I read online that there is a Green Bible made that is made from recycled materials and has certain text in green ink to illustrate God's concern for the enviornment. Personally I think this is great. The enviornmental movement needs as many people form any and all faiths as possible. But the nutty fringe known as evengelicals beg to differ. They believe that focusing on the enviornmental aspect of the Bible takes away from God's message. They also contend that since the Lord is comming back and the world will come to an end, there's no point in trying to save it. Never mind that no one knows for sure when he's comming back (or if he's comming back at all). They shouldn't use that as an excuse to be irresponsible. Plus, instread of thinking about the Lord and his return, they should be concerned for the generations that will inherit this planet. I'm sure the Lord would be concerned. Anyway, this is the site: Green Bible. Read it and decide for yourself.
"Green" Bible pisses off evangelicals (what doesn't?)
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Yeah, no point taking care of something that was essentially lent to us by a higher power. I'm sure God doesn't care if we trash his Earth.
I don't understand why God would be concerned with an environment He plans to destroy with fire. 
That was the view of James Watt, Reagan's Secretary of the Interior. You know, the government agency that is supposed to look after the natural resources and the lands of the United States. The End Times, he thought, were at hand.
WHOA... my first post ever! 
I would probably consider myself an evangelical (even though I'm afraid the general American meaning of the word isn't the same as mine) and I think that a green Bible has both benefits and drawbacks.
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* How awsomely cool is it not to have a Bible made out of recyclled materal!
* Christians (and the world as a whole) needs to pay more focus to the environment and I'm totaly convinced that God wants us to and that the Bible is telling us that (and it has been telling us that for quite a while longer than the environment momement has
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* 90%+ of the people who buys this book probably allready owns a Bible and 99% of the peoply buying it can problably find a Bible for free online or at a public library instead.
That means that most of the people buying it actually don't really need it and it and the book becomes just another part of our way of buying things we don't really need just because we enjoy owning stuff (and that is kinda against the "green message").
* I don't agree with the "evangelicals" in that the environmental aspect takes away God's message (I believe it is a part of the message).
But I feel a little bit worried when the Word of God is manipulated (in this case the coloured ink making the reader focusing on specific passages) to prove a certain point (weather of not it is a good point or not).
I don't believe that the environmental message in the Bible needs either green ink or a special version of the Bible to be obvious.
I mean... what if the Green Bible is followed by the "War Bible", "Gaybashing Bible" and "Death Penalty Bible"... I guess you get my point...
The Message stands well for itself.
So... the final question...
Will I buy the Green Bible myself?
I must admit that I feel a bit tempted... it's a very cool concept and it would be a hit among my friends (and they are also evangelicals).
But I allready own a few Bibles to I don't think I would have much use for it other that showing it of and as I said... buting stuff just to own them is not the way of God, nor the way of the environmentalists.
Maybe as a gift to someone who doesn't own a Bible yet and who actually would read it
Looking forward to your further thoughts!
Jakob, Sweden
I would probably consider myself an evangelical (even though I'm afraid the general American meaning of the word isn't the same as mine) and I think that a green Bible has both benefits and drawbacks.
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* How awsomely cool is it not to have a Bible made out of recyclled materal!
* Christians (and the world as a whole) needs to pay more focus to the environment and I'm totaly convinced that God wants us to and that the Bible is telling us that (and it has been telling us that for quite a while longer than the environment momement has
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* 90%+ of the people who buys this book probably allready owns a Bible and 99% of the peoply buying it can problably find a Bible for free online or at a public library instead.
That means that most of the people buying it actually don't really need it and it and the book becomes just another part of our way of buying things we don't really need just because we enjoy owning stuff (and that is kinda against the "green message").
* I don't agree with the "evangelicals" in that the environmental aspect takes away God's message (I believe it is a part of the message).
But I feel a little bit worried when the Word of God is manipulated (in this case the coloured ink making the reader focusing on specific passages) to prove a certain point (weather of not it is a good point or not).
I don't believe that the environmental message in the Bible needs either green ink or a special version of the Bible to be obvious.
I mean... what if the Green Bible is followed by the "War Bible", "Gaybashing Bible" and "Death Penalty Bible"... I guess you get my point...
The Message stands well for itself.
So... the final question...
Will I buy the Green Bible myself?
