Life Application Study Bible - An Honest Review (of my most-recommended study Bible!)

In this Disciple Dojo review, we take a look at the very first study Bible I ever owned, and one of the bestselling on the market, the Life Application Study Bible.
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[@amissteree]

Agreed. I’ve gifted this Bible many, many times.

[@lonnieclemens8028]

Excellent review! Sometimes I like casual reading of the bible just for enjoyment. A bible without too many study notes and easy to read print would be perfect. When I was in high school I would read the old testament just to pass the time. I miss doing that and maybe I should start again.

[@VVx-777]

Love the reverend Lovejoy figurine you have in the background lol it really made me smile! Thanks for the very helpful review I have this bible in third edition and am really enjoying it 🙏

[@shanedarden5238]

Great review i just ordered an NLT 3rd edition and was looking at reviews and found your channel. I received a black belt in Isshinryu as a child 4 to 10th grade. After that went on to TKD in my 20's Earned 2nd degree black belt. After that started Shotokan wich was my favorite. Recieved black belt competed on national level then started teachung here in my hometown

[@DiscipleDojo]

Shotokan was my first style as a kid! I love it even though I'm a BJJ guy now! :) Glad the review was helpful!

[@ghudson492]

My wife inherited her mother's bible, though I just now realized it is the life application study bible. We would use it to read what she was thinking about various verses when we did our studies. Now that i know it's a study bible, endorsed by the disciple dojo, i will use it alongside my other study bibles, both are student study bibles, ESV and NIV. This will become an important part of our library, even if it's KJV. Thanks for all you do in helping me grow in my knowledge and hopefully my wisdom.

[@jaksdh-u4t]

Really nice story, thanks for sharing

[@daleclark3138]

Found a like new 2004 printing in European bonded leather for $17.29. Thanks to your reviews I added four more study Bibles to my collection.

[@DiscipleDojo]

Haha, awesome! Hope they serve you well!

[@kingdomm88]

It would be interesting to hear you talk not just about study bibles, but also different translations such as God's Word, NKJV, and the Amplified Bible.

[@DiscipleDojo]

I have! :-) Check around in this playlist for a few of them.

[@2002erli]

Wow ! ! ! As good as usual. Thank you for giving me the information I had been looking for for many years. This is the Bible I will purchase. Erli Bittencourt

[@thetruthshallsetyoufree2040]

great Bible! I have it in Arabic, the translation equivalent to NIV. love it!

[@Yesica1993]

Wow, I didn't know it came in that language! I don't know Arabic in the least, but I have always thought the letters are so visually beautiful.

[@youngrevival9715]

I got a second edition burgundy real leather for $20. It helps me when I’m done reading 3 commentaries on a portion of scripture get back to the practical every day is use scripture

[@1989pfrost]

I hold loving Matt Whitman from 10 min Bible hour as the standard of if a person is Christian or not. Not really but I can’t see a Christian not loving him no matter your theological position. Congrats you past my arbitrary test I’ve made

[@Cassy-ep1xx]

Can you do a review focusing on the new NLT Study Life Application Filament study bible? Whether the notes and intros are very demographically focused on young adult students or whether it would be good for an older new christian as well (compared to full life application 3rd edition)? Thank you! 😊

[@DiscipleDojo]

I've reviewed the Filament Bible here on the channel. :-)

[@kaltech04]

Is there a particular study bible you would recommend for an agnostic who has shown interest in reading the Bible to learn more about Christianity?

[@DiscipleDojo]

Any in my top 7 recommended list. Check out that video here on the channel.

[@davidwillers652]

could you compare this w the NASB study bible and the ESV study Bible? for someone that has a strong Bible understanding but does not own a study Bible (own NASB1995 and Good News Translation)? and yes NASB is wooden, but is more helpful for word studies.

[@DiscipleDojo]

See our review of each of those in this playlist for how they compare. I've reviewed both of them. :-)

[@linda.1]

Thoughts on notes for 1 Timothy 1:10

[@cweber9112]

Is this a bible that you would recommend to someone who is trying to become a Christian man? I'm currently married with kids and I'm looking for a bible that helps me to become what my family needs as head of household. I was debating between this bible you reviewed here and the CSB He Reads Truth Bible.

