David Miller wrote: > Note that today, the KJV is available freely in electronic > form without any need of payment whatsoever. The NIV > is not free. One must pay, even for an electronic version, > for a copy that would cost nothing to distribute. Doesn't > that tell you something? Isn't the love of money the root > of all evil?
Glenn wrote: > Again, shame on you for your imperfectoin. You charge > for your services. Are you saying that you want me to start charging you for all my services that I have performed toward your wife's ministry? :-) I do not charge for my services of translating Scripture, or preaching, or ministering to the poor, helping the homeless getting housing and jobs, etc. I earn a living by charging for services unrelated to the Kingdom of God. If I worked on any translation of the Bible, I would do it via the same way that the King James translators did, without pay and without royalties. In fact, I would try to make sure that no publishing company involved could prohibit the free distribution of the work. When you talk about God's Word, it is free. In my opinion, nobody has the right to copyright God's Word. God will judge these men for how they have handled that. I don't judge them. God judges them. But I'm not blind to what has happened in this matter, and I don't have to be quiet about it. Whatever is light makes manifest. This false teaching within Christianity of how we are not allowed to judge is a huge blemish upon the Christian religion. It is the reason that Christianity as a whole has lots its authority and power in society. It is the reason that child molesting priests continue for years. It accounts for the Jim Bakkers and Jimmy Swaggerts. Christians need to read the whole Bible and understand that Christians should judge. There are some things within our power to judge, and some things that are not within our power to judge, but spiritual men need to judge. Glenn wrote: > Judging motives is a sin. Revealing motives is not a sin. Why didn't you rebuke me when I spoke of the motives of Joe Smith? The Bible says that the spiritual man judges all things, and also that we should expose the hidden works of darkness. You cannot do that without judging. What the Bible does prohibit, which you seem to confuse with this issue, is thinking ill of the hearts of brothers and sisters, and perceiving things that are not there. I condemn that kind of judging motives too. I also agree that revealing motives is a very dangerous thing. A man must be sure that he is right. But a man sins only if what he says is false. He is not sinning just because he reveals things that others did not know. Peace be with you. David Miller. ---------- "Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer every man." (Colossians 4:6) http://www.InnGlory.org If you do not want to receive posts from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and you will be unsubscribed. If you have a friend who wants to join, tell him to send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and he will be subscribed.
