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Bible Society Australia: Spring Flash Sale - 85% off Selected Books and Bibles (Variable Shipping)

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Store RepBSAalex on 15/09/2017 - 15:27 bibleshop.org.au (1752 clicks)
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Hey OzBargainers, thanks for the warm welcome last time! I'm back with another clearance sale. It's a little smaller than last time but hey, 85% off. Fair warning: sale ends on Sunday at midnight, so you have a day and a bit to take advantage of it. Here are a few of the highlights:

40 Days with Jesus: $0.68 (was $4.50) - a bestselling 40-day devotional designed for the Easter season. Easter in September, anyone?

NIV Softcover Bible: $1.79 (was $11.99) - it's a Bible and it's got cherry blossoms on the cover. Perfect for the avid Bible reader who wants to see the cherry blossoms in Japan but can't afford it because they spent all their disposable income on OzBargain deals. Seriously someone help me I have like five cartons of Eneloops that I don't have any use for.

NKJV Explorer's Study Bible - a content-heavy study Bible that's designed for kids. This isn't your garden variety Awana memory verse book.

There are also a bunch of VeggieTales books on sale that'd be good for teaching your kids how to read - although as a store rep for the Bible Society I'm obliged to say that while vegetables are a necessary part of a growing child's diet, they probably shouldn't be the foundation of their moral development. (Is VeggieTales even a Christian thing anymore?)

Shipping shouldn't cost you much more than $7. Also, all of our profits fund our mission and charity work in Australia and internationally.

P.S. Thanks to everyone who gave feedback on the site last time - we shouldn't have any problems with accidental back orders that go unfulfilled this time around.

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      • GregMonarch on 16/09/2017 - 00:03
        -2

        It's two or three PAIRS. Careful, your illiteracy (or blind repetition of some fool's false claims) is showing.

    • Drifter on 16/09/2017 - 07:06
      +5

      Which bible is the most accurate?

      The one that is missing all its pages.

    • Ulysses31 on 16/09/2017 - 11:21

      Please research what the bible actually is, and it's sources, editors, publishers.

  • ozy on 15/09/2017 - 19:56
    -4

    Don't forget to vote Yes to same sex marriage.

    ozy on 15/09/2017 - 19:56 (Collapsed - Offtopic. Show)
    • MattyD on 15/09/2017 - 20:06

      Sorry ozy, looks like your comment got chopped off. Here you go:

      …if you want to vote Yes. Otherwise, vote No if that's how you feel. It's your decision and we'll all respect that you put your view forward quietly; free of social media bullying, populist media agendas, vilification, misinformation or scare tactics. Bless you for taking part.

      • ozy on 15/09/2017 - 20:31
        +5

        No, no it was complete the first time I wrote it.

        But I could have added,

        Accept one another just as Christ accepted you and this will bring praise to god.
        Or
        Judge not lest ye be judged.

        But figured it was the more righteous thing to do and just remind people in a thread about bibles to practice what they read and vote YES.

        Sure anyone has the right to vote No, and I'm sure some wanted to keep slavery, polygamy and incest in society but sometimes we just have to move on and be decent people.

        • kahn on 15/09/2017 - 20:42

          But if we vote 'yes', won't we risk incurring the wrath of Glob via hurricanes or sprained ankles?

        • tryagain on 15/09/2017 - 20:53
          +3

          Judge not lest ye be judged

          And then

          Sure anyone has the right to vote No, and I'm sure some wanted to keep slavery, polygamy and incest in society but sometimes we just have to move on and be decent people.

          What was that about judging again?

        • ely on 15/09/2017 - 22:53

          @tryagain: (Presumably) not being Christian, that doesn't apply to him - but it does to the Christians he's quoting it at.

        • tryagain on 16/09/2017 - 21:43

          @elyobo: It doesn't apply in the context he is using it for biblically, so that makes that reasoning moot.

