Subject: How inspired is the NAS Bible today? |
Bible Note: Dear Retxar, I actually agree with almost all of the things you mentioned. I agree that the Holy Spirit will keep readers of the Word from going astray, if they will follow His direction. I also agree that God has preserved His Word throughout the centuries. I would disagree however, that it is insulting to God for me to believe that He has continued to inspire His Word. I don't understand why that would belittle God in any way. In fact, I think that it shows how brilliant, powerful, and most of all loving I believe Him to be. For God to be able to keep His message to mankind relevant and understandable in thousands of different languages and to people from thousands of different cultures, shows incredible intellegence. And for God to maintain the truth of his message throughout 2000 years despite the natural inclination of man to disrupt it with mistakes, and even changes due to different theological perspectives, shows great power. And finally for God to go to all this trouble in order to be able to speak to each and every person in the world regardless of educational background or anything else, shows just how much He loves every human being. |