So I decided to get a copy of "The King James Only Controversy" by James R. White as recommended.
I will begin with reading through that analysis first. I'd like to thank everyone for their input on the topic. Perhaps the best solution will be for me to get a KJV and NIV and simply read one book from one, then one from another.
As for my own consideration... I've been thinking. The Bible itself was not created by God. It was created by man, collecting THE SCROLLS believed to be the Word of God. While this indirectly makes the Bible the Word of God, it also brings to question to me what scrolls might have been left out of it due to prejudice and human failings (or lost material or destroyed material).
I believe anything written before the date of official canonization might be an appropriate marker (thus anything written after would be appropriate to disregard, I believe the Gnostic Gospels fall into this category?).
However it's also my understanding that the process of choosing for canonization also was based on which scriptures in majority agree with each other versus contradicting. But as we know, even the best intentioned person praying for guidance can still make mistakes.
We are imperfect, but Christ loves us anyway and still gives us our salvation.
At this particular point I am going to go forward with the aforementioned action and then will try to obtain a list of all or most of the existing translations, and look at the history of each one. At that particular point I will choose which others to read (aside from NIV and KJV). I am selecting those two and will simply compare them as I read them. I've also been told honest translations that may be missing a verse or two have footnotes regarding such, and usually have it down there to address it.
In the end what matters most is one's relationship in Christ and accepting that He was the Son of God and died for our sins, rose from the grave, ascended to Heaven and atoned for us, and that accepting that forgiveness and sacrifice, and having the Holy Spirit in us. After all, it's not like the actual tome that we call the Bible existed in those days, and yet people were still saved after He rose again.
Again thank you everyone for your input. I will personally be closing out of this topic at this point, thank you and God Bless you all!
I will begin with reading through that analysis first. I'd like to thank everyone for their input on the topic. Perhaps the best solution will be for me to get a KJV and NIV and simply read one book from one, then one from another.
As for my own consideration... I've been thinking. The Bible itself was not created by God. It was created by man, collecting THE SCROLLS believed to be the Word of God. While this indirectly makes the Bible the Word of God, it also brings to question to me what scrolls might have been left out of it due to prejudice and human failings (or lost material or destroyed material).
I believe anything written before the date of official canonization might be an appropriate marker (thus anything written after would be appropriate to disregard, I believe the Gnostic Gospels fall into this category?).
However it's also my understanding that the process of choosing for canonization also was based on which scriptures in majority agree with each other versus contradicting. But as we know, even the best intentioned person praying for guidance can still make mistakes.
We are imperfect, but Christ loves us anyway and still gives us our salvation.
At this particular point I am going to go forward with the aforementioned action and then will try to obtain a list of all or most of the existing translations, and look at the history of each one. At that particular point I will choose which others to read (aside from NIV and KJV). I am selecting those two and will simply compare them as I read them. I've also been told honest translations that may be missing a verse or two have footnotes regarding such, and usually have it down there to address it.
In the end what matters most is one's relationship in Christ and accepting that He was the Son of God and died for our sins, rose from the grave, ascended to Heaven and atoned for us, and that accepting that forgiveness and sacrifice, and having the Holy Spirit in us. After all, it's not like the actual tome that we call the Bible existed in those days, and yet people were still saved after He rose again.
Again thank you everyone for your input. I will personally be closing out of this topic at this point, thank you and God Bless you all!
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