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Because you so thoroughly outlined what the Bible says about this topic, may you be so kind as to investigate the path to avoid such a fate? Also, referring to page one of this forum thread, I am under the supposition that hell is a long time rather than forever. Well, that's the only thing I...

When Jesus speaks of God refusing those out in the cold, as He never knew them, to what is Jesus referring to? How does it fit in with the concept of a hell that you just described? And, of the "gnashing of teeth," how does that square--what is He trying to teach us?

It is easy to say the Church of 300 A.D. was keeping the gospel from the masses. But one cannot deny that the reason the books of the Bible are still the best-selling and most shared documents of all time, is that they were organized and spread throughout the world by the Church. There are...

Referring to Christian scriptures, that is the best we have; not to say that anything is really missing, for those who hear will hear. In a sense I agree with BibleHighlighter that an endless quest for perfect scripture is a trap, but that is a straw man argument--honest Christians don't really...

Let me define the approach of the modern translation advocate: communicate the words of the Bible to those who want to hear. Give water to the thirsty; clean, clear water, untainted by archaic language systems and obscure vocabulary. The King James Bible is one of many translations which were...

I get it, you are referring to the fall of Adam! The schism of the flesh from the spirit!!!

God's word cannot be frozen in time, veiled from future generations by human language barriers; this simply cannot be something God would want. Therefore, his Word must be something other than the printed word. If his Word is perfect, then imperfect words cannot be his Word. Words can only steer...

Just to bring this back to the main topic: if one sees the books of the Bible as inspired but not inerrant, then one is free to peruse a modern, lucidly translated rendition of sacred literature and not be thrown into doubt. The Truth is in the spirit of the teaching, not in its letter...

The answer to this question requires one define the word "inspired," as in inspired of God. To me, if one is inspired of God, he is of the Kingdom of God, a follower of Christ, partaker of His cup; no more and no less. I believe, as all Christians do, that the authors of the books which we read...

I have read C.S. materials in the past, and actually have found some of it inspiring. Because this thread is about interpretation of the Bible, I am curious what you find antithetical to scripture among the Scientists? When Mary B. Eddy (founder of C.S.) spoke of matter being unreal, she meant...

Important point on the difference between the institution, and the Kingdom. To this, there is a neat little joke I first read from a quote by J. Krishnamurti: You may remember the story of how the devil and a friend of his were walking down the street, when they saw ahead of them a man stoop...

Yes, to my knowledge Catholic simply means "universal." I think timothy's point was that church doctrine, going back who knows how long, is superfluous to the gospel. Obviously, establishing where the line must be drawn is a difficult, if not impossible task. The Gospels and Epistles were...

And, when the church outlined the trinity doctrine, God's "sacred breath" was given an identity, a high-sounding name, which to me makes its presence more distant and less immediate. Sin, or "missing the mark," sounds evil and reprehensible due to ascribing culturally upon the noun, "sin."...

He ignores anyone who does not submit before his steamroller of KJVO propaganda.

While your concern makes logical sense, on principal I am more open to reading these translations to supplement others; this is primarily because no major translation from a body of dozens if not hundreds of established authorities will veer much from established translations and "Christian"...

We all have one! What do we lose by not reading a Bible in our own tongue? Potentially understanding the fullness of the gospel

I have a couple points. 1) So few people read in those days that even if a Bible were in every home, it would serve more of a purpose as firestarter. 2) By "getting the gospel into as many homes as possible" I mean the gospel, not the bible. Of course the Catholics preached their interpretation...

I was talking about the Greek, as this is a Greek New Testament translation. The original manuscripts were not organized in double column, verse form, to my knowledge.

By the way: The Unvarnished New Testament translated by Andy Gaus is one that aims to read as the Greek does, without the color of Catholic doctrine and verbage. Has no verse forms and is single column like the letters were originally.

It's true, all the churches that teach doctrine are merely interpreting scripture and telling others to obey. It may bring people closer to God, or it may teach faith in human institution. Either way, the good news is as simple as it sounds, though it takes work. My hunch is that anyone...