This is just not true. How did you come to this conclusion? Due to the incredible number of manuscripts extant we can be confident that modern Bibles are over 95% accurate and true to the original writings. Futher, the Bible commands us to have fellowship with our Christian brother and sisters, a function which is fullfilled by attending Church. One should not look to what a Church can do for them but what they can do for the Church. We are called to be the salt and light and that can't be accomplished in front of the bathroom mirror.
“we can be confident that modern Bibles are over 95% accurate and true to the original writings.”
Nah...Protestant Bibles contain more than 5% error, compared to the Catholic Bible they watered down.
When you add to that, the notion that the Holy Spirit reveals different interpretations, to each of us individually, the compounded error rate is astounding.
I'll give you one example: a lot of people died in Salem at the hands of God-fearing people because of a mistranslation. According to the footnotes in the Bible provided to me by the Church of my youth, the phrase "suffer not a witch to live" is less than correct. According to that Bible, in the footnotes, the more accurate translation of the phrase is "suffer not a poisoner to live."
http://www.hollowhill.com/fun/halloween/witch-bible.htm
This is still in hot dispute, based on what I learned in college courses of comparative religions, so you can't take the link above as gospel. But, in my gut, I believe the quote as originally published is wrong. The second possibility fits better with my perception of Christianity.
Well put. And I’ll add, the Bible is the Living Word. It speaks to each person uniquely if you open your heart to God. So it doesn’t matter if a word here or there may not be the exact translation.