Reflecting God Study Bible

by Donald W. Burdick (Editor), John H. Stek (Editor), Walter W. Wessel (Editor)

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 - 16 Essays on reflecting 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.

2208 pages, Hardcover

First published April 1, 2000

Reviews

[Joshua Pearsall · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'll still be working through this for some time, but it's a wonderful Study Bible for the theological points of Wesleyan theology (at least from what I've read so far which is several books). I think it's theological points are great, and on my own YouTube channel I've been reading through it's essays (here is the playlist of the readings: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...). But I do have a few small notes. I do think there is a bad habit of speculation around certain points and going beyond what the text does. Not on theological points, but in trying to fill in historical data or thoughts about the psyche of what is happening in a scene. And on the historical notes I shared the following thought with a friend.

"Some are great, pointing out niche things, but many are not. I think my problem is, many of them are written like boring history textbooks. Like bullet points of facts, rather than telling us the story of the person, place, or thing. It's just like, "this was a city near so & so." Rather than, "this was a bustling seaport vital for trade in the region." Like it's small, but small things can make a difference across 2,000+ page study Bibles."

Overall a great and wonderful study Bible, but I do think there are a few things if they ever brought this back into print could be improved. Here is Disciple Dojo's review! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdElY...