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Just started writing in my journaling bible. I was almost shaking when I started. But love it now. Thanks so much for this video!

My well marked Bible is like a textbook to me. All my notes from Bible College, sermons, books etc are all in there. My kids say they will probably fight over it when I pass away lol

Just came across your video. I didn't start writing and highlighting my bible until I was 55!! I always thought I was defacing it in someway and you just shouldn't do it. Now that I feel free to write in it I am getting more out of it and easily able to find passages which are important to me.

your are the very reason I was influenced to get a wide margin, and I love it! Thanks!

I see ye old Thompson Chain there is much loved! What a precious gift! My Dad raised me loving TC bibles! Love your videos man!

Matthew. Thank You for the great video. I recently just purchased the Crossway Journaling Bible(Writer's Edition). I got it because I want to get closer to the word and figured Journaling would help. I just stumbled across Your channel and it has helped. Can't wait to see more Bible Journaling videos or tutorials... God bless.

I learn and recall more when I take notes based on what I'm reading. I'm a visual person, always have been. I stumbled upon your video and can relate on how writting notes about certain passages help you recall lessons. Our time in the word is how we are guided by Spirit. Many blessings to you 📿

Ur so right about paying attention! I definitely pay more attention when I highlight and underline etc

Thanks for the video - very helpful 👍

Great video! Great insights!

I love it.... nothing wrong with writing and taking notes in your word

So good!! -Thanks

Matt We are a tiny bit divided in our theology. I don’t quite embrace your Reformed views but on this subject I am now in total agreement. For years I highlighted, underlined and annotated my study Bibles. What I found in looking back was that I had a very limited, selfish and somewhat tenuous grasp on the Faith. I began to collect high quality Bibles and became evermore reluctant to record my ignorance. Of late I have realized that I was actually recording the growth and deepening of my walk with God. Now I only hope the Lord grants me enough time to leave a Scripture legacy to my children and grandchildren. If I may .... a humble suggestion .... I’ve started dating my entries so that in the future my audiences might have some idea of what influenced me to write, highlight or underline. I have accumulated some really nice Bibles .... too many I think and I try to pick what I will write and to whom. Though I like the idea of just one Bible I have lots of people to leave them to. Do you have any suggestions for me? Perhaps a Bible dedicated to each person?? What great video! I am sharing it with many. Yours, in His Holy Name, MikeinMinnesota, ReFIRE!🔥Ministries.

Thank you for this. I grew up and never saw anyone write in a Bible. So lately with all the journaling bibles and art bibles, it has changed my views. I still write a little if I don't have my journal but I am seeing how this is affective. Thanks so much.

Thank you for your wise and encouraging words. This has help me so much as a Christian girl KZfaqr!

I can’t help but high light and write in my Bible. This helps me understand and retain what I read. Thanks for this.

Pastor Matthew, I agree with your thinking.

While I prefer the kjv, I'm new to reading the word and started writing in my bible in pencil almost as soon as I started reading it. I wholeheartedly agree with it. I plan to get a half page wide margin and some sepia pens for more room to take notes.

I shared this video to my FB page. :) Thanks for your encouragement to engage in scripture.

I have a KJV study Bible with all my notes, highlights, paper notes, sticky notes too, i wrote into my KJV study Bible too, but i read the NIV also.

Great stuff!

Good stuff! I wish more would enrage in Study like this.

Loving it!

I write in it, I also write on little sticky notes, when I have more to say

My wife has 20+ Bibles but she really does use them all! 😂 She also takes plenty of notes. If she ever passed away, you're right, I'd treasure her Bibles.

I realize this is an older video, but I just wanted to share something that helped me immensely. The Word of God is holy. It is the holiest of the holy. The book it's printed in? Not so much. The pages, the binding, the ribbons, the book itself.... not really holy. The WORDS as they were spoken or seen or written... those are the holy part. There's nothing we can do to change those words. We cannot deface something that was given thousands of years ago. A book - a physical book - isn't holy. The Word inside it is holy, and we are meant to engage with it in a way that is meaningful to us.

This is one of my favorite videos!!!

I have been marking on my Odia bible which is the language of Odisha state of lndia. But sometimes feelings uneasy for it. Thank you so much that l viewed this video of your's and came to know the importance of this. Praise be to God.

Your margins are superb.

I'm a member og a Sovereign Grace Baptist Church member here in Mindanao, Philippines... I believe in the doctrines of grace and the T. U. L. I. P and Church perpetuity...

I’ve been doing that for quite sometime. Writing and highlighting

my wife gave me a Mcarthur preachers wide margin 316 publishing i love it i have a hardback ESV wide margin single col and a Thompson [and speaking of heirloom passed dwn--when one of my elders passed before he passed he gave me his Thompson w/ his notes in it}

I got an ESV wide margin reference Bible recently and it’s changed the way I read scripture. Highly recommend.

Good video!

Excellent video, thank-you. As someone who has lots of premium bibles, I have writing scattered all over the place. I think what I am going to do, is dedicate one bible for notes. That way I can not muck up my nicer bibles and keep my notes in one central location.

