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Wait, are you saying that Mark 16:9-20 should or should not be included in the Bible? If "should," then what's your problem? Even the NKJV keeps it. Yes, and? Yeah, he is, marke. It's called "God's word" for a reason, Marke. Again, we come back to the question (which you still have not...

So what? Sounds like a bunch of laws made up by a control frea who can't stand the idea of someone using any Bible that isn't the one they prefer. Care to provide an example of this? Or are you just going to leave it at the level of bald-faced claim. Just because they're confusing to you...

Worth reading the entire thread, when you have time. :) I feel like people get me and RD mixed up more than they should... haha It's one of the biggest problems I face when discussing this topic, and topics like this. No one seems to be able to think outside their own little box of reality...

Perhaps you should grow thicker skin, because name-calling WITH cause is allowed, even encouraged. Here on TOL, we call a spade a spade.

So in other words, all you have are your personal preferences. Fine. But you don't have any valid reason for it. I'd rather have a reason for my beliefs. And? A matter of opinion. Versions such as the NKJV (which like the KJV, is a "formal equivalence" translation) has notes for when...

Good for you. No one cares. Make an actual argument. Saying it doesn't make it so, marke! Again, they are 98-99% in agreement. That's a fact. Referring to a book that no one has access to, and failing to provide an example from said book, means that no one knows what you're talking about...

"Instead of dividing over the few textual variances that exist in the Greek manuscripts, we should join hands because of the overwhelming consistency of the New Testament manuscripts, because that overwhelming consistency among them is actually evidence of its reliability!" -Will Duffy, Sermon...

Why can't you answer the questions I asked? Tainted how? Flawed how? Address the points made in post #26 please. Do the flaws you think are so important make a significant difference to the overarching plot of the Bible? Try starting with a few examples of so-called "facts." That's what the...

Tainted how? Flawed how? Does it make a difference to the overarching plot of the Bible? If so, how? Because you say so? Saying it doesn't make it so.

Exactly the "specific circumstances" (from my post in the other thread) I was thinking of, haha! Agreed! Indeed.

It's a way of speaking that isn't used anymore, except in specific circumstances. "Y'all" is just "you all," and is slang. "Ye" "thee" "thou" "thy" etc., were an attempt to maintain the distinction between singular and plural second person pronouns and verb forms from the Hebrew, Aramaic, and...

If all you have is a personal belief and a lack of understanding, then why should we listen to you? It may have been at some point in the past, but it is definitely not the best translation we have today. Why do you assume God needs to keep the Bible "infallible" (without error) in order to...

Completely outdated, yes. But obsolete it is not. It still serves as an important anchor and teaching tool in and for Christian history, and even history in general. The archaic English is (mostly) not helpful to modern English speakers, though the usage of "thee" "thou" "thy" and "ye"...

No, it wouldn't be higher. You keep forgetting that the death penalty, properly enforced, is a deterrent against crime. All it would take is one or two swiftly and painfully enforced executions and the crime rate would plummet to almost zero overnight. Why? Because criminals would, generally...

Far fewer than under the current system. Not only is it acknowledged, it's expected. So why do you need more points of accountability when one will suffice? Why do you assume that this will be the norm? All the more reason to make the best effort of uncovering the truth, using the...

She's also 64 years old.

Don't forget loving and good!

You say this as if one "authoritative" witness can establish a matter... The Bible says it cannot. I have logic, reason, and the internal consistency of the Bible that tells me that the KJV, let alone all the other Bibles in the world, contains errors. All you have is your opinion that it...