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Every translation contains the Gospel of Christ. I have 20 some on my computer. The all include the Gospel.

It contains some form of it. Men taking God's Word and making it more acceptable to themselves. Can you give one example of God commanding these men to make these translations?

There is controversy because the is nothing people can’t use for evil.

This is overly dismissive, to say the least. Controversy? And what is this evil that you speak of? In this context I can only conclude that you are referring to the differences in doctrine as being "evil".

Its a well documented fact that only recently has the differing factions of modern Christianity stopped killing each other over their various beliefs. That's a bit more than just a controversy.

It remains there for every seeker to see. Whether the accept it is another issue.

Unless the seeker finds something different than yourself, right?

It has not. Refer to the Dead Sea Scrolls as evidence.

The Dead Sea Scrolls are not a complete comparison of which ever Bible you want to use.

None. Did you think the Gospel is all that the Bible contains??

Are you making the claim that everything in the Bible is not scripture from the mouth of God? That if contains spurious writings that are not from God?

Some portions of the Bible were for Israel, when under a Theocracy. Christians do not practice the portions not given to the nation of Israel. We do teach them. In short, it isn’t all about us, but we benefit from it all.

Then why keep it? Why not remove what's not necessary? Why confuse people? You admit that it's not all for you.

“It contains some form of it. Men taking God’s Word and making it more acceptable to themselves. Can you give one example of God commanding these men to make these translations?”

It contains ALL of the Gospel of Christ. People make translations into their languages. Most people don’t speak Hebrew. No one speaks Koine Greek anymore. God commanded that we take the Gospel to all the world. Part of that is giving them the Bible in their own language. Not a thing wrong with that.

“This is overly dismissive, to say the least. Controversy? And what is this evil that you speak of? In this context I can only conclude that you are referring to the differences in doctrine as being “evil”.”

No, you misunderstand me. I am simply saying you are looking to the Bible to ask why people don’t agree. People don’t agree on what color car to buy. People don’t agree on what the Constitution means. I posit the problem with people. They can misunderstand, misuse or distort for another agenda, anything. That said, the Gospel of Christ is their in black and white.

“Its a well documented fact that only recently has the differing factions of modern Christianity stopped killing each other over their various beliefs. That’s a bit more than just a controversy.”

Oh yea, every day, Christians kill each other... not.

But this seems to be a distraction. Again, you are focusing on people and not on the issue you raised about the Gospel. Distraction for you?

“Unless the seeker finds something different than yourself, right?”

No.

“The Dead Sea Scrolls are not a complete comparison of which ever Bible you want to use.”

No problem. They show the unchanging Bible. Not 100%, but certainly factual evidence that anyone objective would recognize. I take it you are not objective on this issue.

“Are you making the claim that everything in the Bible is not scripture from the mouth of God? That if contains spurious writings that are not from God?”

No. I’m claiming that all Scripture is God-breathed and not all is about the Gospel we are discussing. Really, if you read the Bible, you wouldn’t have to ask questions that are basic.

“Then why keep it? Why not remove what’s not necessary? Why confuse people? You admit that it’s not all for you.”

We keep it because it is the whole story from start to finish of God working in history. We don’t arbitrarily throw it out. We revere it all, using our minds to understand and rightly divide it.

Now, as to you. Are you a regular atheist, or just a cultist?