Norwegians Buying Bibles In Record Numbers.

[DriftingSand]

Who would have thought that one of Europe's most secular, Godless nations - Norway - would be buying Bibles in record numbers? Interestingly, the Bible has recently been Norway's #1 best selling book.

OSLO, Norway -- It may sound like an unlikely No. 1 best-seller for any country, but in Norway – one of the most secular nations in an increasingly godless Europe – the runaway popularity of the Bible has caught the country by surprise. The Scriptures, in a new Norwegian language version, even outpaced "Fifty Shades of Grey" to become Norway's best-selling book.


The sudden burst of interest in God's word has also spread to the stage, with a six-hour play called "Bibelen," Norwegian for "the Bible," drawing 16,000 people in a three-month run that recently ended at one of Oslo's most prominent theaters.

*snip*

Anne Veiteberg, publishing director of Norway's Bible Society, said that increased immigration also probably has been a factor.

*snip*

"Now that we're exposed to other faiths, Norwegians have gotten more interested in their own faith," Veiteberg said.

Bible In Norway Is Bestseller; 'The Scriptures' Surprisingly Strong In Largely Secular Country

This is good news from my perspective. Apparently, the influx of Muslim immigrants has been a factor in this new, Christian awakening. I hope it flourishes.

The first Norwegian translation of the Bible for 30 years topped the country's book charts almost every week between its publication in October and the end of the year, selling almost 80,000 copies so far and hugely exceeding expectations. Its launch in the autumn saw Harry Potter-style overnight queues, with bookshops selling out on the first day as Norwegians rushed to get their hands on the new edition.


"We only printed 25,000 to start with and thought it would last six to nine months, but it was launched mid-October and by the end of the year it had sold 79,000 copies – it's just incredible," said Stine Smemo Strachan, who worked on the project for the Norwegian Bible Society. "It has only been knocked off the number one spot once, by [literary author] Karl Ove Knausgård … There were people sleeping outside the day before the launch because it was embargoed – it's a bit ironic seeing that the content has been available for quite some time now."

Bible becomes 2011 bestseller in Norway | Books | theguardian.com

 

[Zmrzlina]

Norway is one of the most religious of the Scandinavian countries.

 

[Manonthestreet]

What, after importing massive numbers of muslims they dont find allah appealing?

 

[DriftingSand]

Norway is one of the most religious of the Scandinavian countries.

Not according to the very liberal, Huffington Post:

"... one of the most secular nations in an increasingly godless Europe ..."

 

[Mr. H.]

Whole lotta thumpin' goin' on there.

 

[Chuckt]

Whole lotta thumpin' goin' on there.

I would like to know who is doing what but I guess it might be God.

 

[Avatar4321]

I'm not that impressing with the purchase of Bibles. I am more impressed with the reading of them.

 

[C_Clayton_Jones]

Who would have thought that one of Europe's most secular, Godless nations - Norway - would be buying Bibles in record numbers? Interestingly, the Bible has recently been Norway's #1 best selling book.

OSLO, Norway -- It may sound like an unlikely No. 1 best-seller for any country, but in Norway – one of the most secular nations in an increasingly godless Europe – the runaway popularity of the Bible has caught the country by surprise. The Scriptures, in a new Norwegian language version, even outpaced "Fifty Shades of Grey" to become Norway's best-selling book.


The sudden burst of interest in God's word has also spread to the stage, with a six-hour play called "Bibelen," Norwegian for "the Bible," drawing 16,000 people in a three-month run that recently ended at one of Oslo's most prominent theaters.

*snip*

Anne Veiteberg, publishing director of Norway's Bible Society, said that increased immigration also probably has been a factor.

*snip*

"Now that we're exposed to other faiths, Norwegians have gotten more interested in their own faith," Veiteberg said.

Bible In Norway Is Bestseller; 'The Scriptures' Surprisingly Strong In Largely Secular Country

This is good news from my perspective. Apparently, the influx of Muslim immigrants has been a factor in this new, Christian awakening. I hope it flourishes.

The first Norwegian translation of the Bible for 30 years topped the country's book charts almost every week between its publication in October and the end of the year, selling almost 80,000 copies so far and hugely exceeding expectations. Its launch in the autumn saw Harry Potter-style overnight queues, with bookshops selling out on the first day as Norwegians rushed to get their hands on the new edition.


"We only printed 25,000 to start with and thought it would last six to nine months, but it was launched mid-October and by the end of the year it had sold 79,000 copies – it's just incredible," said Stine Smemo Strachan, who worked on the project for the Norwegian Bible Society. "It has only been knocked off the number one spot once, by [literary author] Karl Ove Knausgård … There were people sleeping outside the day before the launch because it was embargoed – it's a bit ironic seeing that the content has been available for quite some time now."

