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1 | How inspired is the NAS Bible today? | Bible general Archive 1 | userdoe220 | 15405 | ||
I think you are confusing inspiration with Inerrancy. All evangelical beliver, and most non-evangelical belivers, would consider the Bible inspired. The question usually revolves around the Inerrancy of the scripture. Is the Bible Without error? If so, does that title apply to our translations? |
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2 | How inspired is the NAS Bible today? | Bible general Archive 1 | Sir Pent | 15466 | ||
Dear Schwartzkm, You seem to indicate that you feel that the present versions are "inerrant", but are not "inspired". I believe there is a seperate thread discussing inerrancy of scripture, and I would prefer not to repeat that in this thread. Therefore, let's assume (as you and I both seem to believe) that scripture is inerrant. My question would be, how would it be possible for current versions of the Bible to be "inerrant" without the inspiration of God? In other words it seems inevitable that left in the hands of mere men, copies and translations of the originals would have to contain errors. Honest mistakes and even changes made to reflect individual's theology would over time change and mess up the Word of God. Since we both assume that the current versions are inerrant, how do you explain that this was possible aside from the direct hand of God? |
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3 | How inspired is the NAS Bible today? | Bible general Archive 1 | userdoe220 | 15476 | ||
Let me re-post my previous Post: "I think you are confusing inspiration with Inerrancy. All evangelical beliver, and most non-evangelical belivers, would consider the Bible inspired. The question usually revolves around the Inerrancy of the scripture. Is the Bible Without error? If so, does that title apply to our translations?" Where in this post do you feel I stated that the present versions are inerrant but not inspired? In fact I stated even "liberals nonevangelicals" believe the Bible to be inspired. I only wanted to point out the real issue: Are the current version inerrant, or without error. That is the real issue. After re-reading my original post, I was expecting you to challenge me on the inerrancy of scripture not the inspiration of scripture. So, lets make sure we are using these terms in the same way. inerrancy. The Scriptures contain NO errors. It perfectly reflects the mind of God on the issues it addresses. Inspiration. God, not man, is the originator of the scriptures. Man did not decide to write the Bible, but they were moved by God to write the Bible. A liberal can agree with inspiration and competly disagree with inerrancy. Dont ask me to explain the logic of this belief. So, I cant respond to your question because it is not based off of what I posted or what I believe about scripture. Just what you feel I believe off of my post--which I reposted so you can read it again. Something is missing in the translation. Let me report what I believe. 1. The Bible is inspired. 2. The Bible is inerrant in the original autographs. Scribal erros have crept in, but nothing that would effect any Christian doctrine the Christian Church holds to. I agree with Metzger, one of the greatest linguist who ever lived, in saying that we can with 98percent certainty get back to what the original autographs looked like. The 2percent he is not sure of, would not change a single Christian belief if they were or were not contained in the original manuscripts. I hope my repost and furthur comments cleared up any misconceptions you might have had. |
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4 | How inspired is the NAS Bible today? | Bible general Archive 1 | Sir Pent | 15481 | ||
Dear Schwartzkm, I apologize if I misunderstood your first post. I also would just like to say that I do not wish to "challenge you on the inerrancy of scripture". I agree with you that the Bible is inerrant. My question is specifically related to the "inspiration" of not only the original manuscripts, but also of a Bible you would find in your motel room. On the one hand, you said that "erros have crept in" to the modern translations, which might indicate that you believe that they are merely the work of man. On the other hand, you said that these errors "would not change a single Christian belief". My question to you is, "Do you believe that the accuracy and authority of the Bible has been maintained throughout the centuries by the work of man, or due to the inspiration of God upon the copiers/translators etc.?" |
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5 | How inspired is the NAS Bible today? | Bible general Archive 1 | userdoe220 | 15489 | ||
"Do you believe that the accuracy and authority of the Bible has been maintained throughout the centuries by the work of man, or due to the inspiration of God upon the copiers/translators etc.?" I would say both in response to your question. I believe that God has aided in keeping the Bible as the BEST PRESERVED manuscript in all of antiquity (I challenge anyone to find a manuscript written in antiquity that even comes close to the Bible in preservation and accuracy). The dedication of the scribes in keeping it as error free as it is is somewhat miraculous in and of itself. |
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