[Faith-talk] Bible Translations

Tue Nov 29 23:30:38 UTC 2011

Even a Calvinist, (or Reformed minister,) as you'd call him, agrees.
Hank Hannigraf deals with the Message on his CRI Website.
Blessings, Joshua

On 11/29/11, karin <karinjhar at att.net> wrote:
> amen
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>   From: Jeanette
>   To: Faith-talk,for the discussion of faith and religion
>   Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2011 3:25 PM
>   Subject: Re: [Faith-talk] Bible Translations
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>
>   and jimmy is agreat example of a reliable source for Bible information you
>   know, smile
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>   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
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>   >>   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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