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My point is that the quotes are not from the LXX, but from the underlying Hebrew that this translation was made from. If the LXX quotes are equally Inspired as the OT Hebrew is, then what of the Apocryphal books that the LXX contains?

your own words in #62 "On the other hand, if you are asking whether or not the LXX quotes in the NT should be considered by us to be inspired, my answer is "Yes."

I am saying that the LXX is NOT inspired by God the Holy Spirit, because it is only a translation. ONLY the original Hebrew written by the OT writers IS. Is this clear?

If, as you say that the LXX is inspired as the OT Books are, then what of the fact that it contains some of The Apocryphal books? Are these also "inspired" by the Holy Spirit? Did you know the the Dead Sea Scrolls are more in agreement with the LXX, than with the MT? These are Hebrew...

So, the "convicting" of the world of sinners "of sin", because of their refusal to believe in Jesus as their personal Saviour, does not refer to salvation? Then, what does this passage refer to?

No, I am NOT saying that. The LXX cannot be inspired as it is a TRANSLATION made from Hebrew manuscripts. It is these Hebrew manuscripts, or Hebrew text from them, that were used by the NT writers. We are no here talking about the early Church fathers use of the actual LXX, but the NT writers...

The LXX cannot be "inspired" as is the Hebrew OT and Greek NT, as it is a Greek "translation" made from the Hebrew Mss of the time. I believe that the writers of the NT used the Hebrew "text" that underlies the LXX translation, hence the equivalent readings. This is known as the Hebrew Vorlage text.

We also have the testimony of Irenaeus; "Matthew also issued a written Gospel among the Hebrews in their own dialect, while Peter and Paul were preaching at Rome, and laying the foundations of the Church. After their departure, Mark, the disciple and interpreter of Peter, did also hand down to...

How about John 16:7-9?

the "free will" in humans cannot and will not of themselves "accept" the Gospel. they can only act upon the "convicting" of the Holy Spirit, in either accepting or rejecting the Gospel. the fact that God commands everyone everywhere to repent (Acts 17:30), is only possible because he has made...

The salvation of every sinner, is the work of God, from start to finish. It is God Who first loved us, and took the first step in "redeeming" the sinful human race, by coming Himself, as the Second Person of the Trinity did, to take the place of these sinners on the cross, and bear their sins...

I don't think that you are getting what I am saying. So I will try to make it clearer. ALL manuscripts of the OT which are Hebrew and for the NT, Greek, are COPIES of the originals, which we don't even have ONE. Before the DSS the oldest Hebrew Mss are all A.D., 100's of years after the OT canon...

Firstly, how can you say that the "texts" of the OT and NT are not just translations? They are and cannot be the originals. We do not have photocopies of the originals, but COPIES, that were transcribed by copyists of manuscripts. This does not mean that they are full of errors, or not...

All "texts" of the Holy Bible are just translations and therefore are not "infallible", which belongs to the original autographs only. Whether it is the TR, MT, UBS, NA, etc, etc, they all have the uses. It is just like the NIV, NKJV, KJV, NASB, while they agree in the greater majority of the...

so what is the point of all the hot air? DT is meant to be a "leader", and should act like one! After you have all of the hard facts at hand, only then you decide on any action, if any is required. He did the same with NK.

I see the BIG CHICKEN, Trump is softening his approach to bomb Syria, after Putin said he would shoot down any US missiles! :Roflmao

indeed, I just said that.

And yet in the 4th century, a scholar much better than Metzger, Jerome, had copies of both Greek and Latin manuscripts that contained this passage. This in itself shows the shallowness of Metzget as a textual critic.

it could well be those who are fighting Assad, who know they cannot win, and need someone like the US to do their fighting for them. They could have caused this outrage, which will get the worlds notice, and get the US in to fight for them. You must agree that this is a possibility?

you make me laugh about Robinson! Have you read Scrivener's two volumes and Kenyon's handbook and on the Greek Bible? Show me Robinson's equivalent. Two more excellent scholars I could add, Charles Ellicott and Joseph Lightfoot, whose commentaries on some of Paul's letters, are still top of the...