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NIV Full Life Study Bible

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The Full Life Study Bible is an excellent publication. If you are looking for an NIV Bible with the larger 35000 Concordance ( sadly lacking from most Concordance editions these days in favour of the reduced 13000 listing) and copious Study Notes and Articles from a more charismatic perspective - then this Bible could be the one for you. The leather Bibles are beautifully bound and well presented. The Study Notes are situated at the bottom of the pages whilst Articles on various aspects of 'Spirit Filled' Living are placed throughout the book, rather than together in one place ( which may not suit everyone, although they are clearly indexed). The quality of the notes, written by Donald C Stamps, are excellent. The stance taken is both evangelical and charismatic - although I would not agree with all his interpretations. For example he argues that a born again Christian cannot have a demon. There is also a strong push on holiness ( good) but frequent warnings that a lack of full commitment to Christ could lead to a loss of salvation ( sure?). There is a hint, in my view, that a few comments are a little harsh. That said, a postive view is taken on the Gifts of the Spirit for all believers, standards of morality and Divine Healing, and many other areas. Other features you may favour include words of Christ in red, cross references in a centre column and Bible book summaries at the beginning of each book.

Steve Hawkins

This Study Bible has a good balance of practical, devotional, and theological study notes and articles. It helps the reader understand how the truths of the Bible are still relevent and available for us today, especially for those who desire to see the Holy Spirit work in the Church today as He did in the New Testament. A must for every Spirit-filled believer or anyone who wants more of God in his/her life. I use it all the time in my personal life and in pastoral ministry.

The NIV Full Life Study Bible is an excellent choice for christians. Although I do not agree with all of the notes most of them are excellent and practical. This Bible is uncompromising in its adherence to historic christianity. The text and notes are clear and bold unlike its successor (Life In The Spirit Study Bible). Go for the original it's easier on the eyes! This Bible contains thorough book introductions; annotations; indexes; maps and a concordance. It has a pentecostal emphasis but that won't hurt non-pentecostals (like myself) a bit. Buy it for Full Life!!

The NIV Full-Life Study Bible is based on the NIV,which,for better or worse, seems very popular today. It is a balanced translation, in between a formal equivalence(word-for-word)and dynamic equivalence(basically thought-for-thought). Words have been added to, or deleted from, the Greek text of the New Testament. Ergo, one is reading the words of men mixed in with the Words of God. The annotations in this Bible are from a traditional Pentecostal perspective; with 4 total pages taken up with the subject of wine, expressing a temperance viewpoint rather than the actual 1st century meaning of wine. This is a good Study Bible, with nice, dark print. However, keep in mind that the editor was a member of the Assemblies of God, and the annotations reflect their belief system.

I had heard about this study bible for years and had simply passed on the opportunity to get one. I'm glad I finally purchased my own. The helps are marvelous and the scholarship is impeccable. If you're not pentecostal and want to see why pentecostals believe in the Holy Spirit and the manifestations of the gifts, this is definitely for you.

This Bible has superb footnotes, synopsis of each book, complete cross references, a concordance, maps, and other indices. It was personnally recommended to our church by Rob Hoskins.

I have been reading Bibles for nearly 50 years and I think this one is one of the best around. I love it, my 21 one year old son loves it and my husband wants one for father's day, This Bible is not stodgy!. I love the discussion on wine.

I find this study bible to be an excellent source to study God's word. It has so many wonderful study notes as well as in depth articles on various important topics that Christians need to know about. I would highly recommend it for every Christian's library.

Just being a new Christian, this bible is very easy to read and understand. The notes are very well explained helping me to want to grasp more. I recommend this for those who tend to get lost reading the traditional ones. I like it so much, I'm purchasing another one for my husband!

This is helpful for pentecostal believers who want to study deeper into the truths of God's word. The scholorship is excellent yet easy for all to understand. I highly recommend this Study Bible, especially for those used to the NIV.

Pastor Doug Heck, Horizon Church, Seattle