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#720396
agentCDE
Indeed, Scripture itself prophecies that, in the years to come, a king will translate scripture perfectly (Ecclesiastes 8:4).
And of course we know that the king didn't add that little bit himself because scripture itself said it'd be a perfect translation, right?
10/15/2008 2:51:25 AM
#720402
TheReligiousCommie
There's nothing I can say that can adequately respond to this, so I will just say this: No Intelligent Christian worth their salt would hold the KJV in any high regard.
10/15/2008 2:56:55 AM
#720403
Allegory for Jesus
Of course you don't care whether the KJV is an accurate translation. You wouldn't be a true fundie if you worried about such petty things as knowing what the original text that you worship as the word of God actually said. And, holy crap, you sure are banking on a lot of precisely aimed "divine inspiration" going on during the Bible's creation, aren't you?
10/15/2008 2:56:56 AM
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10/15/2008 2:59:55 AM
#720410
Eden
and I have a friend in the US who burns NIVs
Continuing the great christian tradition to burn every book that doesn´t suit to christian tastes
10/15/2008 3:05:00 AM
#720421
Shadoboy
"Scripture itself prophecies that, in the years to come, a king will translate scripture perfectly"
Maybe then people will beleive in everything you say. But until it happens...
10/15/2008 3:14:11 AM
#720427
Mrs. Antichrist
So, the book that the king translated contains a passage that claims his translation is perfect?
You don't see a problem with this?
10/15/2008 3:16:53 AM
#720431
I wish all you dumb fucking goddamned ignorant christian bastards would quit burning shit and throwing away shit as some kind of show for your fucking god. I'm fucking sick of you burning up trees and plastic for no good reason except to show what good christ-stains you are. PLEASE DIAF now.
10/15/2008 3:19:49 AM
#720435
hmcook87
Ecclesiastes 8:4:
"Where the word of a king [is, there is] power: and who may say unto him, What doest thou?"
Really? This is supposed to be a prophecy stating that a king will translate scripture perfectly? Even if it said anything remotely like that, how do you know the king referenced is king james? What if its a king who hasn't even lived yet... King Bert of Jesusland perhaps...
Surely this passage is a comment on people (such as kings) having so much power they are beyond question by anyone else, no one has the power to say "what doest thou?" to the King, or its "off with thy head".
10/15/2008 3:24:39 AM
#720449
Pyroclasm
"Where the word of a king is, there is power: and who may say unto him, What doest thou?" (Ecclesiastes 8:4).
What? Do you even check the verses yourself, or are you just blindly parroting what your pastor tells you?
10/15/2008 3:34:28 AM
#720450
DaMentalFunism
I have a friend in the US who burns NIVs
Yeah, but he burns everything.
10/15/2008 3:35:38 AM
#720488
Berny
A divinely inspired translation of bullshit is still bullshit.
10/15/2008 4:13:11 AM
#720510
Mortok
"Scripture itself prophecies that, in the years to come, a king will translate scripture perfectly"
Obvious con is obvious?
10/15/2008 4:48:33 AM
#720511
Thinking Allowed
Personally I don't care how close the KJV of 1611 is to the actual Greek.
Make no mind that greek wasn't the only language the bible was/is written in.
10/15/2008 4:51:12 AM
#720523
Athar
You have friend that burns other bibles?! Well, then it must be true.
10/15/2008 5:12:12 AM
#720551
MichaelL
Umm, Garvan, you do realize that King James was a flaming homosexual, don't you?
10/15/2008 7:21:38 AM
#720580
Dan Onymous
"The point is that those Godly men who compiled it were inspired by the Holy Spirit to do so in the way that they did."
Or, more truthfully, ordered to do so by the King to replace the Bishop's Bible.
"many Christians believe the NIV is demon-inspired"
By 'many' you mean 'hardly any'.
It's well known amogst theologians that the KJV is one of the worst translations (although the language used is very nice) and that the NIV is one of the best.
@ #765924 - "I wish all you dumb fucking goddamned ignorant christian bastards would quit burning shit... PLEASE DIAF now."
Make your fucking mind up.
10/15/2008 8:42:29 AM
#720583
CailinBan
If the KJV is the true version, then God kinda went the long way around doncha think? Had to get the the Jews and Greeks to write stuff down but that wasn't right - it took 1611 years before the correct version came along. Verrry inefficient methinks. And what about the poor saps believing the wrong, pre-KJV, version? Mean trick of God to play on them.
10/15/2008 8:46:17 AM
#720584
John_in_Oz
Personally i don't care that you don't care.
10/15/2008 8:48:07 AM
#720588
Tween
"Many Christians believe the NIV is demon-inspired"
Now even scripture can be fucking demon inspired!
So your bible lies when it says: 'All scripture is inspired by God and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work' 2 Timothy 2:22
Bloody dodgy, that demons find it so easy to hijack the Word of God. And to do it so well, hell, when I did time as a fundie, back in the late '80s and early '90s, the NIV was considered to be the best translation of the Bible, epecially the Greek NT! Who knew I was actually memorising demonic text - must be why I became an atheist ;)
10/15/2008 8:54:02 AM
#720602
TheOutsider
Damn Bible-Humpers. If you keep doing that the pages will start to stick together.
10/15/2008 9:17:34 AM
#720627
Phedippedes
"Scripture itself prophecies that, in the years to come, a king will translate scripture perfectly (Ecclesiastes 8:4)"
Huh? That's not even close!
According to http://bibleresources.bible.com/passagesearchresults2.php?passage1=Ecclesiastes+8&book_id=25&version1=9&tp=12&c=8
Ecclesiates 8:4 reads: "Where the word of a king is, there is power: and who may say unto him, What doest thou?"
10/15/2008 9:56:07 AM
#720643
aaa
I see a lot of wrong here.
10/15/2008 10:15:59 AM
#720704
Mister Spak
The original greek was wrong so the godly translators mistranslated the errors out of it.
"No other version will do, and I have a friend in the US who burns NIVs (many Christians believe the NIV is demon-inspired). "
Someone should print a koran on asbestos and bring it to one of those book burning events. Or even better, a necronomicon.
10/15/2008 11:40:38 AM
#720713
Secret Squirrel
I have a friend in the US who burns NIVs
At least when I escaped your death-cult, I had the decency to recycle...
10/15/2008 11:49:29 AM
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