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Dose it really matter what version of the Bible I read

Umm, I think the Tabernacle is better studied in Exodus or Numbers, but Leviticus certainly does give us a great starting point to view the work / function of the Alter and since the Tabernacle and all it's furnishing were but a copy of heavenly things, they all, including every tent peg point to Christ and His Church as well as the work / function of the Cross wouldn't you agree and if you do agree, do you see just how much more Jesus can be revealed? Why then do you admonish me? Do you feel that I am after simply head knowledge void of the Spirit?

Maybe I'm taking this wrong, but I'm sensing that you're admonishing me based possibly on a pre-supposition you may carry. Please, before you go any further get to know me and don't read anymore into my words than what I write.

The way I see it friend, is that straining gnats and swallowing camels is about fixating on the minutia so intently that we loose sight of the more important things we ought to be doing or tending to and as a result, we neglect the more important things and thus become hypocrites.

I do not believe I have done that. Rather, I believe that I am drawing out more of the story by staying more true to the text. I have not added to the text, yet other versions have taken away from the text and thus, a truly accurate picture cannot be painted when portions of scripture has been lost. If it matters not to you, then so be it, but please do not admonish me for finding such a grand beauty within the narrative through a more accurate translation.

PS. In the gospels there are two demon possessed men in the Gadarenes, and in another writing we have only one. Does it matter if there are two mentioned in the one writing, and only one in another?
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This has nothing to do with the accuracy of what has been written nor anything which I've written. All I am saying is that the KJV is a better translation than the NIV and the NIV is a better tanslation than the NLT, and the NLT is a better translation than the Message. What you ask above is not a translational issue.
 
barelohim said:
While studying Leviticus, with the tabernacle and all its trappings, pins, planks, cloths, etc,etc, etc. I found it quite a sluggish study, until the Lord said, " your too close to the details, come up here and get a higher perspective!"

Like looking at a tapestry so closely and intently, that you don't see the picture...
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You know, I got to thinking about this a bit more, and I recall a time when Leviticus was dry as a stick and I found no depth, let alone any value within 'those' writings. Basically I threw them off as a sluggish study as I trodded through the text with the premise that if it were God's word and he had preserved it for the several thousands of years that it's been around, then I ought to at least attempt to read it. After all, if it was important enough for him to say it, and it was important enough for Moses to write it down, then I ought to have enough respect for God to at least try to read it.

And so I did.. I forced my way through it chewing and gnawing on it and enjoying it about as much as I enjoy chewing on a dry stick until I finally had it "under my belt". Phew! I didn't think I'd ever have to go back and read it again as I tossed it aside.

But as I've grown and matured by the grace of God these past few years and the New Testament has drawn me back into a deeper study of the Old Testament and what might look like simple threads of the tapestry to you, has become a most beautiful world that is helping me to appreciate the complexity and the depth of the tapestry as a whole. I liken it to a flower in bloom. It is a most beautiful site from a distance, but close up puts me in a state of awe.

And isn't the the beauty of our Lord? He meets us where we're at and if we ask, he answers, if we seek, we find and if we knock, the door is opened. You see, I'm still seeking and I'm still asking and I'm still knocking. Simply put, I'm still being transformed by the might hand of God himself.

I truly hope this clears up any misunderstanding you may have had of me and if you're ever interested in any detail that I may add that you find un-useful, then please, don't feel compelled to respond.

I'll tell ya what. I've been meaning to do this anyway... but I'll start a study in the Bible Study forum on Mark 5 where the woman has a bleeding issue, and I'll go into some detail on Lev, and even Malachi, and I'll even touch on two portions of Exodus and you tell me if it's just "Head knowledge", or if it actually shows what was really going on.

Grace and Peace.
 
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I think it does make a difference. The KJV is supposed to be the most accurate. I just started using the NKJV as it is a little easier for me to understand. It is also the version my pastor uses.

