Good Shepherd E-Bible Players

16/06/2014

The most ambitious, critically-acclaimed presentation of the Bible ever produced, Inspired By ... The Bible Experience features a star-studded cast of almost 400 performers, including 23 Grammy winners, 8 Emmy winners, 5 Golden Globe winners, and 3 Oscar winners. Highlighting the cast is 2007 Academy Award-winning actor Forest Whitaker as the voice of Moses, along with Angela Bassett (Esther), Cuba Gooding, Jr. (Jonah), Denzel and Pauletta Washington (Song of Songs), LL Cool J (Samson), Eartha Kitt (Serpent), Bishop T.D. Jakes (Abraham), Blair Underwood (Jesus), Samuel Jackson (God, NT only), and Bishop Eddie L. Long (Joel) among others. The Bible Experience uses Zondervan's most accessible and up-to-date translation, Today's New International Version (TNIV), and includes dramatic performances set to an original musical underscore by the Prague Symphony Orchestra and Hollywood-style sound design created at Technicolor Studios. The Bible Experience has become not just the bestselling audio Bible, but also one of the all-time fastest-selling new Bibles.

16/06/2014

Hear the bible like you haven't heard before! Presenting The Bible Experience. Available in Good Shepherd Audio Good Shepherd E-Bible Players models S179 and S189 with Version Package JB

A cast of some of the most well-known African-American artists and actors (Blair Underwood, Denzel Washington, Angela Basset, Common, Tatyana Ali, Tisha Camp...

06/06/2014

The Message bible version, translated by Eugene H Peterson, an ex-Presyterian church preacher and author of different books. Here he talks about The Message. This version is good for the young ones.

The Message is a reading Bible and perfect for reading through the Scriptures, Sunday school rooms, and mission trips. Translated from the original Hebrew an...

03/06/2014

This just goes to show how God planned everything so well!

An Extraterrestrial Message by Chuck Missler Morning Service January 27, 2013 CCF St. Francis Square Downloads: http://wp.me/pXDjP-4bx

02/06/2014

Good Shepherd E-Bible Players FAQ

1. Who could use this e-bible player?
Answer: Everyone could use this product as long you are seeking the Word of God, but the illiterate, the blind, and people with poor eyesight primarily benefit from it, as well as bible study groups.

2. What bible version do these e-bible players come with?
Answer: The bible players come with King James Version, New King James Version, New International Version, New American Standard Bible, New American Bible version, Ang Magandang Balita (Tagalog version), Today's New International Version, and The Message.

3. Could every religious group use these e-bible players?
Answer: Yes, as long as the religious group uses any of the bible versions stated above.

4. Does the e-bible player only function as a bible player?
Answer: No not all. Some of our e-bible players come as MP5, Cell phone and A Tablet P.C. (soon to be available in the Philippines)

5. What other wisdom and spiritual upliftment do the e-bible players have besides the bible?
Answer: Besides the bible, the e-bible players could also store gospel music and mp3 files of your favorite preachers, pastor and priest sermons. Some are packaged with it, like in Catholic version.

6. What are the advantages of having an e-bible player?
Answer:
1. It promotes enthusiasm in reading and listening to the word of God
2. It helps the user understand the Word of God even more.
3. It encourages group discussion on bible studies. (Can be paused and replayed)
4. It assists the young, elderly and the disabled to understand the Word of God.
5. Its portable and easy to use.

7. What is the uniqueness of the e-bible players than the other electronic gadget in the market?
Answer: The GSEP E-Bible Players are primarily designed to be a tool to assist people on hearing and understanding the word of God. The players are much affordable than the leading gadgets out in the market and the e-bible system is already built in. With other bible players, you still need to download files, and on some others they come in text-to-speech format, which makes it robotic and boring. GSEP E-Bible Players come with real live recordings and amplified speakers and are ready-to-use.

8. Does the bible player only contain the Old and New Testament bible in different versions and nothing else?
Answer: The bible players come with a whole lot of other contents such a a daily bible reading plan, teachings, songs and hymns, courses insights, and many more.

02/06/2014

Do you plan to read the whole bible in a year, but just don't know how? Let "The Daily Message" guide you. Packages JA and JB have this. Book-to-book reading every day until the whole bible is covered in a year. It's also a good tool for bible study! :-) S-179 and S-189 have this version package.

