You can simply put it in your recycling bin or even in the trash. Throw it out respectfully (don’t toss it out a car window or make a show of destroying it) but dispose of it without fear that you’ve committed a terrible sin.
There is nothing objectively wrong with disposing of an old Bible. There is no need for fear or superstition. What this means is that disposing of an old Bible is not diminishing the value of Scripture. The Lord works through his words in whatever way they are communicated. But when we affirm these things, we are referring to the words, not to the form. This is why a Bible app on the iPad, or the Bible memorized and recited, is just as much the Bible, just as much holy Scripture, as the paper and ink. The ornate covering is meant to symbolize the value of what that book contains.Īs Christians we believe that the Bible is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword we believe that all of the Bible is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching and reproof and correction and training in righteousness. That Bible may be ornate, but it is not the book itself–the form–that is reverenced. There are some churches where the worship service begins with a processional that may include a person carrying a Bible to the pulpit. However, when we say that we honor the Bible, it isn’t the paper and ink and leather and binding that we reverence, but the words.
Is disposing of a Bible similar to disposing of a flag, a ritual surrounded by rules and etiquette, or is it just like disposing of yesterday’s newspaper? Maybe it is a little bit of both.Ĭhristians are people of the book, people who honor the Bible. One of the readers of this site recently asked me, “How should Christians dispose of old Bibles?” It is a good question. Sponsor Show Your Support Become a Patron
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