Is this a miracle of God?

Post by **_chriscarani** » Mon Jan 16, 2006 11:15 pm

Hey Steve,

Oh you know, the usual stuff: Mexico, Florida, the wedding alter. LOL. I haven't been online for about three weeks and to tell you the truth it has been nice, but I am happy to be reading and learning again. See you around.

Post by **_Anonymous** » Tue Jan 17, 2006 8:25 am

Did you really just get married? If so, much happiness to you and your wife!

Post by **_STEVE7150** » Tue Jan 17, 2006 9:39 am

Hey Chris, Congratulations!

Post by **_chriscarani** » Tue Jan 17, 2006 12:50 pm

Yes I did. We have been together since we were 16, (eight years this past sept) and in our eyes, our hearts have been unioned for many years now. We just made it official on this New Years Eve. Thank you both for the congrats.

Alright, back to the issue at hand

. Sorry Steve didn't mean to crash your thread

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Post by **_Sean** » Tue Jan 17, 2006 9:00 pm

Paidion wrote:I know I'm starting to wander off topic, but WHICH "written word" did He protect and "preserve untouched"? Both the "Protestant Bible" (66 books) and the "Catholic Bible" (including the Apocrypha) have been preserved.

I doubt whether either one is "untouched". I John 5:7 as it appears in the King James Version is clearly an addition. The story of the stoning of the adulteress have appeared in many different places over the years, and almost certaintly was not a part of John's gospel where it appears in our bibles.

This is just two examples of many. The "written word" is supposed to be infallible in the original manuscripts. But no one possesses the original manuscripts. When they were in existence the "canon of the New Testament" had not yet been defined. When the "canon" was defined, the original manuscripts did not exist. So, at no time in history did the "infallible New Testament" actually exist!

That doesn't sound too much like "being preserved and untouched."

I would say that by the mere fact you are able to make those statements proves the point. We have so many manuscripts, we can actually determine, with some degree of accuracy, what the original manuscripts actaully said. In other words, the texts that have been tampered with become more obvious as more manuscripts are found. To me, this is better than only having one set of manuscripts and hoping they are correct. But I guess in a perfect world, there would be only one set.

Post by **_livingink** » Wed Jan 18, 2006 6:34 pm

Hi Steve 7150,

Does the Tanach give an idea of how Manasseh would have gotten accurate information to re-institute proper worship practices?

Thanks,

livingink