1- Why does bible.org exist?

We exist to freely share the good news from God to the entire world so you can KNOW the Truth about life and eternity. We provide free access on the Internet to the finest, most trustworthy biblical truths and materials. What Truths should everyone know?

Where did I come from?
Why am I here and what is the purpose of my life?
Where am I going when I die?

The answer to these questions and more are found in the Bible where we read "For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world should be saved through him" John 3:17 and
"since He (God) wants all people to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth. For there is one God and one intermediary between God and humanity, Christ Jesus, himself human who gave himself as a ransom for all, revealing God’s purpose at his appointed time" 1 Tim 2:4-6.
Therefore, bible.org exists to provide everyone free access to the NET Bible and articles that answer these questions.

Anyone with Internet access can the download of the NET Bible (for free) right now or you can read it on line at http://netbible.org.

2- Why do you give the NET Bible away for free? How do you pay your Bills?

When Jesus sent his disciples out to the “lost sheep of Israel he told them. “Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, cast out demons. Freely you received, freely give. Do not take gold, silver, or copper in your belts, no bag for the journey, or an extra tunic, or sandals or staff, for the worker deserves his provisions.” Matt 10:5-15 Also in Lev 23:22 it says “When you gather in the harvest of your land, you must not completely harvest the corner of your field, and you must not gather up the gleanings of your harvest. You must leave them for the poor and the foreigner. I am the LORD your God.”
We think Christ’s example in Matthew10 and the example in Lev23 is sufficient instruction to us to have a "Ministry First" mindset not a "profit first" mindset and to trust that God will raise up Christians who will support us as they did in Matthew10. We also believe that we should run the ministry with the highest efficiency so our donors tax deductible ministry dollars are used for on-line ministry expenses not overhead.

3- Why are you focusing on an Internet ministry?

We think that the advent of the Internet is as significant as the invention of the printing press. Why? The Internet can distribute material globally at a faster pace and much lower cost. The Internet allows authors for the first time in history the ability to give everyone on earth free access to the finest, most trustworthy biblical truths and materials.
With this distribution of God’s truths we can literally reach everyone on earth and complete the Great Commission in one generation as Christians around the world make their life count for eternity as they become equipped for global impact and we can reach those who are oral learners and can't read.
Some have asked for our doctrinal page which you can view here.

4- Who are we?

We are a community of Christians who are serious about our faith who want everyone to KNOW the Truth about life and eternity. Our community includes men and women from all walks of life, e.g. scholars, pastors, teachers,parents, and students who have moved from sitting on the sidelines of life, to running the “race of life” making their lives count for eternity by sharing with others what they have been freely given by God. They plan to finish the “race of life” well as Paul talks about in 2 Tim 4:7-8 and Matthew 25:23. The community includes retired persons and those who have outside income allowing them to volunteer their skills. It also includes authors who have donated their life's work to bible.org as a legacy, and authors who give us access to their work so it can be downloaded for free for those who can not afford to buy the same material. Our operational staff is salaried while the executive staff is all volunteer as are many of our part time staff who sacrificially donate their expertise and time. All in the community are your servants and dedicated to completing the Great Commission race with excellence. That race begins by an act of faith, when a person recognizes that they are a sinner and need someone to pay the penalty for their sin. That someone is their Savior, Jesus Christ. It continues as one reads the Bible and understands that Christianity is a relationship with God who gives us the Holy Spirit to help us take our next step in faith and learn more about Christ and His commandment to tell others about Himself and to disciple others.

As we run in this Great Commission race and invest in others, we gain a satisfaction and meaning to our life that makes the gains, in power and riches of this world insignificant by comparison. By joining together, we can accomplish great things for the Kingdom of God and reap the rewards promised in the Bible.

Would you consider joining the bible.org community in this journey/race that Paul talked about? Will you consider sharing your time, talents, monies, and prayers so that when the race is over you to will receive the crown of righteousness and hear the words “well done.”? Matthew 25:23.

4a- What do you believe?

Go here to read our doctrinal statement

5- What does bible.org do?

We harness the Internet for God
We provide authors a multilingual Internet pulpit to reach the 2 billion+ users on the Internet and share God’s truths about what “Matters in Life”.
We recruit authors to fill the multilingual Internet pulpit reaching globe with trustworthy biblical material.
We distribute the NET Bible in print as well as offer it as a free download to the world.
In the spirit of Lev 23:22 we develop Bible study tools and provide resources so Christians in every culture can be equipped for global impact
We lay a solid biblical foundation for the next generation (children’s ministry) so they can impact the globe for Christ

And we develop projects to implement the reason we exist

6- Projects

equipForImpact The following are top level projects descriptions that support the above statements of Why Does Bible.Org Exist? How Do We Think? and What Do We Do?

Develop a modern Bible translation "NET Bible" that is freely available to the poor and foreigners around the world in the spirit of Lev 23:22 . The NET Bible includes over 60,000+ footnotes that help explain scripture in today's English.
- Develop a NET Bible version in Chinese for the billion+ Chinese
- Open up the NET Bible for translation into other languages of the world
Develop www.bible.org as a multilingual Internet pulpit reaching the globe and invite authors to develop trustworthy biblical content to freely share with the 2 billion+ users of the Internet, so they can be equipped for global impact and fulfill the great commandment of Christ.
Develop tools, Bible readers etc for the web, mobile and other platforms used by the world’s population
Not everyone in the world can read. Therefore, to complete the Great Commission we need to partner and assist others in the development of audio and video biblical material and distribute it to the oral learners around the world.
We will also be a servant and partner with churches and like minded ministries. It is bible.org's desire to help people develop Faith Communities that produce lasting personal relationships that result in Christians actually Caring for each other as Christ commands us to do 1 John 3:23; Heb 10:24,
- We will work with the church to turn spectator Christians into active Christ centered “Ministry First” laborers. Matt 9:37-38 willing to make their life count for eternity and complete the race in this lifetime a winner in Christ’s eyes. 2 Tim 4:7-8.