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1 | I'm sorry, what? | Gen 1:1 | koinekid | 19013 | ||
Nicholson, I'm sorry, but I don't see what any of this has to do with creation of the age of the earth. I think you are indicating that the sun, moon, and stars appeared on day four, instead of being created on that day. Your reasoning "appears" (appears, get it :-) ) to be based on the rest of the six days having to do with earth-based Creation. However, this is simply reasoning. It is not qualified Biblically. As to what baptism, the flood, 2 Corinthians 3, or the final consummation of all things (which takes place not in the millennial kingdom of Rev. 20, but in the eternal state of Rev. 21-22, BTW) have to do with Creation or the age of the earth, I'm clueless. You might have to fill me in on their connection. In Christ, koinekid Upholding Scriptural Accuracy,. Integrity, Immutability and Relevancy: Working towards the glory of God and the salvation of man |
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2 | how many books in bible? | Bible general Archive 1 | koinekid | 17777 | ||
mah, how many books in bible? There are sixty-six books in the English Bible. what is the bible? Quoting from the Baptist Faith and Message "The Holy Bible was written by men divinely inspired and is God's revelation of Himself to man. It is a perfect treasure of divine instruction. It has God for its author, salvation for its end, and truth, without any mixture of error, for its matter. Therefore, all Scripture is totally true and trustworthy. It reveals the principles by which God judges us, and therefore is, and will remain to the end of the world, the true center of Christian union, and the supreme standard by which all human conduct, creeds, and religious opinions should be tried. All Scripture is a testimony to Christ, who is Himself the focus of divine revelation." In other words, the Bible is the book in which God our Creator reveals to us, His creations who He is, and what He expects from us. This book reveals how man, who was created perfect, fell into sin. It reveals God's provision to save man from the consequences of His sin--eternity in hell--by sending His Son to die for all their sin. It reveals the sinless life of Jesus, His death for us, His resurrection, and His second coming. It reveals the only way for man to receive salvation. how can such an ancient book as the bible be called a contemporary book? The Bible is the only book that faithfully reveals man's origins. If you don't know where you caome from, you can't know where you are going or how you should live. The Bible is the only book that reveals the true path of salvation. The Bible is the only book that truthfully reveals the future. A book that reveals tomorrow's news is more than current, wouldn't you say? There are a few verses in the Bible that provide insight into this question. The book of Ecclesiastes says that there is nothing new under the sun. This is true. 1 Corinthians 10:13 tells us that every temptation we face has been faced by many people before us. This is also true. In other words, as long as human nature stays the same, the Bible will stay relevant. The issues it addresses are issues that are important to every human who has ever or will ever live. A book that teaches its readers how to live will never be irrelevant. God bless, In Christ (2. Cor. 5:17), koinekid |
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3 | How old is the earth scripturally? | Gen 1:1 | koinekid | 17775 | ||
You write "In this verse, the heavens and the earth refer to the whole universe created by God, out of nothing, in the distant past" However, there is no time distinction between verses one and two of Gen. 1. So any suggestion that there is a great gap of time between these verses is nothing more than speculation, and ungrounded speculation at that. You write "So beyond Gen.1: 1 God is revealing to man only about the earth. " This is simply unscriptural. Genesis 1:14-19 clearly tell of the creation (not the appearing as some claim) of the sun, moon, and stars, events which clearly took place in space. You write "In Gen. 1: 2 the second verse, we see clearly that the earth existing in a ruined condition." No, we do not. We see in Genesis 1:2 a world that was (not became) formless and void, that is, it had just been made, and, therefore, lacked the features such as plants, that existed a week later. You write "1) The EARTH ALONE is mentioned from this verse onwards." As I demonstrated above, this is untrue. You write "2) God did not start His creative activity from such a ruined condition. The word CREATED, in the first verse means creation OUT OF NOTHING. So it is clear that an unrevealed length of time has elapsed between Gen.1: 1 and Gen.1: 2. This period of time may be a number of ages." The Hebrew word in Gen. 1:1 is indeed "bara." And most of the creative events int he rest of the chapter are from the Hebrew "asah." However, there are two more instances