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Does the New Testament have so many copyist errors we can’t know what it says? In this short video, a quick answer is provided to this common objection.
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Yes
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God promised it would be preserved.
God keeps his promises.A king had the book of Jeremiah burned.
(Only 1 copy existed than)God moved Jeremiah with the Holy Spirit again and Jeremiah rewrote it.
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For the most part
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Absolutely yes, except for some newer translations.
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100%
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Yes in the original manuscript
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According to Doctor Bruce Metzger New Testament Emmeritus scholar from Princeton who had no peers stated we have 99% of what the original authors wrote.
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Yes, the Dead Sea Scrolls prove this. The Isaiah scroll that was found matches what is in the KJV with little variances. The Jews handed down the Scriptures faithfully since the time of Moses. The Bible was dictated by the Holy Spirit through men and the Bible declares over and over that it is the Word of God, Himself.
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Do you trust God the Holy Spirit to provide you with the words He desires you have?
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Old testament definitely.
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Indeed
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No.
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Which one? There is a perfectly preserved version, yes.
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Yes, indeed 100% the best proof is that the Bible does not contradict itself in any language .
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F. F. Bruce, one of the most respected scholars on the subject of of Biblical accuracy, notes that there are only around nine or 10 manuscripts of Caesar’s Gallic War, which was composed between 58 and 50 BC. The oldest manuscript we have originates from 900 years later. Bruce writes that, “The History of Thucydides (c. 460-400 BC) is known to us from eight (manuscripts), the earliest belonging to c. AD 900, and a few papyrus scraps, belonging to about the beginning of the Christian era. The same is true of the History of Herodotus (c. 488-428 BC). Yet no classical scholar would listen to an argument that the authenticity of Herodotus or Thucydides is in doubt because the earliest (manuscripts) of their works which are of any use to us are over 1,300 years later than the originals.”
Of scripture, we have so much more. In fact, we can reproduce almost all of the New Testament from the writings of the early church fathers. Within 100 years of Christ’s death, we have almost all of the Gospels and a good bit of Paul quoted. There are over 20,000 handwritten manuscripts in Greek, Latin, Syriac, Coptic and other ancient languages currently known and archeologists keep finding new copies. In fact, the Bible is perhaps the best preserved ancient book, having more manuscripts originating from within 200 years of the primary sources than any other work in the Greco-Roman world. There are 5,700 New Testament Greek manuscripts known to exist, some written no more than 100 years after Christ’s resurrection.
We do not, to our knowledge, have the original autographs, i.e. the actual letters Paul wrote. But we have the copies early Christians wrote, duplicating those letters. The most amazing part of having so many copies that span hundreds of years is that they are remarkably free of errors. We know from the Old Testament that the accuracy is beyond question going back more thousands of years. From the New Testament, there are errors in some of the manuscripts, but we have so many manuscripts we can find the consensus of what is correct and, more importantly, none of the errors affect anything substantive.
As Bart Ehrman, a non-believing Biblical scholar has noted, “Essential Christian beliefs are not affected by textual variants in the manuscript tradition of the New Testament.” And one of those essential beliefs is this: “unto us a Child is born, Unto us a Son is given; And the government will be upon His shoulder. And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.” -
Preservation has been accomplished by the Multiplicity of mss. over a wide area and over time so that no one body could make real changes. All the mss. can be compared .We have not lost any of Gods preserved Word!!
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I found this video interesting. It points out some differences in the Greek Septuagint and the Masoretic texts.
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=2613930595384080&id=100003014964693
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There are other explanations for the differences though.
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hello – please look at this…
And the 3. angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand, The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb: 11 And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name. Revelation 14.9-11
Allow me please some questions ..what do you mean?
1. Who is the beast in Revelation 14.6-12?
2. What is the name of the beast ?
3. what is the number of the beast?
