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To: aMorePerfectUnion
How shall we discuss this in an ecumenical way, when the article itself disparages non-Roman Bibles and extols Roman Bibles?

I would suggest that we first consider that the true importance of any Bible is the MESSAGE, not the individual words.

Those who insist that their particular Bible is THE exact correct one have missed the point altogether.

There are many versions, and the apocrypha and the more of them one reads, the more one gets the MESSAGE.

All these different BIBLES, all these different INTERPRETATIONS are not a 'problem' with the Bible, they are the answer.

Why? Because, for each of us, the MESSAGE we get from the BIBLE is DIFFERENT, because GOD knew we would each have different NEEDS.

After all, if God were to speak to you (which He does all the time, but few listen because they don't like what he is saying), he would do so in a language that you understood. And he would tell you what YOU and only YOU need to hear.

The Bible is no different.

21 posted on 07/20/2013 7:11:55 PM PDT by UCANSEE2 (The monsters are due on Maple Street)
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To: UCANSEE2

If the “message” is different for everyone, does it mean that those who wrest the scriptures to deny the Trinity and promote heresies are “correct” in some relative way?


22 posted on 07/20/2013 7:14:17 PM PDT by Greetings_Puny_Humans
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To: UCANSEE2

AMEN.


97 posted on 07/21/2013 1:19:36 PM PDT by Biggirl ("Jesus talked to us as individuals"-Jim Vicevich/Thanks JimV!)
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