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Originally Posted by againstheresies
What you demand, an infallible copy or an infallible translation may not exist!
Copyists and translators all make mistakes. The original apograph is inspired. The authors of Scripture did not make mistakes. The copyists and translators do their best to reproduce a faithful witness of the apograph, but they make mistakes. Technology has diminished the possibility of mistakes, but they still occur. The finished work is inspired in the sense that it reproduces the original. When you try to apply inspiration to the translators of KJV or the copyists of the Greek manuscripts in the same way that the apostle Paul was inspired you have a problem. First, the Scripture never makes such a claim. Second, none of the extant manuscripts perfectly agree and further even after many revisions the KJV today has two versions that do not perfectly agree (Oxford and Cambridge).
In His providence God chose to preserve His Word in the plethora of extant witnesses. No other document of antiquity is represented as well as the text of Scripture. Perhaps one of the reasons we do not have the Apostle Paul’s original letters is because some in the church would likely make it some sort of relic to be worshiped. Another reason may be that some in the church may not be willing to share its contents freely with the public. I do not know of all the reasons why God chose to preserve His Word in this manner, since He did this must be the best way.
You may ignore the facts if you wish and believe what you want, but like the people in the story about the Emperor’s new clothes your faith does not change reality.
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if what you say is true then you need to be born again, you just called God a liar, and put a very low limit on the abilities of God.. if there is no infallible bible today then God lied when he said: Psa 12:6 The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.
Psa 12:7 Thou shalt keep them, O LORD, thou shalt preserve them from this generation forever.
now, if you don't believe God perfectly preserved his words then you are worshipping an idol. you say the bible is not preserved 100% perfectly in the king james, i ask you where it is and you say it's not.. well you really don't know what you're talking about. what you just did, denying God keeps his word, and his word is blasphemy.. you believe in an imperfect, unable, lieing god..
the one true God sent His only begotten son into this world to live a perfect life and be sacrificed for your sins. his name is Jesus and he was not only the only begotten son of God, but he was God himself. and unless you repent of your sins and put all your faith in the sacrificial death of Jesus on the cross. you will go to a place called hell, and you will burn there for all eternity. you have sinned against God, you have blasphemed Him. unless you repent you are going to perish. the choice is yours, turn from sin to Jesus, or burn for all eternity.. have a nice day..
Num 23:19 God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?
Psa 12:6-7
(6) The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.
(7) Thou shalt keep them, O LORD, thou shalt preserve them from this generation forever.
03-01-2008, 03:37 PM
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