Some Treasured Bibles
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 มี.ค. 2021
- In this episode I show you some of my most treasured copies of the Bible and reflect a little on what they mean to me, and also read you a poem of my own called The Lectern
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Meantime here is the poem I read at the end of this episode:
The Lectern
Some rise on eagles’ wings, this one is plain,
Plain English workmanship in solid oak.
Age gracefully it says, go with the grain.
You walk towards an always open book,
Open as every life to every light,
Open to shade and shadow, day and night,
The changeless witness of your changing pain.
Be still the Lectern says, stand here and read.
Here are your mysteries, your love and fear,
And, running through them all, the slender thread
Of God’s strange grace, red as these ribbons, red
As your own blood when reading reads you here
And pierces joint and marrow… So you stand,
The lectern still beneath your trembling hand.
Malcolm, looking at the tattered binding of his bible: "Falling to bits as all bibles should be".
If your Bible is falling apart, your life probably isn't.
@@ConnorLumsdenthat is beautifully put.
Wonderful ❤
The bible is a never ending rabbit hole of mystery and wisdom. Once you start it never ends.
Malcolm, what a wonderful history of your family being believers. It appears to be generational in most families. My parents and grandparents were not church goers, although in January 1979 I repented and started the journey of walking with Jesus. Thanks be to GOD He sought me out.
Thanks be to God indeed!
Malcolm, your videos are a balm in these twisted times, where one is assaulted daily with a dark energy emanating from some ancient place over humanity.
"These books will outlive us all, just as the Truth and Wisdom in them does"...I've just inherited two old bibles, one from my mother who passed away 6 months ago (who also enjoyed my pipe smoking) and my aunt, who had the same bible as my father (also in my possession) and both with the same inscription from my great grandfather inscribed in 1935 and 1923, respectively. Their Truth and Wisdom truly does pass down, and truly "keeps unfolding in us and unfolding for us new mysteries of life". The Bible feels like a keyhole through which we peek to discern the shadows of a reality, within reach and yet just beyond our senses. Thank you Malcolm...
thanks!
I found your channel and loved the videos, and to know now you are my brother in Christ fills me with joy
Well Reverend, I am very glad that I have found this channel of yours. I myself am Catholic, a soon to be member of the Anglican Ordinariate. I think that if the majority of clerics, Catholic and Anglican, had a similar appreciation for the faith and for all manner of decent things, the schism between us might be resolved within the century! God’s blessings to you!
yes I do indeed hope and pray for the resolution of that schism
"These books will outlive us all, just as their truth and wisdom does."
1:23 I did not know that. Thank you.
I have found you only tonight. I am simply overwhelmed by the beauty of your passion. Blessings to you and your family, Rev. Guite
Malcolm, your genuine passion and joy is so contagious. Makes me want to bring out some of the old books that my own family have passed down to me and cherish them even more
Malcolm, what a pleasure to come upon your channel by happenstance. Truly wonderful, warm and thought provoking videos. Thank you from Australia.
Thanks Steve!
I loved this spell in the library, particularly seeing your Greek New Testament. The passage you read from John is the very passage with which I began my Greek studies, and I've got the bookmark of my little Nestle-Aland Greek New Testament marking that page. Back in high school, I was bored during the summer holidays, so I used my dad's interlinear Bible to work out the grammar and vocabulary of those first verses. I went on to study Classics in university, with an emphasis on Greek. Over the years, I've lost a lot of what I learned then, but I'm working now to get it back. I'm trying to do at least some of my weekly readings in the Gospels from the Greek. I think that passage from John will always be my favorite, though.
wonderful, I have lost some of what I learned and would like to recover it but I can still read a little
Wonderful episode - Love your Bibles, and your coffee cup!
I must go to my local parish centre and see if they have any Bible-focused social groups there. Thanks for the video!
This actually brought tears to my eyes (in a good way).
Thank you for sharing, Malcolm. My old books and Bibles remind me of my Godly Heritage and where I come from. A few years ago, while back in England, I discovered an old copy of Daily Light that my grandmother gifted to my Grandad. I read that first night and the verses fell on my Mother's favourite verse. Then the full text spoke of Heritage and God's faithfulness. I hadn't been home in 35 years and how true those verses were to me, and still are. I claim them for my children.
excellent
Bibles fall apart because nothing holds them together but Malcolm's warmth and humanness is reassuring. Thanks for yr very personal vids and lecture on The Rime.
some people say that if your bible is falling apart your life is probably holding together!
Like always a nice chat and story to listen to and wonderful bibles! Great video you should do one where you really did into the word of God one can never learn enough about our lord and saviour Jesus Christ!
Will do!!
@@MalcolmGuitespell I cannot wait to listen to such a video! Thank you and have a wonderful day!
