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Bible Question: I usually use the NIV version of the bible since it is easier to use. On some occassions I will look at the King James version to compare a passage. I have found some MAJOR word changes in some of the passages. My husband (Mormon) says that if I my church uses a particular version (mine uses the NIV) that I am to only use that version and if I disagree with it, that it proves that the Mormons are right when they say that they believe in the bible "as long as it is tranlated correctly". How can I answer him. I get tongue tied or just keep silent in order to avoid an argument. |
Bible Answer: You probably know the scripture above as well as anyone on the Forum, at least I'm sure you know of it. Anyway, I have full confidence after a lifetime of 50 years, under the influence of 3 generations of christians, and Bible study, that it is truly God's Word. Yes, it's been through dozens of translations, paraphrasing and other abuses. I've done a little studying of the evidence and the whole subject of manuscripts supporting the Bible. In my opinion, all of us have sufficient reason to believe strongly that God's Word, the sum total of all the translations is almost 99 percent just like God intended it for us. The few differences you see between the different versions are almost miniscule and most of those differences reflect the subtleties of grammar between the different languages. I suppose you've already heard about the dead sea scrolls in middle eastern caves just a few decades ago. In one of the scrolls, they discovered a very old 1st century version of Isaiah. Bible scholars compared this scroll to the modern version of the same book and an incredibly small number of discrepancies was discovered. Like I mentioned, most of those minor discrepancies are small items of grammar. When one considers the tremendous span of time and the thousands of men as translators doing their thing, you begin to appreciate the tremendous amount of protection from the hand of God. I don't know exactly the word changes to which you're referring, but there are some versions of the Bible better than others. The two best versions in my opinion are the New King James and the New American Standard. As a last ditch effort to help you, I'll refer you to apologeticspress.com. There Dr. Bert Thompson does a fantastic job providing evidences proving many different aspects of Christianity, including the Bible as God's Word. I hope this helps and I'll pray for you and your husband. God bless. |