Actually, that was rather new information to me, but way before this I was led to read some of the omissions and deliberate changes in the NIV that convinced me that I shouldn’t be using it. They have taken out so much reverence for God and our Lord Jesus Christ.

Indeed it should be. Racism and prejudice have no place in the church. There is no Jew nor Gentile, circumcised nor uncircumcised — we are all one in Christ’s body.

Bigotry is a topic that should be addressed by the church more readily. Pastoring in a rural NC setting, I still see bigotry, prejudice and outright racism as a main factor for the ineffectiveness of the USAmerican Church.

Thank you for dropping by and sharing your view with me.

If my memory doesn’t fail me, I think it’s the first time you’re visiting, so here’s a big welcome!

Love your blog, especially your post on being a bigot.
God bless, and Shalom!

I have never come across the “Jamieson, Fausset and Brown’s Commentary”. What exactly is it? Is it something like a concordance or dictionary?

I am actually thinking of getting a Study version of a particular translation next, complete with footnotes and cross-references.

God bless, and Shalom!

Thank you for dropping by and sharing with me.

I had a good laugh at your mention of Babel, but when I thought about it, the translations we have today aren’t just a result of the fact that we speak different tongues, do we?

NIV, KJV, NASB, etc., are all English translations. What I do wonder about is why the need for so many various translations of a single language?