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1 | Why so many Bibles? | Bible general Archive 3 | Md1234 | 166656 | ||
Why are there so many versions of the Bible. When I was a child everyone had the same bible. Today you can't read along with ministers in many occasions because you may not have the particular version he is using. I visit a lot of different denominal and non denominal churches with our gospel singing group and I find it frustrating not to be able to read along. Someone that didn't know anything about the bible and not been to church much may not know what to believe. Whatever happened to Jesus Christ the same yesterday, today, and forever. Or not adding to or taking away from the word of God. Is this not what man is doing when they change things around so much? | ||||||
2 | Why so many Bibles? | Bible general Archive 3 | kalos | 166667 | ||
Md1234: What is your question? I'm not sure what you are asking here. I understand the situation you are describing, but what can a person do about it? There's no law decreeing that everyone must use one and only one English version of the Bible or that everyone must use the same one. I sure don't want some preacher, priest or politician telling me what translation to use. Short of that I don't know what we're supposed to do. We can't even agree on what God's Name is. Grace to you, Kalos |
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3 | Why so many Bibles? | Bible general Archive 3 | Md1234 | 166715 | ||
I understand that a person is free to choose what they read and if it is a matter of understanding what they are reading I would understand that, However I have read parts of scriptures from different versions of the Bible not to criticize any of them and the same scripture when read didn't even have the same meaning. Wouldn't that be even more confusing, especially for the young christian who never had the opportunity to be taught differently. Who is right and who is wrong is not for me to be the Judge but God is not the author of confusion.I could understand changing languages because people in different countries don't speak the same but I can't understand so many different versions being printed in the same language. Jesus didn't speak in several different terminologies did he? | ||||||
4 | Why so many Bibles? | Bible general Archive 3 | kalos | 166727 | ||
No, Jesus did not speak to the people in several languages. He also did not speak in a language that was spoken by only 5 or ten percent (or less) of the population. Neither was the New Testament written in an ancient, archaic, obsolete dialect. It was written in the common, everyday language of the people. It was written to be understood. I am not against the KJV. I love it, quote it from memory, and read it every day. (I doubt that many people born after 1945 have read the KJV more than I have.) Personally I don't believe in dumbing down a translation for the convenieince of the masses of people. Also, I agree with you that it would be very helpful if everyone used the same translation of the Bible. If I had my way, we would. And it sure wouldn't be the NIV. Grace to you, Kalos |
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