Wow!!! Thanks for that information. I have never liked the NIV version... now I know why. I won't claim that I've read every word, though.
What version besides KJ do you recommend? Or do you like just the KJ?
"What version besides KJ do you recommend? Or do you like just the KJ?"
Many lifetimes have gone into studying that puzzle and debunking various mysticisms and spiritualisms. Most of our churches are now apostate. The answer is in the following.
The King James Controversy
(especially the links below "From Their Own Mouths - Bible Modifiers")
http://www.revelationwebsite.co.uk/index1/kjinfo.htm
If I were very stubbornly Catholic, BTW, I would most likely stay with the Vulgate. For traditional Catholics, though, the more historical information about the King James version is probably still very well worth a read.
And here's more about Mollenkott.
http://www.revelationwebsite.co.uk/index1/kjv/mouth4.htm#niv
Evangelical feminists have some new bible verses to use as
weapons against the family. Take the verse, "I commend to you
our sister Phoebe, a servant[ 16:1 Or deaconess] of the church
in Cenchrea" (Romans 16:1, NIV or New International Version).
Now look at the verse in the KJV (King James Version). "I
commend unto you Phebe our sister, which is a servant of the
church which is at Cenchrea:" (Romans 16:1, KJV).
So "Phoebe" was given unprecented authority, according to
the NIV revisionists. Here's some info from study on that
issue. And remember that one prevalent feminist tactic is to
make statements with little or no existing documentation to
either prove or disprove them.
...some more in-depth study of "Phoebe."
The Biblical Vision Regarding Women's Ordination
By the Rev'd Dr Rodney A. Whitacre
http://www.episcopalian.org/cclec/paper-whitacre.htm
...and for information on the word, "diakonos,"
http://bible.crosswalk.com/Lexicons/Greek/grk.cgi?number=1249&version=kjv
It's a complicated study, because feminists choose
obscurities with which to revise, making it difficult
for those who "fight the good fight" to argue.
And here's my disclaimer note paraphrased, in short
(because our points will be lost if much time is spent
on this necessary note).
I haven't found anything in biblical text saying that
it is wrong for faithful women to "minister" to others
outside the church. There are several instances where
this was done and in at least one instance, encouraged
by a man who was a leader in the church. Women also
did prophesy and prayer in the church (on the women's
side, among the Corinthians), which is different from
being a priest or elder.