Translations

Brian Simmons -translator of The Passion Bible says -
It is not possible to do a word-to-word translation of the Greek and Hebrew of the Bible
You have to get a feeling and a sense of what the phrase is saying and then translate it
So ..... every translation is influenced by the mindset of the translator
Therefore - if we take one small phrase from a translation that we prefer
And then seek to make a doctrine out of it it's not necessarily "truth" from God's perspective we need to be careful.
And yet ....... many of the doctrines that have caused division between Christians and Church groups over the years are often of that nature.
If our hearts are set for unity and for building community and connections for the Kingdom then we need to hold things loosely, not be dogmatic and be receiving of people not rejecting.

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