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1 | ... | John 1:1 | DocTrinsograce | 166842 | ||
Dear Shythiyl, Excuse my correction, but please take great care to choose words appropriate to sound doctrine. I believe I understand what you are affirming, but the terminology you choose leaves room for heterodoxical misunderstanding. No translation is inspired. The doctrine of the verbal plenary inspiration of the Word is rooted in an understanding that the Bible, as originally written, is God-breathed (theopneustos, 2 Timothy 3:16) sentence by sentence, word by word, syllable by syllable, letter by letter. (The Chicago Statement of Biblical Inerrancy states this very well. It is both more exhaustive and more clearly stated than anything that my feeble skills of explanation might afford.) Only the writers of the Bible itself were inspired by the Holy Spirit. Anyone since then has, at best, had the Scriptures illumined for them by the Holy Spirit (fotidzo, Ephesians 1:18). On the other hand, we know that God, in His providence, has preserved His Word and insured that it would be properly conveyed to us. Using the God given gift of rational thought, along with careful study, we might deem one translation superior to another. God graciously guides those who diligently seek Him. The implication of our doctrine is that we seek to get as close to the original transmitted text as we are able. Nevertheless, care must be taken to avoid conveying the un-biblical notion that anything is on a par or anywhere near the Word of God in accuracy, authority, sufficiency, infallibility, and necessity. In Him, Doc |
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2 | ... | John 1:1 | Shythiyl | 166866 | ||
Doc, dear brother, your words are wise, but though I am not always successful, and at a loss without a good spell checker and dictionary, I make every attempt to use words in in their truest of meaning, and I stick by my original statement. that "God is able to inspire (to influence, move, or guide by divine or supernatural inspiration,) even modern day translations of His originally inspired (breathed) word." How else could it have been preserved even up to 1611. Surely not by the will of carnal man. Definition provided per Merriam Webster. It even gave me the meaning of the word heterodoxical. "contrary to or different from an acknowledged standard, a traditional form, or an established religion." Could Martin Luther have been considered heterodoxus? Could the Church not benifit from one who posesses "some" of his attributes today? Is it heresy to make a statement which is contrary to or different from an acknowledged standard? I think not, as long as it is within scriptural boundries. |
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3 | ... | John 1:1 | DocTrinsograce | 166869 | ||
Dear Shythiyl, You ask, 'Could the Church not benifit from one who posesses "some" of his attributes today?' (sic) Augustines, Luthers, Calvins, Edwards, etc. come into the picture, by divine Providence and the grace of God, at the appropriate times to restore what was lost or bring clearer understanding to what has already been revealed by inspiration in the Word of God. (If you spend some time studying what they taught you will find this to be so.) None of these men are inspired. As I said, at best, they are illumined. (There's quite a difference between the two terms. Scripture -- our authority -- makes the distinction.) Every one of them were fallible. None of us... no one reading these words... probably no one living... is the same caliber as these giants of the faith. It would be the height of hubris to presume that anyone was so gifted. The church generally only recognizes them as their work stands the test of time. The answer to your question: No. If the church needed it, God would have provided it. The best teachers we have today don't fully measure up. However, through technology, we are blessed by the Lord because we still have the sermons and writings of the giants of the faith. Though dead, yet they still speak (Hebrews 11:4). Textual criticism is a human work. Translation is a human work. Preaching is a human work. Witnessing is a human work. God, in His Sovereignty, may command these things and make use of these things. However, only the Scripture, as originally transmitted, is God-breathed. Read Ephesians: God gave us His Word, the Holy Spirit, regeneration, the prophets of old, the apostles of old, pastor-teachers (past and present), and the church (invisible body of Christ) to insure that we do not stray from sound doctrine. Sound doctrine is what we mean by orthodoxy and orthopraxy. Remember... the Holy Spirit inspired in the past, illumines in the present: Word of God -- Written by Inspiration of the Holy Spirit Word of God -- Understood by Illumination of the Holy Spirit In Him, Doc |
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