Why? Many people have suggested to me to photocopy, or type on a computer. Why am I doing this? I want to be surprised by the word of God. I want God every morning to show me something new, something old, and something refreshing. It is awesome to see things I have missed for years. God is proving himself faithful.
I also want others to be surprised as they copy the word of God. Worship is the result of God surprising us. Please get a notebook, copy even the smallest book of the Bible and see what God says. If He shows you something new, get a hunger for his word and he will meet that hunger with food so refreshing. I would almost bet you won't buy another Christian book again. No need too. You have the source in your heart and there is little room for second hand information.
See ya around,
Baptist Monk
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( 2.7 / 100 )Copying scripture has brought the word of God to life. I don’t even want to type emails or update this web site. I am having too much fun. However, I have checked on a little church history and there have been those who are as weird and different as I consider myself to be. There were men who had a fascination with manuscripts. They even set aside rooms called scriptoriums where the word of God could be copied. But then things became out of balance somehow.
They began to stress the production of manuscripts instead of the relationship with the God the practice was to deepen. They also stressed the artistic ability of those who copied rather than the beauty of the God the words described. They began to believe the more they copied the more their sins were forgiven, forgetting that the blood of Jesus described in his word had coverered their sins already. I suppose any devotional practice can lopside our theology when we try to impress God with what we are doing, rather than being impressed by what He has already done. May you be inspired by the activity of God around you.
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