Great video and one that I am sharing in my fb group Markings of a Well Read Bible...lots of Bible marking folks supporting and encouraging one another in their Bible marking and note taking experiences. I'm curious tho, what pens, markers, highlighters, etc. have you found work best in your Bibles? Thanks again for your videos.

A man after my own heart. I'm I really like your way of thinking my friend. You're inspiring me I just might sit down tonight and start writing in my Bible again. I stopped writing in my Bible about 12 years ago more like 10 years ago really 10 years ago but I've been reading my Bible everyday now for the past few months finally reached the Book of Matthew so I've developed a habit of reading every morning the word of God the Bible so I'm excited what's the next step in my journey. It looks like writing in my Bible is the next step. What do you say?

With my study Bible or my standard Bible I would much rather just take notes in a notebook. But, if I was to go and get a journal Bible I would definitely journal in it because that's the purpose of it.

I looked at my old Kirkbride Bibles. I have one that I've highlighted, and written in. So that's going to be my note taking Bible. It's well used, which means that was my predominantly used Bible.

Ive been underlining key versus, cross referencing and writing notes relating to a specific passage and its good for personal study

OK, this persuaded me. I've never written in my Bibles in my life except to correct typos, mark mistranslations, and mark in my KJV where the additions to Esther and Daniel go (though none of it for the reasons you argued against). The arguments for it were strong enough to amend my practices.

Thanks!

I would occasionally underline or highlight my bible but all my notes (if I took any) were in a separate notebook. My dad is a bible teacher though and it wasn’t that I thought it was wrong to mark up a bible, it was that there was no note taking space. I got a journaling bible 3yrs ago and also learned how to glue or tape pages in and now I have some sections that are so marked up there isn’t any spare space! I love having my notes right there. I still have lots of blank areas but that just tells me I have lots of learning to do.

Thanks for the encouraging video! Do you have a video about those symbols you use in your bible?

I used to write in my Bible, highlight, and underline. Now I use a nice notebook for notes. This way when I want a new Bible I can give this one away used and unmarked. But that's just me. Peace

My daily reading Bible is a really old second hand copy of the ASV 1901. So I don’t write or highlight it because I want longevity of it. But I take many digital notes in Logos, some 3,200+ saved passages categorised into 340+ notebooks. And about 80,000+ words of notes that I have typed into Logos. One day I’ll export it and print a physical backup for daily reflection.

“Make it stop!” When I see all the notes in each page.

I do agree with you however I was just gifted a new nice Bible and bought markers that claim they don't bleed but I'm not sure and don't want to mess this Bible up struggle is real...God bless

Good evening from the Philippines, Pastor Matt. I actually have been watching your bible reviews and I have developed a certain liking to your bible reviews. For one, I noticed majority of your reviews are the ESV. So I got curious about it. Long story short, so I got a complimentary copy of the ESV Diadem with Apocrypha from Cambridge. And when I got to start reading casually from it, I got hooked with the kind of language ESV has. Now, prior to this I have been a NABRE user from my elementary days up to college and theology days. My question now is: I know based on my own observation that ESV is definitely essentially literal, and the NABRE that I have been using before is actually a balance of formal and functional equivalence - I don't know if there is such translation that is as effectively scholarly like the ESV yet strikes like a song in the ears? If you know what I mean, Pastor Matt.

I use yellow highlighter 📖

Any reccomendations for highlighter that won't bleed besides gel highlighters and colored pencils?

After doing my own research about translations being corrupted and which translation is the best... I've come to the conclusion that you should get yourself an interlinear bible and learn Hebrew and Greek.

I would like to have a Bible like that which has a space next to text so that I could write down observations...

Do you use the same Bible everyday for like reading and preaching or do you switch it up?

While I take notes I don’t write in my Bibles. First of all I have many Bibles so some day they will be passed on so those people will like them much more if I have not scribbled in them. Also I find that if I highlight a text each time I go back to that section my eye is drawn back to the same text I emphasized the first time through. If it is blank I may find some other emphasis. Finally by taking notes in a notebook instead of in my Bible I do not have to be so careful and neat. Keeping a notebook also lets me bring in notes from multiple translations and study Bibles.

I love reading my Bibles as well I have a world bible school study edition journaling bible and a king size bible and a Spanish bible as well can I write in them with a Bic stic pen or with a phone pen sending you lots of prayers and happiness and peace for you and you're family

I have bibles for my niece and two nephews since I don’t have children of my own.

I also love reading my bibles and taking notes I have a world bible school study edition and a Catholic life Bible can I write them with a regular pencil or a Bic stic pen or a pom-pom pen

Pastor Matt, those tabs you use in the Bible, are they 3m tabs, I just want to make sure I don’t tear the page?

I love to write in my Bible, but my notes end up wanting to be commentaries, so I use a journal. Also, I need super giant print, and a wide margin, super giant print edition is just to heavy for a go everywhere Bible. My Bible is heavy enough.

