Tuesday, November 10, 2009

TRANSLATIONS

All creation understood the Creator's words.
Adam and Eve understood.
Even Cain in his sin understood.
Enoch knew and testified that he pleased God.
Noah understood God's instructions for the ark, and God's rainbow covenant.
Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob understood the blessing
Until Moses, the word of God was not in writing.
Then it happened.

God Himself literally wrote the Ten Commandments on two tablets of stone.
This was, in the truest sense, the very word of God, the written word, the beginning of scripture as we know it.

Joshua received these words concerning God's word:

"This book of the law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it; for then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have success. "

THIS BOOK
THE LAW

NOT THESE BOOKS OR THESE TRANSLATIONS

God wrote on two tablets of stone: The Ten Commandments
Moses wrote what God told him to write: The Law of Moses, The Torah

The Law
The Writings
The Prophets
The Scriptures

Indeed, Pharisees, Sadducees, and Scribes wrote their interpretations, commentaries, and traditions.
But Jesus made a clear distinction between the word of God and men's traditions.

Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Paul, James, Peter, and Jude wrote inspired letters to churches.

Hebrew
Aramaic
Greek
The Bible
Translations
Interpretations
Commentaries
Bible Histories

We are disadvantaged by time, geography, culture, history, and language.

Some say read one, and only one Bible translation.
Some say read at least three to come closer to accuracy.

Jesus said these words concerning His own teachings and words:

"My teaching is not Mine, but His who sent Me. If anyone is willing to do His will, he will know of the teaching, whether it is of God or whether I speak from Myself. "

Those who intend to obey God can distinguish what is God's word and what is not God's word; the words of God from the words of man alone.

Adam and Eve failed to obey just one clear command given to them by God.
Humanity continued to fail God and each other, though there was no written law, but only the law of conscience in every person, until Moses.
The Israelites, after leaving Egypt, failed to obey the many commandments of God.
Many Israelites, in the days of Jesus, failed to obey the gospel of God.
The church today fails to obey the Spirit of God within them.

The problem is not God's word.