The revision of NIV being studied by WELS ...."NIV may not be used after spring 2011"

[bach90]

Before becoming a Lutheran I was a traditional Roman Catholic. We used the Douay-Rheims Bible so I found it easy to go to the King James Version since they influenced each other. (The 1580 D-R Influenced the 1611 AV which influenced the 1752 D-R).

Now I use the New King James Version and I'm pretty comfortable with it. I never really liked the NIV though some of my Catholic friends use it! I'll occasionally compare my NKJV to the ESV, or I'll go to my interlinear.

I'm a member of the LCMS, from what I know, I don't think my Lutheran brothers and sisters of the WELS would use a Bible that used too much gender-neutral language.

 

[Jim47]

I don't think my Lutheran brothers and sisters of the WELS would use a Bible that used too much gender-neutral language.

That would be correct. I wished we were big nough to write our own version, but right now as always our emphisis is on spreading the gospil, as it should be.

 

[Melethiel]

I hope they adopt the ESV - I think that's a much better translation than the NIV.

 

[DaRev]

I hope they adopt the ESV - I think that's a much better translation than the NIV.

That would only seem fitting since there were a number of WELS participants in the formation of The Lutheran Study Bible which is based upon the ESV.