Different Bible Translations

[Lethkhar]

I've read King James Version and New International Version.  

[Fushigi na Butterfly]

Priestley

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dragongirl42391

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All in all, I think the benefits outweigh the risks (as long as people are taught correct methods for deriving guidance from Scripture).

Interesting how you mention correct methods for deriving guidance from Scripture. What is the correct method, in you opinion? Just outta curiousity.

Not sure if he's of the same persuasion I am, but I would venture to guess that deriving appropriate meaning from Scripture depends a whole lot on the Holy Spirit. Praying before any Bible study session is probably one of the best things you can do to prepare your heart and mind for God's truth. Asking for God's Spirit to reveal to you the most truth from your specific translation is evidence to God that you're sincere in wanting to know the truth.

Persuasion? Wait, what? eek

Yes. Haven't you ever heard that before? It means "of the same thinking" or "of the same mindset." Being persuaded in the same direction as me?? domokun  

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dragongirl42391

Priestley

dragongirl42391

Priestley

All in all, I think the benefits outweigh the risks (as long as people are taught correct methods for deriving guidance from Scripture).

Interesting how you mention correct methods for deriving guidance from Scripture. What is the correct method, in you opinion? Just outta curiousity.

Glad you're interested. smile

If you're asking for my opinion, I would say a good method would be to identify what guidance you want (for example, general or specific -- perhaps relating to an issue in particular), grab some kind of concordance (or even a thesaurus and online bible search), read up on as much scripture as you can relating to the issue, meditate on the scriptures in the presence of the Spirit, think about the context around and meaning behind what you have read and make sure when you finally decide to act on your guidance that it is well informed.

In contrast, a poor method would be simply to pick out one piece of scripture and use it to act out some kind of atrocity. I thought I made this quite clear in my previous post about the misuse of Scripture. confused

Oh my goodness, thats exactly what I think! ( about the whole poor method thing. I hate it when people misuse Scripture) But what you are saying is pretty much what I do. I go to my Bible for help for all my issues pretty much. Thats what it's for. 3nodding
But what exactly is a concordance? And do you know of any good online bible searches, because I kind only find Bible searches that search for specific words, instead of topics.

A concordance is simply a topical index in the back of your Bible that tells you where to find verses about certain things or people. Pretty much ever Bible has one.

And if you take a look in the Resources thread in the guild there are a few links to some good Bible sites. 3nodding  

[Priestley]

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Priestley

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dragongirl42391

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All in all, I think the benefits outweigh the risks (as long as people are taught correct methods for deriving guidance from Scripture).

Interesting how you mention correct methods for deriving guidance from Scripture. What is the correct method, in you opinion? Just outta curiousity.

Not sure if he's of the same persuasion I am, but I would venture to guess that deriving appropriate meaning from Scripture depends a whole lot on the Holy Spirit. Praying before any Bible study session is probably one of the best things you can do to prepare your heart and mind for God's truth. Asking for God's Spirit to reveal to you the most truth from your specific translation is evidence to God that you're sincere in wanting to know the truth.

Persuasion? Wait, what? eek

Yes. Haven't you ever heard that before? It means "of the same thinking" or "of the same mindset." Being persuaded in the same direction as me?? domokun

I'm well aware of the expression, but I do feel a little offended that you'd think I'd study with a wrong heart. emo  

[dragongirl42391]

Lethkhar

I've read King James Version and New International Version.

Cool, do you have a preference?  

[Lethkhar]

dragongirl42391

Lethkhar

I've read King James Version and New International Version.

Cool, do you have a preference?

I prefer the New International Version by far.  

[Fushigi na Butterfly]

Priestley

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Priestley

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dragongirl42391

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All in all, I think the benefits outweigh the risks (as long as people are taught correct methods for deriving guidance from Scripture).

Interesting how you mention correct methods for deriving guidance from Scripture. What is the correct method, in you opinion? Just outta curiousity.

Not sure if he's of the same persuasion I am, but I would venture to guess that deriving appropriate meaning from Scripture depends a whole lot on the Holy Spirit. Praying before any Bible study session is probably one of the best things you can do to prepare your heart and mind for God's truth. Asking for God's Spirit to reveal to you the most truth from your specific translation is evidence to God that you're sincere in wanting to know the truth.

Persuasion? Wait, what? eek

Yes. Haven't you ever heard that before? It means "of the same thinking" or "of the same mindset." Being persuaded in the same direction as me?? domokun

I'm well aware of the expression, but I do feel a little offended that you'd think I'd study with a wrong heart. emo

What? No! I totally didn't say or imply that. eek I was just saying what I thought you were going to say (and I was wrong, which is why I shouldn't jump to put words in people's mouths but that's beside the point). It's a good idea for anyone. eek sweatdrop  

[dragongirl42391]

Lethkhar

dragongirl42391

Lethkhar

I've read King James Version and New International Version.

Cool, do you have a preference?

I prefer the New International Version by far.

