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BIBLE EMERGENCY NUMBERS :)

  • 17-04-2012 1:14pm
    #1
    gimmebroadband
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,267 ✭✭✭


    Came across this on my cyber travels and thought I'd share! :D

    "My presence shall go with thee, and I will give thee rest" (Exodus 33:14)

    When in Sorrow, call John 14
    When men fail you, call Psalm 27
    When you have sinned, call Psalm 51
    When you worry, call Matthew 6:19-34
    When you are in danger, call Psalm 91
    When God seems far away, call Psalm 139
    When your faith needs stirring, call Hebrew 11
    When you are lonely and fearful, call Psalm 23
    When you grow fearful and critical, call 1 Cor.13
    When you feel down and out, Call Romans 8:31-39
    when you want peace and rest, Call Matthew 11:25-30
    When the world seems bigger than God, call Psalm 90
    When you wan Christian assurance, call Romans 8:1-30
    When you leave home for labour or travel, call Psalm 121
    When your prayers grow narrow and selfish, call Psalm 67
    When you want courage for a task, call Joshua 1
    When you think of investments/returns, call Mark 10
    How to get along with fellowmen, call Romans 12
    For great invention/opportunity, call Isaiah 55
    For Paul's secret to happiness, call Col.3:12-17
    For idea of Christianity, call 1 Cor.5:15-19
    If you are depressed, call Psalm 27
    If you want to be fruitful, call John 15
    If your wallet is empty, call Psalm 37
    If you're losing confidence in people, call 1 Cor.13
    If people seem unkind, call John 15
    If discouraged about your work, call Psalm 126
    If you find the world growing small, and you great, call Psalm 19


Comments

  • #2
    georgieporgy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,927 ✭✭✭georgieporgy


    Looks interesting. I'll have to dust off my bible and have a look at some of those. Maybe I'll start with psalm 37 :)


  • #3
    doctoremma
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,870 ✭✭✭doctoremma


    Nobody's answering the phone.... ;)


  • #4
    PDN
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,686 ✭✭✭✭PDN


    doctoremma wrote: »
    Nobody's answering the phone.... ;)

    No - what you're hearing is the tone you get when your line has been disconnected. :P


  • #5
    doctoremma
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,870 ✭✭✭doctoremma


    PDN wrote: »
    No - what you're hearing is the tone you get when your line has been disconnected. :P
    Touche!


  • #6
    prinz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,598 ✭✭✭✭prinz


    doctoremma wrote: »
    Nobody's answering the phone.... ;)

    Leave a message. They might call you back when you least expect it.

    I picked up a Bible a while back with a quick reference like that at the front for various problem times, and for various good times. It's very handy.


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  • #7
    doctoremma
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,870 ✭✭✭doctoremma


    I've looked at a couple. This is going to sound stupid but are they all generally about gaining strength through God? (read: can't be bothered to read the all). Or are some about personal fortitude/courage? If you removed the God part of Psalm 37, it's still a fairly uplifting and spirited set of verses.

    Has anyone ever 'secularised' the Bible?


  • #8
    lmaopml
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,080 ✭✭✭lmaopml


    doctoremma wrote: »
    I've looked at a couple. This is going to sound stupid but are they all generally about gaining strength through God? (read: can't be bothered to read the all). Or are some about personal fortitude/courage? If you removed the God part of Psalm 37, it's still a fairly uplifting and spirited set of verses.

    Has anyone ever 'secularised' the Bible?

    The Bible is part of everyday secular language in many cases doctoremma - sometimes people may not realise that phrases of common sense or wisdom or condolence fortitude strength etc. have their roots in Scripture

    There's a whole lot of common sense involved for those with belief in God, more than one might expect at first glance that has permeated humanity...

    .....as he does of course ;)

    pml, I don't know if a Bible without God would quite hit the bestseller list the same way though - Scripture is copied, modified into fiction, inserted into law, into poetry, art etc. etc. but there's only one original. imo :)


  • #9
    homer911
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,150 ✭✭✭homer911


    doctoremma wrote: »
    Nobody's answering the phone.... ;)

    Maybe God tried calling you and got a busy tone?


  • #10
    PDN
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,686 ✭✭✭✭PDN


    doctoremma wrote: »
    Has anyone ever 'secularised' the Bible?

    Yes, it's called Western civilisation and values. ;)


  • #11
    muppeteer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 445 ✭✭muppeteer


    PDN wrote: »
    Yes, it's called Western civilisation and values. ;)
    Along with a host of other religions and values too;). I suppose the Greek world would be the only one to rival the Bible in influence.

    Thomas Jefferson had a go at a non-supernatural bible. About as close to a secular version as I can think of.


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  • #12
    Fanny Cradock
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,245 ✭✭✭✭Fanny Cradock


    doctoremma wrote: »

    Has anyone ever 'secularised' the Bible?

    Jefferson in certain respects.

    In more recent times A.C. Grayling released "The Good Book". It was very odd that in creating an atheistic book of wisdom he had to mimic religious texts.


  • #13
    muppeteer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 445 ✭✭muppeteer


    Fanny Cradock wrote: »
    Jefferson in certain respects.

    In more recent times A.C. Grayling released "The Good Book". It was very odd that in creating an atheistic book of wisdom he had to mimic religious texts.

    Mimicking the style of religious texts done him no favours with the critics. He would have been far more successful with a normal style with maybe a fop to the publishers of just making the title "A Humanist Bible". Shame really.


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