MYTH #7B

SAY "NO" TO OTHER BOOKS-THERE IS ONLY ONE BOOK FOR THE CHRISTIAN FAITH. THAT IS THE BIBLE. THERE ARE DIFFERENT VERSIONS OF THE BIBLE: REVISED STANDARD VERSION, KING JAMES BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION, SPIRIT FILLED...  THE BIBLE IS AVAILABLE IN REGULAR OR LARGE PRINT, AUDIO AND VIDEO EDITIONS.    

THE VERSIONS PERTAIN TO THE AMOUNT OF ACCURACY FROM THE HEBREW LANGUAGE.  BIBLES ARE FOR DIFFERENT PURPOSES.  SOME ARE DILUTED FROM THE HEBREW TRANSLATION.  I USE THE LIVING BIBLE WHILE TEACHING CHILDREN.  THEY HAVE A SHORT ATTENTION SPAN AND IT'S BETTER TO GIVE A SHORT SCRIPTURE.  THE CLOSEST TRANSLATION TO THE HEBREW LANGUAGE IS BETWEEN TWO DIFFERENT BIBLES, THE REVISED STANDARD VERSION AND THE (NEW AMERICAN/ENGLISH) STANDARD VERSION. 

THERE VARIOUS FORMS OF THE BIBLE PRINTED.  A BIBLE IS OFFERED IN THE NORMAL STYLE, GENESIS TO REVELATION.  SOME BIBLES ARE PRINTED WITH RED INK IN CERTAIN AREAS TO EASILY IDENTIFY THE WORDS OF JESUS.  SOME OTHER FORMS OF THE BIBLE INCLUDE:
1) TOPICAL:  IN A TOPICAL BIBLE YOU ARE ABLE TO LOOK UP A PARTICULAR TOPIC. IE. FOOD, MARRIAGE...  THE SECTION WILL GIVE ALL SCRIPTURES PERTAINING TO THE TOPIC.  THIS BIBLE IS GOOD FOR RESEARCH.
2) STUDY/STUDENT:  A STUDY BIBLE IS EXACTLY WHAT THE TITLE DESCRIBES.  THE BIBLE WILL HAVE PICTURES OR NOTES TO ENHANCE THE VERSES.  THE BIBLE IS A GOOD AIDE IN TEACHING GROUPS.
3) CHRONOLOGICAL:  THERE ARE BIBLES WRITTEN IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER.  THIS BIBLE WRITTEN IN A CALENDAR FORMAT.  YOU WON'T FIND MATTHEW 1,2, 3 ON THE PAGES.  THERE MAY BE MATTHEW 1 FOLLOWED BY LUKE 1.  THIS IS BECAUSE THE TIME FRAME IS CLOSE.  THIS BIBLE IS GREAT FOR MAKING A HOLY DAY CALENDAR.  THE SCRIPTURE ARE EASILY ATTAINABLE FOR UNDERSTANDING WHAT HAPPENED FIRST.  FOR EXAMPLE:  DAY 1-ZACHERIAH TOLD OF JOHNS' BIRTH.  DAY 2-MARY TOLD OF JESUS' BIRTH.  DAY 3-MARY VISITS AUNT ELIZABETH.  DAY 4-ELIZABETH HAS JOHN.  DAY 5-JESUS IS BORN.
4) CHAIN REFERENCE:  THE CHAIN REFERENCE BIBLE CONNECTS SIMILAR VERSES TOGETHER WITH SPECIAL NOTES NEAR THE SCRIPTURE.  THIS MAKES IT EASY FOR VARIOUS RESEARCH. 
5) THERE ARE BIBLES WITH 2 OR 3 VERSIONS PRINTED IN THE SAME BOOK.  THIS MAKES IT EASIER TO COMPARE DIFFERENT SCRIPTURES AT ONE TIME.  IE.  ONE PAGE CAN HAVE ON THE LEFT COLUMN A KING JAMES VERSION AND ON THE RIGHT COLUMN THE SPIRIT FILLED BIBLE. 

THE BIBLE STATES THERE IS ONLY ONE GOD AND ONE FAITH. THERE IS ONLY ONE BOOK, THE BIBLE.