Comments on Baptists Today Blogs: Translation station

Star:I entered my post before I saw yours. Mine wa...

2008-11-16T22:53:00.000-05:00

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I entered my post before I saw yours. Mine was intended as a joke in response to Tony's original post. It WAS NOT a response to yours. I do not want to be thought of as an apologist for the "KJV Only" nuts.

Eph:5:3: But fornication, and all uncleanness, or ...

2008-11-16T21:48:00.000-05:00

Eph:5:3: But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints;
Eph:5:4: Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks.

I'll let Paul do my talking for me.
:-)
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Surely thou jesteth.

2008-11-16T20:10:00.000-05:00

Surely thou jesteth.

There are currently over 200 versions, with a new ...

2008-11-16T11:45:00.000-05:00

There are currently over 200 versions, with a new one appearing about every six months. I know for a fact that some versions I've seen have perverted the meaning of Verses simply by changing the wording around. Being an avid quote collector, I know saying anything with one word different or remembered incorrectly can change the whole meaning of what you are trying to say.

Reference for # of Bibles is
www.av1611.org

I've been studying lately with Pastor Murray of Shepherd's Chapel. God's word on a Chapter by Chapter, Verse by Verse basis with Murray's excellent knowledge of the Bible, Greek, and Hebrew, etc. It's great to finally understand some things I've always misunderstood because of my incomplete knowledge of the languages the Bible was actually written in.

When it is translated to English, the Bible becomes so easily corrupted. English is a very difficult language to nail a meaning down in. One must know the context of something to get even close to its intended meaning.

Our society pushes us ever faster to disregard anything that can't be explained and understood in 8 seconds. As we keep increasing our information overload, we are less and less able to observe what we should, for the avalanche of knowledge coming in at light speed.

Our knowledge base now doubles every two years. Only by knowing Jesus and through studying the precious word of God can I expect anything close to sanity. The Father always provides for His children.

Our Father's love was greater than any ever known.

Jn:3:16:
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. (KJV)

Love is indeed more important than knowledge. Our Father knows all we've done, yet He still loves us. The love of our Father is the greatest love we can know.

He loves us through His children.

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How in the world can people get so caught up in th...

2008-11-16T09:18:00.000-05:00

How in the world can people get so caught up in their fundamentalist views that they even worship a Bible translation? I have never understood this infatuation with King James' translation. I'm surprised that they don't require Jesus' words to be printed in red. Do they require their converts to pray in 17th Century English, as well?