Malcolm is brilliant! 🙏
One of your best episodes... 👍💨💨💨
With regard to the old Glasgow bible, Govan, a place of my childhood, is even now, one of the very poorest areas of Glasgow, perhaps Europe. During the 1870`s, its poverty would have been terrible.
Outstanding video!
So glad you shared a bit more of your rich history. You showed us the touch the Bible has had upon your life. May God continue to bless you and your family.
Thanks so much
Wonderful!
Many thanks!
BIBLE
B-BASIC
I-INSTRUCTION
B-BEFORE
L-LEAVING
E-EARTH
Where did you first hear this ?
@@OldSkoolUncleChrisI know where it’s from: it’s from the Love Guru.
Malcolm, like you I have a number of precious Bibles. One belonged to my paternal great-grandfather, given to him by the members of a Young Men’s Bible Class in Ancoats, Manchester in appreciation for his leadership, in season and out of season, over many a long year. My great-grandfather James gave it to his grandson James, my father (a Methodist preacher) and so down to me ( a Methodist minister). Thank you for reminding me!
my father was a methodist lay preacher and married my mother in a methodist chapel in Manchester!
@@MalcolmGuitespell Wonderful! Do you know which circuit your dad was in?
I very much enjoyed this glimpse into your collection of the Word. It is indeed a precious gift. I also have a family Bible of sorts, it is half of the Old Testament, leather bound, written in Gaelic. (Alas, I don't read Gaelic.) It accompanied my MacLeod ancestors who came from Galloway to Nova Scotia in 1817.
Wonderful! I have, somewhere, a bible translated into Laland Scots!
I love the poem about the lectern. It reminds me of the Dream of the Rood.
thanks!
A wonderful reminder of what a precious thing the bible is. I shall endeavour to read with a bit more 'trembling' and by God's grace until it 'falls to bits'
Maybe - hopefully - as a bible fails to bits its reader iembodies it more until they themselves are a
means of God's word being ''read'
Thanks
thanks, they say that if your Bible is falling to bits it probably means that you yourself are being held together (and vice versa?)
Well done.
I found your channel not long ago and have fell in love with your love for books and Tolkien and the like. But I have come to love even more that you too believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the living God. What joy is that!
"A changless witness of your changing pain."
Too right.
thanks!
Hello Malcom. Thank you for another blessed visit. Be well.
Thank you too
I love that when you saw that your great-grandfather had underlined a verse that was meaningful to you, you felt a "leap of kinship." That's one of the things I was trying to capture in this poem. And you should know it is from you I learned that's it's okay to write a poem by riffing on another poet :)
That family bible is beautifully bound. I've always had a liking of pocket-bibles.
I always spot your Hughes books in the background, would you ever do a video on him? Would be great to hear one of your favourites and your memories of reading him.
That's a great idea! I'll do a Ted Hughes one soon
Malcolm, it was nice to see your old Bibles. I have been a student of the Bible since since 1968 when I came to know Christ as my personal savior. I have found the KJV to suit me the best of all as I find it to be the closest to the original texts. Thank you for your channel.
The Torah says that God's first creation was the Hebrew alphabet and the numbers 0-9. My KJV doesn't mention that. Another interesting thing that I learned is that once God had created Adam and all the animals in the animal kingdom, God commanded Adam to "date" all the animals. After dating all the animals and being displeased, Adam went back God. Than God created Eve from the rib of Adam. And when he presented Eve to him, he said, "At last this is bone of my bones, And flesh of my flesh." Now you know the back story and why he utters "AT LAST"
@HigherPlanes Thank you for that explanation. I have been trying to find someone who teaches the Torah for a while now so that they might put a finger point on some of the details. Words do matter and that is very interesting.
@@1boortzfan I'm learning Hebrew just so I can one day read the Old Testament in it's original language. As a native Spanish speaker, and fluent English speaker, I know there are many occasions when the syntax of one language is translated with ambiguity into another. And that's from English to Spanish. I can only imagine from Hebrew to English.
Hebrew is more like the chemical language where each letter in a word gives you more information about the word, for example H20 tells you it's water but it also tells you something about the property of water. Hebrew is like this.
Honestly, it is the only book I have more copies of than I do Lord of the Rings or Le Morte D'Arthur! I have often reflected on the turbulent history of the English translation--Coverdale, Tyndale, et al--and am amazed we have such at all. We are truly blessed...especially considering how in some places possession is still restricted and ownership requires back-alley skullduggery. Its access is far too easily taken for granted.
I love the KJV too. That is a beautiful old family Bible!
Incidentally, I recently discovered that the new revised versions of the Bible omit Matthew 17:21 so I tend to stay away from them.
God bless you brother Malcolm! I am indeed curious as to your view on Calvinism. Are you reformed anglican? I am a calvinist myself. Just a sincere question. I dont mean to stir controversy. God bless and great video!