Bible becomes 2011 bestseller in Norway | Books | theguardian.com

This fails as a post hoc fallacy, that one buys a bible doesn’t mean he’s Christian, is planning on becoming a Christian, or is in any way religious.

Many non-Christians as well as those free from faith own bibles.

 

[Avatar4321]

Who would have thought that one of Europe's most secular, Godless nations - Norway - would be buying Bibles in record numbers? Interestingly, the Bible has recently been Norway's #1 best selling book.

OSLO, Norway -- It may sound like an unlikely No. 1 best-seller for any country, but in Norway – one of the most secular nations in an increasingly godless Europe – the runaway popularity of the Bible has caught the country by surprise. The Scriptures, in a new Norwegian language version, even outpaced "Fifty Shades of Grey" to become Norway's best-selling book.


The sudden burst of interest in God's word has also spread to the stage, with a six-hour play called "Bibelen," Norwegian for "the Bible," drawing 16,000 people in a three-month run that recently ended at one of Oslo's most prominent theaters.

*snip*

Anne Veiteberg, publishing director of Norway's Bible Society, said that increased immigration also probably has been a factor.

*snip*

"Now that we're exposed to other faiths, Norwegians have gotten more interested in their own faith," Veiteberg said.

Bible In Norway Is Bestseller; 'The Scriptures' Surprisingly Strong In Largely Secular Country

This is good news from my perspective. Apparently, the influx of Muslim immigrants has been a factor in this new, Christian awakening. I hope it flourishes.

The first Norwegian translation of the Bible for 30 years topped the country's book charts almost every week between its publication in October and the end of the year, selling almost 80,000 copies so far and hugely exceeding expectations. Its launch in the autumn saw Harry Potter-style overnight queues, with bookshops selling out on the first day as Norwegians rushed to get their hands on the new edition.


"We only printed 25,000 to start with and thought it would last six to nine months, but it was launched mid-October and by the end of the year it had sold 79,000 copies – it's just incredible," said Stine Smemo Strachan, who worked on the project for the Norwegian Bible Society. "It has only been knocked off the number one spot once, by [literary author] Karl Ove Knausgård … There were people sleeping outside the day before the launch because it was embargoed – it's a bit ironic seeing that the content has been available for quite some time now."

Bible becomes 2011 bestseller in Norway | Books | theguardian.com

This fails as a post hoc fallacy, that one buys a bible doesn’t mean he’s Christian, is planning on becoming a Christian, or is in any way religious.

Many non-Christians as well as those free from faith own bibles.

Which is why buying Bibles doesn't impress me. Reading them does.

 

[DriftingSand]

I'm not that impressing with the purchase of Bibles. I am more impressed with the reading of them.

Gotta have one to read one. I don't imagine that they're all buying them for decoration but I could be wrong.

 

[DriftingSand]

Who would have thought that one of Europe's most secular, Godless nations - Norway - would be buying Bibles in record numbers? Interestingly, the Bible has recently been Norway's #1 best selling book.

OSLO, Norway -- It may sound like an unlikely No. 1 best-seller for any country, but in Norway – one of the most secular nations in an increasingly godless Europe – the runaway popularity of the Bible has caught the country by surprise. The Scriptures, in a new Norwegian language version, even outpaced "Fifty Shades of Grey" to become Norway's best-selling book.


The sudden burst of interest in God's word has also spread to the stage, with a six-hour play called "Bibelen," Norwegian for "the Bible," drawing 16,000 people in a three-month run that recently ended at one of Oslo's most prominent theaters.

*snip*

Anne Veiteberg, publishing director of Norway's Bible Society, said that increased immigration also probably has been a factor.

*snip*

"Now that we're exposed to other faiths, Norwegians have gotten more interested in their own faith," Veiteberg said.

Bible In Norway Is Bestseller; 'The Scriptures' Surprisingly Strong In Largely Secular Country

This is good news from my perspective. Apparently, the influx of Muslim immigrants has been a factor in this new, Christian awakening. I hope it flourishes.

The first Norwegian translation of the Bible for 30 years topped the country's book charts almost every week between its publication in October and the end of the year, selling almost 80,000 copies so far and hugely exceeding expectations. Its launch in the autumn saw Harry Potter-style overnight queues, with bookshops selling out on the first day as Norwegians rushed to get their hands on the new edition.


