If you're a Christian, you probably believe in the Holy
Bible and take it for granted, that this is the written Word of God.
Here's a book that most people look upon as very sacred. I don't know if
they do it anymore, but in a court of law, they would ask you to swear
upon the Bible and to tell the whole truth and nothing but the truth, so
help you God.
I would assume that this would generate fear in a prospective liar that
was a Christian, but if you are a Muslim could you lie or should they
switch the Bible to the Koran. Some things don't make sense do they.
This made sense to me at one time and I even used this to gather some
information from a nine year old boy at one time. I was amazed at how
fast he told me the truth, when I pulled out a Bible and was going to
have him swear to me that he wasn't lying. Try that one with your
children.
I have seen Bible's in museums, on pedestals in churches and visible as
you enter someone's home or bedroom. Are the Bibles that are located in
people's homes to send you a strong sign of their faith. Do any of these
Bibles ever get used or are they just there for looks?
Looking upon the Bible as a sacred symbol can create a sense of comfort
and fear. At one time, I believed the Bible was some sort of sacred book
and needed to be touched very delicately. I often wondered as a child if
I accidentally tore out a page of the Bible, if I would have to spend an
eternity burning in a lake of fire.
Are Bibles made at special factories and does each one of them need to
be blessed or put in special shipping boxes before they are sent out to
be sold or given away? I wonder if they use holy water during the
printing procedure, if water is actually required. Do you think the
paper come from special trees and are these trees grown on holy ground,
maybe in a special forests guarded by angels. This is starting to sound
like the makings for a good movie.
People can form powerful beliefs about other objects as well as the
Bible. You should think about, some of the things you used to believe in
and some of the things you still believe, then compare the two. Some of
my old beliefs no longer serve me in a positive way. The Bible is just a
book and should be treated like any other book. If the pages get ripped
ripped fix them, if the bindings get loose repair them and if they
become hard to read or have seen better days, replace them. |