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1 | The real price of a Bible? | Bible general | justme | 240581 | ||
Why would a conservative, Bible believing, Born again Christian leader want to met with the Roman Catholic Pope? I recently watch a history of the Bible under Mid Evil times. Over and over the Pope and the Catholic leaders persecuted anyone involved in any attempt the have the people get a Bible to understand Gods Word. As The movie said the went on with extreme punishment to anyone involved with getting a Bible, except Roman Catholic church leaders. This continued into the seventeenth century. Most all of the widely known Bible translators were put to death in the most barbaric painful ways, in such a way everyone could witness their death. Yet today the Roman Catholic church still practices nearly all the same unbiblical things that the early Christians like Martin Luther stood against. Have Protestants just let the issues the early Church Bible translators died for just drop away? After seeing this movie I thought most of us have at least one Bible and perhaps more Bibles at our use. When so many died so I could have a Bible that was not made under the Roman Catholic supervision, I felt ashamed. I have more than 14 Bibles and I really do not appreciate it, especially considering the blood shed it took to get the Bibles we take for granted. Why are not more Pastors telling this history so we can better love the Word of God we have and most people don't even read it? |
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2 | The real price of a Bible? | Bible general | EdB | 240582 | ||
I will answer this knowing full well I will be accused of many things. There is another side to the issue and that side has many reasons for doing what they did. One most people that could read through formal training were trained to read in Latin. So having a Latin Bible meant it was going to a greater audience than one written in native tongue. Most Bibles written outside of the Catholic church were written by people that had issue with the Catholic church and their bias often showed up in their Bibles. Manufacturing costs of the Bible were extremely high, therefore the Bible was very precious. However the peasant of the day saw only the paper which they needed for whatever they used paper for. Therefore the Bible had to be protected or it would be stolen for its paper. When the Gutenberg printing press was invented Bibles in various languages were produced and most were different from the Latin Translation. This caused confusion that never existed before and continues even today. People are constantly asking why does this Bible translation say this and that Bible translation doesn't. One last thing to consider. If you give the same translation of the Bible to 100 people and have them read various passages you will probably come up with a 100 different interpretations of the scripture. As evidenced by the number of Protestant denominations we have today based on different interpretations of scripture. Things like baptism with all it questions, infant or adult, in the name of Jesus only or in the name of God, the Son and Holy Spirit. Whether it requires immersion or simple sprinkling and etc. Even Luther later admitted that teaching that each man could decide for himself what the Bible said was a bad idea. He said something to effect that any man that thinks he can saddle a donkey now thinks himself a Biblical scholar and has his own theology. |
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3 | The real price of a Bible? | Bible general | justme | 240583 | ||
EdB: Regarding why Christians don't know what it took for mainly protestants to get a protestant Bible, I an completely overwhelmed and truly saddened to the very depth of my soul, how little people know what it took to get our present day Bible (I know a real run-on sentence). My deep conviction is we as a once Christian nation, has no become a nation of heathens. Our culture is anti Christ, anti God. When we see the Muslim converting middle class America into their satanic cult, we as Followers of Jesus Christ are under persecution, and in serious trouble. In my lifetime I can honestly say our world has changed beyond any hope of turning back. I expect that only small groups of conversions of genuine believers are being genuinely Christians. The Word of Faith movement has Satan's blessing, and is growing at very fast numbers is Africa. If ever we as Christians need to be encouraging to one another it is now. I have seen first hand preachers at Resurrection Sunday sermon, get so concerned about the "easter basket handout" they missed telling of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. I have seen one church that never calles on people to see why they have missed 4 months of Sundays. I think the Lord Jesus must be in deep sadness for His Bride. I know I am. Thank you for letting me cry openly in our forum for the deep concern I feel, and hurt for. justme |
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4 | The real price of a Bible? | Bible general | EdB | 240584 | ||
I share your concerns and agree that future seems bleak. My opinion the day ministry changed from being a calling to a career was the day the Christian church opened the door for everything you mentioned. Pastors are selected from resumes instead of by prayer. Ministry success is measured in headcount or dollars instead of disciple making. The society's attitude has also changed. Many people attend not in obedience to God but rather what is in it for them. Christian religion is no longer a lifestyle but rather something we do on Sunday. Look at Islam. It requires a commitment that is not found in Christianity. It becomes a lifestyle long lost to Christianity and it contains absolutes that are not left up to everyone's own interpretation. To me the biggest problem is instead of reforming the church it was instead fragmented with each fragment left to it own opinions and interpretations. Instead of being one body of Christ we are now many bodies that are often in conflict or at the very best only on strained speaking terms. John 17:20-21 (NASB) 20 "I do not ask on behalf of these alone, but for those also who believe in Me through their word; 21 that they may all be one; even as You, Father, are in Me and I in You, that they also may be in Us, so that the world may believe that You sent Me. 1 Corinthians 1:10 (NASB) 10 Now I exhort you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all agree and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be made complete in the same mind and in the same judgment. Ephesians 4:1-3 (NASB) 1 Therefore I, the prisoner of the Lord, implore you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling with which you have been called, 2 with all humility and gentleness, with patience, showing tolerance for one another in love, 3 being diligent to preserve the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. |
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5 | The real price of a Bible? | Bible general | justme | 240591 | ||
EdB: Eph 3:18-21 was the scripture for today in The Daily Bread. I have used the Daily Bread from it's first issue in 1954 (I think). I have some real difficult health issues going on and in the last week and a half I had one ambulance trip to the Er and two more trips to the ER and today makes three. I have some pain issues that they can't seem to find a solution for. I was rather depressed and I went a bit over board this AM. Sorry if I can across to strong. However I feel so concerned about the things you also responded to. Thanks for your response, and bless you brother. justme |
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6 | The real price of a Bible? | Bible general | EdB | 240592 | ||
No problem at all and be assured I will keep you and your health issues in prayer. Our God is sufficient. God's peace and mercy to you and yours EdB |
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