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1 | Are we back to the absurd view...? | 2 Timothy | Morant61 | 80915 | ||
Greetings Justme! Excellent comments my friend! May I add to your point? I don't want to make people lose confidence in the Bible (it is reliable), but the problem extends even beyond the translation issue. The text which is actually translated must also be decided upon. The KJ Only people seem to operate on the assumption that there was one established Biblical text. This is false. There are thousands of manuscripts which differ from one another in various ways (mostly dealing with minor issues). Textual critics have to compare and evalute those differences in order to determine the actual text. The KJV was based upon the textual choices of one man using only a handful of manuscripts, none of which was older than the 10th to 12th century. Modern texts are based upon the work of many individuals using thousands of manuscripts, some of which are as old as the 2nd to 3rd century. This is not to say that KJV is bad. It isn't. All of the translations agree the vast majority of the time. There are occasions where they differ, and everyone may not agree with the textual choices made, but every text is the result of textual choices. There simply is not one 'offical' text. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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2 | Are we back to the absurd view...? | 2 Timothy | justme | 80922 | ||
Morant61: Tim, I can't express how upset I have let myself become when argueing this. I had to pray and see my view, was as I believed to be far above others ignorance. The Word spoke to me through Romans, and I saw my attude was wrong! I believe that part of Christian love for others is to be willing to listen (in the forums case read) carefully, and react slowly, with wisdon. I am still in the process of learning, but I can see of no other way to show kindness and respect for my brethern in Christ Jesus. I pray that my heart will be able to take attacks on my beliefs and turn then into the words that bring peace instead of strife. Someone, somewhere said, for those who want to believe there is more than enough evidence. For those that will not believe there never will be enough evidence. I pray I will can know the difference in people. Blessings and nice to hear from you. justme |
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3 | Are we back to the absurd view...? | 2 Timothy | Morant61 | 80923 | ||
Greetings Justme! I commend you my friend for you peaceable and gracious attitude on this forum. Would that we all would love one another first, and then discuss our views second. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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