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Calvin died about 47 years before the KJV was written. (And most of the KJV was written in what would have been consider "simple" language of that day, in order to be more easily memorized or "retained" by the common man... sort of like some of the modern children's bibles of today.)

Well summarized!

It will be interesting to see how many people here admit that they wanted to have someone to translate what he even said.

I got out of it: "Commentaries are cool, but straight Scripture enflames the heart. (It was Calvin, BTW.) And before I could say I totally agree with it, we would have to determine just what version and which passage.

And, do you agree or disagree with it? In vain were the authority of Scripture fortified by argument, or supported by the consent of the Church, or confirmed by any other helps, if unaccompanied by an assurance higher and stronger than human Judgment can give. Till this better foundation has...

That is a difficult understanding for some that will drive Legalists up a tree. LOL

Are you trying to bring into play: "I became all things to all men." as claiming discrimination out of the fear of men?

No problem.. I know I do go on sometimes, and I don't mind being reminded to rein it in a little.

Ask Peter (the first Pope?) when in Antioch, decades after Jesus had left us, Paul had to publicly rebuke him for discriminating against the Gentile converts when James and the boys from Jerusalem visited them. Bible Gateway passage: Galatians 2:11-13 - The Passion Translation

I will, but since you have pointed out that I get too long-winded in some of them, I will strive for a bit more brevity. (I do believe that "True eloquence consists in saying all that is necessary, but only that which is.")

I think you left two words out... in two different places. It might better and more accurately read: "For a non-Christian true. The problem was not the law, but because of our sin nature. We will do what comes naturally. Those with a sin nature will DESIRE TO sin; those without the sin nature...

I think it comes down to the type of study one is interested in. Or more to the point, the kind of reading one prefers. It might be a question of whether you prefer books or magazine articles. If you had told me a few years ago that I would find myself engrossed in a 1,600 page book, I would...

I have found it so profitable, more and more, to turn to TPT: Bible Gateway passage: Luke 14:26 - The Passion Translation

:rolleyes:

It is sad he was treated that way. So many "secular" songs have Jesus right in the middle of them.... if you are listening with your heart. God is right here in these songs: You or I may not like them, or think they fit our idea of "Christian" music... but they reach others God is searching for.

https://www.theopedia.com/greek-and-hebrew-words-for-sin

Oh, please don't relegate them to such a daunting task. They can hardly deal with just one Willie.

Has anyone stopped to remember back over their lives to recall just how many passages in the KJV actually had to be explained (re-translated) to you before you understood what they were actually trying to say? So much time has gone by for most of us that we honestly do now think that we...

My wife speaks 7 languages, and I attempt 3. One thing we both agree on is that the last thing you need if you are searching for true meaning is a "literal" translation. A "dynamic" translation conveys far more of the meaning that was originally intended. This is one of the reasons I have...

Thanks for that, *Epostle*. I honestly can't make up my mind which theology I feel is the more damaging to Christianity... Calvin or the RCC. LOL