[dagoofyfoot]

"We don't know the actual meanings of many of the words in the earliest Bible texts."

I hear this many times from people who in turn "heard from somebody else". There are many churches who have Bible studies that research, (and very accurately) translations of the original text as well as the culture from those times. In these times it is very easy to know precisely what the Bible says...

"When you seek me with all your heart, then thats when you will fine me"...Jesus Christ

[nightstarpm]

You say it is very easy to know precisely what the Bible says, yet the dead sea scrolls show there were many early revisions. These appear to be revisions to adapt the texts to the locality. Which one did the various translations use? Who decided that was the real word of God? Was it God, or the Church?