In order for a publisher of a Bible it needs to be copywrited... and in order for any book to be copywrited it needs to be unique (they have to use different words than anyone else before them) or it's considered plagiarized. ... the sad part is that... over time... this leads to a more watered down version of what God intended.
I had this conversation with a pastor, and he added that some are worse than others... he called the "Message Bible" the "Massage Bible" because it had been so smoothed out that many of the deeper meanings God has for us were lost by it.
But I believe even to degradation of God's word is part of the greater plan. Now the reading of scripture is a test for us to go through... to see if we are going to believe subtle falsehoods or seek revelation of God's truth for ourselves.
The blunt honesty is... if you say, "they're all true."... then you're failing a test.
Food for thought.
I had this conversation with a pastor, and he added that some are worse than others... he called the "Message Bible" the "Massage Bible" because it had been so smoothed out that many of the deeper meanings God has for us were lost by it.
But I believe even to degradation of God's word is part of the greater plan. Now the reading of scripture is a test for us to go through... to see if we are going to believe subtle falsehoods or seek revelation of God's truth for ourselves.
The blunt honesty is... if you say, "they're all true."... then you're failing a test.
Food for thought.