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Walla Walla Presentation 3 |
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Written by Jonathan Gallagher
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Sunday, 12 April 2009 15:16 |
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3.Closing Time: God and an Exit Strategy |
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 01 July 2009 16:06 |
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Written by Jonathan Gallagher
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Monday, 12 May 2008 09:58 |
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A few introductory thoughts So many different English translations are available that it might seem redundant to add another. A few comments are clearly appropriate. Some while ago a couple of visitors came to our regular Bible study. They were working on a project that required use of the whole Bible. When they went to the different Bible publishers, they quickly discovered that all modern English versions are subject to copyright. In many cases this is not a problem because permission is readily granted for the use of a few verses without charge. However to use the whole Bible requires a license fee of tens of thousands of dollars. Added to that is the fact that by reason of the copyright issues, free versions of the Bible on the Internet etc are limited to older versions that are now out of copyright, such as the King James Version. The most recent of these is the ASV of 1901, however this was mainly based on the RV of 1881 so its vocabulary is far from modern, still using thee and thous, shouldest and wouldests, and damsels… Checking on the Internet revealed a few current projects that aimed towards a copyright-free Bible. Ebible is using the ASV as a base, updating its English—which is very much second best to a new modern English translation. One of the most interesting projects is the Wikiproject Wiki Bible that follows on from the very successful and much used Wikipedia. This is an Internet community project, and anyone can go in and make edits etc. However this project is still in progress with very few Bible books translated to date. I have become involved in this and contributed some basic translations of the gospels. |
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 01 July 2009 16:08 |
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The Reckless Rejection of Reason |
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Written by Jonathan Gallagher
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Tuesday, 27 May 2008 06:20 |
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Whoever wants to be a Christian should tear the eyes out of his Reason. –Martin Luther.
Many Christians support their beliefs by denying that faith can or should be logical or reasonable. Some even take it so far as to express the idea that faith is by nature irrational, and that the fact that beliefs do not make sense to the logical mind is proof of their truthfulness. The cry that “religion shouldn’t make any sense” may not always be said so clearly, but is often inherently expressed in pious platitudes that suggest that matters of faith are beyond our minds and comprehension. Beliefs are just not meant to be reasonable.
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 01 July 2009 16:20 |
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Written by Graham Maxwell
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 What We Believe -- A message from Graham Maxwell I believe that the most important of all Christian beliefs is the one that brings joy and assurance to God's friends everywhere -- the truth about our Heavenly Father that was confirmed at such cost by the life and death of His Son.
God is not the kind of person His enemies have made Him out to be -- arbitrary, unforgiving and severe. Jesus said, "If you have seen Me, you have seen the Father." God is just as loving and trustworthy as His Son, just as willing to forgive and heal. Though infinite in majesty and power, our Creator is an equally gracious Person who values nothing higher than the freedom, dignity, and individuality of His intelligent creatures -- that their love, their faith, their willingness to listen and obey may be freely given. He even prefers to regard us not as servants but as friends. This is the truth revealed through all the books of Scripture. This is the everlasting Good News that wins the trust and admiration of God's loyal children throughout the universe.
Like Abraham and Moses -- the ones God spoke of as His trusted friends -- God's friends today want to speak well and truly of our Heavenly Father. We covet as the highest of all commendations the words of God about Job: "He has said of Me what is right." |
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