[Faith-talk] Bible Translations
Jeanette
nettiecosp at yahoo.com
Wed Nov 30 01:40:45 UTC 2011
everyone has their opinion of the Bible translations and i think each of us
has to decide what we want to use and not criticise others who choose
differently
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From: "Joshua Lester" <jlester8462 at students.pccua.edu>
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> 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
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> 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
>>
>>
>> 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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