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Date Posted: 08:37:13 08/03/07 Fri
Author: Catie
Author Host/IP: h166.243.213.151.ip.alltel.net / 151.213.243.166
Subject: Lynn
In reply to: Lynn 's message, "There are many truths in the bible..." on 08:21:28 08/03/07 Fri

With all respect dear, I disagree with you. :)

I believe the bible is not flawed in any way. (faith in God makes me trust that he inspired men to write his word, to relay it to man without flaws) Men wrote the bible were human, yes, but I beleive it was written by divine inspiration, that it is in fact flawless. Men who wrote the bible were divinely inspired, but those who INTERPRET it were/are not divinely inspired to do so. Thus the divisions of denominations. Nowhere does the bible, old and new testaments, contradict the other. -- :)

you said:
"I believe the majority of the bible is true, until it gets to the specific Christian sects which translate it to their own satisfaction."

I belive ALL of the bible is true since it is of divine inspiration. It never separates into sects, or contradicts itself. Mankind has in fact, over the ages, taken scripture and caused it to fit into their frame to have it serve their own purpose. The translations are men's interpretations of God's inspired word. We know the scripture says, God is not the author of confusion.

It is true, knowing Greek and Aramaic languages does offer a clearer understanding when reading new testament. :)

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[> [> [> Catie... -- Lynn, 11:59:19 08/03/07 Fri [1] (ip72-193-232-42.lv.lv.cox.net/72.193.232.42)

Your absolutely right, God is not the author of confusion, but man is. When man translated, he translated for his own purpose, not God's revelation. That is why there are many bibles written so differently from one another. Of course we can all agree to disagree at some point. We use the King James translation because that is what Joseph Smith used, but there are alot of things written in the New Testament that are said differently in the New World translation and the Catholic versions. If we only knew how to read the original languages of the Old and New Testament, all of our questions would be answered.

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[> [> [> [> Lynn -- Catie, 19:31:06 08/03/07 Fri [1] (h166.243.213.151.ip.alltel.net/151.213.243.166)

By the way I'm glad to see you are better! You gave me a scare. That Mike of yours is a good son! :)

Sadly there are many who do read and understand the languages of Hebrew, Greek, Aramaic and still strongly disagree on scripture. I have some American friends who live in Israel and are fluent in both Greek and Hebrew. Believe it or not, I have heard them disagree on the interpretation of scriptures. When I have studied the bible, for more than just the purpose of reading it, I have always kept a Strong's concordance on hand to help clarify the way a word was used or intended. (Just as in all languages, specific words in the bible can have dual meaning, sometimes more.) I'd never try to study the bible without a Concordance at the very least. Even after the word is defined, it can still leave one wondering about the intention of the scripture. Perhaps it boils down to a combination of faith and what one is or is not willing to believe. :)

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[> [> [> [> [> Catie... -- Lynn, 19:54:38 08/03/07 Fri [1] (ip72-193-232-42.lv.lv.cox.net/72.193.232.42)

I'm glad to see you up and about as well. I'm feeling alot better, hope you are too. I find it interesting that those who can read the original tongue of the bible still disagree with the scriptures. I guess anyone can interpret the bible anyway they want. I think one thing is clear, the Ten Commandments have never changed in any of the translations, so at least we know that is the Word of God, both in the Old and New Testament.

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