Why is CT so eager to quote the misleading statement of a liberal (or liberal/deist sympathizer)?: "The experience of writing — and possibly making mistakes — should humanize the Scriptures for people who may vaguely imagine the Bible 'descended from heaven,' said Jeffery Weima, a New Testament scholar with Calvin Theological Seminary in Grand Rapids, Michigan." (quoted from the article) Yes, the Bible is a human book. It was written down by humans. But more importantly, it is a divine book: given by the Holy Spirit and preserved by him. This is the witness of the Bible itself. It is fully human and fully divine, just as Jesus is. Fully human and yet perfect. Even as Jesus said that he spoke only the words given to him by the Father, so it is with the Scripture. This is Jesus' testimony about the Scripture. This is the apostles' testimony. Such statements as Weima's are akin to Satan's original strategy for creating doubt what God has said: "Did God really say that?" (Gen. 3).

I like anything that draws attention to the Bible. I also hope that it increases the reading and application of the scriptures. However, it sounds to me like some are hoping it can be used to cast doubt on the inspired scriptures we have because people do make mistakes when they copy something. (Especially those who were socially passed through school and had teachers who could not write or spell themselves.) So the point I would like to make is that the Bible was copied many times by Monks and Scribes who were trained to COPY. If they made the smallest mistake, they had to destroy the entire page or manuscript. They were extremely careful as the Dead Sea Scrolls atest. Some people believed they would be entirely different from the Bibles we use, but we discovered they were almost identical word for word. (Except for those produced by heretics that went to the desert after being expelled from some Christian congregations. Many of these were later drawn from by Muslims.)

What sometimes baffles me with some of this blogs is why Christians take such a strident tone with each other. As parts of the same body, surely we can still relate to each other with a little more respect, even if we don't agree with one another other. Wouldn't it be just great to find a way to reflect the humility and fruit of the Spirit when we disagree?

It reminds me oof "He who adds or takes away"

Nothing but a money making racket. Why would I buy a handwritten bible with all the corresponding mistakes that follow? Maybe hard to read! What is clear, however, is the fact that the Authorizes Bible has no Roman Catholic doctrine in its pages nor Jesus Christ my Lord reduced only to a human being, nor his substitutional sacrifice for my sins eliminated. Sad to say, that this is a fact with all bibles based on the Critical Text and this includes a handwritten bible. If you do not know, why don't you ask me. Olaf.defence@clear.net.nz