02/06/2014

Here's a letter that was sent to the Iglesia Ni Cristo:
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'WHY USE DIFFERENT BIBLE VERSIONS?'

I HAVE READ several issues of your magazine. I greatly admire the way you tackle doctrinal issues by quoting directly from the Scriptures. However, I find it disturbing that you use many Bible versions, and not stick to just one. Are you not being subjective and arbitrary by choosing the version that suits your beliefs? Why the need lo use different versions?

Kirn Valdez
Oahu, Hawaii

Editor's reply:

Using only one Bible version in both written and oral discourse seems practical and expedi­ent. This should not pose any problem if and when those who translated the Bible in various languages are completely free of bias or are theologically neutral. Unfortunately, they are not. And this has resulted not only in differences in shades of meaning in some portions of the verse, but also in differences in interpretation of the entire passage:

"All translation involves interpretation. Inter­pretation, of course, involves The influence of theology; and as all translation involves inter­pretation, so all translation involves theology. ... Translators cannot avoid totally the necessity of making the interpretive decisions, nor can they avoid completely the influence of personal views of truth on their work. Translation is not hermeneutically neutral and translators are not theolog­ically neutral." (Accuracy of Translation, p. 41)

For these reasons, there are times when it is necessary to choose the version that is not only easier to comprehend, but most of all renders the precise meaning—thus, the need to use more than one version of the Bible.

How do we determine which particular version of the Bible to use? Apostle Paul taught the guiding principle when it comes to the teachings written in the Holy Scrip­tures:

"But God has revealed them to us through His Spirit. For the Spirit searches all things, yes, the deep things of God.

"These things we also speak, not in words which man's wisdom teaches but which the Holy Spirit teaches, comparing spiritual things with spiritual" (I Cor. 2:10, 13, New King James Version).

Spiritual truths must be compared with spiritual truths, and in doing so, there must be no contradiction. Hence, if a term or phrase in a particular version contradicts the true doctrine, then there is an error in translation. Therefore, it behooves us to use a version that does not contradict the biblical truth.

However, an important thing must be understood when it comes to compar­ing spiritual truths with spiritual truths. A preacher of the gospel must be sent or duly commissioned by God for him to receive the Holy Spirit and be able to correctly compare spiritual truths with spiritual things. Hence, not everyone can rightfully explain the contents of the Bible. Apostle Paul said, "And how shall they preach un­less they are sent?..." (Rom. 10:15, Ibid.).

John the Baptist also taught the impor­tance of being sent by God:

"The one whom God has sent speaks God's words, because God gives him the fullness of his Spirit." (Jn. 3:34, Today's English Version)

God gave the knowledge of His words only to His messengers. They are the ones entrusted with the ministry and the mes­sage of reconciliation (II Cor. 5:18-20), and thus they are the ones who can rightfully teach the contents of the Holy Scriptures. People should listen to their preaching to be able to know and understand the will of God expressed in His Holy Book.

01/06/2014

Happy Sunday, everyone!

01/06/2014

We know we have Christ in our hearts indeed, when we see Christ in deed.

01/06/2014

Our COMPLETE Version Packages (available to S-179 and S-189. S219 is limited to HA only)

The HA version package:

New American Bible (NAB) (Old & New Testament)

Catholic Hymms: 68 worship songs

Catholic Teaching: Over 250 talks within over 50 subject categories and sub-categories offered.

Catholic Insight: Almost 200 talks within over 40 subject categories covering an array of Catholic thought and culture. Included in this treasury are the actual voices of Mother Teresa of Calcutta and Pope John Paul II.

Catholic Prayer: Almost 100 MP3s within over 25 subject categories covering talks about prayer and Catholic devotions such as the Holy Rosary, the Divine Mercy Chaplet, the Stations of the Cross, the Scapulars and the Sacred Heart.

Catholic History: Over 200 talks within over 25 subject categories covering the entire history of Christianity from the 1st to 20th Centuries.

Catholic Saints: Nearly 200 stories of the lives of the saints in narratives, dramatizations and series.

Catholic Sermons: Over 100 sermons by the Church Fathers and other Catholic Saints covering the Gospels for the entire Liturgical year.

