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Faith in Action Study Bible: Living God's Word in a Changing World (New International Version)

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This is the best Bible I have ever had. It divides up the whole bible into small passages with commentary on the historical meaning and a contemporary application. I read the books of the Bible passage by passage in my NLT Bible and then read the commentary in this one. The commentary is REAL, and CHALLENGING and not soft or airy. God has used this Bible to change my life radically. I read all the minor prophets in less than one week using this Bible as a help for understanding and now I'm finishing the Old Testament. This is a MUST HAVE for any person, christian or non christian and it is NECESSARY for anyone intimidated by reading the Bible. If you are a parent looking for a Bible for their child or teenager or college student or Adult kid, dont get a Bible that makes God seem like a cartoon character or dont get them one with like makeup tips in it--they deserve to be challenged in the Lord and this Bible is perfect for them!! I recommend 110% Praise the Lord!

This Bible contains some very useful study aids. The study notes are based on paragraphs/sections, rather than individual verses. For each paragraph/section, two types of commentaries are provided: "There and Then" provides background information; "Here and Now" helps readers apply the messages of the paragraph/section to our daily life. Most notes are adapted from the corresponding commentaries in NIV Application Commentaries series.

Other features such as full page articles, study guides, reading tracks, book introduction, and index/concordance are all very useful.

The printing quality of this Bible is rather poor, the words bleed through nearly the entire Bible, especially in the gospels where the words of Christ are in red.

I use this study bible together with my NET Bible (1st edition, available form bible.org), which provides more detailed information on individual words and verses.

I have been reading this Bible for the past month for class and also just for personal study and am definitely enjoying it. It has many quality commentaries, a concordance, many articles on various issues and many statistics on world problems. I've been impressed with it so far and would recommend it.

I had to get this study Bible for my Biblical Basis for Missions class at my university. I've been using it off and on since. It's a very good Bible. The notes take a passage-by-passage approach and are broken down very nicely. The layout is wonderful as well. While I am not a big fan of the NIV translation (having taken Greek, I don't find it to be very accurate in some places) I can tolerate it for the kind of stuy Bible this is.

I don't like this one as much as I like my ESV Reformation Study Bible, though. That is the best study Bible I have ever owned. This one comes in a close second, though.

This is the most exciting study bible I have seen in years. It is the book of James in action, i.e., faith expressed through behavior. It is a call to behave in our 21st century world the way Jesus did in the 1st century world. The spirituality He called us to follow is evident in every study section and commentary section of this bible. It is must reading for those who wish to know what the Christian life looks like.

Robert Pavelsky, Ph.D.
Dean, Londen Institute Graduate School of Ministry

This is the best study Bible I have ever had. It has the best layout, and bible study notes of any study Bible I have owned in 30 years.
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Bill & Victoria

This was a gift for my son who is studding to be a minister. The book arrived early, packaged well, and in excellent shape. It was ordered last minute, but arrived in plenty of time.

I love my new Bible~Faith in Action. The notes are so helpful to me as I prepare for short-term mission trips.

Nice book. Bible is always awesome. many plus's. Its a must have.

I'm very picky about Scripture and how it is presented and this Bible seemed to dishonor God by not capitalizing the word Him. The whole Bible was in lowercase "him" which I thought was very disrespectful and I will therefore not continue to read it.