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originally posted by: 3NL1GHT3N3D1
We see the thousands of different interpretations that can be gleaned from the words in the bible, so do you agree that the bible is written in such a way to cause this division in interpretation?
originally posted by: 3NL1GHT3N3D1
We see the thousands of different interpretations that can be gleaned from the words in the bible, so do you agree that the bible is written in such a way to cause this division in interpretation?
If God wanted himself to be known, why would he do it in such an inefficient and fallible way? The bible is very inconsistent when it comes to human interpretation, if God knew this would be the case then why would he still go through with it knowing the wars that would be fought over it? I think God could have done a much better job at making himself known than through a ambiguous book that would be preserved by thousands of years by those in power.
So what do you think? This thread isn't only for Christians but anyone interested in the topic. I look forward to the replies.
originally posted by: 3NL1GHT3N3D1
a reply to: ChesterJohn
They all tell the same story though and all Christians have come to the same conclusion: that Jesus died for their sins. The argument that only one translation is right doesn't hold any water when all Christians, no matter what denomination or translation they use, have come to that fundamental conclusion as any other Christian.
Ask any Christian what version is the right one, They will say their preferred one 100% of the time. What makes you so sure your preferred version is more right than someone else's?
34 “Do not think that I came to bring peace on earth. I did not come to bring peace but a sword. 35 For I have come to ‘set a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law’; 36 and ‘a man’s enemies will be those of his own household.
originally posted by: ChesterJohn
originally posted by: 3NL1GHT3N3D1
a reply to: ChesterJohn
They all tell the same story though and all Christians have come to the same conclusion: that Jesus died for their sins. The argument that only one translation is right doesn't hold any water when all Christians, no matter what denomination or translation they use, have come to that fundamental conclusion as any other Christian.
Ask any Christian what version is the right one, They will say their preferred one 100% of the time. What makes you so sure your preferred version is more right than someone else's?
This is not an issue on whether people come to the same conclusions of their faith. It is an issue on whether God is able to keep his word as promised and to fulfill that promise. any god not able to do so is not worth following. Your words show you do not understand this issue.
Again it is not about a preferred version it is about having the one that God has preserved unto this generation which is in the primary trade language of today, English.
What makes me so sure the one I am reading today is the preserved one? Is that it has somethings no other English Bibles out there has. However if you want me to tell you what it is then it defeats the purpose of you seeking God and having him reveal it to you via your search for the truth on this issue.
I had it revealed to me by the exact process I am challenging you to seek it. Only then can that truth make a profound impact in your life