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Congratulations on the Bible Society’s 200 Years!

Marking one of the biggest events in Australian Christian History is the union of Anglican Archbishop of Sydney, Glenn Davies and Pastor Brian Houston the Global Senior Leader of Hillsong to share a stage in celebration of The Bicentenary of The Bible Society this Sunday, March 5.

Formed in 1817 The Bible Society is Australia’s longest living organisation.  The bible has been translated into over 2000 languages and is available in languages spoke by over 5.1 billion people around the world.

Together they will declare, “The Bible is God’s love letter to humanity”

Pastor Brian Houston of Hillsong and Anglican Archbiship of Sydney Glenn Davies
Left to right: Pastor Brian Houston & Archbishop Glenn Davies

In an interview with Eternity ahead of the event Archbishop Glenn Davies told ‘Eternity’ that he urged the Bible Society to print and publish more bibles in modern language, “keep refreshing the non-changing words of the Bible in a changing society, so that people can actually say ‘yes, this is true.”

Brian Houston Congratulated the Bible Society for “200 magnificent years of devotion to the cause of Jesus Christ…” About the bible he also declared, “The Bible is God’s love letter to humanity, and I believe with all my heart that it lifts people up, brings eternal hope, offers grace and shows us the way of salvation through Jesus Christ. All that God longs to tell us, show us and teach us about our lives and the fulfilling lives we are meant to live is hidden within this sacred text,”

Brian Houston shared that the bible has been his, “source of life, hope, direction, wisdom and success”.

In addition all Hillsong churches across Australia will live stream the celebration of the Bible Society’s 200th Birthday on March 5. All “lighthouse churches” in every state that will show the broadcast either live or at a later date.

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Congratulations to the Bible Society from aifc on your 200 years anniversary – amazing!

Sources: 

The Bible Society

Eternity News – Hillsong’s Brian Houston and Anglican Archbishop to Celebrate The Bible Society’s 200th Birthday

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