2007-09-30 15:58:49 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I like the phrase, "Don't be so heavenly minded you're not earthly good."
Jesus didn't spend every single minute in the word of God. He went to at least one wedding--turned water into wine. He ate good food--fish and bread. He even cooked! He was a carpenter by trade--if you use your hands to work you can't possible hold a scroll all the time.
I think, considering, the average American views 8 hours or more of TV per day that if even a little bit of that time were spent reading the scriptures there would be a whole lot more people who were actually living out the Word instead of some TV- inspired soap opera.
2007-09-30 16:11:55 · answer #1 · answered by steinbeck11 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Of course, OK I'm not much of a Bible reader, but if you spend TOO much time reading and not living the life that God intended, then you aren't following the Bible. Such that you refuse someone in need of Christain charity because you got your nose stuck in the good book.
2007-09-30 23:03:37 · answer #2 · answered by Limestoner62 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Yes, for Christians, we call this "bibliolatry" or Bible-worshiping. It can be a substitute for facing day-to-day realities or other unpleasant things.
Christians should take the epistle James chapter 1 to heart - faith without works is dead. There is a time to put the book down and go outside and "play."
2007-09-30 23:04:37 · answer #3 · answered by brother_roger_osl 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Any good thing can be over done, including reading and studying the Holy Bible.
Like many over eat, over drink, over sleep, over work, over play and etc.
For Christians the Bible teaches self-control and balance in all good things. Self-control is fruitage of the Holy Spirit. *
"Supply to your faith virtue, to your virtue knowledge, to your knowledge self-control, to your self-control endurance, to your endurance godly devotion, to your godly devotion brotherly affection, to your brotherly affection love." ~ 2 Peter 1:5-7
2007-10-01 01:15:01 · answer #4 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, there can never be too much reading the bible, it is always good for you.
2007-09-30 23:02:21 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Try reading it in 4 months (OT and NT).
you can't read to much of the bible.
2007-09-30 23:15:31 · answer #6 · answered by robert p 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
It is humans that made up that ridiculous saying, not God. There is no such thing as too much of a good thing. What do you classify as a good thing? Booze, dope, casual sex?? You need to ask yourself these questions.
2007-09-30 23:08:42 · answer #7 · answered by rosie 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
since when is reading the bible a good thing? from what i see, it often causes people to become misguided into having bigoted thoughts and skewed priorities, and thinking that the only reason they have morals is to be more like their god.
2007-09-30 23:03:46 · answer #8 · answered by killer_ballerina 3 · 0⤊ 5⤋
its a 'his' story' belive only the myth
2007-09-30 23:01:51 · answer #9 · answered by Eric M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If Christians would actually read the bible, they would find out, what a colossal crap it is.
2007-09-30 23:05:32 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 6⤋