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Discussion in 'New Member Introductions' started by The Lamb Rescued Me, Aug 21, 2019.

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  1. The Lamb Rescued Me

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    Hello brothers and sisters,

    My name is Joe, and I live in southern Michigan. I'm a retired grocery store executive, who has been saved over 30 years.

    Some of my interests are doctrine and discussing different Bible versions.

    Looking forward to learning a lot and making new friends.
     
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  2. InTheLight

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    Hello Joe.

    Welcome to Baptist Board. You should find a lot of lively discussions on doctrine here. You could also search through the past posts and find a lot of discussions. WARNING: The Calvinism vs. Arminianism forum is not for the faint of heart.

    There is a forum dedicated to Bible translations which has hot streaks of activity, mostly when a KJV Only person comes storming in here and condemns everyone.

    I grew up using/memorizing the KJV. I transitioned to the NKJV in my 30's. In the past 5 years or so I mostly read the NIV (that's Not Inspired Version for KJV Onlyists. HA!). My church recently switched to the ESV after years with the NIV. The ESV is OK, but I like the NIV better, so when they read scripture I'm following along in my NIV.

    When I quote scripture here I mostly use the NKJV. It retains the familiar sound of the KJV but without the Olde English words.
     
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    A side question, is the NIV 1984 edition or the 62011? The ESV is generally better I think. I prefer the KJV, but the NKJV over the ESV.
     
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  4. InTheLight

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    I have the print edition of the 1984 NIV Study Bible, but when in church I use my phone and the You Version app, so whatever edition they use is what I read.
     
    #4 InTheLight, Aug 21, 2019
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    I wouldn't use the NIV for.......well anything.
     
    #5 Revmitchell, Aug 21, 2019
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    Welcome Joe, from a fellow Michigander.
     
    #6 Wingman68, Aug 22, 2019
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    NKJV for Me, welcome to the Baptist Board. Hope it is a blessing to you.
     
    #7 rlvaughn, Aug 27, 2019
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