Bible
There have long been debates over which version of the Bible
is "correct." I grew up with KJV, the church I now attend uses KJV,
but I have also long used the NIV. When I'm studying a passage I will read
several different versions to get a better understanding. Sometimes a different
word is used and it gives me more clarity. Yes, there are good versions and
some definite bad ones.
The writer in me looked at the original NIV as being in
language that's easier to read for many people. Some argued the NIV had so many
fewer words than the KJV, my writer brain also saw with KJV's "Jesus
saith unto them" as the wordier form of the NIV's "Jesus said."
While working on a project not too long ago, I was copying
and pasting a plethora of versus off-line to help me save some time. However,
as I read back through the project, many of the verses didn't look right. I
pulled out my old, falling apart NIV and looked up each verse. Sure enough,
there was a newer version that reflected the ways of the world. I didn't like it.
Again my writer brain kicked in. I was taught to use the
masculine forms of pronouns as generic when talking about a group of people –
masculine and feminine. People didn't used to get offended by that. That is no
longer the case. We now expect our Bibles to be politically correct.
I'm not trying to start a debate on which version of the
Bible to use. The point is that we must know our Bibles so much so that when
man tries to turn God's Words around to better suit them, we will recognize it.
If I hadn't been taught to memorize verses all through my growing up years and
continue to hide God's Word in my heart as an adult, I probably would never
have noticed. How familiar are you with the Word of God?
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