For who hath stood in the counsel of the LORD, and hath perceived and heard his word? who hath marked his word, and heard it?

I just keep a note book so I don't have to write in the bible.

I don’t like to make my bible dirty to look at. It’s not “aesthetically” and “visually” pleasing to look at. I just use a notepad in my phone which makes it more organized book by book and other scripture connections.

Or get a very nice notebook, which you can use with any of your bibles.

Hello do you have a wide margin bible you not using thanks

You mentioned Dr. Bellamy , was his first name Guy?

Very good video, I have always seen people have a better grip on the bible knowledge when they use a single bible for many years, it help giving more confidence in their teaching i would say in their presentation of the Scriptures.. GOOD ADVISE ----- By the way, your mentor is not in Heaven, he is in the grave waiting for resurrection. Hope he will be with the Lord at resurrection.

Hey Matthew, It looks like the link to the list doesn't work.

Brother i just can't do it, it creeps me out.

If I take notes, I write on a NOTEbook. That way I can carry my notes independent from whatever bible I happen to be reading. Even better: use a ring binder for notes.

that all sounds good but a concern for me is what happens when you find out your wrong? you just wrote it down in pen and it's there forever.

I don't like writing in it because my understanding grows over time, and after a while I have a bible I don't read because it's all marked up with notes I don't agree with.

Hey Matthew, just curious... What pens do you like? I've noticed, the finer the pen, the less bleed (or even no bleed). So far my favorites are the Uni-ball Signo UM-151 0.38, Pilot Hi-TEC-C 0.25, and the Pigma Micron 005. None of these bleed. I noticed you had some different color inks. Do you ever use fountain pens, or are they too juicy? (If so, which ones?) TIA

I personally never write in my bibles, because I always try to hold all of God's word, as much as I can, in my mind and heart and soul... I also don't write in them, because if I pass away, someone else might find it and hopefully read it and it will be like brand new to them, so they can write in it if they wish to.

Do they make an NASB interleaved bible? I can’t find one

I write in mine all the time..I can’t read my Bible without a pen, and a dry highlighter in my hand..

It is so nice to go to a thrift store and get a Bible that already has the good bits high-lighted!!

I write to hard to actually write in my bible. I take notes separately.

The ground is less sinful... Ouch. Truth hurts.

THAT BIBLE YOUR SHOWING NOW ALL MARKED UP IF YOU EVER GET RID OF IT LET ME KNOW I'LL BUY IT FROM YOU I LOVE THE WAY YOU HAVE MARKED IN IT

Wish I had a bible

I didn't actually think not writing in the bible was a thing

You do crash test on bibles 😮

I would if i had a bible

Sadly, not everyone gets to have children.

My ADHD brain cannot handle all the distraction on those pages!

Watching all the way from South Africa but decided not to subscribe. There are only 156 comments here and I don't see you having rapport to your subscribers or respond/acnowledge to thier comments to add to your monetized channel. My suggestion is for you to spend time with your subscribers and acknowledge them once in a while. So sad.

I don't agree with writing in the Bible. I just buy journals and write in them.

Man, imo.. if you are going to put a lifetime of written out thought into a bible. Get a good goatskin that ages like wine...

See, I was taught that writing in a Bible was defacing the Word of God and was a sacrilegious thing to do. But I do have a journalling Bible which contains my comments on the scripture.

That's what a notebook is for!! I don't write in any of my Bibles. If someone needs a Bible, I have a few nice ones they can choose from, but me, I wouldn't want somebody else's coloring book, I might as well save up and buy my own. Also, I have too much reverence for God's Word to write in it. Look at the Muslims, they don't write in their Qurans so why should we?? Would you write Bible passages on the side of your church building with spray paint?!? I didn't think so. In the same way, we must revere the things we use to worship God. God says be perfect because your Father in Heaven is perfect. Use a notebook for heavens sake!! If you had a valuable antique Bible, would you write in it??

Nope. I will not write in a bible. I don’t write in any book for that matter. When I want to make a note I will do so elsewhere. I don’t have cheap bibles and sure won’t ruin them with my chicken scratch. The bible is the Word of God. I will put my word elsewhere. Just my opinion.

EPHESIANS 5:27 That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish. 1 PETER 1:19 But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot: Since the Scriptures are 2 TIMOTHY 3:16-17, and it's pure and holy; no blemish and spots, His holy words does not deserve to get blemished and spotted on. Writing, highlighting, coloring/water-painting inside the bible.... are all blemishes and spots, which are all unholy. EPHESIANS 5:27 So that he might present the church to himself in splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing, that she might be holy and without blemish.

No I don’t think I will

I've been a bibliophile from a very young age and, therefore, I can't bring myself to write in ANY book, much less the Holy Bible.

Allan > Cambridge :)

The book of Revelations says not to add or subtract from. The Holy Spirit should be in you enough for you to remember the scripture. you put your chips on your side brother ! KJV NO OTHER

Its a sin to write in your Holy Bible.

Satan cometh.