        • ozy on 16/09/2017 - 21:51
          +1

          @tryagain: I don't judge the vote myself, it's not my place to do so.
          The vote No is done by non decent people who judge.
          @elyobo: Is correct I'm not Christian.
          I just call a spade a spade.
          I didn't write the bible, but was brought up with it and learnt that it's not our place to judge, but it is our duty to accept one another to be better people.

          A vote against same sex marriage is not only not accepting someone's right to love and be accepted in many religious denominations including Christian, but it's also just not a decent thing to do.
          Oppressing minority's is just a shitty thing to do.
          I don't judge people on their right to vote, I just don't morally accept oppressing people's love to suit a few religious people who don't know how to read the words of their bible or the like unbiased.
          @GregMonarch: Would probably say that that directly opposes his/her interpretation of the bible and it some verses he'd be very correct to feel that, but he may agree the ultimate message from the bible would be to love and learn to forgive because we are not the ultimate judges.
          I just don't see how stopping peoples right to express love through marriage is listening or adhering to that message, that message that is common amongst all religions and beliefs of spirituality.

          Night all, and happy Ozbargaining

        • tryagain on 16/09/2017 - 22:26

          @ozy: It's a vote to see if we think the marriage laws should be changed, no judging of peoples worth required.

          A vote against same sex marriage is not only not accepting someone's right to love

          BS

          Love and marriage are two different things.

          Oppressing minority's is just a shitty thing to do.

          Differentiation and oppression are two very different things.

          I don't judge people on their right to vote,

          Just judge them if they decide to vote differently to the way you think and incorrectly frame the vote.

          If you are actually interested in the meaning of "Do not judge, and you will not be judged" Here is one of many places you could read about it

        • ozy on 17/09/2017 - 07:55

          @tryagain: a right to formally legalise in the eyes of others of the sincerity of their love for one another then.

          Differentiation and oppression are two very things, hence why stated oppression.
          Oppression is what the vote is helping to resolve, Differentiation is the vote.

          And as I said, it's not my place to judge the right to vote, in fact I encourage people to vote.
          Their vote can't be incorrect as it's a right we have to have a difference of opinion, it is however oppressive to others to vote NO, but each to their own.
          If you can't accept that a female wants to marry a female or that a man wants to marry a man then vote NO, but know all you are doing is oppressing people by not accepting them, and thus, spirituality judging them as if you're god himself.

          The right thing to do would be to vote YES, and if god has issues with you giving freedom from oppression to a minority then I'd take that on with him and let him judge me for being a better person on earth in whatever light he wants.
          Be not fearful, but imbrace and trust in his judgment.

        • tryagain on 17/09/2017 - 09:33

          @ozy: Legally, everyone is equivalent, everyone has the same ability to marry someone of the opposite sex. I am in full favour of a legally equivalent civil union which would remove any debatable oppression like hospital visitation rights etc. A no vote for SSM doesn't in any way automatically equate to being "oppressive to others"

        • ozy on 17/09/2017 - 15:10

          @tryagain: unfortunately this is not what the vote is for. So for same sex couples to marry legally, this vote needs to pass YES.
          And I'm sorry but I don't agree with your thought that a no vote is not oppressive as this is prolonged and unjust cruelty when we for so long have not let others marry in this country, based on its Christian biased history in law.

        • tryagain on 17/09/2017 - 16:03
          -1

          @ozy: If the LGBTIQ wanted civil unions to do away with the "oppression" it could happen virtually unopposed and it's been that way for years, but then their arguments for SSM would be gone.

    • Trying2SaveABuck on 15/09/2017 - 22:51
      -1

      Going to vote NO because im sick of the Media and the Yes campaigners telling me that i am homophobic bigot if i dont support changes to marriage laws that incorporate same sex relationships.

      Honestly i dont care what people do but im certainly voting no because freedom of speech is a bigger issue to me then a piece of paper and from what I've seen those on the No campaign have been basically demonized by the media and if you want to run a debate fairly both sides need to be represented equally this has not happened

      • ely on 15/09/2017 - 22:57
        +4

        I do see a lot of people saying that they're voting no because of bulling etc, but it really seems like a bunch of people that wanted to vote no but needed a pretext for doing so. Vote no all you want, the worst you can do is delay the inevitable.

