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1 | Psalm 111:9 | Bible general Archive 1 | Morant61 | 13293 | ||
Greetings Johnny! As a pastor myself, I would love to be called "Most Awesome Pastor!" :-) Allow me to briefly address two of your points! 1) Calling Priests Father: I understand where you are coming from, but I just don't see this as a major issue. Many of these titles were meant to show respect and have different connotations now then when they were originated. I personally would avoid the use of "Father" for clergy, but I have no problem with my son or daughters calling me father. 2) The KJV Translation: The KJV was and is a beautiful translation. However, it was translated in the same way as every other translation. You said of the KJV that "this translation is translate word by word from the original scripture according to what is written and not according to the understanding of the translator of the Bible." This simply is not possible. Translation, by definition, is the process of changing a text from one language to another. In that process, it is not possible to go word for word. There are translations, like the KJV, which make a valiant effort to do so, but even they have to add words, change word orders, ect... to make the meaning understandable in English. For instance, a literal word for word translation of John 1:1 would be: "In beginning was the Word, and the Word was with the God, and God was the Word." Notice how the KJV translates this verse: "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God." Notice that they have added a "the" before beginning. They have removed the "the" before the first occurance of "God." And, they have changed the word order of the last phrase. They were entirely justified in doing this. I am not saying they were wrong. I am simply trying to illustrate that there is no such thing as a exact word for word translation of the Bible. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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2 | Psalm 111:9 | Bible general Archive 1 | jlpangilinan | 13888 | ||
1) Calling Priests Father: I understand where you are coming from, but I just don't see this as a major issue. Many of these titles were meant to show respect and have different connotations now then when they were originated. I personally would avoid the use of "Father" for clergy, but I have no problem with my son or daughters calling me father. Tim Moran Matthew 23:9 And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven. I have no problem also when I called my Dad father. Beacuse I know that when Jesus mentioned this it is not biological. Johnny |
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