brixken7
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.............................So it is now impossible for the Holy Spirit to convey proper doctrine to anyone, unless they have studied, and received their understanding from the original languages. May I simply say, the God I serve has revealed Bible doctrine to layman all around this world, who have never studied the original languages. Jack
Jack...your above post is in response to the post of Charles at Doctrineprimer, in which he stated:
"When reading any translation, one must do a proper and careful study of the Word of God in order to understand the passages he or she is reading. Doctrine comes from the original languages and never from a translation. So, if one wants to study the Word of God, it is a good idea to pull in many resources to help aid one's understanding and correct any misconceptions and possible errors caused by the translation itself."
Now when he stated that "Doctrine comes from the original languages and never from a translation," I think he was saying that the ORIGIN of doctrine is in the original languages, which is, of course, quite true. But what I LOVE about his post is that he so rightly states...
" it is a good idea to pull in many resources to help aid one's understanding...."
Indeed, this is very true, and his words have the repeated backing of God's Word, for we read that "in the multitude of counselors there is safety" (Proverbs 11:14; 15:22; 24:6).
Without the aid of various translations --- and particularly the original Greek --- it can be very difficult, perhaps even impossible to establish proper doctrine. The KJV, for example, teaches an "eternal" (aionios) punishment, which causes the Bible to repeatedly contradict itself. It takes an objective and thorough study into the Greek word "aionios" and its usage to resolve the matter. But this is seldom done, which helps to explain all the confusion regarding what God's Word actually teaches. We all need to...
"[FONT="]Let the Scriptures Determine Our Theology, and Not Read Our Theology into Scripture."
--brixken7
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