The Journey Posted January 28, 2003 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 0 Topic Count: 10 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 582 Content Per Day: 0.07 Reputation: 2 Days Won: 0 Joined: 01/19/2003 Status: Offline Birthday: 04/10/1970 Share Posted January 28, 2003 God-man, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catsmeow Posted January 28, 2003 Group: Royal Member Followers: 0 Topic Count: 439 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 7,315 Content Per Day: 0.93 Reputation: 356 Days Won: 0 Joined: 11/21/2002 Status: Offline Share Posted January 28, 2003 Journey: Being on the "front line" causes you to love and cherish people more deeply. Cat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catsmeow Posted January 29, 2003 Group: Royal Member Followers: 0 Topic Count: 439 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 7,315 Content Per Day: 0.93 Reputation: 356 Days Won: 0 Joined: 11/21/2002 Status: Offline Share Posted January 29, 2003 I know there's a lot of controversy about which version is the "right" version. I've come to this conclusion .... the best version is the version that communicates the gospel. When we did the homeless ministry in the inner city - we were dealing with many illiterate people. We knew they couldn't read beyond basic street signs. Most couldn't sit down and read a tract. We handed out simple pictures depicting Jesus. You know it's funny...if anyone ever saw the movie, "Amistad" you find that even if people don't speak the language -much less read the language.... they can READ the pictures. While working with the homeless, we approached a native American woman. When she saw the picture of Jesus she exclaimed, "Oh, Great Spirit! Great Spirit!" She immediately began crying with tears of joy, nodding with excitement. We take people "where they're at". Not everyone starts out with a KJV, a Greek interlinear and a concordence. My degree is in Special Education. In graduate school they teach you that people "learn" in different ways. Some people are strictly visual learners, while others are auditory. Some are tactile learners. Blind people (and I've taught blind students) are both auditory and tactile. The goal, as Paul said...is to promote the gospel. It's to bring souls who are lost to Christ. It's to promote the will of our Father. While my dear brother, Cruise may not agree with me on which bible version is best, he knows my heart. The goal is always the same...to reach a lost world with the truth of Jesus Christ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Journey Posted January 29, 2003 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 0 Topic Count: 10 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 582 Content Per Day: 0.07 Reputation: 2 Days Won: 0 Joined: 01/19/2003 Status: Offline Birthday: 04/10/1970 Share Posted January 29, 2003 Cat, as always, very well said. - Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BibleBoy Posted January 30, 2003 Group: Advanced Member Followers: 0 Topic Count: 29 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 344 Content Per Day: 0.04 Reputation: 2 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/13/2002 Status: Offline Share Posted January 30, 2003 Does anybody know if the English Standard Version is good or bad? :???: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Journey Posted January 30, 2003 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 0 Topic Count: 10 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 582 Content Per Day: 0.07 Reputation: 2 Days Won: 0 Joined: 01/19/2003 Status: Offline Birthday: 04/10/1970 Share Posted January 30, 2003 Bible Boy, I love the ESV. Take a look at their website. http://www.gnpcb.org/home/esv/ http://www.bible-researcher.com/esv.html J.I. Packer is the general editor. Need I say more? - Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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