Posted on 11/01/2011 6:08:48 PM PDT by rzman21
Not even a “nice try’ .... Luther was not around for the NIV
Who is this “Living Church of God” “tradition” and on what authority do they claim primacy regarding the Word of God?
He would have been rather blunt about it.
I hold fire this time of year. Better for the blood pressure.
Too bad they didn’t get to roast him the way they did Hus.
i’m not sure this article is trustworthing since it is put out by the church of the living god cult.
this is not a Christian source.
reader beware.
they are sabbath keepers, so they reject the NT Church.
Checked out the “Church of God” link. Sounds a lot like Oneness Pentecostal, at least it denies the Trinity. There is much correct info about Luther, but a denial of the Trinity cannot be considered truly Christian. But thanks for the post.
Not sure if I want to hear an explanation, neither
So...pentacostal; glossalalia and such.
Meh.
Probably the 14,000 plus 1 new protestant sect. Jesus would be so proud.
So many errors...
Jesus was not dead for 72 hours. Part days were considered full days back then. Just as part years would count as full years - e.g. Nov 2009 to Jan 2011 was 3 years.
Luther answered these charges himself. A word for word translation is not possible if you want a readable result.
If anyone wants to read more, I suggest here:
http://beggarsallreformation.blogspot.com/2006/02/luther-added-word-alone-to-romans-328.html
Credo in Deum Patrem omnipotentem;
Creatorem caeli et terrae.
Et in Jesum Christum,
Filium eius unicum, Dominum nostrum;
qui conceptus est
de Spiritu Sancto,
natus ex Maria virgine;
passus sub Pontio Pilato,
crucifixus, mortuus, et sepultus;
descendit ad inferos;
tertia die resurrexit a mortuis;
ascendit ad caelos;
sedet ad dexteram Dei Patris omnipotentis;
inde venturus est
iudicare vivos et mortuos.
Credo in Spiritum Sanctum;
sanctam ecclesiam catholicam;
sanctorum communionem;
remissionem peccatorum;
carnis resurrectionem;
vitam aeternam. Amen.
In English:
I believe in God, the Father almighty,
creator of heaven and earth.
I believe in Jesus Christ,
his only Son, our Lord.
He was conceived
by the power of the Holy Spirit,
and born of the Virgin Mary,
He suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, died, and was buried;
He descended into hell.
On the third day he rose again;
he ascended into heaven,
he is seated at the right hand of the Father,
he will come again
to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the holy Catholic church,
the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
and the life everlasting. Amen
nonsense, romans 3:28 in the KJV is highly readable and it does not contain the word “alone”.
Luther was wrong to add words that change the meaning of the passage.
adding “alone” violates James 2:24
can you imagine the howling if Catholics did this?
let’s see how James 2:24 could be made more “readable”
You see that a man is justified by works alone and not by faith alone.
Watch out for falling sects! 7,999 in a single day!
Oddly enough, Luther wasn’t translating the Bible into English. And frankly, the venom with which the Catholic Church fought against vernacular translations for the masses pretty much disqualifies it from complaining.
But those who want to know WHY Luther did it can read more at the link I posted. His translation has stood for 500 years, so maybe he had a pretty good idea of how to translate into German vernacular.
:)
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