Lol, I TOTALLY know what you mean. I used to have the NKJV when I was little and I had NO idea what it was talking about. Then I read the NIV and NLT version the whole thing just completely opened up to me.

I dunno if any of you guys have read The Message translation but sometimes it totally cracks me up. This is a direct verse from the Message and I quote "Mark 5:37
He permitted no one to go in with him except Peter, James, and John. They entered the leader's house and pushed their way through the gossips looking for a story and neighbors bringing in casseroles. "

CASSEROLES! lol lol lol The Message tries to make the whole Bible culture friendly somehow. But, sometimes its just plain out there.  

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dragongirl42391

Lethkhar

dragongirl42391

Lethkhar

I've read King James Version and New International Version.

Cool, do you have a preference?

I prefer the New International Version by far.

Lol, I TOTALLY know what you mean. I used to have the NKJV when I was little and I had NO idea what it was talking about. Then I read the NIV and NLT version the whole thing just completely opened up to me.

I dunno if any of you guys have read The Message translation but sometimes it totally cracks me up. This is a direct verse from the Message and I quote "Mark 5:37
He permitted no one to go in with him except Peter, James, and John. They entered the leader's house and pushed their way through the gossips looking for a story and neighbors bringing in casseroles. "

CASSEROLES! lol lol lol The Message tries to make the whole Bible culture friendly somehow. But, sometimes its just plain out there.

Casseroles?! eek OMGWTFBBQ?? rofl  

[Lethkhar]

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dragongirl42391

Lethkhar

dragongirl42391

Lethkhar

I've read King James Version and New International Version.

Cool, do you have a preference?

I prefer the New International Version by far.

Lol, I TOTALLY know what you mean. I used to have the NKJV when I was little and I had NO idea what it was talking about. Then I read the NIV and NLT version the whole thing just completely opened up to me.

I dunno if any of you guys have read The Message translation but sometimes it totally cracks me up. This is a direct verse from the Message and I quote "Mark 5:37
He permitted no one to go in with him except Peter, James, and John. They entered the leader's house and pushed their way through the gossips looking for a story and neighbors bringing in casseroles. "

CASSEROLES! lol lol lol The Message tries to make the whole Bible culture friendly somehow. But, sometimes its just plain out there.

Casseroles?! eek OMGWTFBBQ?? rofl

I'm hungry...  

[Priestley]

dragongirl42391

Lethkhar

dragongirl42391

Lethkhar

I've read King James Version and New International Version.

Cool, do you have a preference?

I prefer the New International Version by far.

Lol, I TOTALLY know what you mean. I used to have the NKJV when I was little and I had NO idea what it was talking about. Then I read the NIV and NLT version the whole thing just completely opened up to me.

I dunno if any of you guys have read The Message translation but sometimes it totally cracks me up. This is a direct verse from the Message and I quote "Mark 5:37
He permitted no one to go in with him except Peter, James, and John. They entered the leader's house and pushed their way through the gossips looking for a story and neighbors bringing in casseroles. "

CASSEROLES! lol lol lol The Message tries to make the whole Bible culture friendly somehow. But, sometimes its just plain out there.

Wow. Just wow.

I can understand the need for different language/dialect versions, but this is competition for the sake of shelf space and profit, nothing more.  

[dragongirl42391]

Hey, don't get me wrong, I think the Message has it's good points. But the whole casserole thing just cracks me up.  

[random_shiichan]

hm when i was little, i followed this version called the "Good News Bible"
anyone heard of it??
It was more like a kids/teens version basically and for me it was easy to follow, but then i gave it to my cousin and in the years, till now, ive been following the king james version.  

[dragongirl42391]

random_shiichan

hm when i was little, i followed this version called the "Good News Bible"
anyone heard of it??
It was more like a kids/teens version basically and for me it was easy to follow, but then i gave it to my cousin and in the years, till now, ive been following the king james version.

Yeah, I've totally heard of it, we have the version at my church which we use in sunday school. I heard it's mostly for kids because it is paraphrased in a way that they can understand and it has pictures.  

[GuardianAngel44]

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dragongirl42391

Lethkhar

dragongirl42391

Lethkhar

I've read King James Version and New International Version.

Cool, do you have a preference?

I prefer the New International Version by far.

Lol, I TOTALLY know what you mean. I used to have the NKJV when I was little and I had NO idea what it was talking about. Then I read the NIV and NLT version the whole thing just completely opened up to me.

I dunno if any of you guys have read The Message translation but sometimes it totally cracks me up. This is a direct verse from the Message and I quote "Mark 5:37
He permitted no one to go in with him except Peter, James, and John. They entered the leader's house and pushed their way through the gossips looking for a story and neighbors bringing in casseroles. "

CASSEROLES! lol lol lol The Message tries to make the whole Bible culture friendly somehow. But, sometimes its just plain out there.

Casseroles?! eek OMGWTFBBQ?? rofl

you want to barbeque casserole?