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  1. chad burns
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    my third life in the spirit study bible.
    December 2, 2014
    chad burns
    Quality: 4
    Value: 5
    Meets Expectations: 5
    Ok so my first 2 life in the spirit study bibles were the top grain leather, the third and latest is the hardcover.

    A word about the top grain leather.

    It is NOT cowhide or cow leather. It's pigskin. Pigskin would be a good choice for a bible except zondervan uses an extremely thin piece of leather. From constant use I literally wore a hole in the edge of the leather and it separated so that I could see the thinness of the leather. I could also see how the leather was made. It was ironed flat, embossed with the grain on the inside part of the skin which is the outside part of the cover, then painted with a dye or something. I know this because as I was cleaning the leather I noticed the blackness was coming off so I rubbed it with a cotton swab with a touch of alcohol and the finish came off, onto the swab. The top grain leather is Smythe sewn. I received my first one in early 2007 and by 2011 it was worn out. Holes in the leather, binding separating, and sections of pages starting to fall out. Now this may seem bad but remember I put my bibles through abuse. I use them constantly. The leather edition of this I carried with me EVERYWHERE I went for a couple years. Handled it every day. Taught from it. Preached from it. Studied from it. I put my bible through 2-3 years of use every year. Then I gave it away. But I had a second one in the box up in my closet where I'm keeping it with another backup bible (Thompson chain, they hold up MUCH MUCH BETTER but have no notes). Because the top grain/bonded leather is Smyth sewn you could buy one and have it rebound in a good premium leather like cowhide, goatskin, calfskin, or sheepskin for an extra 60-100 bucks.and it'd be worth it for the decades of service it'd add.

    A word about the hardcover

    My third one of these, having worn out my first one and not wanting to wear out my second from constant use, I bought a hardcover to carry with me, study at my desk, teach from, and be my go to bible. It feels much sturdier in my hand and is holding up much better than the top grain leather. I attached 2 purple ribbon markers but the spine of the cover is glued to the spine of the book block so I glued them to the outside of the spine and put a paper bible cover on it is glued. But if I'd have known that I Woulda got another top grain leather. However the glued binding is solid and should hold up pretty well for years of use. In fact I expect it to last as long as the top grain leather.

    A word about the bonded leather-

    It's scraps of leather glued together. Spend the extra 10-15 dollars and get the top grain, or buy bonded and find a book binder and have it rebound in a good leather. It's worth it. But only have it rebound if it's Smyth sewn. Bonded leather will start deteriorating in a year or 2.

    The biggest complaint I have is that it doesn't have enough notes in it. Of all the study bibles on the market, the zondervan study bible, life application study bible, Holman study bible, and nelson study bible (I go by publisher if they publish a different bible which share the same name ur similar name) this has the fewest notes.

    One other thing I must say about the notes, it seems to me that they give the teaching without giving any technical terms. Many study bibles do this, but I hate it. Why give the teaching but not the teaching's name?

    I haven't used the theme finders very Much but they were nice when I did use them. The zondervan life in the spirit study bible and the Hendrickson fire bible is the same bible but have a few differences. Going by the KJV because that's what I use and prefer the text layout is different. The fire bible is paragraph format. This bible has a more traditional layout each verse has it's own line and paragraphs are marked with paragraph markers. The articles and notesin my ex fiancs fire bible were worded different but she also had the NIV. This bible is classic baptistic Pentecostal theology. the one thing i like that nobody ever comments on and probably haven't noticed is that this study bible teaches you hermeneutics (principles of interpreting scripture properly). It does this in the notes and articles by using and giving scripture comparisons, grammatical information, historical information and at times contextual information. The more you use this bible the less you'll use the notes because of this fact it's my favorite bible to recommend. If you don't believe in the gifts of the spirit, and if you believe in once saved always saved then you'll hate this bible. But ifyou believe God hhasn't changed, the gifts of the suit are for today, and are looking for a conservative, Arminian style, pentecostal study Bible, then cheer up. This one is for you in fact this is not just a study bible for Pentecostals. It's the only study bible done by and for Pentecostals. The others are by charismatics (new spirit filled life), or contain heresy (Dake annotated study bible). This bible's notes/articles was compiled and written by donald stamps but edited and reviewed by a committee of theologians and experts not a group of fly by night popular teachers. for that cause the reader is guarded against one individual's bias. A lot of my baptist and charismatic friends have bought this bible at my recommendation and they love it. Even though they don't always agree with it, but then again even my baptist friends don't agree with their baptist style study bibles. All in all it's a must have for every christian's library. The print is comfortable and easy to read. The red letters are evenly printed. The ghosting (bleed through of the print) is minimal. I hope you enjoy.
  2. Jamie M
    Gender: Male
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    A Unique Study Bible Worth Using
    June 9, 2014
    Jamie M
    Gender: Male
    Quality: 5
    Value: 5
    Meets Expectations: 5
    There are a wealth of great Study Bibles available today, but the KJV Life in the Spirit Study Bible is unique and definitely worth using. Here are 7 reasons why I like it:

