Celebrate Recovery® Bible

This Paperback Book item from Zondervan was reviewed on 31-Oct-2008.

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1) Paperback Book Celebrate Recovery® Bible by Zondervan. I´m a writer, historian, Bible student, retired attorney, and recovered alcoholic. And the bulk of my last 22 years of continuous sobriety has involved three basic efforts: (a) First, learning the basics of the Alcoholics Anonymous program. (b) Second, learning how much of it came from the Bible and how relevant (perhaps even more important), the Bible is in the whole recovery scene today.The Good Book and the Big Book: A.A.´s Roots in the Bible (Bridge Builders Edition). (c) Third, recognizing and applying the principles of our Creator´s love, power, guidance, deliverance, forgiveness, and strength in: the welter of problems in early sobriety; the process of ridding myself of guilt and shame and fear and anxiety; recognizing the necessity for me of turning to God, learning about Him in His Word, believing the truth in His word, and obeying His will. The rest has, not surprisingly, involved helping others to become children of God by a new birth and standing on God´s Word for truth.A New Way In: Reaching the Heart of a Child of God in Recovery with His Own, Powerful, Historical Roots, and A New Way Out: New Path - Familiar Road Signs - Our Creator´s Guidance.

How many Bibles have been published since the printing of Bibles became fairly available, perhaps in the 1600´s. How many Bibles have been rejected by this or that church, this or that group of scholars, this or that group of theologians, and this or that individual. Some know that there have been hundreds.

How many Bibles have been sold. Some of us older folk have been told that the "Bible" was the best-selling book in the world. But which Bible?

Then came the "recovery" Bibles--more all the time. And I won´t fault the diligence of the editors, the endless hours that went into combining "steps" and "recovery" and "inspiration" in those Bibles. I used to deplore the interlineations. Then I came to think that anything that attracted a suffering person to the Bible had value. Today, I simply grab a Gideon and hand it to the newcomer for starters.

As to this Celebrate Recovery effort, I know its founders know, use, believe, and preach from their Bibles. And I know they have tried to develop a new "step" program from the Beatitudes. But my primary personal belief and experience cause me to suggest selecting a "Bible Bible" and devoting lots of time to reading and "listening" to tapes of it, and then renewing your mind with its contents and walking out in believing. My own view is that no matter how many new Bibles, new types of Bibles, and new hybrid Bibles are published, none is a substitute for a good Bible of your choice. There are plenty: King James Version still exists. Then the NIV, RSV, New Jerusalem, American, Amplified, and a host of others.

We can take a cue from the highly successful early AAs. They simply obtained a King James Version (the popular one of their day perhaps). They studied the Book of James. They studied the real sermon on the mount (Matthew 5 to 7). And they loved 1 Corinthians 13.The James Club and the Original A.A. Program´s Absolute Essentials. They tried to apply those principles to their problems. And they prospered mightily.Why Early A.A. Succeeded: The Good Book in Alcoholics Anonymous Yesterday and Today (A Bible Study Primer for AAs and Other 12-Steppers). They didn´t quit there, and many went on to pervasive Bible study. Most stuck with their King James for that purpose. I´d love to see that history revealed, known, and used today--whatever kind of Bible you choose to read.The Good Book-Big Book Guidebook¤

2) Paperback Book Celebrate Recovery® Bible by Zondervan. Celebrate Recovery is a great program but one of the down sides of it coming out of a huge marketing-driven church is they tend to be a bit resource happy. There is little advantage to move from the Life Recovery Bible to the Celebrate Recovery Bible. The LRB has great, applicable devotionals while the CRB simply has some testimonies and basically the same lessons you get when doing the step study. Much like Rick Warren/Saddleback adding on the "Eight Principles" (basically a restatement of the already-proven twelve steps with a cute acrostic), it serves no purpose for actual user. It only provides marketing branding for them.¤

3) Paperback Book Celebrate Recovery® Bible by Zondervan. The Celebrate Recovery Bible is a great tool for those with hurts, hangups and habits or for those in a mentoring role. It provides great examples of people with issues in the Bible who God healed and/or used greatly as well as current-day examples. Like the Bible itself, these stories provide hope and direction. In a world filled with hurting people, this is a super resource.¤

4) Paperback Book Celebrate Recovery® Bible by Zondervan. The Celebrate Recovery Bible is just that, a wonderful tool to guide you on a spiritual journey to recovery. From the front to the back, it is filled with information to encourage and help you deal with your struggles. There are lessons on Denial, Hope, Confession, Victory, Forgiveness, Grace, Gratitude, and many more, using the scriptures as the basis for each lesson. Throughout the book are Character Studies on different men and women of the Bible, helping you to relate to their struggles and apply it to today´s circumstances. There are Recovery Stories, testimonies of what God has done in the lives of those who struggled with all types of issues. In the back are 30 days of devotions. It is an NIV translation and very easy to read. I would recommend this Bible to everyone because we are all recovering from something!¤

5) Paperback Book Celebrate Recovery® Bible by Zondervan. The Celebrate Recovery Bible is an excellent resource for those who are looking for a practical tool to help with the challenges of life. Because it is a Bible, it is the power of the Word of God while at the same time, the testimonies and character studies weave the Word of God together with practical examples of how God worked in people´s lives thousands of years ago, as well as the way He is working in the lives of people today. This is an excellent resource for your personal journey and study as well as being a great tool to facilitate group study and discussion in a very practical way. I pray that you like I, can find the hope for living in the pages of God´s Word and the Celebrate Recovery Bible is a great resource that is helping with my journey and I know it will do the same for you.¤

6) Paperback Book Celebrate Recovery® Bible by Zondervan. The Celebrate Recovery® Bible offers readers hope, encouragement, and empowerment to rise above their hurts, hang-ups, and habits. With features based on eight principles Jesus voiced in his Sermon on the Mount, this insightful Bible is for those struggling with the circumstances of their lives and the habits they are trying to control. Based on the proven and successful Celebrate Recovery program developed by John Baker and Rick Warren at Saddleback Church.¤

Page Updated: Robert N. Goolsby, 28-Nov-2008, 03109381049780310938101, 380-460-540-2X0-040-531-8

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