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If the KJV(1611) was not THE definitive Bible don't you think that Jesus would have corrected it?
Or are you saying that the One who made all of creation cannot use spiritual Tippex(r)?
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Originally posted by JustPassingBy
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I see.
I am familiar with the Bible - basic cultural knowledge. I haven't read all of the evangelical texts in their original form (I don't mean in aramaic or hebrew - by "original form" I simply mean that in a language that I understand, but translated as close to possible to the original).
Incidentally, do you believe that scripture can be translated, while effectively preserving its true meaning, at all? I mean, if the original would transcend humanity, being put together by a perfect being (which would be God) , then every successive interpretation by a human (i.e. a translator) would necessarily deviate further and further away from the original?
Also, out of curiosity, if you would imagine a perfect being, then wouldn't that also imply that your mind is perfect, thereby proving that God lives inside you? Or conversely, if you would assert that your mind is not perfect, but you have an image of God in it (your mind), therefore God also is not perfect?
Another question I have concerns context. Most of the Abrahamic scripture is quite old, isn't it (even thousands of years, in some cases)? People obviously lived differently, had different values, beliefs, the whole world was very different during those times. How can one therefore take a literal interpretation of holy scripture during modern times? And if one doesn't take the whole text literally, how does one choose?
I took the time and read through many quotes (from scripture) that have been posted on this forum and I see where you are coming from - you seem to follow that scripture quite literally, while also extrapolating from it quite a lot. I don't have enough context in the sense to know whether you're also omitting to follow some other parts of scripture (I suggest you are - which would bring me back to my previous question; how do you choose). The extrapolation also raises the question (see the second paragraph) again - if God gave you scripture to follow, why would you interpret it in your own way? And if you do, where to stop, how far do you know you're allowed to go in the extrapolation process?
Lastly, you are obviously very sure that your way of life, your religion, your interpretation of God is correct. How have you come to that realization? Is it some kind of intuition? Have you seen God (if so, how does a perfect being look like?)? What convinces you that you are on the right path, apart from dogma or tradition?
I understand that I off-loaded quite a few questions here. I would think of a hundred more.
I would really appreciate if some of you could find the time to answer any of them. And please, think of me as a lost soul as opposed to a heathen or something like that - I'm simply curious and am not looking for conflict.
I am familiar with the Bible - basic cultural knowledge. I haven't read all of the evangelical texts in their original form (I don't mean in aramaic or hebrew - by "original form" I simply mean that in a language that I understand, but translated as close to possible to the original).
Incidentally, do you believe that scripture can be translated, while effectively preserving its true meaning, at all? I mean, if the original would transcend humanity, being put together by a perfect being (which would be God) , then every successive interpretation by a human (i.e. a translator) would necessarily deviate further and further away from the original?
Also, out of curiosity, if you would imagine a perfect being, then wouldn't that also imply that your mind is perfect, thereby proving that God lives inside you? Or conversely, if you would assert that your mind is not perfect, but you have an image of God in it (your mind), therefore God also is not perfect?
Another question I have concerns context. Most of the Abrahamic scripture is quite old, isn't it (even thousands of years, in some cases)? People obviously lived differently, had different values, beliefs, the whole world was very different during those times. How can one therefore take a literal interpretation of holy scripture during modern times? And if one doesn't take the whole text literally, how does one choose?
I took the time and read through many quotes (from scripture) that have been posted on this forum and I see where you are coming from - you seem to follow that scripture quite literally, while also extrapolating from it quite a lot. I don't have enough context in the sense to know whether you're also omitting to follow some other parts of scripture (I suggest you are - which would bring me back to my previous question; how do you choose). The extrapolation also raises the question (see the second paragraph) again - if God gave you scripture to follow, why would you interpret it in your own way? And if you do, where to stop, how far do you know you're allowed to go in the extrapolation process?
Lastly, you are obviously very sure that your way of life, your religion, your interpretation of God is correct. How have you come to that realization? Is it some kind of intuition? Have you seen God (if so, how does a perfect being look like?)? What convinces you that you are on the right path, apart from dogma or tradition?
I understand that I off-loaded quite a few questions here. I would think of a hundred more.
I would really appreciate if some of you could find the time to answer any of them. And please, think of me as a lost soul as opposed to a heathen or something like that - I'm simply curious and am not looking for conflict.
Or are you saying that the One who made all of creation cannot use spiritual Tippex(r)?
YIC
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