Reflecting God Study Bible [Hardcover]

Donald Burdick (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1, 2000

- Filled with information and study aids, this Bible helps believers answer the question, How can I live a life that pleases God? - Combines the best biblical scholarship from the Wesleyan/Holiness denominations with the extensive notes of the best-selling NIV Study Bible - Offers 15 essays on reflecting God, with such topics as The Miracle of Transforming Grace, Becoming Holy Like God, Loving God, Others, and Yourself

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From the Back Cover

A Life That Pleases God. If one word sums up what God is looking for in your life, it is holiness. But what does a holy life look like, and how can you overcome sin to live such a life? The Reflecting God Study Bible is designed to help you grow in holiness--not by your own effort, but by God's grace. It addresses directly your heart's deepest desire to have your life reflect, to ever-increasing degrees, the character of your Heavenly Father. The Reflecting God Study Bible is a remarkable adaptation of the most widely-used study Bible in print, the NIV Study Bible. All the expanded, award-winning notes of the 10th anniversary edition are here, modified as necessary to more clearly communicate key truths contained in the holiness tradition of the Christian church. You'll also find 16 essays designed to help you better understand what it means to faithfully express God's love and purity in this world. The Reflecting God Study Bible Features: - 16 Essays on reflecting God: The Gift of Human Freedom, The Tragedy of Human Sin, The Experience of Sanctifying Grace, Reflecting God in Holy Living, Loving God, Loving Others, Loving Yourself, and more. - Over 20,000 Study Notes adapted from the best-selling NIV Study Bible 10th Anniversary Edition and placed right where you need them in the text. - Helps on reading the Bible devotionally and on studying and applying it for personal growth and ministry. - Book Introductions providing extensive information on each book of the Bible. - Over 100,000 Cross References in center-column format. - New International Version--today's leading Bible translation, an acclaimed combination of accuracy and readability. - Comprehensive, 145 page concordance. - Words of Christ in Red. - Plus 24 pages of full-color maps and timelines, an 18-page subject and 46-page note index, and 80 in-text charts and maps.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 2208 pages
• Publisher: Zondervan Publishing Company (April 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0310921317
• ISBN-13: 978-0310921318
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.4 x 2.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,149,842 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Kenneth L. Barker (PhD, Dropsie College for Hebrew and Cognate Learning) is an author, lecturer, biblical scholar, and the general editor of the NIV Study Bible.

Customer Reviews

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20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Difference, June 2, 2000

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Sweetsong (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Reflecting God Study Bible (Hardcover)

The "NIV Study Bible" is by far my favorite study Bible because the notes and references are detailed, but not too "pushy". The "Reflecting God Study" Bible is better. It is almost a duplicate of the "NIV Study Bible", but the notes are from a "holiness" or Wesleyan perspective and the inserts are good reading.(Although they are like ads in a magazine which mess with the pages turning)

An example of the note differences between the two Bibles:

REFLECTING--2 Thes. 2:13 "Salvation is available by God's grace but must be freely embraced. "through belief in the truth" One must respond to the calling of God.

Regular NIV STUDY BIBLE: 2 Thes. 2:13 "loved by the Lord...God chose" For the connection between God's love and election see Col. 3:12; I Thes 1:4 "from the beginning" Election is from eternity. "Sanctifying work" A necessary aspect of salvation, not something reserved for special Christians.

This is a MAJOR difference if a person is of the "holiness" persuasion. Personally, I would not have purchased the "NIV Study Bible" if I had seen the "Reflecting God Study Bible" first. It's great to have this Bible available!

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Reflecting God Study Bible, June 1, 2000

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Rev. Arthur Sharpe - See all my reviews

This review is from: Reflecting God Study Bible (Leather Bound)

This is a must for all Christians who are wanting to reflect the Holiness of God. This Wesleyan study bible has excellent study helps and has been compiled by Nazarenes, Wesleyans, Salvation Army USA, and the Christian Holiness Partnership. If you love God - You'll love this study bible and the message of Holiness proclaimed within!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The way to know God, January 4, 2002

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Amy Houck (Hailey, ID United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Reflecting God Study Bible (Hardcover)

I really can begain to pick up this bible and have a hard time putting it down, it puts a clear prosective of the word of God into text that I understand!! Recomended for every new Christian.