Because even if you believe that it is all God's word, and I don't think it all is, there is no doubt that it's people who translated it, and people make mistakes. You might be doing something badly wrong because of something being translated wrong.
2007-12-23 01:25:25 · 24 answers · asked by Josie L 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
You have just started your rational mind. If you try to find more answers regarding what you believe in, you'll probably end up unbelieving. If you want to preserve your faith, don't read the Bible. I was once a true believer. But after reading it, I ended up being an atheist. =)
2007-12-23 01:36:43 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Most Christians believe that the Bible was somehow "protected" from being translated wrong. I believe that their might be details in places that might be up for question, but overall, most of the mistakes come not from translation errors but from contextual errors. Taking scriptures out of context. Also, when interpreting translated Scripture, I believe it is essential to put the context itself into a greater cultural context. I always keep in mind that most Bible contributors were Nomadic; Soldiers; Leaders of other sorts; and most of all Patriarchal. These cultural reasons are why many scriptures are about death; war; and conflict. Many parts are not, but if you read the WHOLE Bible, you get a better sense of how and why each of the contributors communicated their experiences to posterity.
2007-12-23 01:39:40 · answer #2 · answered by correrafan 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Believing that it is impossible for the Creator of all things to not get his Word into print perfectly is one of the most successful lies of the devil.
If you have a bible translation that has mistakes in it, then one of two things may be occurring.
You may have a bible translation that has been corrupted over time, changing the Word of God into the word of me.
Or you are not born again, not walking in the spirit and you judge the Word of God by fleshy understanding and not that of spiritual understanding.
It is written that when a man is born again, the way he views things has been changed. Before he was saved, all he could see was that of the physical world.
Yet, when a man is born again, his spirit that was dead in him has been made alive once again by the quickening spirit, Christ Jesus. And now this man has become a new creature in Christ and is no longer a creature of the flesh, but a living spiritual being.
2007-12-23 01:33:54 · answer #3 · answered by heiscomingintheclouds 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
that is why you study it. its called bible study.
you do it with a bunch of people, a good amount of time.
a concordance and many more.
if you can afford to waste money, you can even take a few classes to study greek and hebrew. but I would rather suggest you give it to the poor.
but anyways,.. why do you need to translate the whole bible if you cant even obey one accurate verse?
Love your neighbor as yourself.
that verse alone can suck up your life, so why bother translating everything else if you cant even follow the one that you already understand and know is clear enough...
you can live the rest of your life working so you can earn money so you can give it to the poor, does it matter what else you know in that situation? I don't believe so.
what do you dedicate your life to?
earning money, to get married to have kids and a home, pay your bills grow old, retire and then die....
typical american dream ....
try earning money so you can have more money to give to needy people... you will do alot better than the unbelievers out here who spend it on booze.
2007-12-23 02:16:10 · answer #4 · answered by bagsy84 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Certainly you are right and the variations in modern translations verifies that very well, however I think most of the differences would be minor. The major doctrines of the Bible are intact for those who really want to know them. GThere is an added element though, and that is the Holy Spirit whom Christ sent to earth at His resurrection to be the "Teacher" and guide people into truth.
2007-12-23 01:38:21 · answer #5 · answered by oldguy63 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Of course it can... and has been translated wrong from time to time..
But don't worry, the Bible is NOT the "Word of God" that Jesus was speaking about in the Parable of the Sower. (He was not sowing out those Old testament scrolls, and the New Testament did not even exist back then)
Jesus was talking about something that is NON CHANGING and ETERNAL... not a book.
This resource will explain the Original Word of God.
2007-12-23 01:37:17 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Wrong translation accounts for some of the problems, such as the notorious use of the word "virgin" for the Greek word for young woman. But most of the issues simply have to do with stories which were fictional to start with but acquired a patina of respectability over the years, until science showed that they had been wrong from the start. Much of Genesis falls into that category.
2007-12-23 01:32:01 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
No the Bible is very accurate. Some people are just selective readers. In other words firm counsel about specifics sometimes make individuals not respond. 2Timothy 3:16
2007-12-23 01:36:56 · answer #8 · answered by Mike S 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Jesus didn't write nothing down, men and cults wrote their views, with many parables and much sub-defuse given such things were illegal back then in the Roman world, all the chosen inserts of the Bible were eventually constructed by Emp-Constantine so as to unite the sects of holy scriptures, who fought and splintered. so surely some things got misinterpreted.
2007-12-23 01:45:49 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Honey, there are too many scholars to count that are still working on the original scrolls doing translations to make sure it's accurate. Begin by studying Hebrew then start translating...a daunting task, I assure you.
2007-12-23 01:34:47 · answer #10 · answered by RT 66 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