"We only printed 25,000 to start with and thought it would last six to nine months, but it was launched mid-October and by the end of the year it had sold 79,000 copies – it's just incredible," said Stine Smemo Strachan, who worked on the project for the Norwegian Bible Society. "It has only been knocked off the number one spot once, by [literary author] Karl Ove Knausgård … There were people sleeping outside the day before the launch because it was embargoed – it's a bit ironic seeing that the content has been available for quite some time now."

Bible becomes 2011 bestseller in Norway | Books | theguardian.com

This fails as a post hoc fallacy, that one buys a bible doesn’t mean he’s Christian, is planning on becoming a Christian, or is in any way religious.

Many non-Christians as well as those free from faith own bibles.

But the chances that more folks will come to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ are heightened by the prospect that a lot more people will actually read the Bible. I doubt that EVERYONE buying one will turn to Christ but it's not unheard of to see entire nations swept up into the Gospel truth in a short period of time. God really does work in mysterious ways sometimes.

 

[DriftingSand]

What, after importing massive numbers of muslims they dont find allah appealing?

Yup. Political correctness tends to backfire in the faces of them who lack common sense and good judgment.

 

[Hollie]

Who would have thought that one of Europe's most secular, Godless nations - Norway - would be buying Bibles in record numbers? Interestingly, the Bible has recently been Norway's #1 best selling book.



Bible In Norway Is Bestseller; 'The Scriptures' Surprisingly Strong In Largely Secular Country

This is good news from my perspective. Apparently, the influx of Muslim immigrants has been a factor in this new, Christian awakening. I hope it flourishes.


Bible becomes 2011 bestseller in Norway | Books | theguardian.com

This fails as a post hoc fallacy, that one buys a bible doesn’t mean he’s Christian, is planning on becoming a Christian, or is in any way religious.

Many non-Christians as well as those free from faith own bibles.

But the chances that more folks will come to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ are heightened by the prospect that a lot more people will actually read the Bible. I doubt that EVERYONE buying one will turn to Christ but it's not unheard of to see entire nations swept up into the Gospel truth in a short period of time. God really does work in mysterious ways sometimes.

Entire nations being swept up into one gospel or another has not been productive for humanity.

After the death of Muhammad, legions of Islamic crusaders spilled out of the Arabian peninsula. His crusading armies were barbarians. Do not glamorize muhammud and his minions sweeping up entire nations. They were slaughtering, ignorant, illiterate thugs. In Europe, they stood on the faces of the poor. They were the top of a pyramid which slaughtered millions, enslaved the masses and grinding everyone else into the dust..... Then they went into the Indian Subcontinent and slaughtered millions upon millions until, as the sources say, putting cities to the sword until the streets were knee deep in blood.

Christianity has had similar "sweeping up into the gospels".

 

[Toro]

This is the first thread title in the history of the English language with the word "Norwegians" in it.

 

[DriftingSand]

This fails as a post hoc fallacy, that one buys a bible doesn’t mean he’s Christian, is planning on becoming a Christian, or is in any way religious.

Many non-Christians as well as those free from faith own bibles.

But the chances that more folks will come to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ are heightened by the prospect that a lot more people will actually read the Bible. I doubt that EVERYONE buying one will turn to Christ but it's not unheard of to see entire nations swept up into the Gospel truth in a short period of time. God really does work in mysterious ways sometimes.

Entire nations being swept up into one gospel or another has not been productive for humanity.

After the death of Muhammad, legions of Islamic crusaders spilled out of the Arabian peninsula. His crusading armies were barbarians. Do not glamorize muhammud and his minions sweeping up entire nations. They were slaughtering, ignorant, illiterate thugs. In Europe, they stood on the faces of the poor. They were the top of a pyramid which slaughtered millions, enslaved the masses and grinding everyone else into the dust..... Then they went into the Indian Subcontinent and slaughtered millions upon millions until, as the sources say, putting cities to the sword until the streets were knee deep in blood.

Christianity has had similar "sweeping up into the gospels".

"Loving thy neighbor" isn't "productive for humanity?" The Salvation Army has been productive for humanity? Habitat for Humanity? That sense of charity emphasized by Christ-centered churches -- not beneficial?

 

[DriftingSand]

This is the first thread title in the history of the English language with the word "Norwegians" in it.

Is that a good thing or a bad thing? Actually ... it's likely not the first. LOL http://www.godlikeproductions.com/forum1/message2279618/pg1

 

[Hollie]

But the chances that more folks will come to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ are heightened by the prospect that a lot more people will actually read the Bible. I doubt that EVERYONE buying one will turn to Christ but it's not unheard of to see entire nations swept up into the Gospel truth in a short period of time. God really does work in mysterious ways sometimes.