I am an Anglican
Just seen this video. Ah yes Malcolm I remember the assemblies well!
nice to hear from you again!
@@MalcolmGuitespell And also assemblies at the school in Huntingdon for children with SEND, which was indeed memorable and heartwarming.
My most precious Bible is one my grandparents signed for me.
What a beautiful account of the man in your church going up to the lectern to read the Scriptures. I could just picture him and his reverential demeanour. By the way, what kind of cross is that on the bookshelf by your chair? I don't remember seeing that in previous videos.
its an orthodox cross given to me by a student
😎💪🙏
I am a 47 year old man from Ohio…and you are who I want to grow up to be. KJB forever!
Not a lot I can say thank you 🙏
The fact that you just casually drop in the fact that you can read new Greek really makes me wish i’d paid more attention in school! I have a dream of doing a theology degree but the idea of having to learn a whole new language really puts me off 😢
Dear Malcolm, thanks for your videos. I'm planning to start studying the bible again, and I would appreciate it if you can recommend an edition of the KJB. I grew up in a Catholic family, and I'm certainly Christian, but I would like to explore the King James versions as part of both a spiritual and intellectual endeavor. Unfortunately, my greek is limited to my formation as a scientist ( e.g., Botany/zoology), so an English version would be more approachable. I will appreciate any help you can provide. Jaime
Hi, you don't need any special edition, just any copy of the KJV from a second hand bookshop will do. But don't get a tiny little one, get something with reasonable large print. Start with the Gospels and then go back to the earlier books and read them in the light of the gospels
If you are interested in a KJV study Bible I would personally recommend either the Holman KJV Study Bible or the Thomas Nelson KJV Study Bible. Both have good notes and many other good resources.
I am glad I started pipe smoking, because of it, I have stumbled upon your videos.
I found one of your sermons titled, "All Things in Christ"
You were preaching from the book of Colossians.
And you said something along the lines of, "the presence of Christ isn't conditioned by knowing his name."
So that Christ is NOT absent to those who are outside of the faith.
You beautifully illustrated the omnipresence of Christ.
Which is different from what I am used to hearing. Usually, it is perceived, a lack of faith equates to an absolute absence of Christ in one's life. This always seemed contrary to my understanding of the Scripture.
I thank God that I have picked up pipe smoking.
I am from America, so I probably don't receive the same flavor of Christianity
Thanks, I'm so glad you heard that clear message about the presence of christ, whether he is named or not! M
@@MalcolmGuitespell there is a lot that is misunderstood in the West, and I think much of it is a product of not studying with a concordance
At the Queen's coronation, although it was the Archbishop who spoke the words you quoted, it was the Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland who then presented the Bible to her with the words: "Here is Wisdom. This is the royal Law. These are the lively Oracles of God." I suppose it was appropriate for him to have that role, given the Scottish Kirk's traditional focus on the preaching of the Word, and was there perhaps some symbolism (intended or not) in the contrast of that soberly black-gowned figure making this simple yet so significant presentation amid all the golden panoply of the occasion?
thanks - that's good to know
The oldest Bible I have collected I got from a book sale, it belonged to a soldier from WWII, it was presented to him before he was deployed to Europe. I appreciate it, but I shouldn’t be the one in possession of it, it should have stayed in the family and gone to his grandchildren or g grandchildren.
Not a bible, but I do have a concordance that belonged to my Granma Mackie. But someone handed me a "Brown's Bible" - comment by John Brown of Haddington.
'Through twenty centuries
It, and its theme, Christ,
Have retained their relevance,
Their freshness,
And their resonance.'
My grandfather's last name is mackie. I wonder if we are of relation. :)
maybe!
I love your spells in the library, but either your voice is getting ever quieter or my hearing is declining, because even after several re-tries I couldn't hear a few parts of this, when you lower your voice to a whisper & speed up to a fast mumble ... even with the sound turned up to 100% both on here & on my laptop. Hope this doesn't offend. I really enjoyed this & it made me want to seek out & read parts of my Bibles, especially the beautiful, incantatory cadences of the well-loved King James version. Thank you! :)
thanks, I'll try and speak up!
@@MalcolmGuitespell You might want to use the tried and tested Audacity (free, open source) along with the free FFmpeg add-in. This will allow you to extract the audio from a video file and then edit to adjust for lows and highs. Next, with your favorite video editor, replace the old audio with the new.
Lots of tutes on TH-cam about this. A little more effort but not much since your videos are relatively short.
I have a question: Has the bible changed since the 1700s?
obviously the texts in the original languages remain the same, but every generation brings a fresh translation
@@MalcolmGuitespell Thank you.
@Nick Miller I love the stories and the music of Christianity!
Wonderful!
Thank you! Cheers!