Recycling is a respectful way to treat the book because the materials can be used to make something new. According to "Record Online," a publication from the American Bible Society, recycling unwanted Bibles is one of the most reverent ways to dispose of them.
It can be quite difficult to get rid of an old Bible because of its sacred nature. Rest assured that disposing of an old Bible in the proper way isn't sacrilegious, according to "The Lutheran," a publication from the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. The words and meanings of the Bible are more important than the actual book and it's important to treat a Bible reverently as long as you use it.
In the end, that's more important than what eventually happens to it, as long as your part in the process is done with respect to your God.
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Thank you for all you do. Still want it? If so, what address to I send it to? This is just a suggetion. I am interested in donating a couple older bibles. Would you accept it? Please let me know. I need your address as I live in Pennsylvania. Would you be interested in song books? Most of them are in decent shape. My aunt died and left me and my sister all her things. Can you use these? I have a regular size Bible that something oily was spilled on it causing pages to be stained and falling out of the binding that is disintegrating.
Do you take in this condition or can you tell me a thoughtful way to dispose of it? Thank you. Are you still accepting old bibles? Blessing, I am in the US Army and we have a lot of old, falling apart bibles, and some Christian literature.
Can someone email me so that I can arrange a way to get these books to you — Thanks. I was happy to come upon your site, and I have some old bibles to send to you. My question is: how to dispose of a Bible that was used in a an unappropiate way, unholy? Thank you so much for your time. I would like to get a list of addresses to other drop off sites. Javascript is disabled in your web browser. Please enable it see how. From Zimbabwe : Martin has returned from distributing Bibles to pastors who in turn gave to their evangelism pastors, who then went to bless hospitals, prisons, and schools.
Our culture tends to throw away and replace things that get damaged, but your bible deserves better. If it can be restored, this is a good option. Bury it — Many Jewish communities bury damaged, sacred text s as a sign of respect. How much more can God do with even a damaged bible? Burying it in the ground is, to us, a sad denial to the Church around the world who would gladly dig it up with their own hands if they could.
Recycle it — It is, after all, paper. Listen to our founder, Steve Schmidt, share a testimony from India about just how far our brothers and sisters around the world are willing to go for a bible: Common Objections to Donating Old Bibles There are some common circumstances, questions, and objections that arise when we talk about donating old, worn bibles. But my old bible is in English. From India : With your prayerfully support, we have been able to help Pastors and missionaries with bibles and other books and the works of evangelism were expanded and the glorious message of Gods saving power had reached many regions of this part of the world, but still there are millions souls around us who have never heard the gospel of Jesus Christ and His saving power.
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