LF: What Version of the Christian Holy Bible Do You read?

Title: What Version of the Christian Holy Bible Do You read?
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Published: Feb 18, 2012
Author: buckeroo
Post Date: 2012-02-18 17:52:56 by buckeroo
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Assuming you have a Christian Holy Bible of one flavor or another, what version do you read?

As several examples, here are several variations: the New King James Version, New Living Translation, New International Version, New Revised Standard Version and so forth.

The NIV is revisionist history at it's worst, written by satist NWO neocon libtards. The following chart demonstrates just how far they strayed...

Warning: Beware of the Living Bible and the Good News Bible. They are merely Bible paraphrases, not translations. The wording is not true to the original Hebrew and Greek. The scriptures are perverted to support secular Christianity.

King James Bible
(Translation)

Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.

2 Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation.

3 For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise of the same:

4 For he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil.

5 Wherefore ye must needs be subject, not only for wrath, but also for conscience sake.

6 For for this cause pay ye tribute also: for they are God's ministers, attending continually upon this very thing.

7 Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour.

Living Bible
(Paraphrase)

Obey the government, for God is the one who has put it there. There is no government anywhere that God has not placed in power.

2 So those who refuse to obey the laws of the land are refusing to obey God, and punishment will follow.

3 For the policeman does not frighten people who are doing right; but those doing evil will always fear him. So if you don't want to be afraid, keep the laws and you will get along well.

4 The policeman is sent by God to help you. But if you are doing something wrong, of course you should be afraid, for he will have you punished. He is sent by God for that very purpose.

5 Obey the laws, then, for two reasons: first, to keep from being punished, and second, just because you know you should.

6 Pay your taxes too, for these same two reasons. For government workers need to be paid so that they can keep on doing God's work, serving you.

7 Pay everyone whatever he ought to have: pay your taxes and import duties gladly, obey those over you, and give honor and respect to all those to whom it is due.

Good grief...I use the Geneva bible, often called the pilgrims bible because it's the bible brought over on the Mayflower, and pre-dates the King James bible by 51 years...This whole Romans 13 nonsense is a tyrants dream...the "rulers" we are supposed to follow are a terror to evil and uphold the good...not reversed. Are we to obey liars, thieves, war mongers, murders, lovers of power and position, leaders that teach perversion, decadence and hate of all things GOD calls good...I don't think so. If this were so, we as Christians, should obey corrupt leaders like Caligula, Hitler, Mao, Pol Pot or any other ruthless tyrant that comes along...that's ridiculous. Based on this rendering, we would still be subjects of the British crown, because revolt would have been unChristian....Oh, and we should never have gone to war with Germany because GOD put Hitler in his position of power.

I am attempting to understand the version you use as opposed to the reasons for the version. And thank you for providing a straight answer. You indicate an interesting point in historical fact, however. Still, predating the Geneva Bible is the Great Bible or even the Tyndale Bible.

Why do you say that Romans 13 is a tyrant's dream? I would like to know more about your interpretation and why you think the Geneva Bible is immune to such interpretation.