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Results from: Answered Bible Questions, Answers, Unanswered Bible Questions, Notes Author: wak Ordered by Verse |
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41 | What does Fear God really mean? | Acts 13:16 | wak | 35364 | ||
What does fear God really mean? At my church they explain the biblical meaning as "to be in awe of" and not fear as we commonly define it today. Is this some sort of creeping humanism or the correct interpetation |
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42 | Did Satan know God's plan for salvation | 1 Cor 2:8 | wak | 33097 | ||
Satan knew who Jesus was,right? But did he know of God's plan for salvation,the cross??? Let me know if this has already been discussed. I could not find it in the archieves |
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43 | Good-bye, NIV | 2 Tim 3:16 | wak | 32870 | ||
Well, if the TNIV makes a dent in the ALL pervasive image of God has a wise old man with a white beard, then it's all for the good | ||||||
44 | Good-bye, NIV | 2 Tim 3:16 | wak | 32891 | ||
I'm sorry, I wasn' talking tranlations, but reality (Is that allowed?). I would guess that 99 percent of Christians (including me) ,at some level, see God has the classic wise, white, old man. We assign God a race and a gender. Is my guess far off? Is my reality wrong,based on anyone else's interaction with Christians? Maybe it's just the circle of Christians I run with. If the Bible Society,with the TNIV, is taking a step in challenging that illusion... then great! I don't think any souls will be lost. And some souls may be saved... women who don't like to think of themselves has the B team. Maybe, I'm wrong. Do people here believe God is male ( Adam , my image etc?) I'm certainly no expert, and am open to other opinions. Don't take it personally, I just think TNIV may bring more people to God. |
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45 | Good-bye, NIV | 2 Tim 3:16 | wak | 32977 | ||
But that's exactly the most promising aspect of the TNIV decision... What is in the Bible Society's heart??? It's not money as Joe and kalos stated, it certainly is not a popular decision, they can't be pandering to the liberals and the feminist niche... the downside is way too steep...they lose the center,the base. They have to be alienating virtually all of the academically minded. What are they THINKING??? Perhaps, the Society members are simply making an unpopular decision based on the courage of their convictions after much prayer. It doesn't strike me as a worldly decision. . |
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46 | Good-bye, NIV | 2 Tim 3:16 | wak | 33003 | ||
Regarding the "Promise": the International Bible Society states clearly that they are producing a gender accurate Bible, not a gender neutral Bible . I haven"t seen anything here to refute that. Regarding the big dollars: I assume IBS is non-profit and has the Best interest of the Bible (and ALL of its users) as their primary goal. |
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47 | Good-bye, NIV | 2 Tim 3:16 | wak | 33078 | ||
Thanks Hank, overall you make a good point, the problem is that everyone is going to put their spin on this Topic. I "assume" IBS will also have their 26 (or 126 scholars) signing off etc...not a risky assumtion. It's too early to get objective opinions, particularly on the merits of the entirity of the TNIV project... not just then hand picked verses from both sides. Time gives perspective, which I think you might have mentioned earlier. Re: BIG dollars Of course, Zondervan is for profit. I "assumed" that when I forked over 60 dollars for a Bible. I never mentioned Zondervan, they're the delivery boy, not the decision maker (or translator). IBS is non profit...here's a cut/paste: "The International Bible Society was founded in 1809 as a non-profit ministry to serve the Church in evangelism and discipleship by taking the Scriptures around the world, with a focus on larger people groups. This includes the "Let There Be Light" program to launch 35 new translations of the Bible in the next six years, equivalent to the addition of one-tenth of all of the languages into which the entire Bible has been translated since time of Christ." ---------------------------------------- I'll go back to my original statement: "I assume IBS is non-profit and has the Best interest of the Bible (and ALL of its users) as their primary goal." I'm not saying IBS made the right decision... I don't know that yet. What I am saying is that,overall, their heart is in the right place. Because, frankly, it is such a BAD "business" decision!!! Reverse logic? |
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48 | Good-bye, NIV | 2 Tim 3:16 | wak | 33123 | ||
Hey Hank, the ocean's saltiness is an objective fact... not a matter of opinion... I don't think the uselessness of the TNIV is a fact 3 days after it's release. Again; just assuming. You know, this debating is almost too much fun... it must be sinful:) Imagine the "debate" that went on at the IBS from the many scholars of different persuasions who have devoted their LIVES to translation. Boy, would I have liked to have been a fly on the walls at the IBS. It had to be bloody (blood on the verses vs. Blood on the Tracks? God Bless you, Hank |
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49 | Good-bye, NIV | 2 Tim 3:16 | wak | 33131 | ||
Reformer Joe, are you being serious or sarcastic with your statement below: "A lot of the changes are defended by their efforts to "make clearer" the doctrine that is found in Scripture. Since theology is subject to interpretation from the text itself, wouldn't it be wiser to be as faithful as possible to the original Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek and let the church itself be occupied with the proper interpretation of the text?" My guess is you don't want any translations of the Bible for the unwashed masses. But you could be also using sarcasm very effectively to make a great point for the opposite viewpoint. Wish I had thought of it. (Sorry for my minor nastiness but it reflects my reaction to your statement,not you. I've learned a lot from many of your posts in the archieves. Even the saved/not saved stuff was good, until it got personal) God Bless you |
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50 | Good-bye, NIV | 2 Tim 3:16 | wak | 33135 | ||
I use to think that way until I had a daughter. I want her to have every opportunity. I Don't think you can over estimate the power of language, consciously and subconsciously, over time. Someone said (Lou Holtz?), if you pee on a big rock long enough, you'll put a hole in it. Talking the power of words here ,not the Bible God Bless you |
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51 | Fear God! | 1 Pet 1:17 | wak | 35800 | ||
Hank I agree with your overall point ... balance is needed... but I also think of the 80/20 rule. My sense is that the average preachers of Edward's time were preaching 80 percent fear, don't(s) and sin and 20 percent Love, do's and grace. Today's preachers have reverse that, 80 percent love, etc. and 20 percent fear, etc. Needless to say, God's message needs to be balance. but if I had to pick in the "real world" (please,don't recite the ideal) I'll take the typical 2002 preacher over the typical 19th century preacher. I guess I'm even more wary of nostalgia " the good old days", than I am of the baby boomer mentality. |
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52 | Fear God! | 1 Pet 1:17 | wak | 35845 | ||
Hank To answer your question directly if the 80/20 rule applies to God's Shepard's (like widgets), I would ballpark it and say that 80 percent of preachers, preach a biased message. I wholeheartily agree with you that it should be 100/0, but even the Christian world doesn't work that way. I doubt it ever has... even from day 1. |
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53 | Fear God! | 1 Pet 1:17 | wak | 35846 | ||
RElder I have never studied Edwards... not a single second... he wasn't on the GED. Never heard of him Since I answered your direct question, you to have answer mine: What does phenomenological mean? |
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