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Sermon Illustrations: Bible (See also Scripture or God's Word)
Anecdotes
A collector of rare books met up with a friend who told him that he had thrown away an old Bible that had been handed down in his family for generations. The friend said that it had been printed by Guten-something-or-other. The collector asked, “Was it Gutenberg?” “Yes,” said the friend. “That sounds right.” The collector looked at him incredulously. “Seriously?” he said. “You just threw away one of the first books ever printed. One was recently sold for half a million dollars!” “It’s okay,” said the friend. “This copy was scribbled over by someone named Martin Luther.”
A little boy asked his friend, "Why does your grandmother study the Bible so much?" "I'm not sure," he replied. "I think she's studying for her finals."
Bible interpretation, like a lot of things, depends a lot on context. For instance, take the time that my wife, Alli, called out to me, "Can I make one more call, darling?" Anyone hearing this might have assumed that I was an ogre, and that she had to have my permission to use the telephone. But earlier, I had told her I needed the phone after she had made a call. After her call, she had decided that she needed to make another, so she was checking with me. Taking something out of context always gives the wrong impression.
Quotes
The Bible is like a spiritual mobile phone: it only works when it's open.
My best friends are in the Bible. Wayne Cordeiro