of "bara" in chapter 1. The sea creatures are created ("bara") not made. So by your reckoning, God created the universe from nothing in the distant past, then made the earth and everything else from pre-existing material. But for some reason he decided to create the fish out of nothing. Doesn't make much sense. Moreover, Gen. 1:26-27 reports that God both created (bara) and made (asah) man. So by your reckoning God both created man from pre-existing material and out of nothing. Is this the case, or are you just recognizing a distinction between Hebrew synonyms that God Himself does not recognize. Yopu write "3) In this verse we see that the earth was (became) in a ruined condition, without form, void, in darkness and filled with waters (death)." No, we don't. This is nowhere suggested in Genesis. And please, show me one other instance in Scripture where waters symbolize death. You write "4) The Spirit of God moved (fluttered) without rest in relation to the ruined condition of the earth."" "And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters." How exactly did you discern the Spirit's thoughts and attitudes at this time, seeing they are not mentioned in the passage? In conclusion, I cannot allow for a gap in Scripture where one does not exist. It is not Scripture that suggests a gap. It is the system of faith and pseudo-science known as evolution. True Christianity and evolution are mutually exclusive. They cannot both be true. To paraphrase Patrick Henry, "I know not what course others may take, but as for me, I will believe in the Scriptures alone, or I will believe in nothing at all. God bless, In Christ, koinekid Upholding Scripural Accuracy, Integrity, Immutability, and Relevancy: Working towards the glory of God and the salvation of man |
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4 | will the world end soon | Matt 25:13 | koinekid | 17695 | ||
CDBJ, Sorry i don't have time to respond to you in depth, but I have a lot of work outside of cyberspace right now. The church is referred to with a feminine pronoun because the greek word for church (Ekklesia) is a feminine word, and nothing more. Pronouns always match the nouns they are representing in gender number and case. However he that letteth (if that is to whom your are referring) is possibly the Holy Spirit. The Spirit, according to the pre-trib pre-mill position will be taken out in the sense that He will no longer restrain the evil of the Anitchrist. Concurrent with the Holy Spirit's removal is the removal of the church. God bless, In Christ, koinekid Upholding Scriptural Accuracy, Integrity, Immutability and Relevancy: Working toward the glory of God and the salvation of man |
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5 | How old is the earth scripturally? | Gen 1:1 | koinekid | 17111 | ||
There is no Scriptural evidence for the Ruin-Restoration Theory. It came about during the time of Darwin and as an attempt to reconcile the Scriptural account of the origin of universe with the popularization of Darwinism. There are many good arguments against such a theory, and if it becomes necessary, I will write them here. Suffice it to say, that if this world were built upon thousands or even millions of years of death and destruction, how could God proclaim it very good (Gen. 1:31) It would be like saying, "This world of lush vegation, wondrous animals, and righteous man founded on the graves of soulless Godless creatures that look like man, millions of dead animals, and decimated flood-destroyed landscapes is VERY good. Highly unlikely. God bless, In Christ, koinekid Upholding Scriptural Accuracy, Integrity, Immutability and Relevacny: Working towards the glory of God and the salvation of man |
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6 | How old is the earth scripturally? | Gen 1:1 | koinekid | 17110 | ||
If it was unrevealed, how do you know about it? :) koinekid |
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7 | will the world end soon | Matt 25:13 | koinekid | 17109 | ||
You write "I don't see anything-supernatural taking place in the tribulation. Everything that takes place during that period has been happening on the Earth for years, it is just intensified at that time. God's wrath is with Fire." When God divinely appoints certain judgments to take place as He does with the seal, vial and trumpet juegments, and these judgments are referrred to as beginning when angels pour our bowls on the earth, blow trumpets, etc., these may be rightly called miraculuous events. Besides many of God's mircles in the OT involve the use of natural phenomena. This does not negate the miraculuous nature of these events. You write "Remembering, it is man, and not God, who put in the chapter and verse divisions" I'm not sure how that alters anything I wrote. You write "It seems that Paul associates the rapture with the beginning of the "day of the Lord"... rapture then wrath! (Any "day of the Lord" passages in the Old Testament will describe