“ Great Sermon! ” This sermon was very informative and made a great deal of sense in its application for the contemporary church. I heartily recommend it and also recommend that notes and bible references be made because there's a lot here to be remembered.
“ Good considerations ” Really, modern translations manifest 'political correctness' tendencies of the day. As an observation, this can be asserted by the rendering of husband and wife instead of man and woman in I Corinthians 11:2-16 by which the teaching can be reduced to matrimonial context instead of universal context; or the variety of animal names rendered in the ESV for each time dragon appears in the AV.
“ The ESVs - constantly changing Vatican Version ” The Ever Changing ESVs = just another Vatican Version
http://brandplucked.webs.com/theesv.htm
The ESV has already been through 3 different revisions in just 10 years. They keep changing their underlying Hebrew and Greek base (which is in fact the Vatican controlled UBS/Nestle-Aland "inter confessional" text)
The ESV omits even more whole verses from the N.T. than do the NIV, NASB and adds hundreds of words to the O.T. taken from selected portions of the various so called Greek Septuagints out there. Plus it rejects many clear Hebrew readings and waters down and corrupts several basic Christian doctrines.
Don't believe it? Then READ the article which includes many concrete examples.
"He that hath ears to hear, let him hear." Luke 8:8
“ Outstanding Argument! ” This is the best and most articulate defense of KJV I've ever heard. Whatever the merits of the "critical" texts, the fact that it hasn't been used throughout most of the history of the Church creates a strong presumption against it. Rev. Silversides' makes a watertight reductio ad absurdum argument for the Received Text. If the latter is inferior to the critical text, it means that Christians have been relying on a lousy text for hundreds of years. If I really believed that, I'd look for some other religion.
“ Great Sermon! ” Outstanding message about the A.V.! Do not be part of the "dumbed-down" group. The A.V. improves our language. It improves our sense and knowledge of who Our Creator is. It is accurate with the use of pronouns- something the other translations have ruined,btw. It brings a reverance and awe to a Church worship service/funeral/wedding. It is much easier to memorize than modern versions ( I speak as a NAS man for nearly 20 years ). It is not hard to understand. Thanks Rev. Thackway. I will tell others of your message, and post links to it. Rational thought versus screaming and ranting. The A.V. is full of Tyndale's english , not Shakespeare's.
“ Great Sermon! ” Thank you Rev. Thackway for this message and warning about the newest waste of ink & paper. As you said - it is not in the line of Tyndale and the A.V.! The publisher and endorsers of this thing are just re-doing the NASV. The ESV is a fraud and a waste of money. Look at the way they have ruined John 1:18. Read that passage and tell me how many Gods does the ESV translator team have? Shame on Packer and Sproul for endorsing this repackaged RSV/NASV! This rotten thing uses the hideous W-H based Nestle/Aland 27th edition Greek text. I said "Amen" when you asked how many times before Nestle/Aland finally get it right?!(27 tries so far) and in this ESV they still can't figure out that there is a big difference between "Thou" and "you". Even the RSV got the pronouns correct but not this "newest" "bestest" edition which puts in brackets the resurrection of the Lord Jesus in Mark's Gospel. Sadly, it seems to be the new "darling" of so many reformed/conservative pastors and laymen. How many are able to memorize verses using this reheated RSV/NAS? ( almost as bad as the NIV). I won an ESV Study edition on a website and the only thing I like is the leather cover. Woe unto them who delete words/verses from God's Bible,and who put in brackets and notes and insert doubts. Is. 40:8
“ Good study. ” Good balanced study about the sueriority of the Authorized version over modern versions. At the same time there are good arguments for the Reformers' textal critic discernment.
“ A must hear! ” Thank you Pastor Watts for this outstanding message on a much-needed subject. It is full of Scripture, history and unction. May a new generation rediscover the old Book!
“ Great Sermon! ” Greetings. I've received word that a poster has a question about Providential preservation and perceived textual errors in the Scriptures. If that person will write to me, I have some information I can send him.
Debra Anderson
Senior Editor
TBS
d.anderson@tbsbibles.org
“ Important information ” I encourage all Christians here to listen to this sermon. Several issues discussed are new to many, so dont expect it to sink in right away considering his audience has some background on this topic. However, the foundational issue discussed is when does a 'translation' become a faulty version.
“ KJV. The REAL Bible ” Thankyou Rev.D Blunt For an excellent message and timely teaching.
"Bible doctrine is at stake!" Rev.D Blunt declares and he is absolutely correct. Do you really have the Bible? - Or is it a modern version?
The turnover of modern versions these last few decades should warn the church that there is something wrong here! Satan's temptation of Eve, "Did God really say that?" The devil seeks to undermine the Word of God. Of course he will try to rewrite it in erroneous terms and doctrines.
But Christ states, "Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God." How else may God carry out this promise, but by ensuring HIS WORD reaches His Elect. God preserves His Word!
Whilst the modern versions add and takeaway from the Bible.
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