First Post kumbaya

[clever sister]

Originally Posted by Evangelical

A devotional book goes for about 6-8 weeks. That's no more than 10 books a year. At $10 each that's only $100 per year. Hardly a burden for most. Anyway, I always buy the online version, it's only about $5. So yes, if you are new, or forgetful, a copy may be done, but I think it's right to pay for them eventually.

I wasn't talking about the HWfMR.

I was talking about the money (and time) my parents have poured into the "Free Bible" work the LSM promotes around the world. LSM prints the bibles themselves, yes, there would be some cost associated with that, but I doubt it is $10.

If they are really doing it to further the Word of God, wouldn't the provide the bibles at cost?

Maybe I am naive and under appreciate the cost of materials in actually producing the free Recovery Version bible.

[clever sister]

Originally Posted by clever sister

I wasn't talking about the HWfMR.

I was talking about the money (and time) my parents have poured into the "Free Bible" work the LSM promotes around the world. LSM prints the bibles themselves, yes, there would be some cost associated with that, but I doubt it is $10.

If they are really doing it to further the Word of God, wouldn't the provide the bibles at cost?

Maybe I am naive and under appreciate the cost of materials in actually producing the free Recovery Version bible.

Don't get me wrong, I know my parents gave to this cause voluntarily and they truly believed that these bibles would help get people saved.

But I just wonder at LSM's intentions at starting this work.

Was it for the Lord's work, or was it another way to get more money out of people like my parents who already had several RV versions, already had the entire Life study series and probably owned every ministry book published by LSM already?
Maybe they weren't happy only getting $100 a year from my parents via HWfMR (plus whatever my parents were giving to the local LC).

[Evangelical]

Originally Posted by clever sister

I wasn't talking about the HWfMR.

I was talking about the money (and time) my parents have poured into the "Free Bible" work the LSM promotes around the world. LSM prints the bibles themselves, yes, there would be some cost associated with that, but I doubt it is $10.

If they are really doing it to further the Word of God, wouldn't the provide the bibles at cost?

Maybe I am naive and under appreciate the cost of materials in actually producing the free Recovery Version bible.

Why doesn't Zondervan do that as well?

[kumbaya]

Originally Posted by Evangelical

Why doesn't Zondervan do that as well?

Not the point. I’m sure there are others that are exploitive as well.

[Evangelical]

Originally Posted by kumbaya

Not the point. I’m sure there are others that are exploitive as well.

Let's put this another way.

Who else besides LSM gives out free bibles? Probably some organizations give out KJV's for free.
Now who gives out free study bibles with footnotes?

[Ohio]

Originally Posted by Evangelical

Let's put this another way.

Who else besides LSM gives out free bibles? Probably some organizations give out KJV's for free.
Now who gives out free study bibles with footnotes?

Numerous agencies, like Gideon's, give away free Bibles.

The last free Bible I received, I really like. It is the WEB version, the World English Bible, an excellent translation, much better than the Recovery Version.

I wonder if LSM's BFA campaign is giving away free Bibles with footnotes, or free Footnotes with a Bible?

[Koinonia]

Originally Posted by Evangelical

Let's put this another way.

Who else besides LSM gives out free bibles? Probably some organizations give out KJV's for free.
Now who gives out free study bibles with footnotes?

"Footnotes" are somebody's opinion. What's so special about a "study bible with footnotes."

[Drake]

Originally Posted by Koinonia

"Footnotes" are somebody's opinion. What's so special about a "study bible with footnotes."

Footnotes, also known as “critical apparatus” among Bible scholars, aid the reader to understand the meaning of the text.

Of course, critical apparatus or footnotes, are the opinion of the writer of the footnotes. For that matter, even the New Testament we own today, even just the text by itself, is the opinion of the translator of a particular version we are reading.

Drake

[kumbaya]

Originally Posted by Koinonia

"Footnotes" are somebody's opinion. What's so special about a "study bible with footnotes."

Exactly. Especially when the goal isn't to tell you everyone's interpretation of certain things- just the ones Witness Lee "borrowed" from the people he picked and chose to "stand on the shoulders of."

We'll just have to agree to disagree how great it is to hand out a Bible with the footnotes of WL. I personally believe just the Bible would be preferred by God.

We're all entitled to our own opinions though.

[Evangelical]

Originally Posted by kumbaya

Exactly. Especially when the goal isn't to tell you everyone's interpretation of certain things- just the ones Witness Lee "borrowed" from the people he picked and chose to "stand on the shoulders of."

We'll just have to agree to disagree how great it is to hand out a Bible with the footnotes of WL. I personally believe just the Bible would be preferred by God.

We're all entitled to our own opinions though.

That's like saying "I believe just the Bible written in latin would be preferred by God" because, you know, of the opinions of the English translators.... yet Footnotes make it even more understandable.

[Evangelical]

Originally Posted by Koinonia

"Footnotes" are somebody's opinion. What's so special about a "study bible with footnotes."

Study bibles are expensive.

[Ohio]

Originally Posted by Evangelical

Study bibles are expensive.

Being "expensive" is not related to its "worth."

[aron]

Originally Posted by Evangelical

Why doesn't Zondervan do that as well?

Suppose Zondervan held to a "One Publication" policy, denying the validity of anyone else's published efforts. Then you'd start to get an idea of how bad the LSM and its disguised recruiting arms really are.