Bible Question:
Thanks Ray. I am not concerned at all that differences in "1995 NASB"'s affect doctrinal issues, much less salvation issues. If I were, I would be going nuts regarding actual different versions, and I am not. I am comfortable reading and studying different versions. I am confident that most of the well-known versions out there have been faithfully translated and more or less give accurate translations of the original autographs, and clearly communicate everything necessary for all major (and almost all minor) doctrinal issues. I realize that different versions have different purposes (e.g. readability vs. precision; English usage) and different opinions on textual sources (e.g. older vs. more numerous manuscripts). I also realize that, based on what we know of the original autographs and languages, the overall accuracy of the sources we have is pretty near 98-99 percent plus (hey, I just realized that this forum does not allow the percentage sign or the plus sign--now that is an odd restriction). The root of my concern is that I have memorized tons of verses from my Ryrie Study Bible (published by Moody), and I would just like to know that I am memorizing something consistent. I'd like to be able to hand someone my Slimline Bible and say, "Check me on Second Timothy." Or maybe I'd like to work on Scripture memory with someone who also likes the 1995 NASB, and we could check each other (with no reference) and be sure we are checking the same thing. I'm tempted to go back and re-memorize the verses that are "wrong" in my study Bible, but before I do that I need to be certain that I have a totally accurate source for the 1995 NASB. So I'm still wondering what's going on with my study Bible, and where I can find a source that I can truly trust. I'll check the profile section to see if there's a logical place for the story about "Holy." I try to use Holy as a login on sites like this but of course Holy is taken early on at a Christian site! Years before I became a Christian, I was doing a month of training and familiarization (exposure to "the Fleet") at an F-14 Tomcat squadron. At the time, I was a midshipman at the U. S. Naval Academy. Everyone "had" to have a callsign there, and since my last name sounds like "Toledo," I was dubbed "Holy." When I became a Navy pilot myself, I did not fly tactical aircraft, so I never used my callsign as a "real" callsign in the air. Nonetheless, when I was in flight training, I had my helmet bag embroidered with my name, my callsign "Holy," and an insignia that I had previously earned. Years later, after I became a Christian, I had my bag embroidered again, this time with new insignia I had earned, plus a Christian fish, plus the reference “Ephesians 1:4.” That verse says, “just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we would be HOLY and blameless before Him,….” So, when I got the callsign, it was nothing to me except clever wordplay. But later I found out that God had determined to place me in Christ and call me “Holy” before the foundation of the world. So I really was “Holy” all along; I just didn’t know it until God actually drew me to Christ! Now, people assume that the callsign has something to do with “religion” before I get to tell them the story. |
Bible Answer: HolyT, God bless you brother and welcome to the forum.You and I have more in common than you know.I'm a veteran of 16 years in the Navy myself.It's a blessing to see another brother in arms standing strong in the faith.I think you pretty effectively answered your question here.I agree with you,the vast majority of the translations of the bible we refer to are quite accurate.Check out my most recent post it covers some pretty important ground. God went to great lengths to make sure his Word was preserved throughout the ages.2Peter 1:3 tells us that God has given us all things pertaining to life and godliness. I think your in pretty good shape my brother. PS. You can find my e-mail address in my user profile. It would be good to hear from you. In Christ, lionheart |