I thought it was ironic that in a thread about inSINuations that you inSINuated that Al Mohler said something he did not say, or in a way he did not say it.
The Queen James Version of the Bible is in the realm of niche Bibles such as the Holy Name Bible and the New World Translation, which work over the Bible according to their own beliefs. In the case of the QJV, according to their own propaganda, this apparently is only 8 verses: “The Queen James Bible seeks to resolve interpretive ambiguity in the Bible as it pertains to homosexuality: We edited those eight verses in a way that makes homophobic interpretations impossible.” (In addition, they added a lot of mumbo-jumbo about the Bible and homosexuality in their introductory pages.)
Examples of what they have done:
Leviticus 18:22 “Thou shalt not lie with mankind as with womankind in the temple of Molech; it is an abomination.”
Leviticus 20:13 “If a man also lie with mankind in the temple of Molech, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.”
Romans 1:26-27 “Their women did change their natural use into that which is against nature: And likewise also the men, left of the natural use of the woman, burned in ritual lust, one toward another; Men with men working that which is pagan and unseemly. For this cause God gave the idolators up unto vile affections, receiving in themselves that recompense of their error which was meet.”
1 Corinthians 6:9-10 “Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolators, nor adulterers, nor morally weak, nor promiscuous,”
This is far out on a limb, and I do not think any other current Bible version is out on that limb with them. However, the mindset is there, even among some so-called evangelicals. So if some move in that direction in the future it will not be surprising. I haven’t heard much about him lately, but it seems that Matthew Vines is or was in the forefront of leading in this direction. He writes about it in Why I Left College and Spent Two Years Finding Out What the Scriptures Really Say, and also says “The Bible never addresses sexual orientation or same-sex marriage, and its references to same-sex behavior are to lustful, fleeting acts, not loving, committed relationships.” It will be no surprise to me if there is some future attempt to bring a gay-friendly Bible into the “mainstream.”
It is correct that nothing like this has happened or is happening in the realm of mainstream Bible translations. I would be surprised if any of the current crop head down that road. However, this does not mean someone will not do so. The mysterious originators of the Queen James Version in 2012 have perhaps fired the first volley. Who knows whether someone will take up that mantle. I do not consider the QJV either mainstream or a real translation, but it does reflect the desire of some to water down, change, or remove Bible texts about homosexuality.
The Queen James Version of the Bible is in the realm of niche Bibles such as the Holy Name Bible and the New World Translation, which work over the Bible according to their own beliefs. In the case of the QJV, according to their own propaganda, this apparently is only 8 verses: “The Queen James Bible seeks to resolve interpretive ambiguity in the Bible as it pertains to homosexuality: We edited those eight verses in a way that makes homophobic interpretations impossible.” (In addition, they added a lot of mumbo-jumbo about the Bible and homosexuality in their introductory pages.)
Examples of what they have done:
Leviticus 18:22 “Thou shalt not lie with mankind as with womankind in the temple of Molech; it is an abomination.”
Leviticus 20:13 “If a man also lie with mankind in the temple of Molech, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.”
Romans 1:26-27 “Their women did change their natural use into that which is against nature: And likewise also the men, left of the natural use of the woman, burned in ritual lust, one toward another; Men with men working that which is pagan and unseemly. For this cause God gave the idolators up unto vile affections, receiving in themselves that recompense of their error which was meet.”
1 Corinthians 6:9-10 “Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolators, nor adulterers, nor morally weak, nor promiscuous,”
This is far out on a limb, and I do not think any other current Bible version is out on that limb with them. However, the mindset is there, even among some so-called evangelicals. So if some move in that direction in the future it will not be surprising. I haven’t heard much about him lately, but it seems that Matthew Vines is or was in the forefront of leading in this direction. He writes about it in Why I Left College and Spent Two Years Finding Out What the Scriptures Really Say, and also says “The Bible never addresses sexual orientation or same-sex marriage, and its references to same-sex behavior are to lustful, fleeting acts, not loving, committed relationships.” It will be no surprise to me if there is some future attempt to bring a gay-friendly Bible into the “mainstream.”