Entire nations being swept up into one gospel or another has not been productive for humanity.

After the death of Muhammad, legions of Islamic crusaders spilled out of the Arabian peninsula. His crusading armies were barbarians. Do not glamorize muhammud and his minions sweeping up entire nations. They were slaughtering, ignorant, illiterate thugs. In Europe, they stood on the faces of the poor. They were the top of a pyramid which slaughtered millions, enslaved the masses and grinding everyone else into the dust..... Then they went into the Indian Subcontinent and slaughtered millions upon millions until, as the sources say, putting cities to the sword until the streets were knee deep in blood.

Christianity has had similar "sweeping up into the gospels".

"Loving thy neighbor" isn't "productive for humanity?" The Salvation Army has been productive for humanity? Habitat for Humanity? That sense of charity emphasized by Christ-centered churches -- not beneficial?

Spanish Conquistadors were productive for humanity? Were the Dark Ages productive for humanity? How about Inquisitions, Witch trials, faith healers, televangelists, etc., productive for humanity?

 

[DriftingSand]

Entire nations being swept up into one gospel or another has not been productive for humanity.

After the death of Muhammad, legions of Islamic crusaders spilled out of the Arabian peninsula. His crusading armies were barbarians. Do not glamorize muhammud and his minions sweeping up entire nations. They were slaughtering, ignorant, illiterate thugs. In Europe, they stood on the faces of the poor. They were the top of a pyramid which slaughtered millions, enslaved the masses and grinding everyone else into the dust..... Then they went into the Indian Subcontinent and slaughtered millions upon millions until, as the sources say, putting cities to the sword until the streets were knee deep in blood.

Christianity has had similar "sweeping up into the gospels".

"Loving thy neighbor" isn't "productive for humanity?" The Salvation Army has been productive for humanity? Habitat for Humanity? That sense of charity emphasized by Christ-centered churches -- not beneficial?

Spanish Conquistadors were productive for humanity? Were the Dark Ages productive for humanity? How about Inquisitions, Witch trials, faith healers, televangelists, etc., productive for humanity?

You're confusing the "title" of Christian with the "actions" of Bible-centered Christians. Two different things. Folks who "do" as Christ did are Christian. Folks who "don't" do as Christ did are not.

 

[hobelim]

But the chances that more folks will come to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ are heightened by the prospect that a lot more people will actually read the Bible. I doubt that EVERYONE buying one will turn to Christ but it's not unheard of to see entire nations swept up into the Gospel truth in a short period of time. God really does work in mysterious ways sometimes.

Entire nations being swept up into one gospel or another has not been productive for humanity.

After the death of Muhammad, legions of Islamic crusaders spilled out of the Arabian peninsula. His crusading armies were barbarians. Do not glamorize muhammud and his minions sweeping up entire nations. They were slaughtering, ignorant, illiterate thugs. In Europe, they stood on the faces of the poor. They were the top of a pyramid which slaughtered millions, enslaved the masses and grinding everyone else into the dust..... Then they went into the Indian Subcontinent and slaughtered millions upon millions until, as the sources say, putting cities to the sword until the streets were knee deep in blood.

Christianity has had similar "sweeping up into the gospels".

"Loving thy neighbor" isn't "productive for humanity?" The Salvation Army has been productive for humanity? Habitat for Humanity? That sense of charity emphasized by Christ-centered churches -- not beneficial?

Most Christians teach others to set aside the laws of God and worship a human being and they will not die as scripture clearly teaches, but instead will be saved and receive eternal life.

That is not loving your neighbor, that's murdering your neighbor.

You screw up peoples minds and when their lives become a mess you give them soup.

whoop di doo.

 

[Hollie]

"Loving thy neighbor" isn't "productive for humanity?" The Salvation Army has been productive for humanity? Habitat for Humanity? That sense of charity emphasized by Christ-centered churches -- not beneficial?

Spanish Conquistadors were productive for humanity? Were the Dark Ages productive for humanity? How about Inquisitions, Witch trials, faith healers, televangelists, etc., productive for humanity?

You're confusing the "title" of Christian with the "actions" of Bible-centered Christians. Two different things. Folks who "do" as Christ did are Christian. Folks who "don't" do as Christ did are not.

Ahh, the old "but.... but.... but they're not "real" Christians", meme.

It's an old ploy of Christians who define out of Christianity those Christians who don't meet some arbitrary standard of Christianity.

Why were the church sponsored Conquistadors not "real " Christians doing as "bible-centered" Christians?