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NASB | 1 John 5:7 For there are three that testify: |
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Bible Question: First - I'll start by saying that I am a believer. I trust in God and in the Bible. My faith is strong no matter what. I've read the comments on this forum regarding this scripture and I don't beleive it should be included in ANY Bible since it isn't at all what John wrote. Isn't the Bible suppose to give us the exact letters that were written? This makes me think . . . What else has been added to the Bible? I don't know Greek and Hebrew. I have to trust those that translated it. Things like finding additions to God's Word is exactly how we end up with cults that say our Bible is translated incorrectly and so they go off on some weird belief and drag thousands with them. I'm not a theologian but I've been taught to trust that the Bible is God's word. However, How can I trust mere man that translates it? |
Bible Answer: Hi, happy... The science of textual criticism is just that... a science. It is extremely disciplined, rigorous, and precise. Another discipline, although somewhat less precise (almost an art, really), is translation. Every translation necessarily implies a certain amount of interpretation. For example, there was no punctuation in the original manuscripts. Translators add that sort of thing in an effort to be as true to their approach as possible. However, these things are also open to criticism by others. Since this is a question that arises among skeptics all the time, it behooves us to do some research to find out how these disciplines are carried out. You will be quite surprised at how well it is done! Once again, the providence of God preserves His Word in very definite and clearly discernable ways. In Him, Doc |