it as a day of "wrath".)" Rapture then wrath is exactly how it goes. The Rapture occurs before the day of wrath (events of the tribulation period). The Antichrist may or may not be in place before the Rapture. By in place I mean a high governmental official, not as world ruler. Even if he is, we will not recognize him. Therefore his presence is not a sign which must occur before the Rapture. Ypu write "It says here that it is the "day of the Lord" which comes "like a thief in the night," but if the rapture occurs immediately before it, that still raptures us out before God's wrath begins, and both would come as a thief in the night, right?" If the day of the Lord you refer to is the tribulation period as a whole, yes. You write "Denial's 70th week is not the tribulation period; it just runs concurrent with it. The tribulation is cut short at some point during the last half of the 70th week. The Lord will not cut the 70th week short, if He did it would not be a full week to make 70." I see your point here; however, I cannot agree. It is not certain that the seventieth week is cut short. Some theorize that this would actually be a cutting short of the daylight hours. Let me summarize my beliefs on this subject: -the Rapture will occur immediately before the Tribulation. At this time the Bema judgment seat of Christ will take place to reward believers for their works. -the Tribulation starts when the Antichrist signs a peace treaty with Israel which ma include the rebuilding of the temple. -this is concurrent with the seventieth week as revealed to Daniel. -the Tribulation is divided into two periods of three and one half years each--the tribulation (a terrible time of God's pouring out His wrath on the earth, and a time of persecution of Jewish believers and "tribulational saints") and the Great tribulation (the same as the tribulation but amplified greatly, plus the Antichrist breaks his treaty with Israel, puts his image in the Most Holy Place, and persecutes all of Israel. -At the end of this time (seven years of 360 days)Christ returns with His saints to defeat His enemies, purify His temple, and begin His millennial reign. He casts Satan, AC and his false prophet into the lake of fire. -1,000 years later Satan is released for a little time to tempt the world once more. He causes a war. Jesus defeats him once again, the Great White Throne judgment takes place, and eternity begins. God bless. In Christ, koinekid Upholding Scriptural Accuracy, Integrity, Immutability and Relevancy: Working towards the glory of God and the salvation of man |
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8 | be obedient in all things | 2 Cor 2:9 | koinekid | 17108 | ||
Correction, Paul C. Obedience had nothing to do with entrance into heaven. It is important that when you make a comment such as the one in your last paragraph that you take into consideration the fact that God Himself is unchangeable. And His requirements never truly change, though they may seem that way to us. In Christ, koinekid Upholding Scriptural Accuracy, Intergrity, Immutability and Relevancy: Working towards the glory of God and the salvation of man |
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9 | be obedient in all things | 2 Cor 2:9 | koinekid | 17090 | ||
Simply put, never. Neither you nor anyone else will ever obey God enough to get into heaven. The book of James tells us that if we keep the whole law (all the commandments of God) and yet fail in one point, we are as guilty as if we had broken the entire law. The Bible says that it is not through works of righteousness that you or I have done that we enter heaven, but according to God's mercy He has saved us. Obeying God's laws are works of righteousness. No matter how many you do, it is impossible for you to do enough. Paul directed this verse to those who had placed their faith in Jesus Christ for salvation, and had been saved by Him. These people were to be obedient to God's commands not to earn their salvation, but, because of their love for God, to prove that they really were Christians. But your obedience counts for nothing until you really are a Christian. Becoming a Christian involves acknowledging that you cannot be obedient enough to get into heaven. This is repentance, agreeing with God that you are a sinner (one who does wrong). You must place your faith in Jesus Christ. Jesus is God's Son. God sent Him to earth to be a sacrifice for the sins of us all. Jesus was born as a child, lived a sinless life, was crucified (killed), and rose from the dead three days later. If you believe that Christ died for your sins, rose from the dead, and that He did this for you, you will be saved. If you are serious about going to heaven, I would encourage you to visit the follwoing site: http://www.NeedGod.com It explains how you can be sure that you are going to heaven. God bless you, In Christ (2 Cor. 5:17), koinekid |
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10 | will the world end soon | Matt 25:13 | koinekid | 17088 | ||
