Gregory Perry Sr: I definitely believe that the "english" in use today is a PERVERSION of the language.
Then how come you're USING it?
And I'm NOT saying this in reference to Bible translations per/se.Elizabethian English is a superior version of the language in use today...but...I'll add that that is simply MY opinion.
If it's so superior, then why did it fall into disuse?
What is in use today doesn't lend itself well to translations of the Word of God.
I think it does quite well. We have a lot more words available today.
I'd far rather stick with the "old paths" because they have proven themselves reliable and there is nothing in the King James Bible (language-wise) that can't be understood clearly today with the use of a good Strong's Concordance and a decent Websters dictionary.
Why not simply have a Bible in one's own language, a Bible that doesn't need outside sources to be understood?
The spiritual truths of the Word of God are revealed to believers and lost people seeking TRUTH by the Holy Spirit and NOT through the natural understanding or "wisdom" of natural men.
Agreed...but He expects each of us to put forth the effort to learn as much as we can on our own. If you sat down with a Chinese-language Bible and you didn't know a thing about the Chinese language, do you believe the Holy Spirit would "open" it for you, especially when you have Bibles in your own language right beside you?
A "modern translation" of the bible will NOT give a "natural man" any better understanding of the TRUTH....until the Holy Spirit opens his heart and mind to it....regardless of the translation used.JMO
And neither will an Elizabethan-English version, especially to someone who can't fully comprehend it on his/her own.
Then how come you're USING it?
And I'm NOT saying this in reference to Bible translations per/se.Elizabethian English is a superior version of the language in use today...but...I'll add that that is simply MY opinion.
If it's so superior, then why did it fall into disuse?
What is in use today doesn't lend itself well to translations of the Word of God.
I think it does quite well. We have a lot more words available today.
I'd far rather stick with the "old paths" because they have proven themselves reliable and there is nothing in the King James Bible (language-wise) that can't be understood clearly today with the use of a good Strong's Concordance and a decent Websters dictionary.
Why not simply have a Bible in one's own language, a Bible that doesn't need outside sources to be understood?
The spiritual truths of the Word of God are revealed to believers and lost people seeking TRUTH by the Holy Spirit and NOT through the natural understanding or "wisdom" of natural men.
Agreed...but He expects each of us to put forth the effort to learn as much as we can on our own. If you sat down with a Chinese-language Bible and you didn't know a thing about the Chinese language, do you believe the Holy Spirit would "open" it for you, especially when you have Bibles in your own language right beside you?
A "modern translation" of the bible will NOT give a "natural man" any better understanding of the TRUTH....until the Holy Spirit opens his heart and mind to it....regardless of the translation used.JMO
And neither will an Elizabethan-English version, especially to someone who can't fully comprehend it on his/her own.