I must admit that I feel a bit tempted... it's a very cool concept and it would be a hit among my friends (and they are also evangelicals).
But I allready own a few Bibles to I don't think I would have much use for it other that showing it of and as I said... buting stuff just to own them is not the way of God, nor the way of the environmentalists.
Maybe as a gift to someone who doesn't own a Bible yet and who actually would read it
Looking forward to your further thoughts!
Jakob, Sweden
This generalization is off base. Although evangelical Christians have not traditionally been environmentalists, that thinking has changed dramatically in recent years. Believers are taking an active interest in the planet. Scripture makes it very clear that humans are supposed to be stewards (not just consumers) of the environment. While a few backward-thinking believers might object to a 'green-letter' edition of the Bible, most will either shrug and say it's no big deal, or they'll welcome a Bible that directs one's study to yet another perspective in God's Word, no different than the Archaeological Study Bible or Men's Study Bible that I have on my shelf.
Of course it's a good that there are tools to study the Bible.
That wasn't my point.
But I think we should be careful with the way the Bible.
We as humans have a tendency to try to improve things, even things that maybe should not be tampered with.
You can very well read the Green Bible (or any other "special field Bible") for fun, study or other means but you have to be aware that what you read differs a bit from the original.
I don't understand why God would be concerned with an environment He plans to destroy with fire.
While commonly believed, this concept is not what the Bible teaches.
It doesn't piss me off, but honestly I don't see the point. I mean I'm not certain, but I imagine they aren't limiting their production of other Bibles to print these. So, isn't it in reality just creating more of a problem?
The Environment Movement is a nutty religion in and of itself.
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I mean... what if the Green Bible is followed by the "War Bible", "Gaybashing Bible" and "Death Penalty Bible"... I guess you get my point...
I dont think that will happen. They already have bibles with certain key points either highlighted or in red ink, and we haven't seen any of those yet.
How so?
Interesting.
I don't have any problem at all with the message that we should take care of the environment; I think it's consistent with the Bible.
I'm a little bit wary about a version of the Bible that highlights specific verses in order to emphasize a specific point. It feels a bit like me getting annoyed with a roommate who keeps helping himself to my snacks, and giving him a Bible with THOU SHALT NOT STEAL circled and underlined several times.
Some Christians don't even like the versions of the Bible that print the words spoken by Jesus red (that's probably what gave people the idea for the "green" Bible)-- the idea is that the whole thing is God's word, so it's a fallacy to elevate certain parts of it as "more holy."
But as long as you understand that, I don't think it's wrong to read a Bible with colored words, or study notes, or cross references, or your own notes and highlighting. Sure, there are goofy and disrespectful versions of the Bible out there, but I'm not in charge of making other people's decisions for them.
I don't have any problem at all with the message that we should take care of the environment; I think it's consistent with the Bible.
I'm a little bit wary about a version of the Bible that highlights specific verses in order to emphasize a specific point. It feels a bit like me getting annoyed with a roommate who keeps helping himself to my snacks, and giving him a Bible with THOU SHALT NOT STEAL circled and underlined several times.
Some Christians don't even like the versions of the Bible that print the words spoken by Jesus red (that's probably what gave people the idea for the "green" Bible)-- the idea is that the whole thing is God's word, so it's a fallacy to elevate certain parts of it as "more holy."
But as long as you understand that, I don't think it's wrong to read a Bible with colored words, or study notes, or cross references, or your own notes and highlighting. Sure, there are goofy and disrespectful versions of the Bible out there, but I'm not in charge of making other people's decisions for them.
We better double our efforts to combat global warming... in addition to figuring out how to permanently set a comfortable temperature on the Earth, it is essential... imperative, even, that we figure out a way to prevent the Sun from expanding into a red giant.
Personally, I am not an "evangelical", though I tend towards interest in much of what they practice. This idea of a "green Bible" is something I find intriguing and like. It would seem to show a concern for the world in which as a Christian we've been given charge as stewards. Now, I'm not going out to get one of these immediately, as the one I have works perfectly well. But I have to admit I have friends for him this would be a great gift idea.
Where I would have a problem - and I suspect most actual evangelicals would as well - is if it's created to support a personal agenda other than Biblical teaching.
Where I would have a problem - and I suspect most actual evangelicals would as well - is if it's created to support a personal agenda other than Biblical teaching.