1 Thessalonians 4:13-18, 5:1-11; 1 Corinthians 15:51-53; and Matthew 24 are a few. I don't have time to go into a deep discussion right now, but I will simply present three principles which suggest a pre-tribulational rapture of the church. (There are more, but I will not get into them at this time.) (1) The Tribulation is Daniel's Seventieth Week. Daniel was told that Seventy weeks were determined for HIS people, i.e., the Jews. The Tribulation is a period when God is primarily dealing with the Jews, not the church. In addition, the church is nowhere mentioned between Revelation 4 and 19 where the Tribulation is the primary focus. (2) The Rapture is often seen in Scripture as an event that could happen at any time. If the Anitchrist had to be evidently at work before the Rapture, then this would not be the case. (3) In 1 Thessalonians, a prophetic passage, Paul writes that God did not appoint the church to wrath. The Tribulation is the time when God's wrath is poured out upon the earth. How could Christians be present during this period? God bless, In Christ, koinekid Upholding Scriptural Accuracy, Integrity, Immutability and Relevancy: Working towards the glory of God and the salvation of man |
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11 | will the world end soon | Matt 25:13 | koinekid | 17053 | ||
It is true that we can know the general time and season. However, the emphasis is that we will not know the day and hour is in the text. I'm a premillenialist, therefore I believe the man of lawlessness, i.e., the Antichrist, will not appear until after the Rapture of the church. Therefore, this is not a prophecy to be fulfilled before the Rapture. God bless, koinekid |
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12 | What happens to one who commits suicide? | Rom 8:28 | koinekid | 17043 | ||
Suicide is a sin, in the same way that murder is a sin. It is the destruction of a life that is made in the image of God. Before his conversion, the Apostle Paul was a murderer. He killed Chrsitians thinking that He was doing a service to God. However, when Christ saved Paul, He immediately forgave him of all sins, and eventually turned him the wrtier, preacher, and evangelist we find in the New Testament. Moses was also a murderer, yet God forgave him and turned him into a mighty leader. This all goes to prove the point you already know. Murder is not an unforgiveable sin. I would think that murder would be a "worse" sin than suicide. After all, murder directly harms someone other than yourself, whereas suicide, though it does have severe consequences on family, friends, etc., does not directly harm another person. However, what you may be asking is, since the murderer can ask for forgiveness before he dies, and the person who commits suicide may not be able, can he be forgiven for a sin for which he did not ask forgiveness. The answer is: No one is forgiven for any sins he commits unless he is a believer in Christ. Christ is the key to forgiveness for any and all types of sin. A murderer cannot be granted forgiveness unless he is a believe in Christ. But a murderer who is a Christian will be forgiven. In the same way a believer is Christ will be forgiven for commiting suicide (but only if he or she is a believer). This leads to the question of whether or not a Christian can commit suicide. The obvious answer is "yes." Christians can become so discouraged and depressed that they may take their own lives. They will be forgiven, but this is the most foolish decision a believer can make. It is never God's will for someone to commit suicide. It destroys any chance they have for serving God on the earth. Note: If you or anyone you know is contemplating suicide, get help immediately. When someone talks about commiting suicide, take them seriously. You may be the only thing that will prevent them from making the worst mistake of their lives. In Christ, koinekid Upholding Scriptural Accuracy, Integrity, Immutability and Relevancy: Working towards the glory of God and the salvation of man |
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13 | will the world end soon | Matt 25:13 | koinekid | 17041 | ||
It does seem that the stage is set for the soon return of Christ. When that day comes it will be a glorious day (Titus 2:13). However, the Scriptures say that no man knows the day of the hour when the Son of man will return. There is much strife and confusion today. Therefore many people think the tribulation must be soon. But, many people thought World War II would be the end of the world. Still others thought WWI signaled the end. Throughout history many have thought that that Christ would return within their lifetime. Thus far, all have been wrong. Does this mean Christ will not return soon? No, of course not. But it does mean that we must be careful not to set dates or state categorically that He will return within a set time period. We really don't know. Personally, I believe He will return soon. All prophecies have been fulfilled that are necessary to set the stage for the tribulation period. But I'm not a date-setter. It must also be emphasized that our focus is to be on the return of Christ, not the end of the world. I hope His return is soon, but I don't know for sure. God bless In Christ, koinekid Upholding Scriptural Accuracy, Integrity, Immutability and Relevancy: Working towards the glory of God and the salvation of man |
