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NASB | John 2:13 ¶ The Passover of the Jews was near, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | John 2:13 ¶ Now the Passover of the Jews was approaching, so Jesus went up to Jerusalem. |
Subject: is selling in a church building fine? |
Bible Note: Steve, More chilling than the thought that more people will hear the Bible read aloud in Church than are likely to read it for themselves, is the thought that they would not hear it at all if they did not hear it read to them. For fifteen hundred years of Christianity and a thousand years of Judaism hearing the Scripture read aloud was the only way most people heard Scripture, because most could neither read nor afford hand copied manuscripts. The manuscripts were community treasures. And scriptures was always taught and understood in the context of the community. And if you look at the amazing carved and stained glass artwork of the Medieval cathedrals you will see that they are Bibles in stone and glass; visual representations of the stories of salvation history at the center of the community, always accessible day and night. Sometimes it seems we don't know how good we have it and the old adgage that "familiarity breeds contempt" is applicable to our easy access to Scripture. What would once be consider a treaure, and still is in countries where the Church is persecuted, now in Europe and America gathers dust on a shelf or is just an ornament on many coffee tables. Emmaus |