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Originally Posted by saden1
I whole heartily agree that context matters most and believe me I have read a lot of passages in that list. I even wondered if these inconsistency are due to poor translation.
I don't think we are debating here as that would mean there are winners and losers. I think this discussion. An exchange of ideas and thoughts, an honest dialog.
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In response to the poor translation this is what I have to say. For someone who does serious Biblical research, there is a serious amount of cross referencing to different versions of the Bible that is necessary, unless you speak Hebrew. The Hebrew language has remained unchanged throughout time. Since I and others like me do not speak Hebrew, we used to do in depth Bible study that requires alot of cross reference of the different books and different versions of the Bible. On top of that there is group discussion and Prayer that has to go into it. IMO you only get out of it what you put into it. Another interesting thing is that while God may have made us all equal, we all have different talents, gifts and personalities. What I get out of a Bible study may be different from what another person would get out of it. I honestly believe that the Holy Spirit speaks to each of us in different way to cater to our difference in personality. That is my belief.
Yes, I know that we are not debating and it is an honest dialog. I was just making sure that we keep it that way. My belief is that you win people for God through love and prayer. Christians should know that they are not supposed to debate with non believers. But, sometimes they cannot help it and do it anyway. I am guilty of it myself, but it has been a while. That is why I usually try to stay away from threads such as this.