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14 | admit | Bible general Archive 1 | koinekid | 16183 | ||
Peches You write "We to must open the forum to discussions based on our experiences with the creator so that the generations to follow will understand from a spiritual perspective as to existence of the Creator." That's not the purpose of this forum. There's a reason this forum is not called "Christian Debate" or something like it. It is called "StudyBibleForum.com" because its purpose is for believers to ask questions about and receive answers from the Bible. You write "You and I both are in search of the ultimate question of who God is. Where did God come from?" Peches, we've found that answer. God has revealed Himself through His Word and His Son. And His Spirit helps those He redeems to understand this revelation. Scripture does not reveal the origin of God because He has none. He is the ultimate first cause. (Feel free to ask me about this in the future). :-) Are there other revelations such as nature, conscience, etc.? Yes, God's works are evident in nature. The nature of man, including his conscience, is an indication of the works of God. However, these lower revelations are not a good basis for knowing and learning about God. The "discoveries" you can make about God outside of Scripture must always be examined on the basis of Scripture, and they must never contradict Scripture. If they do, they are false. Peches, I hope as you read and study Scripture, God will reveal himself to you and that you will reach that understanding you are seeking. God bless you. In Christ, koinekid Upholding Scriptural Accuracy, Integrity, Immutability, and Relevancy: Working towards the glory of God and the salvation of man |
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15 | is the NIV a good bible to read? | Bible general Archive 1 | koinekid | 16105 | ||
Blessings and peace to you as well. koinekid |
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16 | is the NIV a good bible to read? | Bible general Archive 1 | koinekid | 16091 | ||
bjanko, I assure you that nothing derogatory was meant by my statement. "You write," Saying the NIV "sacrifices accuracy" is also derogatory. Many people who do not care for the NIV speak this way and make this derogatory comment with impunity." That doesn't mean I'm using speaking with impunity. I am not. I'm simply stating facts (the NIV does not tell us when it removes relative pronouns or articles) and rendering opinions based on these facts (this is not faithful to the original Greek text). The NIV does not accurately convey the Greek text itself. You wrote, "Sometimes, of course, the NASB does a better job because it sticks closer to the original." That is exactly my point. In order to make the text more readable the NIV sacrifice accuracy. The NASB is more accurate because it sticks closer to the original. This is all I am saying. I'll be blunt. I prefer many translations over the NIV, but that doesn't mean I hate it. I would encourage the believers to use other translations (when studying Scripture at least), but will not condemn anyone for using it. My favorite Old Testament professor at Liberty reads the NIV, studies from the NASB, and teaches from the KJV. I read from the NKJV and NLT, study from the NKJV, KJV, and original Greek, and teach from the NKJV. He is twice the scholar I am and then some, and he reads from the NIV. I would recommend for someone who desires to read an accurate translation of the originals to use the NKJV Greek - English Interlinear New Testament (It's not the NKJV text itself, but a word for word translation from the Majority Text). I don't possess one, but have heard wonderful things. Another good resource is Interlinear Hebrew - Greek - English Bible edited by Jay Green. The NT is based on the TR and the OT on the Masoretic text. God bless In Christ koinekid Upholding Scriptural Accuracy, Integrity, Immutability, and Relevancy: Working towards the glory of God and the salvation of man |
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17 | Let unite in prayer believers in Christ! | Bible general Archive 1 | koinekid | 15943 | ||
Lord God, may these affected by these tragedies seek and find answers, hope, love, and support in You. May Your people be senstive to Your Spirit and make themselves availabe. AT Liberty we're having a special prayer meeting at 2 PM. I urge you all to join with us at this time. PRAY!!! I beg of you. PRAY!!! |