        That said, the no vote have plenty of freedom of speech, so I don't really understand the complaint either. Freedom of speech doesn't mean that you get to speak without others criticising it when it's bad, that's sort of built in to the whole concept - if others weren't free to criticise it then they wouldn't have freedom of speech.

      • ozfool on 16/09/2017 - 12:21
        +6

        Maybe the No side is less present in the media because they don't actually have an argument that can be politely presented.

        "Vote no because letting two men enter a committed relationship recognised by the government is going to be the DOWNFALL of SOCIETY for some reason we can't explain"

        "Vote no… because uh… they're definitely going to force boys to wear dresses later. This is important and relevant to the legal status of marriage and not a distraction"

        "Vote no to STICK IT TO THE LEFTIES who tell us the first argument we made was hurtful as it implies LGBT folk are damaging to society"

    • GregMonarch on 16/09/2017 - 00:03
      +1

      Voted no today. Mailing it tomorrow.

  • ozy on 15/09/2017 - 19:58
    +2

    I won't vote on this deal because they have always been complimentary at western hotels and motels.

    • tryagain on 15/09/2017 - 20:54

      Veggie Tales learn to read books? Maybe I just didn't look in the right ones?

  • Munch on 15/09/2017 - 20:06

    Oh jeebus!

  • haru on 15/09/2017 - 21:50
    +1

    If anyone here is interested I'm happy to dispel some common misconceptions about the bible endorsing slavery and polygamy.

    • belongsinforums on 15/09/2017 - 21:59
      +1

      What about laying with another man?

    • ely on 15/09/2017 - 23:00
      +1

      Common misconceptions like "it doesn't endorse them", I hope?

  • JACH on 15/09/2017 - 23:11
    +6

    “Properly read, the Bible is the most potent force for atheism ever conceived.”

    ― Isaac Asimov

    • GregMonarch on 16/09/2017 - 01:55
      +1

      "You really want to join Isaac Asimov?"
      —God.

      • JACH on 16/09/2017 - 15:52
        +2

        Trying to understand why you replied with a made up quote from a made up character?? Fake news!

  • EmCKay on 15/09/2017 - 23:26

    As a Christian parent, maybe you should have another little look at Veggietales before writing them off. I especially appreciate the DVDs that endeavour to retell Jesus' parables in a child-friendly way. Think of Veggietales as 'The Message' for children.

    Also for those who may be interested in physical proof that the New Testament not only existed but is accurate, I can put you in touch with a Papyrologist who has studied the earliest fragment of the Acts of the Apostles known to man. I have even held it in my hands.

    • GregMonarch on 16/09/2017 - 00:09

      And yet, with all these 'child-friendly' methods such as veggietales, we have the highest rate of children leaving the church in human history. (Simplifying things to retell what is already quite plain, is not the answer. And that's ignoring the various other things wrong with vegietales.)

      • ely on 16/09/2017 - 07:37
        +1

        we have the highest rate of children leaving the church in human history

        Indeed, things are quite plain, so plain that even children can see it 🎉🎉🎉

      • tryagain on 16/09/2017 - 07:48

        Source, or just your perception?

        • tryagain on 16/09/2017 - 07:52

          Worldwide, Christianity is predicted to stay at current levels, Islam is expected to grow to similar levels to that of Christianity by 2050 and Atheism is expected to decline.

        • ely on 17/09/2017 - 07:12

          @tryagain: Atheism is expected to decline because it's most common among the more educated and in the more wealthy countries, both of which are strongly correlated with lower birth rates. Numbers are projected to increase, however will decrease as a percentage of the global population - but will continue to grow as a percentage in developed countries.

          GregMonarch is correct with regards to the decline in developed countries, unsure about the worldwide percentage but it seems like if Islam is increasing as a percentage and Christianity were to stay the same we would need to be seeing a big decline in other religions (the relative decrease in atheists is not enough, we're too few in number).

