The answer to all this is common sense.
Over the last 5 years, many of these posts have discussed the Textus Receptus (Greek New Testament) and the Masoretic Text (Hebrew Old Testament). These are the preserved texts upon which we must base any translations that are made.
These are what have historically been called, the Received Text.
The only translation today, that is based solely on these texts is the King James Version. Whether you like that translation or not, it is an accurate one. And it is based on perfect copies of the original texts.
The preserved texts are copies of copies that God, in His sovereignty, has kept in accurate, word-for-word form. Supernaturally overseeing the copying process from one generation to the next.
Continue reading “Words Mean Things: Conclusion – If the Foundation is Destroyed”
Any leader today can claim to believe the essence of truth.
And there is little that the Christian, standing upon the modern texts, can say to correct him. Because the words in the modern texts are like shifting sand.
And, as such, promise neither accuracy nor authority.
Oh, wait. Correction. They DO promise those things. They just can’t deliver on those things.
Continue reading “Words Mean Things : Part 3 – A Pocket Full of Translations”
This all comes down to what the word of God truly is?
Do we believe that the word of God is the actual words written on a page many thousands of years ago? Or do we believe that the word of God is the essence of truth, or the general idea of truth, or some other phrase that conveys the idea that God meant to convey?
As opposed to the very specific words themselves.
You see, we have a very real problem here. And it is the elephant in the room within the biblical church. The elephant we pretend is not there.
Continue reading “Words Mean Things: Part 2 – What IS the Word of God?”
Science says nothin’.
That’s right. Science doesn’t say a stinkin’ thing.
People say things. People interpret data. Then they draw their own conclusions.
We each interpret the world around us. We each make a choice about which evidence we observe. Who we listen to. What we watch. Which data we study.
And we also decide which people or institutions to trust.
Because life is a series of choices. Of moral and spiritual choices.
OK. I borrowed this phrase from Rush. Rush Limbaugh, that is.
It’s a simple phrase that carries profound meaning.
Specifically, that a word holds a precise meaning. And it conveys an idea with boundaries.
A word has limitations of meaning dictated by rules of language, context, and culture.
Unlike feelings that are fuzzy, nebulous and fleeting, a word has weight and form.
Like a stone.
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