[@DiscipleDojo]

I would definitely pick this one over a devotional Bible like He Reads Truth.

[@cweber9112]

@@DiscipleDojo would you be willing to review the CSB He Reads Truth Study Bible at all?

[@vipnetworker]

What is the difference between the Life Application Study Bible and the Student Life Application Study Bible? Thanks 🙏

[@DiscipleDojo]

@@vipnetworker student Bible is the dumbed down version.

[@vipnetworker]

@ Lol, so if I like it, I’m dumb? 😂😂😂 Maybe a simplified version? I was specifically curious if the content and the “life application” part was the same or different. All I could tell from someone else’s review was the Student version added more color coding and graphics, which I like, but they did not indicate if the content was the same or different. I like color coding, infographics, etc. But I don’t want the dumb people version 😂

[@vipnetworker]

PS: I really enjoy your content, you’re doing an excellent job. Even if you called me dumb 😂

[@vipnetworker]

Also, thank you for taking the time to reply. I appreciate it. I have many more questions, but I’ll try to find the answers myself first. 👍

[@Maradudin]

Thank you for your review! Did the comments to this bible make your life any better? If it is so, in what a way? Thank you! P.S.Comparing this bible with Everyman's bible which one you whould recommend to an average person and why? Which one is the most useful? Bye!

[@DiscipleDojo]

Yes, the comments helped me understand the content as well as the relevance of Scripture in so many ways. I would recommend this one.

[@Maradudin]

@@DiscipleDojo Thank you!

[@hw888]

I just bought this Bible. Will you please help me understand what are the asterisk symbols in some of the verses mean? Thanks.

[@DiscipleDojo]

Can you give a specific example?

[@hw888]

@@DiscipleDojo thanks for quick reply. Such as Genesis 3:16, Genesis 5:25. These ⭐️ signs are placed at multiple verses throughout the book. Thanks.

[@DiscipleDojo]

@@hw888 that's how the NLT does its translation footnotes. At the bottom of the text (above the study notes) you should see a note for each of those verses with an alternate reading of the text. Most translations use italics letters or numbers, but the NLT uses asterisks, which means "look at the footnote on this verse below."

[@hw888]

@@DiscipleDojo I see. Thank you so much for your help.

[@Randy-z2t]

The McArthur study bible

[@battlejitney2197]

How does the Life Application Study Bible differ from the NLT Study Bible?

[@DiscipleDojo]

They are entirely different Bibles. The Life Application notes are pretty much the same, regardless of which translation you have a Life Application Bible in. The NLT Study Bible notes are done for the NLT Study Bible (and newer NLT Illustrated Bible as well as Filament Bibles).

[@battlejitney2197]

@@DiscipleDojo Thanks for the clarification. Have you reviewed the NLT Study Bible?

[@DiscipleDojo]

@@battlejitney2197 yes, it's here on the channel in the Bible reviews playlist.

[@battlejitney2197]

@@DiscipleDojo Thank you. I was conflating the two as both NLT study bibles. I didn't catch that the Life Application came in different translations. Appreciate your patience with my many questions.

[@DiscipleDojo]

@@battlejitney2197 that's what I'm here for. :-)

[@loveisall5520]

Sadly, once again, I’ve seen another review of this Bible without a single life application example given. I have been reading and studying the Bible for decades, that’s my background. So what exactly - exactly - will this Bible do for an application for my life or anyone else’s? It still just sounds like another study Bible. Disappointed.

[@DiscipleDojo]

@@loveisall5520 study should be valued as part of what it means to love God with all our heart. It is not tangential to life application.

[@TerryGarrett-qc9fj]

I repair bibles. Zondervan could do better. The glue dries and peel away from spine and bible falls apart. Most of my business is from this bible.

[@DiscipleDojo]

@@TerryGarrett-qc9fj do you mean Zondervan does better than Tyndale? Or were you talking about the older Zondervan versions of Life App?

[@TerryGarrett-qc9fj]

What I'm saying I would not buy this bible. It falls apart sooner it seems.