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Is it wrong to mark your Bible?
8 stars|12 comments|January 03, 2008|1341 reads
 
My pastor had a beautiful new Bible for sale. She new that i needed a new one so she held it for me because several people who had the money for it on them wanted it

I am still deciding whether or not to mark it. Should I alter it by marking it? Or is it okay to mark verses that are a little more important.

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Kathy
Kathy
January 03, 2008
Perfectly fine, Vanilla!  Underline passages that speak to you as you read.  Record notes in the margins as your pastor or teacher expounds on a passage in a meaningful way . . . If you're uncomfortable writing in your Bible, an alternative is to keep a notebook as  you read and study.  The disadvantage to the notebook is that the next time you read that passage, your notes may not be easily accessible.  Here's a blog I posted about Bible reading:  http://www.mychurch.org/blog/33230/Is-Bible-Reading-a-Chore
Jess Stuart
 Jess Stuart
January 03, 2008

Well, if you can still read it after you mark it, I'd say it's OK.  In Mark 2:27, Jesus was speaking about the Sabboth, and how it was made for man.  That's true of the Bible as well.  If marking your Bible helps you get more out of it, go for it.

Mark 2:27
Jesus said to them, "The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath.

Paul Yanchek
 Paul Yanchek
January 03, 2008
The Bible is given to us to know God's heart and will. It is sacred Book, but we don't worship the papers bound by Zondervan. I fill in about every corner of blank white space I can with notes.
Jeffery Lowe
 Jeffery Lowe
January 03, 2008
I agree, marking is a blessing.  One old bible I've had for over 30 years was very highlighted; I found another new bible just like it and had someone copy the different color highlights (yellow, green pink, purple) to the new one, we were both very blessed. I did the same thing again with a Greek bible I now have.
BONITA MILLHOLLIN
 BONITA MILLHOLLIN
January 04, 2008
My very first bible was highlighted in yellow and underlined and had things written in the margins....I think your bible is your work book of sorts and after all "study to show yourself approved" That bible became spineless and even had some pages loosen....a friend of mine told me of a place I could take it to have it rebound...I just might do that some day.  I think that bible represents how hungry for the Lord I was when I first got born again....Now I have so many different bibles and not one is really my favorite....although I am leaning towards the larger print version. LOL
Gene Downs
 Gene Downs
January 04, 2008
Vanilla, what's your real concern about marking it?

Gene
Joey R
 Joey R
January 04, 2008
Make it your very own!  Bibles are personal and they love to be touched and loved on.
Prophet Jay
 Prophet Jay
February 18, 2009
I have highlighters of all colors. I mark verses according to topics so I can look for verses of the same color and put them together.
crystal
 crystal
August 07, 2009
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Nothing wrong with marking in your bible. My mother left me her bible when she passed away. It's all marked up. Her favorite verses, promises she was standing on, all her childrens names written in it, and on and on. What a wonderful gift she left. I gave it to my sister. So mark away. Just think, if the Lord tarries, maybe someday you can leave that old marked up bible to your child.
Lara Leger
 Lara Leger
September 14, 2009
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Give 'er.  It's nice to underline or high lite special verses that jump out at you, or write something beside one.  Anyone who thinks differently is making the Bible into an idol.
Voice in DC
 Voice in DC
September 14, 2009
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I also put dates besides scriptures that are important to me. It gives me a sense of history and helps me remember the times God spoke to me through His word.