church for awhile where the 'sort of pledge' was said while every one held their bibles up. Then it was hold up your tithe and offerings. and repeat after me....... .
After awhile along with many WOF points brought up, we felt we did not fit and moved on.

It is NOT WRONG to have someone look up many scriptures. while they are posted on the screen also, but it is distracting. I actually try to follow on my Fire, but finally decided to trust our pastor to read and post on the screen the correct and true Word of God. I haven't ran in to a mistake (or intentional heresy yet.) I am just about to agree he is doing it all right. Cool

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Here is a good one

Hey, DOC Posts: 50 **4/6/20 9:36 pm**

What about, "Take out your handkerchief and twirl it around." I've heard that one a lot recently.