Purpose of Scripture Angela. You're vast wisdom and knowledge of the Greek language is making you forget.
16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
17 That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works.
What if we are right Angela? What if the KJV is the preserved perfect pure words of God? You have a lot to account for. Ever read what happens when one adds to or takes away from the words of God?
And what if we're wrong? We are guilty of believing that the same God who gave us His words was not able to preserve them in the English language.
God preserved his words in Greek, Aramaic and Hebrew. His words were TRANSLATED into other languages like Latin, German, French and eventually English. These translations are NOT the inspired word. But, they do reveal Jesus.
You are so messed up, it is sad! Paul's private epistle to Timothy, is NOT the gospel. Yes, they are valuable words, in that they do tell us to use the OT to learn and grow. And they were inspired by God, for Paul to write down. You do know that the NT was not completely written, nor complied when Paul wrote this, rights? I do think you do not understand what the gospel even is! Someone posted recently "gospel" came from Old English, "god spell." Not so much! Here is the information you need to read, concerning what the gospel is all about.
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The term gospel is found ninety-nine times in the NASB and ninety-two times in the NET Bible. In the Greek New Testament, gospel is the translation of the Greek noun euangelion (occurring 76 times) “good news,” and the verb euangelizo (occurring 54 times), meaning “to bring or announce good news.” Both words are derived from the noun angelos, “messenger.” In classical Greek, an euangelos was one who brought a message of victory or other political or personal news that caused joy. In addition, euangelizomai (the middle voice form of the verb) meant “to speak as a messenger of gladness, to proclaim good news.”1 Further, the noun euangelion became a technical term for the message of victory, though it was also used for a political or private message that brought joy.
That both the noun and the verb are used so extensively in the New Testament demonstrate how it developed a distinctly Christian use and emphasis because of the glorious news announced to mankind of salvation and victory over sin and death that God offers to all people through the person and accomplished work of Jesus Christ on the cross as proven by His resurrection, ascension, and session at God’s right hand. In the New Testament these two words, euangelionand euangelizo, became technical terms for this message of good news offered to all men through faith in Christ.
The Wycliffe Bible Encyclopedia summarizes the gospel message this way:
The central truth of the gospel is that God has provided a way of salvation for men through the gift of His son to the world. He suffered as a sacrifice for sin, overcame death, and now offers a share in His triumph to all who will accept it. The gospel is good news because it is a gift of God, not something that must be earned by penance or by self-improvement (Jn 3:16; Rom 5:8–11; II Cor 5:14–19; Tit 2:11–14).3
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In 1 Corinthians 15:1-8, the apostle Paul summarizes the most basic ingredients of the gospel message, namely, the death, burial, resurrection, and appearances of the resurrected Christ. Note the four clauses introduced by that in bold type in verses 3-5 below:
15:1 Now I want to make clear for you, brothers and sisters, the gospel that I preached to you, that you received and on which you stand, 15:2 and by which you are being saved, if you hold firmly to the message I preached to you—unless you believed in vain. 15:3 For I passed on to you as of first importance what I also received—that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures, 15:4 and that he was buried, and that he was raised on the third day according to the scriptures, 15:5 and that he appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve…4
These verses, which were an early Christian confession, give us the heart of the gospel and show the that the resurrection is an integral part of the gospel. Note that Paul described this as “of first importance”—a phrase that stresses priority, not time. The stress is on the centrality of these truths to the gospel message.
Actually, the central ingredient of the gospel message is a two-fold confession: (1) Christ died for our sins and (2) He was raised on the third day. The reality of these two elements can be verified by the Scriptures (cf. Ps. 16:10; Isa. 53:8-10) and by such awesome historical evidence as the empty tomb and the eye witnesses. Thus, the other two elements mentioned here accomplish two important facts regarding the gospel. The fact that He was buried verified His death, and the fact that He appeared to others verified His resurrection."
https://bible.org/article/what-gospel
So, you are wrong! The Bible is not about us, it is about Jesus! The Bible is not even about the Bible, but about Jesus. A book cannot save, Jesus does, by the power of the Holy Spirit.
PS Not even the slightest worry in my heart and mind, that I am not saved because I do not exalt a bad translation of the Bible. After 37 years of reading many versions of the Bible, and having studied the original languages, read up on manuscript evidence there is not a chance that I have missed anything. Sadly, can you say the same? You have basically missed Jesus, if this thread is any indication. The trouble is, and I don't say this to brag, is I have a much better education that you. I have not been deceived by cults and those who have never studied and compared manuscripts. There are many people here who understand about manuscript evidence, who have never been to seminary, of course! Many people! But, you are not one of those people.
You have fallen into a ditch. We have continually tried to pull you out, and yet, you persist in lying there, screaming "37, 37!" at anyone who passes by. I don't know if there is much more to say. Your heart is hard, and you are not willing to look at evidence contrary to your cultic, and bizarre beliefs.
I just pray you really are following Jesus, as you said many pages ago, and you will allow the Holy Spirit to heal you of this terrible obsession with numbers, and the KJV as being the "right" Bible. All translations, modern and older, provided they translated as best as they knew how, are profitable and useful for training, etc.
