"They don't need the "book". And if anyone needs to hold a bible like a talisman, you're doing it wrong. It's the Word of God."
By straying off topic and misinterpreting the posts here, maybe some of you do need someone to explain the Bible to you. I would no more go to church without my Bible than I would my shoes. If the priest/rabbi/preacher reads from the Bible, I follow along. If his teaching is in error I inquire about it at the appropriate time. I do not blindly follow anybody or church.
No, we're talking about the Word of God, at least that's what the Bible has written in it according to the verse you posted./pre> But then, I'm not the least bit surprised to see someone ignore what is written and substitute their personal interpretation as if their personal preferences are the actual references.
have a nice day
>>I would no more go to church without my Bible than I would my shoes<<
So if you forget your copy, a paper with the scriptures of the day are not “The Word of God”?
Oh, okay.
Perhaps you "go to church" for different reasons than Catholics do. We (Catholics) in communion in the Mass to celebrate the sacrifice the crucifixion and resurrection, to share in the Eucharist and foremost to worship. We do not come to get a lecture on biblical exegesis.
That is not to say that the Bible is absent from a Catholic Mass. Along with the obvious Scriptural readings, every word, gesture and object in the Mass and at the altar is taken directly from Scripture. For Catholics, just as Jesus is more than the words of Scripture, and as He became a real person for us and our Salvation, He is present to us in every human sense (smells & bells) in the Mass. I attend daily because He is never quite so near to me as when I partake in the "Epiousious" as He commanded.
Peace be to you.