Sep 03 2009
Blurring The Lines Between Politics And Religion
Like the sheep in a flock, how easily are you lead - the time of testing is drawing closer. Blurring the lines between politics and religion is taking another step as NIV seeks to change some gender terms in the Bible in order to become more “politically correct.”
While NIV claims these revisions to the Bible will be made to reflect changes in English usage and advances in Biblical scholarship, making the Bible accurate, accessible and creating a Bible that speaks to its readers in a language they can understand, I say that when you begin changing the words to suit individual needs the original message is lost.
The King James Version of the Bible, for me, moves the spirit in a way that the NIV Bible does not and this is primarily because of the word choices NIV has incorporated into their Bible.
Words have spirit. Words can touch your soul in unbelievable ways and they can have different meanings for different people. At one point when I went through my journey through the Bible and expressed my lack of comprehension to the flow of the words in the King James Version, I was directed to the NIV version of the Bible.
What I found, paragraph for paragraph, is that the NIV version did not have the same impact on me as the King James Version had, based on the chosen words of NIV. In the King James Version of the Bible, there are implicit instructions not to alter the wording but for me, this is exactly what the NIV version has done and intends further, to alter the wording, therefore the meaning, with its gender-inclusive changes.
Critics make the argument that changing the Bible to be gender-inclusive twists meaning and lends to political correctness while supporters say gender-inclusiveness are more accurate and makes the Bible more accessible.
For me personally, the words written in the Bible are not up for changing to meet the needs of the people because the Bible is about meeting the requirements of God. Changing the words to go with the times is changing the impact of God’s words and is morally wrong.
Through my difficulties of understanding the King James Version, I prayed to God to give me understanding and eventually I got through the King James Version with a pretty good understanding of words that touched my heart and stirred my spirit and therefore the King James Version is my personal preference.
While all you Bible thumping, judgmental, anti-Christ fearing people, with hate ruling your very existence, are running around accusing Obama of being the anti-Christ or conversely the second coming of Christ, by showing how easily you are manipulated and allowing the words of the Bible to be altered to fit your needs, you are opening the door wide and welcoming, with open arms the personification of the “anti-Christ” of your fears.
Originally published in 1978, the NIV Bible, with its changes to scripture, has since sold more than 300 million copies. Now 26 years later, with a publishing date of 2011, they again want to make changes to the wording in the Bible for the sake of the people.
Gradually, they will have you believing what they want you to believe about the creation of mankind and God’s law, setting the stage for the true anti-Christ to enter and wreak havoc unto your lives. But I guess you can look at this as “so it is written, so shall it be” there is no escaping what is to come.
And that’s the way I see it!!!!
AMEN! Your words hit a nerve..and I hope this particular part of your article comes through loud and clear! Bravo!
“While all you Bible thumping, judgmental, anti-Christ fearing people, with hate ruling your very existence, are running around accusing Obama of being the anti-Christ or conversely the second coming of Christ, by showing how easily you are manipulated and allowing the words of the Bible to be altered to fit your needs, you are opening the door wide and welcoming, with open arms the personification of the “anti-Christ” of your fears.”