[Faith-talk] Bible Translations

Tue Nov 29 21:30:17 UTC 2011

BTW:
This doesn't mean I approve of everything he teaches, but he's right
on Bible translations, and on Rick Warren's books.
Just my humble oppinion.
Blessings, Joshua

On 11/29/11, Joshua Lester <jlester8462 at students.pccua.edu> wrote:
> He is a testimony of the grace of God.
> He repented, and now God has restored him.
> His pastor is in New Orleans, (a member of the AG.)
> Blessings, Joshua
>
> On 11/29/11, Jeanette <nettiecosp at yahoo.com> wrote:
>> and jimmy is agreat example of a reliable source for Bible information
>> you
>> know, smile
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Joshua Lester" <jlester8462 at students.pccua.edu>
>> To: "Faith-talk,for the discussion of faith and religion"
>> <faith-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2011 2:13 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Faith-talk] Bible Translations
>>
>>
>>> The Message, or the "Mess," Bible is a paraphrase, not a translation.
>>> There's a whole lot of New-Age stuff in it.
>>> Jimmy Swaggart has some great commentary on it here.
>>> www.jsm.org
>>> Look for a program on Bible translations, in the program archives.
>>> Blessings, Joshua
>>>
>>> On 11/29/11, karin <karinjhar at att.net> wrote:
>>>> I have also read the NIV but now I have the NKJV version in braille and
>>>> like
>>>> it very well.  I wish I had the message Bible, New Living translation
>>>> or
>>>> the
>>>> amplified versions.  But I am happy with what I got.
>>>>   ----- Original Message -----
>>>>   From: Jeanette
>>>>   To: Faith-talk,for the discussion of faith and religion
>>>>   Sent: Monday, November 28, 2011 6:45 PM
>>>>   Subject: Re: [Faith-talk] Bible Translations
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>   i learned many scriptures and did many a bible study with the NIV it
>>>> was
>>>> the
>>>>   only version i could get in braille for many years, i now have a nkjv
>>>> and
>>>>   enjoy it but have also used the nasv and the rsv for study, many
>>>> folks,
>>>> good
>>>>   Christian folks as far as i know like all kinds of versions, i
>>>> thinkit
>>>> again
>>>>   is a personal preference and we should not judge others for the
>>>> version
>>>> they
>>>>   use, i find the idea that one version is the only one to use part of
>>>> the
>>>>   legalism that some folks love and push, thanks for the information in
>>>> this
>>>>   email
>>>>   ----- Original Message -----
>>>>   From: "Ryan Kwaak" <kwaakproductions at gmail.com>
>>>>   To: "Faith-talk,for the discussion of faith and religion"
>>>>   <faith-talk at nfbnet.org>
>>>>   Sent: Monday, November 28, 2011 5:39 PM
>>>>   Subject: [Faith-talk] Bible Translations
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>   > Well the topic of good and bad Bible versions has come up, and I
>>>>   > believe it merits a new thread. As some of you might have guessed
>>>> by
>>>>   > my Baptist roots, I hold to the Authorized King James version and
>>>>   > continue to use it exclusively. However, I used to believe that it
>>>> was
>>>>   > the ONLY Word of God for the English-speaking population because
>>>> that
>>>>   > was what my church teaches. Not only that, but to my knowledge the
>>>> KJV
>>>>   > wasn't copyrighted by a nonprofit corporation with a vested
>>>> economic
>>>>   > interest in its usage like the more modern versions. That was until
>>>> I
>>>>   > did the research. Turns out, The KJV is public domain worldwide
>>>> except
>>>>   > in Great Britain. The laws in force at that time pre-date any
>>>> modern
>>>>   > copyright legislation, but the right to disseminate the KJV is
>>>>   > bestowed upon whomever the Sovereign wishes to grant it to, and
>>>> today
>>>>   > that right is held by Cambridge University Press. Not only that,
>>>> but
>>>>   > the KJV was written by Anglicans with an ulterior political agenda,
>>>>   > and nothing could go into the KJV that the king, as the
>>>>   > self-proclaimed spiritual authority in England, did not first
>>>> approve.
>>>>   > However, I still hold to the KJV because it sparked a myriad of
>>>>   > old-time revivals and turned many a gambling drunkard into a
>>>>   > Christian. Although the newer versions may be easier to understand,
>>>>   > some of the corporations producing these newer Bibles tend to water
>>>>   > the message down and compromise the Word of God to be more
>>>> politically
>>>>   > correct. A good new version that claims not to compromise the truth
>>>> is
>>>>   > the New American Standard Bible, but old habits are hard to break,
>>>> and
>>>>   > I for one will keep my KJV.
>>>>   >
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