Monday, December 03, 2012

But The Bible Plainly Says . . . !

Did you know that the original Greek and Hebrew texts of the Bible didn't use punctuation? Translators and editors of all modern versions have added that. Consider this example from a modern situation to see why there are so many people who have different opinions while all saying, "I just believe what the Bible SAYS!"

An English professor wrote the words: "A woman without her man is nothing" on the chalkboard and asked her students to punctuate it correctly.

All the males in the class wrote: "A woman, without her man, is nothing."

All the females in the class wrote: "A woman: without her, man is nothing!"

Believing what the Bible *says* isn't enough. That's why we all grapple at times with what it *means.* It's not enough to argue, "But the Bible SAYS!" The real issue is, "what does it mean by what it says?" And therein lies the discussion!
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  1. VoiceOfTruth6:43 PM

    In Psalm 12:6, 7 God Promised to preserve his word to every generation. There are no longer in existence any original texts. Do we now have only a plethora of Bibles that all contain some truth or do we need to go to partial pieces of old Greek copies and partial Hebrew copies to get God's word? Or has god preserved his word for us today in English? Is there a single Book I can hold in my hand that contains all the words of God in it just as God meant those words to be understood? Did he keep his word as he said and preserve it for us today?

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  2. VoiceOfTruth10:02 AM

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  3. VoiceOfTruth10:04 AM

    Steve, What do you think.

    Do we have a preserved work of God today, that contains all the words of God just as He wanted us to understand them, one that we can hold in our hands?

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  4. VoiceOfTruth2:19 PM

    Isn't the way it should be in our attitude as "What sayeth the Scriptures" and not what I think God meant? I mean really it is a simple fact of belief verses relativism. I believe it is we should beleive what God has said where he said it and not try and make it something else unless of course the context allows it.

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    1. VoiceOfTruth10:17 AM

      Then that would mean that each succeeding generation could interpret the scriptures according to their current culture.

      either God guided, inspired and preserved his word or he did not. It has nothing to do with history or culture. Where your cultures disagrees with the scriptures then culture needs to be abandoned. Where is agrees it can be kept. But the scriptures over rides all history. /all we have seen over the last six thousand years are wars, death, destruction and we will continue to see that until the Prince of Peace comes.

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  7. Agnes Grace8:12 AM

    would i be wrong to say "A woman without her man, is nothing"? I guess that verse really doesn't even need a comma, does it?

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  8. Agnes Grace8:33 AM

    i have found a great tool on the website that gives definitions of Greek and Hebrew words. This website is www.blueletter.org I wanted to understand the word "striving" in Philippians 1:27. I have learned that this word in that verse does not mean to "try" but to work together side by side in one (s?)Spirt and of one mind. I just came across the website so i am still learning how to navigate it.

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