Is the paper the bible printed on the word of God?

[Isaiah 6:8]

The word of God, the actual words are what are important. The words on the paper Or more recently words on a computer screen are curruptable. You can take a E-Bible and delete it. You can take a printed Bible and burn it. But yet Gods word still remains. You see the print is only a record of His words. It is not Him. As you can see from the following...

(yes I am going somewhere with this)

*Edit for clarification*

Now Since some people are confused about what I meant by that. Yes the words of the Bible are the inspired word of God. I am talking about the paper its printed on, the computers screen its on, or the other device on which is recorded. Also Jesus is the word as evidenced below. I am more talking about the man made items that can be corrupted and or destroyed.*

QUOTE John 1 (King James Version)

John 1

1In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

2The same was in the beginning with God.

3All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.

4In him was life; and the life was the light of men.

5And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.

QUOTE John 1 (New King James Version)

John 1

The Eternal Word

1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made. 4 In Him was life, and the life was the light of men. 5 And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend[a] it.

QUOTE John 1 (Amplified Bible)

John 1

1IN THE beginning [before all time] was the Word ([a]Christ), and the Word was with God, and the Word was God Himself.(A)

2He was present originally with God.

3All things were made and came into existence through Him; and without Him was not even one thing made that has come into being.

4In Him was Life, and the Life was the Light of men.

5And the Light shines on in the darkness, for the darkness has never overpowered it [put it out or absorbed it or appropriated it, and is unreceptive to it].

QUOTE John 1 (New American Standard Bible)

John 1

The Word Became Flesh

1In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2He was with God in the beginning.

3Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. 4In him was life, and that life was the light of men. 5The light shines in the darkness, but the darkness has not understood[a] it.

QUOTE John 1:1-5 (American Standard Version)

John 1

1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

2 The same was in the beginning with God.

3 All things were made through him; and without him was not anything made that hath been made.

4 In him was life; and the life was the light of men.

5 And the light shineth in the darkness; and the darkness apprehended it not.

Many versions of the Bible and they all agree. The Word is not the Bible. I have seen some people argue about the Bible, which version is the best, but I believe they miss the point. The point is not what words were added or subtracted but if they get you to know the true living word, Jesus.

Yes if you are worried about accuracy pick your version based on what you have read and researched. But remember this. Not one of them are going to be 100% accurate as for as translation goes, and not one of them has everything God ever spoke in it.

Now you do need to be wise though, as some translations are, way way off the mark and they do twist the words to fit their private theology. Notably, the J.W. and the Mormon versions of the "bible".

If you prefer one version, and you are fed off of it, then keep it. If you are worried about if its accurate or not, do what I do, and read several versions of the Bible, and read the notes on the bottom. They tell you what was added or subtracted.

Also try to learn a bit of Bible historical context. If you know what the culture was like that the particular passage of Scripture was aimed at, you will better understand its context and meaning.

But to be wise you need to get to know the good Shepherd, and know his voice. You will not be taken off on false avenues.

-Isaiah-

[Isaiah 6:8]

You miss read me. I am speaking of the text and paper books. The corruptible books.

You are so focused on one version, that you are not preaching Christ Crucified but preaching about a translation. My point exactly. This is why I did not mention one single version in my post.

As for the King James is not a 100% accurate translation any more. I have traveled around the world, its near impossible to translate anything 100% accurately with out losing something. It uses words that do not apply here in modern English, or words that have changed in meaning. If you would like to use all the same texts to translate into a more modern version of English, using terms that people nowadays would understand more readily I would be glad to read it. For instance the word steward. Originally it meant the manager of the estate of the lord. A more modern term would be asset manager. I have had people try to discover God, read the KJV and give up on the whole idea.

I know that it is not the "original" I never mentioned the term why did you bring that up.

[Isaiah 6:8]

Oh and I am not going to debate translations. This is a horse that is dead, and has been beaten to death on many threads here.

[oldzimm]

No debate here, I totally agree and I always said that you can destroy a Bible but you can't destroy the word of God. In history governments tried to destroy all the Bibles but to no avail and praise the lord, his word remains just as strong today as it did in the beginning.

[Fraught]

Amen! In the beginning was the Word. The Word of God lives !

[He giveth more grace]

For the word of God is quick (alive), and powerful, and sharper than any two edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.

Edited July 5, 2010 by Monarchy

[~candice~]

Izzy, the bible IS the Word of God.

Jesus is the spoken Word of God (rhema) and the bible is the written Word of God (logos).

The words of the bible truly are the Word of God.

Do you agree?

Now you cannot kill Jesus, so that the spoken Word lives forever. And you can burn copies of the bible, but yet the written Word will remain true regardless of if or how it is recorded by man. Is this what you meant?

Confused!

The title of this thread says 'The bible is NOT the Word of God' but YES it is! It is the WRITTEN (logos) Word of God.

Candice.

[~candice~]

From the SOF...

We believe that the 66 books of the Canon, from Genesis to Revelation are the exhaustive, inerrant and inspired word of God.

[Guest shiloh357]

Many versions of the Bible and they all agree. The Word is not the Bible.

Actually, the entire 119th Psalm refers to the written Scriptures as the "Word of God."

In Luke 8:11 the Scriptures are depicted as "seed." Jesus says that the seed in that parable symoblizes the Word of God. There numerous places where the term "word of God" is used to refer to Scriptures partcularly in Acts where it is said that the Word of God was growing, or that peoplpe were hearing the Word of God. The Apostles were devoted to studying the Word according to Acts 6.

[Guest shiloh357]

Firstly: Shiloh357 [(I have trouble referring to anyone this way - Shiloh = Jesus ..... the cepture willl not depart from Judah until Shiloh come) Please no harm intended and I know you ended w/357.... you have sparked my curiousity I imagine]

Shiloh is the name of an Israelite city and is the first place the Tabernacle was built in the promised Land.