    1) What I like best about this Study Bible is the 77 in-depth articles that address a wide range of topics. Each article typically ranges from 2-3 pages in length (some are more).

    OLD TESTAMENT ARTICLES: Creation * The Call of Abraham * God's covenant with Abraham * Isaac and Jacob * The Providence of God * The Passover * The Old Testament Law * The Day of Atonement * The Fear of the Lord * God's Covenant With the Israelites * The Destruction of the Canaanites * Angels and the Angel of the LORD * The Nature of Idolatry * God's Covenant With David * Effective Praying * Christ in the Old Testament * The City of Jerusalem * The Temple * Worship * The Suffering of the Righteous * Death * Praise * Biblical Hope * The Attributes of God * The Heart * Wine in the Old Testament * Human Personhood * The Prophet in the Old Testament * The Will of God * The Word of God * The Peace of God * The Glory of God * Intercession * The Spirit in the Old Testament * The Care of the Poor and Needy * Tithes and Offerings

    NEW TESTAMENT ARTICLES: Divine Healing * The Kingdom of God * The Church * The Great Tribulation * Power Over Satan and Demons * False Teachers * Signs of Believers * Jesus and the Holy Spirit * Riches and Poverty * Wine in New Testament Times * Regeneration * The Regeneration of the Disciples * Baptism in the Holy Spirit * Speaking in Tongues * The Doctrine of the Holy Spirit * Testing for Genuine Baptism in the Spirit * Overseers and Their Duties * Biblical Words for Salvation * Faith and Grace * Israel in God's Plan of Salvation * Three Kinds of People * Food Sacrificed to Idols * Spiritual Gifts for Believers * The Resurrection of the Body * The Judgment of Believers * Spiritual Separation for Believers * The Acts of the Sinful Nature and the Fruit of the Spirit * Election and Predestination * The Ministry Leadership Gifts for the Church * Parents and Children * The Rapture * The Age of the Antichrist * Moral Qualifications for Overseers * Bible Training for Christians * The Inspiration and Authority of Scripture * Individual Apostasy * The Old Covenant and the New Covenant * Standards of Sexual Morality * Sanctification * The Christian's Relationship to the World * Assurance of Salvation * Christ's Messages to the Seven Churches

    2) There's also a great selection of MAPS & CHARTS: Table of Nations * Jacob's Journeys * The Exodus * Hebrew Calendar * The Tabernacle * Tabernacle Furnishings * Old Testament Sacrifices * Old Testament Feasts * Major Ethical Concerns in the Covenant * Conquest of Jordan * Solomon's Jerusalem * Solomon's Temple * Temple Furnishings * The Divided Kingdom * The Lives of Elijah and Elisha * Exile of the Northern Kingdom * Exile of the Southern Kingdom * Kings of Israel and Judah * Return From Exile * Chronology: Ezra-Nehemiah * Old Testament Prophecies Fulfilled in Christ * Jerusalem During the Time of the Prophets * The Neo-Babylonian Empire * The Book of Jonah * From Malachi to Christ * Jewish Sects * The Kingdom of God Versus the Kingdom of Satan * Decapolis and Lands Beyond the Jordan * Jesus in Galilee * Passion Week * Jesus in Judea and Samaria * The Ministry of Jesus (i.e., a Harmony of the Gospels) * The Parables of Jesus * The Miracles of Jesus * The Miracles of the Apostles * Countries of People Mentioned at Pentecost * Philip's and Peter's Missionary Journeys * Paul's First Missionary Journey * Paul's Second Missionary Journey * Paul's Third Missionary Journey * Paul's Journey to Rome * The Gifts of the Holy Spirit * The Work of the Holy Spirit * The Last Days of History * The Seven Churches of Revelation.

