A Bible for my sister

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My sister recently sent me one of those surveys that asks a bunch of silly questions and also provides the senders answers (my sisters). One of the questions concerned ‘things to do before you die’ and she listed Read the Bible as one of her goals. My sister isn’t Catholic. When we were young, we attended a Pentecostal church and we all stopped going many, many years ago. I joined the Catholic Church a couple of years ago. I know this is a lot of background, but it’s important to the question (I think).

I want to buy my sister one of those read-the-bible-in-20-minutes-a-day formats and my question is this: Should I buy one that states on the cover that it is a Daily Catholic Bible or should I just get one that IS a Catholic Bible but doesn’t state it upfront? Would it be wrong to give her a Bible and not tell her that it is a Catholic Bible?

Sorry if this is confusing, but I am confused.😊
 
Admitting to curiosity (or at least, admitting to wanting to check that off on her list) is the first step…! 🙂 I don’t know what everyone else thinks, but I believe that, since you are Catholic, you are more than allowed to provide her with information on what you specifically believe. Yes, that means Catholic bible all the way, because it’s all you know and love, right?? 🙂
 
Melo said:
My sister recently sent me one of those surveys that asks a bunch of silly questions and also provides the senders answers (my sisters). One of the questions concerned ‘things to do before you die’ and she listed Read the Bible as one of her goals. My sister isn’t Catholic. When we were young, we attended a Pentecostal church and we all stopped going many, many years ago. I joined the Catholic Church a couple of years ago. I know this is a lot of background, but it’s important to the question (I think).

I want to buy my sister one of those read-the-bible-in-20-minutes-a-day formats and my question is this: Should I buy one that states on the cover that it is a Daily Catholic Bible or should I just get one that IS a Catholic Bible but doesn’t state it upfront? Would it be wrong to give her a Bible and not tell her that it is a Catholic Bible?

Sorry if this is confusing, but I am confused.😊
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Well, she said that she wanted to read the Bible right? And you are supposing she means the entire Bible right? Then perhaps the King James, NIV, etc. would not be the correct Bible for her to do this. The Bible, had several Old Testament books removed from it during the reformation, so if she wishes to read the entire Bible, you really have no choice but to give her a Catholic Bible.
 
Thank you both for your responses (and encouragement). I’m excited about where this might lead with her. I would LOVE to have a hand in her conversion! I will pray for guidance and wisdom on how to best help her.

Blessings,

melo
 
Is there a chance you two could do a Bible Study together? “The Great Adventure” is something I cannot reccomend enough - especially for those who did not grow up reading the Bible cover to cover 🙂
 
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Is there a chance you two could do a Bible Study together? “The Great Adventure” is something I cannot reccomend enough - especially for those who did not grow up reading the Bible cover to cover 🙂
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Kage, thanks for the recommendation but we don’t live in the same state. I’ve heard great things about The Great Adventure though.
 
stbruno and Patience, Thanks for the links. I will check them out and get shopping!
 
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