{"id":12861,"date":"2020-04-25T03:04:15","date_gmt":"2020-04-25T03:04:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thinkingaccuratelyeducation.com\/?p=12861"},"modified":"2020-04-28T02:14:27","modified_gmt":"2020-04-28T02:14:27","slug":"are-versions-really-an-issue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thinkingaccuratelyeducation.com\/index.php\/2020\/04\/25\/are-versions-really-an-issue\/","title":{"rendered":"Are versions really an issue?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Recently, someone I love very much mentioned that one of the reasons he doesn’t believe the Bible is because there are so many versions–which one is right<\/em>? Today, we’re going to look at that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In our last blog<\/a>, we postulated that the Bible, as \u201cTrue truth,\u201d<\/em> should be able to stand up against all scrutiny, historically, prophetically, doctrinally, ethically, and morally. And we are<\/span> going to look at that, but first, we took a look at the agreement of the versions with each other<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, we took it as a hypothesis<\/strong><\/em>, and tested it (see below<\/strong>).* What did we find<\/em>?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

hypothesis = \"a supposition or proposed explanation made on the basis of limited evidence as a starting point for further investigation\" (Bing<\/em>)<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
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Hypothesis confirmed!<\/strong><\/em> The versions and randomly-picked verses were substantially equivalent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So then, we are ready to move on to the propositions themselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In Acts 17:24-27, we see a historical proposition that is unique to the Bible. It is basically making a truth claim<\/strong><\/em> that God, not only created the earth, but strategically planned that various cultures and civilizations would exist where<\/em> and when <\/em>they did (including their living conditions, economies and the natural resources that would be at their disposal). That’s quite a claim. Yet, if you believe that Jesus is God, if you accept His claims about Himself, then these other claims are not a leap from logic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
truth claim \"a hypothesis not yet verified by experience.\" (Dictionary.com<\/em>)<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
In 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17, we have a prophecy, which is a kind of a truth claim about the future, and this one is predicting an event called the “catching away,” or rapture<\/em><\/strong>. This, too, is not far-fetched if Jesus is indeed the all-powerful Son of God He claimed to be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
rapture = \"When Christ returns, all of the elect who have died will be raised and transformed into a glorious state, along with the living elect, and then be caught up to be with Christ.\" (Catholic.com<\/em>)<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
In 2 Timothy 3:16, we have a proposition that the Bible is not only useful, but trustworthy. Why<\/em>? Because it is far from a collection of writings by smart, holy men. It claims to have been given<\/em>, that is inspired<\/em> of <\/em>or “breathed<\/em>” (from the Greek word, the\u00f3pneustos<\/a><\/strong>) by God Himself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In Romans 13:8-9, we see what probably is viewed axiomatically by most people, at least in Western Civilization, “He that loveth his neighbour, hath fulfilled the law.” In fact, the Broadway musical Les<\/em> Miserables, <\/em>based on the novel by Frenchman Victor Hugo, includes in one of its songs, the famous line:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cTo love another person, is to see the face of God\u201d<\/p>Jean Valjean<\/em><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
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