GoBible
I’m sure that you’ve all been able to tell by now that I am a Christian, seeing as I’ve reviewed quite a few Christian ‘products.’ My faith is something I will forever take very seriously, and the Bible is the most critical component of that faith. I believe in this Book, every single word in it, even when it is not very convenient for me to do so. A major example being some parts of it are not exactly politically correct.
As much as I love reading the Bible, it is a very BIG book. Not the most convenient piece of text to to be hauling around with you. During a Church service, you can have to turn hundreds of onion leaf pages at a time to read along with your pastor; and that is something that can be hard for new Christians who aren’t yet familiar with the layout of the Book.
Enter GoBible. It’s a java application that installs on nearly all Java enabled cell phones (most cell phones). Until you begin to use it, it’s hard to believe how convenient this little piece of (free!) software is. First of all, it takes up no extra space on your being, because we almost always have our cells with us anyway. Some features; you can change ‘books’ by hitting the ‘Go To’ feature, you can bookmark, SMS passages to friends, and carry multiple translations on one device. And again, it’s free.
The biggest plus I’ve also noticed in my life is I’m simply reading more. I’ll open it up and do some studying when I’d have otherwise been playing a mind numbing game. Reading the Word has become an enjoyable habit, not some chore that I feel that I have to do, and that’s always a good thing. My faith and knowledge is growing because of this program, and I have to recommend it to fellow followers of Christ.
The link I’m providing is for the King James Standard version, as it appears to be the ‘official’ version of the software (I’m not certain that this is fact, and will edit this post if shown otherwise). If you look hard enough, you can find alternate translations (I have both KJV and NIV). Members of other faiths should not be disheartened, I’ve seem similar programs featuring other sacred texts. Google is your friend.
Enjoy and grow!
–Jeremy Hobbs
free software, freeware, cell phones, java, christianity, bible
February 10th, 2008 at 11:31 pm
hey homes, just like ‘eng;ish’ has ‘latin’ roots; the bible has been translated into ‘modern english,’ ‘king james english,’ from the roman catholic authorized version, which is derived from ‘hebrew,’ and earlier ‘aramaic’, then from ‘Greek’ text. The ‘Jewish/hebrew’ language was non existent during ‘Christ’ time of existence during his ‘time on earth.’ who is to say some one/persons have twisted ‘their’ interpretation over the years. do your own research and not rely on the preacher man that says it must be so just because the book the is reading says so. ‘religion,’ the tie that binds!
February 10th, 2008 at 11:36 pm
say….”you’ll burn in hell!”
February 11th, 2008 at 7:45 am
‘eventually,’
No, I’m a gentle soul. I wish Hell on no one.
‘don’t take my word,’
It’s a faith thing. For the record, I take as much value in the word of most ‘preacher men’ as I do in Alan Watt. If the Bible and/or Christianity isn’t your thing, don’t download the program.