Posted on 07/14/2014 5:51:21 PM PDT by Olog-hai
It was called the wave of the future—the recently tapped U.S. ambassador to Switzerland was sworn in last month with her hand not on a paper Bible, but on top of a Kindle.
Techies called it revolutionary and applauded Suzi Levine for making history. But she wasn’t the only one who went high-tech when she took the oath of office. A county executive from Long Island, N.Y., used the Bible app on an iPad to be sworn in last year and a few months ago a group of firefighters from New Jersey huddled around a Kindle Bible when they took their oath.
But the movement has drawn concern from some in the religious community who are reluctant to accept officials choosing tablets over the printed Bible.
“There is an inherent respect given to the print version of the Bible that doesn’t attach itself to a Kindle or the iPad," Donald Whitney, a professor at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, told Fox News Latino. "Because the Bible is nothing else. It is a holy book to Christians and it is the Word of God. If you have a digital device, it may contain the Bible, but it also contains other things.” …
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It really helps when needing to look up things.
As I mentioned, I have a Bible app (Bible Study from Olive Tree Bible Software) on my tablet computer along with about a dozen versions of the Bible. BTW, both the app and the King James version of the Bible were free. Not only can I look for a word, but I can look for multiple words or for a phrase. Very handy!
Well said.
Why not? They’re Godless anyway.
That’s another win for them, that’s why.
Either way, God requires all oaths to be kept.
I like the electronic gadgets and if I could afford them I would have plenty.
On the other hand, sometimes it is easier just to check things in a book, especially if it is alphabetical.
I do love my gadgets, but for just reading I still prefer real books.
That said, I don’t think God cares if you swear on a digital Bible or a family heirloom Bible. A lying thief will gladly swear on a stack of Bibles and not mean a word of what he says. A true Christian knows exactly what he is swearing to and the words of the Bible matter, not its physical form. God knows what’s in our hearts.
Is swearing on a Bible Holy in the first place?
33 “Again you have heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not swear falsely, but shall perform your oaths to the Lord.’ 34 But I say to you, do not swear at all: neither by heaven, for it is God’s throne; 35 nor by the earth, for it is His footstool; nor by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King. 36 Nor shall you swear by your head, because you cannot make one hair white or black. 37 But let your ‘Yes’ be ‘Yes,’ and your ‘No,’ ‘No.’ For whatever is more than these is from the evil one.
I really like the Bible websites and the many commentaries on the web, but I was raised thinking the Bible should be venerated, printed on the finest possible paper, adorned with art, even jewels. Then, having switched churches, I saw Bibles with corners turned over, phrases highlighted, notes written on the side. I was taken back. Where was the reverence? But, the people in that church read their Bibles regularly.
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