Steve

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sruments said:
I think it does make a difference. The KJV is supposed to be the most accurate. I just started using the NKJV as it is a little easier for me to understand. It is also the version my pastor uses.

Steve

no the kjv IS not the most accurate for that issue to be resolved learn koine greek and also hebrew.

and koine greek is a dead language (yes you can use a dictionary)but i believe a good solid understand of the culture behind the language makes one solid in why a word was used as you think like the greek or hebrew mind would.
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Nick said:
Most do. It'll say on the cover whether it does or not, or you can just take a look inside the Bible. It's not special to any particular version. I've seen KJV, ESV, NIV, NLT and even The Message with it.
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Get two or three, why not, especially the New American Standard study bible. And don't forget a Strongs Concordance with the Hebrew, and Greek translations..
And get the bible on tape, where you can carry it around with you where ever you go!

OR, how about getting a relationship started where you hear the Holy Spirits voice opening, and bringing to your remembrance the verses you read each day?

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KJV: John Chapter 14

[26] But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.
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KJV: I John Chapter 2

[27] But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him.

In Him
Bar
 
barelohim said:
And get the bible on tape, where you can carry it around with you where ever you go!
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Absolutely! :clap Actually, I have the NIV on cd (a bit more durable than tape, besides most cars, and even home stereos don't come with tape players anymore) and it's dramatized with all sorts of sounds and effects! If you enjoy the story and look at God's word as living and active, and not simply data points, then sit back, relax and let the Holy Spirit take you on a journey to a different world in a different era.
 
StoveBolts said:
Always keep in mind that a servant isn't above it's master and in this case, the master is the original language and the servant is the translation.
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Stovebolts - I couldn't agree more! If at all possible, learn the original languages or use a concordance accordingly. I personally am a 'collector' of Bible translations and try to stay cognizant of what type of translations they are (e.g. thought-for-thought or word-for-word). I read paraphrase translations rarely, mainly for devotional purposes, and tend towards the NASB though the KJV is always a good fall back.
 
Its actully a good idea to get it on cd i should have thought of that. Pity my sound isnt working maybe I have to down load media player again to fix it ?
 
I am looking forward to receiving the ESV bible. It is the old RSV but updated and made more accurate. It reads very nicely. :clap
 
elttik said:
I am looking forward to receiving the ESV bible. It is the old RSV but updated and made more accurate. It reads very nicely. :clap
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Funny, I've always disliked the ESV because I thought it didn't read very well. IMO it doesn't flow and uses way too much words than it needs to. But personal preference.

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About the audio Bibles, I don't have one but would really like an audio Bible, either in CD or mp3 form, however I hate the dramatised ones. I just cringe when I listen to them!

One day I was listening to my local Christian radio station and there was this Irish guy reading a Psalm. It was beautiful!
 
Nick said:
Funny, I've always disliked the ESV because I thought it didn't read very well. IMO it doesn't flow and uses way too much words than it needs to. But personal preference.

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About the audio Bibles, I don't have one but would really like an audio Bible, either in CD or mp3 form, however I hate the dramatised ones. I just cringe when I listen to them!

One day I was listening to my local Christian radio station and there was this Irish guy reading a Psalm. It was beautiful!
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Nick:

I know what you mean about the ESV.

It reads okay. But it seems kind of smooth. Whereas the old King James reads in a vigorous way, which I appreciate.

(If you see what I mean.)
 
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farouk said:
Mike:

I know what you mean about the ESV.

It reads okay. But it seems kind of smooth. Whereas the old King James reads in a vigorous way, which I appreciate.

(If you see what I mean.)
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IMO the KJV reads slightly better than the ESV, however I'm not a fan of the old English.
 
Nick said:
IMO the KJV reads slightly better than the ESV, however I'm not a fan of the old English.
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Nick (!! yes)

Yes, well, maybe the ESV is slightly bland in its style. As if to give the impression: let's not rock the boat too much...

(I'm not convinced that God's revelation to a fallen world is intended to give such an impression, mind...)
 
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