        • tryagain on 17/09/2017 - 07:51

          @elyobo: Yeah, birth rates are the main factor at play, Atheism will go backwards by about 3%, there is also a fall in some other religions to make up for the rise in Islam. The Pew research centre have done a fair bit of work on this, here is a link about some of it. www.google.com.au/amp/www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2017/04/…

          GregMonarch talks about "The Church" not just in developed countries, so from the data I have seen he is wrong but happy to have a look at data that says otherwise.

        • ely on 17/09/2017 - 09:46

          @tryagain: Yeah, birth rates are the main thing. Most people take their parents' religion (or lack of it I guess; I don't know what the rates are there), so whoever has the most kids has the most growing religion. It will be interesting to see how it ends up playing out.

          GregMonarch wasn't specific, I assume he was talking about his own experiences of "the church"; certainly numbers are in decline in developed countries, with that trend accelerating, so he'd be right for Europe, Aus/NZ and the US.

    • Store RepBSAalex @ bibleshop.org.au on 18/09/2017 - 10:05
      +1

      The older VeggieTales content like the DVDs you mentioned are pretty good and they were a formative part of my early Christian education. But the later content drifted towards teaching general Christian morals and values without necessarily injecting the Gospel into it. I'm sure modern VeggieTales content (like the Netflix series) has value for Christian parents, but it needs to be used wisely, that's all. I like your analogy of its being a version of The Message for kids - that's pretty spot on.

      I'd still endorse VeggieTales, but man shall not live on bread and vegetables alone, so to speak.

  • dechah on 16/09/2017 - 01:26

    So on the seventh day, your sale is rested, how appropriate 😁

  • J23SD on 16/09/2017 - 08:53
    -5

    The way a lot (Not all) Christians are using their bible to perpetuate their personal prejudice against homosexuals, I think I'll pass on this one.

    • bargaino on 16/09/2017 - 10:52

      Considering what a big deal homosexuality is to many christians, it surprised me to find it barely rated a mention in just a few books of the bible.

      Abortion is another matter that some christians (and other religions) find so important, but Jesus and the prophets did not consider it worth mentioning. So if you are looking for moral guidance from the bible, you may be disappointed. The authors were concerned with different issues than we are.

      • knackers on 16/09/2017 - 16:02
        +1

        Abortion is sanctioned in the bible.. Numbers 5:21-21, 27-28

    • Tuukmaak on 16/09/2017 - 17:16
      +1

      Compared to its regular prices, this is a bargain. You're down-voting this because you dislike Christians and their beliefs?

      • J23SD on 17/09/2017 - 08:47
        -2

        Downvoting as I have major issue with the retailer, which is an acceptable reason to downvote

        • tryagain on 17/09/2017 - 10:38

          Changed your tune? your reason was that you have an issue with some of the retailer's customers, not the retailer itself. A few more negs on your comment and your vote will be revoked anyway.

  • Jdog88 on 16/09/2017 - 08:56
    +4

    Here's a bargain that will save you loads of money. God isn't real.

    • [Deactivated] on 17/09/2017 - 10:56
      -1

      Wrong God is real, it's science that's fake…

  • blergmonkeys on 16/09/2017 - 11:17
    +2

    Nice, good for bonfires.

  • axlfan on 16/09/2017 - 12:36

    Thanks for this.

  • Krizy on 16/09/2017 - 20:23
    +1

    Aren't NIV bibles the ones where the words 'arsenkoitai' and 'malokai' are changed to 'homosexual'? No agenda here…

    • Meconium on 17/09/2017 - 11:06

      Arsenkoitai sounds like arse coitus. Which sounds like one of TA's discount codes

  • bailbondsh on 16/09/2017 - 20:50
    -1

    I always wanted to read a bible, i'm just interested in the literature and its historical significance

  • freemoneyhunter on 16/09/2017 - 21:07
    +2

    Christ says you have to a child like mind to believe in him.

  • melfes on 17/09/2017 - 19:41

    Finished??

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