Ex-Church of Christ Support Board

Lev wrote:

illuminator wrote:what about the so-called "Bible code" that can only be used with the KJV?

Joking, right?

Lev

Maybe you should have read the entire post.

It should say "We are the Borg we've been waiting for"

I am totally convinced now on this matrix stuff, totally explains why bunny's leave eggs on Easter

You know, I think the Borg used to be members of the coc. Both say things like, "You will be assimilated." And, "Repentance is futile." OOPS! I meant resistance is futile.

Or did I?

You had me at matrix

I just downloaded an audiobook of The Message (New Testament).

I like how instead of "Get thee hence, Satan..." and "Get thee behind me, Satan!", Jesus says "Beat it, Satan!" and "Satan, get lost!"

If Foy Wallace and Roy Cogdill flew down from heaven in a fiery chariot and gave the CoC a translation of the Bible into English somebody somewhere would throw a big fit over something in it they did not like.

B.H. wrote:If Foy Wallace and Roy Cogdill flew down from heaven in a fiery chariot and gave the CoC a translation of the Bible into English somebody somewhere would throw a big fit over something in it they did not like.

Well that's making a heck of an assumption. (Emphasis added.)

Lev

Lev wrote:

Moogy wrote:People who knew little or nothing about Greek would go on and on about which was the better translation for a particular word.

Since the COC eschews seminaries and other kinds of theological education, this could really be generalized to say: People who knew little or nothing about __________ would go on and on about __________.

Lev

This is true. In Baptist churches you will find seminarians trained for many years in both Hebrew and Greek. Not so the Churches of Christ who argue about the only inerrant inspired translation of the Bible. Do you know the translator? The arguments transcend any reality. I do not have patience for this kind of crap anymore and will avoid it by forsaking. The only constant in the COC is extreme ignorance. Not because I am so smart. The more you know the less you know.

I like Strong's numbers. Strong Number 62 is agrammatos which is found in the Greek in Acts 4:13. It means unlettered. The literal English translation should be illiterate. It is not translated that way because the people who captured Peter an John may have found them illiterate in Hebrew. What about the gospel of John, 1,2 and 3 John. ! and 2 Peter. See the problem. Context determines translation. Luke is dead so you cannot ask question. Under the Strong's system every Greek or Hebrew word has a number. It was not uncommon for people to be illiterate in the first century. My Jewish friend rediscovered his faith later in life. He was learning his Aleph Bet he wrote. This is the first Hebrew letters. It's like saying your ABC's in English. There was a picture of him wearing Jewish garments reading the Torah for his congregation (synagogue). I was happy for him. His Rabbi is female. This would not be allowed in more extreme groups. There is wide variation in observation level among Jews as there are among CoCers. I find it interesting.

To me, the whole thing is akin to this: should I read Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone? Or should I read Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone? Which one is more British?

They're both the same book, both fictional, and have about the same power to save me as the Bible does.

illuminator wrote:You know, I think the Borg used to be members of the coc. Both say things like, "You will be assimilated." And, "Repentance is futile."

Really choice and nearly true. I was hell bound while in the CoC. It is not pleasant to live guilt. The only way to get saved in the CoC is to drown in the baptistry.