    3) The study notes are Pentecostal in general and Assemblies of God (or Church of God, Cleveland TN) in particular. Among other things, this means that regeneration "by" the Holy Spirit and baptism "in" the Holy Spirit are viewed as two distinct yet necessary and complementary experiences; that healing of the sick and all the gifts of the Spirit as outlined in the NT are available today; that believers are called to holy living; that alcohol has no place in the life of the believer (great notes on this); and that the return of Christ is imminent, premillennial and pretribulational.

    4) This is the only Study Bible I own that reflects a Wesleyan/Arminian (vs. a Reformed/Calvinist) perspective. And the notes are AMAZING, written by the late Dr. Robert Shank (author of "Life in the Son" and "Elect in the Son") who was not a Pentecostal. Even if you don't agree with the Arminian approach you will gain a much clearer understanding of how Romans 9-11 and the many NT "warning passages" are interpreted by the Arminian camp.

    5) Superior craftsmanship. Zondervan has been publishing this Study Bible since 1992 (previously titled the "Full Life Study Bible"). It is Smyth sewn and features a 2-column page format, centre-column cross references, sectional headings, subject index, concordance and full color maps that are very similar to the NIV Study Bible (2002 & 2008 Editions). Interestingly, this Study Bible was re-branded in 2010 as the "Fire Bible" (Hendrickson Publishers), which was the name given to this Bible by the underground church in China. However, I feel the production quality and addtional features offered by Zondervan is much better.

    6) The story behind the making of this Study Bible. The late Donald C. Stamps was an Assemblies of God missionary to Brazil and a man of prayer and dedication to the Scriptures. With the help of several distinguished scholars and missionaries he devoted 13 years to developing this resource. Sadly, he did not live to see the fruits of his labor published.

    7) The KJV edition used here is The Cambridge Paragaph Bible of 1873 edition by F.H.A. Scrivener which greatly improves the consistency of the KJV text. The 1873 version also arranges the prose sections into paragraphs and the poetic sections into parallel lines, making it much easier to read. This is the same edition of the KJV used all of Zondervan's KJV Bible products, including the "Strongest Strong's" Exhaustive Concordance.
  3. T D
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    This is a fantastic Bible
    August 21, 2017
    T D
    Quality: 5
    Value: 5
    Meets Expectations: 5
    This is a wonderful Study Bible. I purchased the

    the (black) top-grain leather edition. This bible is the perfect tool for the purpose/cause of pentecostalism. I say that because, in a time where Pentecost is being presented apart from the Holy Spirit, this product is the perfect antidote. The helps included, provide true insight as to the essential role of the spirit not only in relation to the pentecostal outpouring of the New testament, but also to whole of biblical revelation.

    Absolutely tremendous, a must have for all believers.
  4. Debra
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    Love My Life in The Spirit Bible
    February 6, 2015
    Debra
    Quality: 5
    Value: 5
    Meets Expectations: 5
    l Love this Bible I have Had mind for a long time, this is the one that my Pastor uses , I also have purchased as gift for new members of my church, and now it's time to buy me a new one, I use mind so much it is falling apart, I would recommend that if you are an advent Bible reader the best one to get would be the leather cover I have the hard copy which is now falling apart so I recommend the leather cover
  5. Tami
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    excellent bible
    September 24, 2017
    Tami
    Quality: 4
    Value: 5
    Meets Expectations: 5
    I have been a Christian many years and i still appreciate sound doctrine that is in the notes of this bible. This Bible offers a wealth of resources that help the reader to recognize what apostasy looks like as In the last days many will be deceived, even the elect. What i appreciate most is how the notes urges a believer to love and respect Gods Word and encourages the reader to become a student of the word! In a day when many pentecostals have gone into error and excess, this study bible will guide the student to become a berean, to search the scriptures! I love too that the pentecost teaching is sound. I bought this for a gift for a friend that is a pastors wife of a COG and she also really thinks highly of this study bible. Get it into your hands soon!
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