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18 | fallen angels called Nephlims and unicor | Bible general Archive 1 | koinekid | 15938 | ||
Nephilim The Bible says that there were nephilim on earth in the days prior to the flood (Gen. 6) Since in the same passage there is a reference to the "sons of God" marrying the "daughters of men", many have concluded that these nephilim were the offspring of demons mating with humans. However, this need not be the case. There are generally three interpretations to the sons of God marrying the daughters of men: 1) The sons of God (not the nephilim) were fallen angels, that is, demons, who mated with human females to create these monstrous offspring. There are variations on this view, such as, the view that demons possessed the men or women and they mated, then raised their children in an ungodly manner. 2) The sons of God were the Godly descendants of Seth and the daughters of men were the ungodly line of Cain. They marry and raise their chidlren in an ungodly manner (Note: the Scripture does not say clearly that the nephilim were the byproduct of the union of the sons of God and daughters of men, so this view is possible). 3) The sons of God were a dynasty of kings in the line of Cain. The children they had were mighty men, in the sense that they had great accomplishments. Were these nephilim giant offspring of demons cohabiting with women? The problem is that the word is also used in twice in Numbers 13:33 to indicate giants that were in no way (as far as we can tell) related to the nephilim of Genesis 6. However the root of Nephilim means "to fall", so that leaves room, albeit not much, for the Nephilim to be classified as the fallen ones (the demons). Most commentators have included that it is impossible to know which of these views is correct at this time. Personally I go with the second view for a number of reasons that I will share if requested. I recommend the book Paradise to Prison by John Davis. He gives an excellent and brief treatment of the subject. In Christ, koinekid Upholding Scriptural Accuracy, Integrity, Immutability, and Relevancy: Working towards the glory of God and the salvation of man |
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19 | is the NIV a good bible to read? | Bible general Archive 1 | koinekid | 15935 | ||
kalos, Thanks for the response, and God bless you as you continue to post on this forum. I too agree with much of what your post says, however our two statements "sacrificing accuracy for readability", and "sacrificing overly woodenness for readability" are very different. I cannot agree with your use of the phrase "overly wooden literalness." It seems derogatory. Translating "they" when the Greek text has "they" does not denote woodenness in the translation. It denotes faithfulness to the text. Could an argument be made that since the Greek language makes extensive usage of pronouns and conjunctions, and the English does not, these could be dropped without altering the overall meaning of the passage. Certainly the argument could be made. But my statement is this. Such a translation, while accurately conveying the meaning of the text, does not accurately convey the text itself. I am not attempting to start a Bible versions debate on this forum. There are other places on the net for such things. I am simply stating what I perceive the facts to be. In Christ, koinekid Upholding Scriptural Accuracy, Integrity, Immutability, and Relevancy: Working towards the glory of God and the salvation of man |
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20 | is the NIV a good bible to read? | Bible general Archive 1 | koinekid | 15901 | ||
I agree with the statement that a translation does not need to follow Greek word order and sentence structure and translate word for word in order to be an accurate text. However, it must stay accurate to the original text as much as possible. For instance the Greek phrase "kata hemeran" means literally "according to the day." However, we understand it to mean in English "daily." Translating this phrase as "daily" does no harm to the text. However, the NIV has a practice of changing words (like substituting "Jesus and the disciples" for "they", etc.) and removing relative pronouns without indicating it. This may be an accurate explanation of what is happening in a particular passage, but it is not an accurate translation of the Greek text. The result is a very readable text, but one that is not as accurate as it could be. Frequently the NIV sacrifices accuracy for readability. For a highly accurate and highly readable version I would recommend the New King James Version. In addition, the World English Bible is also a very accurate and readable translation. And if you're looking for accuracy, try the NASB, the LITV, or the Analytical-Literal Translation (www.dtl.org) In Christ, koinekid Upholding Scriptural Accuracy, Integrity, Immutability, and Relevancy: Working towards the glory of God and the salvation of man |
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