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To: daniel1212

The world was blessed to get a KJV, but so was it blessed to get earlier renditions (and later ones) of the bible, done by serious believing scholars.

We are faced with the difficult fact that our faith doesn’t have a single completely authoritative manuscript. What to do, what to do? Well this is where we are faced with stark dichotomy. Is it really based on God, or is it based on man’s reasoning. The latter would REQUIRE a precise bible. The former doesn’t. Every single solitary version we do have, tells about the same God. In a way it is a Christian “koan,” like what is the sound of one hand clapping. What is the exact bible? Well, you read it in Christ. It is the spirit, and not the paper, that moves us to love. Love can only be a dull duty if it is based on paper. It is a living privilege if it is based on Christ.


36 posted on 10/25/2014 10:07:19 PM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
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To: HiTech RedNeck

Scripture is like a wind orchestra, in which there is one book, but many “members” in interdependence complimenting each other, with the Spirit sounding thru individual distinctive instruments under the direction of the Conductor, making harmonious melody unto the Lord.

If there are discordant sounds in the renditions due to misprints in the sheet music or faulty instruments, is it usually easily recognized by those keen of hearing, although most often accusations of such are due to mistaking different instrumental sounds as being discordant notes, yet the sound remains an unmistakable harmony pointing to Christ, and glorifying God, though renditions by the most apparent best orchestras is to be preferred.


90 posted on 10/26/2014 1:41:21 PM PDT by daniel1212 (Come to the Lord Jesus as a contrite damned+destitute sinner, trust Him to save you, then live 4 Him)
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