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9/6/11 7:29 AM |
Chris Perver | | Bangor, N. Ireland | | | | | | | |
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I work in a Christian bookshop, and I must admit most people I have come across have never heard about the new NIV. We are selling both at the minute. In some verses the new NIV is actually closer to the King James translation, which is the most accurate word for word translation. But the gender neutral aspect is an issue that needs to be considered. In some verses it does not read well. Better sticking to the original Hebrew version . |
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6/28/11 12:10 PM |
Chris Perver | | Bangor, N. Ireland | | | | | | | |
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Christ gave an answer to God for the sins of all. "And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world", 1st John 2:2. Christ gave an answer to God for the sins of the whole world, whether they will avail of that or not. God is righteous and provided a way whereby all could be saved. All will not be saved, but all can be saved if they believed. Calvanism asserts that He provided a way whereby only some can be saved. That would make God unjust. I don't think there is a single example of God in the Scriptures providing a way where some can be saved and not others, e.g. the flood, Sodom and Gomorrah, Nineveh. Provision is always made for the whosoever will.Of course those who are saved think election is wonderful. But this teaching is a big problem for those who are not yet saved. Wondering whether or not they are part of the "elect", wondering whether God is willing to save them or not. My own mother wondered for a long time whether she was part of the "elect" before she finally decided to trust Christ for salvation. I believe in election, but I don't believe God elects people to be lost. As for Israel, yes God chose Abraham. But Abraham also had to obey God (Genesis 22:18). |
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