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Genre: Education
Date of upload: Nov 11, 2016 ^^
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When I came back to church in my early 30s I bought myself a NIV bible even though my church was an only KJV crowd. I fell in love with the NIV version and read the whole Bible in less than a year. Because of it's easy to read and easy to understand reading I felt the Holy Spirit work through the words and have been brought to tears and into a state of humbleness of just how merciful and righteous and mighty our God is. If the NIV can work through a member of a Conservative independent Baptist member, it is the word of God. The only difference is that I and my young children can understand better when we read the Bible together.
Thank you Pastor Mike for this amazing educational sermon...so many people need to hear this and stop bashing other Christians on their bible preference. The bad translations is often clearly seen by true Christians anyway.
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I always stick to ESV, NKJV, or KJV.
The ESV is easy to understand with today's English and is a more literal translation than others, the KJV and NKJV I read also simply because my grandfather was a KJV only type of man and he was the man in my life that brought me to Christ, not by preaching or forcing me to church but leading by example. He was more of a man than I will ever be. Read his Bible and prayed daily no matter what the rest of the family was doing, always said grace and thanked the Lord for a meal. God bless you Grandpa I miss you, can't wait to see you again when I can be reunited with you and the Lord in heaven.
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When I was first born again I fell into the King James only camp. I was given a book from my pastor which put forward the case for other translations. I do read others and have a NLT and an NIV at home which helps me to understand and appreciate the word but I have to say, when I feel the need to read psalm 119 (which I read more often than any other psalm) I always read it from the King James. Something about that translation of the psalm gets across the feelings and awe and in parts, the desperation of David as he begs God almighty to guide him and protect him etc and I gain confidence to come to God in my hour of need as David did.
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Great video Mike! In fact, this is about the third time I've watched. A few years ago, I started buying Bibles from all of the main translations. I accepted Christ reading the NIV84, and as a result, my wife and four children also read it, albeit the NIV2011.
I agree with paraphrase Bibles also, especially The Living Bible. But I will say this, I believe my father, before passing in 1995, accepted Christ by reading The Living Bible. I still have that Bible he read, and his notes in it lead me to believe he accepted Christ, and I am so grateful for that.=)
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Thanks Mike for your channel! Big fan! I came out of the occult and new age after 12 years and it's so important for me to be understand solid Bible teachers! I've started my own channel and do in depth bible studies, scripture proofs for topics,prayer,and testimony! It's been wonderful! Ty for all you do
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Mike,
Your videos make me reeeeeeaaaally miss my pastor from the church I originally attended when I was saved in the early 90s. Like you, his messages & teachings were highly informative, researched, clear, compelling, non-emotionally driven, scholarly—MEATY! That was when I lived in Southern California, but I had to move to Ohio because CA was just too expensive. Just moved to South Carolina, and will be trying to find a church. Haven’t had a pastor like the pastor I described, but hearing your videos, it’s like the times I enjoyed in the past.
Thanks for posting your teachings!!!
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Thank you for this video! The problem I have had over the years has been where Christian Ministers would say something about the Bible and various translations in a very negative way and the results has been that it has created a lot of doubts about the Bible so much so that it has taken my faith away from Christ Himself! If I can not have faith in the Bible How can I have faith in anything it says. It has taken a lot of persistence and work on my part to move past this and to be more careful to who I listen to.So again Thank you for your ministry that is building up my faith again and I am extremely thankful to God for ministers such as your self who has given me back my faith again!
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@elgabenedicta
5 years ago
For those who wants to listen about specific translations: 18:50 KJV 28:05 NKJV 30:55 RSV 32:57 NRSV 37:08 NASB 39:54 ESV 43:17 HCSB 48:31 NIV - 2011 NIV 58:10 THE LIVING BIBLE 59:55 NLT 1:01:55 THE MESSAGE 1:06:45 NEW WORLD TRANSLATIONS 1:08:53 NIRV 1:09:06 ISV 1:09:30 NABRE 1:12:51 NJB 1:13:45 NET BIBLE CONCLUSION 1:14:05
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