4. What is the mark of the beast?
5 What is the image of the beast?
See the answers right here..
http://www.mha-mission.org/mission/traktat/pw/EN/EN.html
http://www.mha-mission.org/mission/traktat/pw/en.pdf
what is your answer ? ….Lets talk about jesus -
Ididnt realize this was a video, I thought it was just a question. I think it’s a good video though. I just found it interesting that when you compare Ex 40:12 to Gal 3 16-17 it SEEMS to be saying two different things. Is it “now the sojourning of the children of Israel in Egypt was 430 years or the law was given 430 years after the promise was made to Abraham? This is by no means to dissuade, just a curiosity. Again there are other explanations, this one just impacted me the most.
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GOD was involved in it’s transmission…obviously.
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Which translations are you referring to? Not all translations are equal oh, I believe the King James version is the most accurate excluding tyndale’s word for word.
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The one i bought from family dollar was missing exodus
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A better question should be, is the Bible being accurately followed.
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It doesn’t matter. We have no clue whether the copies we have reflect the original intent of the author. Even among the copies we have, there are interpolations everywhere.
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Very accurately…
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MY COMMENT:
Some people think that some verse’s have been
omitted / left out of scripture. Well I own a (1990 NIV)
and a (1994 GNB) and (KJV) bible’s. And the verses
which are claimed to be missing are in fact in subtext
or foonotes of the (NIV) and (GNB) bibles. I found no
missing verses, the verses are there for all to see if
they care to look.
Bible Scholars have researched Biblical manuscripts and
discovered that over the course of some 1500 years,
some words, phases, and even sentences were added
to the Bible (either intentionally or by accident). And the
verses are not found in the oldest and most reliable
manuscripts So that is why the translators and Publisher’s
omitted some verses from Main Scripture / chapter’s. But I
can tell you those verse’s can be found in the (subtext or
margins / footnotes of each page.)..
Bible Scholars say:
It’s important to remember that the verses in question are
of minor significance and do not change the crucial bible
doctrines of Jesus Christ’s death, burial and resurrection
and Christ as the only way to eternal salvation and the
scripture’s about heaven and hell, sin and redemption are
all intact ..
THIS IS A FACT..
I also use a (‘OT DOUAY A.D. 1609’ BIBLE)..
I also use a (‘NT RHEIMS A.D. 1582’ BIBLE)..
Whether I use a ”Good News Bible GNB” or a
”New International Version NIV Bible” or a ”King
James Version KJV Bible” It’s the message of God’s
salvation that I proclaim as a Christian.
It is the Gospels of the Apostles / Disciples which
I share so if any person calls into question the
written words recorded in the Bible which I Post
then they need to share their concerns with the
Apostles / Disciples who wrote the Scripture’s not
myself.. .
Any scripture I post is to share the Good News
gospel of salvation through Christ Jesus. Whatever
scripture I post is done in the full knowledge and
understanding that I am equal among humanity as
a sinner in God’s sight but salvation by the word
of JESUS CHRIST is close at hand and by faith
may I and all who hear Christ’s message be saved
from eternal hell. We are all judged / condemned by
our own actions by God’s WORD / CHRIST JESUS..
God bless you all…
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MY COMMENT: To All Who Take Issue With Parts Of
Bible. We Don’t Have The Luxury Of Changing What Is
Written In Scripture. It Is By FAITH That We All Follow
Scripture. God Bless All Who Read This Post..
MOVED BY THE HOLY SPIRIT:
2 PETER 1:20-21;
20; Above all else, however, remember that no one
can explain by himself or herself a prophecy in the
Scriptures.
21; For no prophetic message ever came just from
human will, but people were moved by the Holy
Spirit as they spoke the message that came from
God.
1 PETER 3:15-16;
15; But in your hearts set apart Christ as Lord.
Always be prepared to give an answer to every-
one who asks you to give the reason for the
hope that you have. But do this with gentleness
and respect,
16; keeping a clear conscience, so that those
who speak maliciously against your good
behavior in Christ may be ashamed of their
slander.
PHILEMON 1:6;
6; I pray that you may be active in sharing your
faith, so that you will have a full understanding
of every good thing we have in Christ …
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