Comments on: The Book of Eli: Is the Bible THAT Precious? http://discerningmind.org/?p=459 Interacting Biblically With Our Culture Thu, 15 Jul 2010 10:40:51 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Michael Feather http://discerningmind.org/?p=459&cpage=1#comment-5868 Michael Feather Fri, 19 Feb 2010 22:47:11 +0000 http://discerningmind.org/?p=459#comment-5868 Violent--yes! This movie is not for everyone. But it is powerful and helpful if you don't struggle with the violence. I will check out the story you are talking about. Right now looking at my shelf full of Bibles, it is hard to relate. So sad that some of us have so many and value it so little, while others have to go without. Violent–yes! This movie is not for everyone. But it is powerful and helpful if you don’t struggle with the violence.
I will check out the story you are talking about. Right now looking at my shelf full of Bibles, it is hard to relate. So sad that some of us have so many and value it so little, while others have to go without.

]]> By: Sarah Robbins http://discerningmind.org/?p=459&cpage=1#comment-5864 Sarah Robbins Fri, 19 Feb 2010 01:54:13 +0000 http://discerningmind.org/?p=459#comment-5864 I liked Mike's (Adams) comment as well about forgetting to live by the Bible. That quote really stood out to me. Although, I have to be honest- I thought the movie was a little violent. . . The stories are totally different, but it reminded me of this story I read recently about a young girl who was poor but desperate for a Bible. http://ourcozyrobbinsnest.blogspot.com/2009/11/what-do-you-have-to-have.html For me, it is good to be reminded of how much a privilege it is to have a Bible (let alone several) to read, and yet how often I neglect to do so, even with it sitting right beside me! I liked Mike’s (Adams) comment as well about forgetting to live by the Bible. That quote really stood out to me. Although, I have to be honest- I thought the movie was a little violent. . .

The stories are totally different, but it reminded me of this story I read recently about a young girl who was poor but desperate for a Bible.

http://ourcozyrobbinsnest.blogspot.com/2009/11/what-do-you-have-to-have.html

For me, it is good to be reminded of how much a privilege it is to have a Bible (let alone several) to read, and yet how often I neglect to do so, even with it sitting right beside me!

]]> By: Michael Feather http://discerningmind.org/?p=459&cpage=1#comment-5766 Michael Feather Mon, 15 Feb 2010 05:40:44 +0000 http://discerningmind.org/?p=459#comment-5766 Mike, Great thoughts! I went over and read your post. Very well done. I truly enjoyed this movie. It brought into focus some good points once you got past some of the violence, which was not the focus of the movie. Thanks again. Mike,
Great thoughts! I went over and read your post. Very well done.
I truly enjoyed this movie. It brought into focus some good points once you got past some of the violence, which was not the focus of the movie.
Thanks again.

]]> By: Michael Adams http://discerningmind.org/?p=459&cpage=1#comment-5764 Michael Adams Mon, 15 Feb 2010 04:57:19 +0000 http://discerningmind.org/?p=459#comment-5764 Mike, We just saw the Book of Eli this afternoon and we loved it! There is a quote by Eli that really struck a note with with us. Near the end of the movie, he said to Solara, "In all these years I’ve been carrying it and reading it every day and I got so caught up in keeping it safe that I forgot to live by what I learned from it." That is so easy to do! It's so easy to get so focused on being technically correct with Scripture and investing so much time being technically accurate at every turn, that we lose sight of the Gospel and of being gracious to others on points that don't matter at the end of the day. I wrote a short blog on this at http://thegospelinreallife.com if you would like to take a look. Thanks Mike! Mike,
We just saw the Book of Eli this afternoon and we loved it! There is a quote by Eli that really struck a note with with us. Near the end of the movie, he said to Solara,

“In all these years I’ve been carrying it and reading it every day and I got so caught up in keeping it safe that I forgot to live by what I learned from it.”

That is so easy to do! It’s so easy to get so focused on being technically correct with Scripture and investing so much time being technically accurate at every turn, that we lose sight of the Gospel and of being gracious to others on points that don’t matter at the end of the day.

I wrote a short blog on this at http://thegospelinreallife.com if you would like to take a look.

Thanks Mike!

]]> By: Michael Feather http://discerningmind.org/?p=459&cpage=1#comment-5711 Michael Feather Sat, 13 Feb 2010 03:55:01 +0000 http://discerningmind.org/?p=459#comment-5711 Hey Brady! Nice to hear from you. Have you seen the movie? The focus of the movie is on the physical book in many ways. The book can be used in many ways as displayed in the movie. With that concept, I wanted to draw attention to the fact that the Bible itself can be an idol. It is our job as Christians to treasure the book, but to treasure God's very words more which are the gospel. Fine line, I know, but an important one. In addition to this, I think it is possible to value the words of Scripture and not treasure the gospel or the God who gave it. That is a sad place to be. Between these two problems, I thought it wise to remind us that treasuring God and His gospel by studying His word and living it was to be our focus. Hope that helps clarify. Have a great day. Hey Brady!
Nice to hear from you.
Have you seen the movie? The focus of the movie is on the physical book in many ways. The book can be used in many ways as displayed in the movie. With that concept, I wanted to draw attention to the fact that the Bible itself can be an idol. It is our job as Christians to treasure the book, but to treasure God’s very words more which are the gospel. Fine line, I know, but an important one.
In addition to this, I think it is possible to value the words of Scripture and not treasure the gospel or the God who gave it. That is a sad place to be.
Between these two problems, I thought it wise to remind us that treasuring God and His gospel by studying His word and living it was to be our focus.
Hope that helps clarify.
Have a great day.

]]> By: Brady http://discerningmind.org/?p=459&cpage=1#comment-5710 Brady Sat, 13 Feb 2010 03:09:55 +0000 http://discerningmind.org/?p=459#comment-5710 Michael, Could you clarify for me what you mean in your opening paragraph in referencing God's word?"Certainly it is not the gospel, but it helps me know the gospel." Thank you, Brady Michael,
Could you clarify for me what you mean in your opening paragraph in referencing God’s word?”Certainly it is not the gospel, but it helps me know the gospel.”
Thank you,
Brady

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