Catholic Courses: Almost 300 talks making up courses in Philosophy, Theology, Scripture, the Saints and much more



The HB version package: (Old and New testament)

Douay–Rheims

Douay-Rheims is a translation of the Bible from the Latin Vulgate into English made by members of the English College, Douai, in the service of the Catholic Church. The New Testament portion was published in Reims, France, in 1582, in one volume with extensive commentary and notes.

The purpose of the version, both the text and notes, was to uphold Catholic tradition in the face of the Protestant Reformation which up till then had overwhelmingly dominated Elizabethan religion and academic debate. As such it was an impressive effort by English Catholics to support the Counter-Reformation.

Although the Jerusalem Bible, New American Bible/New American Bible Revised Edition (in the United States), the Revised Standard Version, the New Revised Standard Version and the New Jerusalem Bible are the most commonly used in English-speaking Catholic churches, the Challoner revision of the Douay–Rheims is still often the Bible of choice of more traditional English-speaking Catholics.

Catholic Hymms: 68 worship songs

Catholic Teachings: Over 250 talks within over 50 subject categories and sub-categories offered.

Catholic Insight: Almost 200 talks within over 40 subject categories covering an array of Catholic thought and culture. Included in this treasury are the actual voices of Mother Teresa of Calcutta and Pope John Paul II.

Catholic Prayer: Almost 100 MP3s within over 25 subject categories covering talks about prayer and Catholic devotions such as the Holy Rosary, the Divine Mercy Chaplet, the Stations of the Cross, the Scapulars and the Sacred Heart.

Catholic History: Over 200 talks within over 25 subject categories covering the entire history of Christianity from the 1st to 20th Centuries.

Catholic Saints: Nearly 200 stories of the lives of the saints in narratives, dramatizations and series.

Catholic Sermons: Over 100 sermons by the Church Fathers and other Catholic Saints covering the Gospels for the entire Liturgical year.

Catholic Courses: Almost 300 talks making up courses in Philosophy, Theology, Scripture, the Saints and much more



The JA version package:

King James Version (Old and New Testament)

New King James Version (Old and New Testament)

Ang Magandang Balita (Tagalog Bible)

The Bible Experience, published by Zondervan. The script used is based on the Today's New International Version (TNIV) Bible translation (The bible is read with realistic voices and background sounds and music)

The Daily Message - used for bible study group sessions. The version used here is The Message.

"Book-at-a-Time" reading plan breaks your Bible reading into manageable portions. It allows you to read the whole bible in 365 days.

-The format of just six readings per week provides flexibility and makes it easy to catch up on missed days.
-Each Bible reading includes an inspirational word from Psalms or Proverbs and concludes with contemplative questions to stimulate further interaction with Scripture.
-Having the choice between alternative one- and two-year reading plans means you can get started any day of the year.

Whether you've read the entire Bible multiple times or are looking to read it all the way through for the first time, this simple, easy-to-do plan will revolutionize your daily quiet time with God.

The Message - by Eugene H. Peterson, is a published translation of the bible using contemporary language. This is ideal for the young ones, the teens, and young adults.

Plus: Christian songs



The JB version package: (each version in this package contains both OLD and NEW Testament)

New International Version (NIV)

New American Standard (NAS)

Ang Magandang Balita (Tagalog Bible)

The Bible Experience, published by Zondervan. The script used is based on the Today's New International Version (TNIV) Bible translation (The bible is read with realistic voices and background sounds and music)

The Daily Message - used for bible study group sessions. The version used here is The Message.

"Book-at-a-Time" reading plan breaks your Bible reading into manageable portions. It allows you to read the whole bible in 365 days.

-The format of just six readings per week provides flexibility and makes it easy to catch up on missed days.
-Each Bible reading includes an inspirational word from Psalms or Proverbs and concludes with contemplative questions to stimulate further interaction with Scripture.
-Having the choice between alternative one- and two-year reading plans means you can get started any day of the year.

Whether you've read the entire Bible multiple times or are looking to read it all the way through for the first time, this simple, easy-to-do plan will revolutionize your daily quiet time with God.

The Message - by Eugene H. Peterson, is a published translation of the bible using contemporary language. This is ideal for the young ones, the teens, and young adults.

Plus: Christian songs

01/06/2014

DID YOU KNOW: The Douay–Rheims Bible is the first complete and original Roman Catholic Bible in English. It was translated from the Latin Vulgate into traditional English.