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Why there are so many denominations
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RE: Why their is so many denominations
(April 19, 2012 at 2:23 am)padraic Wrote: Raphiel; Only 1%.? I had no idea it was as little as that. Would you mind giving me your source(s) for that figure?

Obviously not an actual statistic being quoted from a source. If you like I'll change it to a very, very, very small amount.
Would that help you move on and wipe your eyes?
(April 19, 2012 at 2:21 am)Drich Wrote:
(April 19, 2012 at 2:06 am)RaphielDrake Wrote:
(April 19, 2012 at 2:02 am)Drich Wrote:
Quote:What I am representing is biblical Christianity.

What I am trying (and many others) have tried to do is take the scripture and apply it as a whole. We speak where the bible speaks and we remain silent where the bible is silent. Meaning there is freedom where the bible is silent to allow one to worship as he see best to worship God, while trying to remain the confines of the few remaining "Thou shalt nots."

Not possible, the Bible has been changed, changed and changed again numerous times over 2000 years. Even if you took every text from the oldest Bibles you could find there is no way you'd get anything more than a very, very, very small amount of the original Bibles message. Probably not even that.
I look forward to your counter argument.

No argument. I will how ever ask that you support your claim. If it has been changed as many times as you think it has, then there should be something somewhere that can support your position.

That is unless by change you mean to say "translations." If that is the case then you are correct. it has been changed or re translated from the Greek and Hebrew a couple of different ways.

You also have to take into account that the Bible is an accumalitive collection of entries. In other words, it was modified and added to with each entry and translation.

These are the Christian Bible versions I have found:
Septuagint - 250 A.D. Written in Greek
Vulgate- 400 A.D. First version of the Bible which is canonized at the Council of Carthage in 400 A.D. Written in Latin
Luther's German Bible- 1534 A.D.
King James Version- 1611 A.D. This is the most widely used versions however it has large number of errors given that none of the writers had a decent understanding of Hebrew.
Revised Standard Version- 1952 A.D. Literal translation into American English which used the earliest possible text
New International Version- 1960's & 70's A.D. This is a very good contemporary English version. Another good contemporary English version is New King James Version (NKJV)
The Youngs Literal Translation is as close to the originals as you can get, translated by Robert Young in 1898 A.D.

I haven't even taken into account the Jewish holy book, the Torah.
When you look at this how can you even dare to think that you have anything near the original message of the Bible after numerous changes spanning over 2000 years?
Simply not possible. You can't have the original message anymore than the Mormons can.
"That is not dead which can eternal lie and with strange aeons even death may die." 
- Abdul Alhazred.
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Why there are so many denominations - by Drich - April 18, 2012 at 11:56 pm
RE: Why their is so many denominations - by Christian - April 19, 2012 at 12:18 am
RE: Why their is so many denominations - by Cinjin - April 19, 2012 at 12:20 am
RE: Why their is so many denominations - by Christian - April 19, 2012 at 12:57 am
RE: Why their is so many denominations - by Drich - April 19, 2012 at 1:36 am
RE: Why their is so many denominations - by Cinjin - April 19, 2012 at 1:51 am
RE: Why there are so many denominations - by GreatArye - April 24, 2012 at 12:24 am
RE: Why their is so many denominations - by Minimalist - April 19, 2012 at 12:52 am
RE: Why their is so many denominations - by Drich - April 19, 2012 at 2:02 am
RE: Why their is so many denominations - by Reforged - April 19, 2012 at 2:06 am
RE: Why their is so many denominations - by Drich - April 19, 2012 at 2:21 am
RE: Why their is so many denominations - by padraic - April 19, 2012 at 1:28 am
RE: Why their is so many denominations - by Reforged - April 19, 2012 at 1:56 am
RE: Why their is so many denominations - by padraic - April 19, 2012 at 2:23 am
RE: Why their is so many denominations - by Reforged - April 19, 2012 at 2:27 am
RE: Why their is so many denominations - by Drich - April 19, 2012 at 9:27 am
RE: Why their is so many denominations - by Reforged - April 19, 2012 at 6:41 pm
RE: Why their is so many denominations - by Drich - April 19, 2012 at 10:03 pm
RE: Why their is so many denominations - by Reforged - April 20, 2012 at 9:12 am
RE: Why their is so many denominations - by Drich - April 20, 2012 at 1:11 pm
RE: Why their is so many denominations - by radorth - April 19, 2012 at 11:34 pm
RE: Why their is so many denominations - by Poetess - April 20, 2012 at 1:47 am
RE: Why their is so many denominations - by Drich - April 20, 2012 at 8:01 am
RE: Why their is so many denominations - by Cinjin - April 20, 2012 at 8:56 am
RE: Why their is so many denominations - by Poetess - April 20, 2012 at 10:05 am
RE: Why their is so many denominations - by Jackalope - April 20, 2012 at 11:50 am
RE: Why their is so many denominations - by Sciwoman - April 20, 2012 at 2:56 pm
RE: Why their is so many denominations - by Poetess - April 20, 2012 at 5:38 pm
RE: Why their is so many denominations - by Reforged - April 30, 2012 at 4:35 am
RE: Why their is so many denominations - by Drich - April 30, 2012 at 9:56 am
RE: Why their is so many denominations - by Thor - April 30, 2012 at 12:15 pm
RE: Why their is so many denominations - by padraic - April 19, 2012 at 3:24 am
RE: Why their is so many denominations - by Poetess - April 19, 2012 at 5:35 am
RE: Why their is so many denominations - by Jaysyn - April 19, 2012 at 6:00 am
RE: Why their is so many denominations - by NoMoreFaith - April 19, 2012 at 6:07 am
RE: Why their is so many denominations - by Drich - April 19, 2012 at 9:44 am
RE: Why their is so many denominations - by Thor - April 19, 2012 at 12:00 pm
RE: Why their is so many denominations - by Drich - April 19, 2012 at 9:58 am
RE: Why their is so many denominations - by Mister Agenda - April 19, 2012 at 11:32 am
RE: Why their is so many denominations - by Drich - April 19, 2012 at 12:24 pm
RE: Why their is so many denominations - by Drich - April 19, 2012 at 1:41 pm
RE: Why their is so many denominations - by Minimalist - April 19, 2012 at 12:08 pm
RE: Why their is so many denominations - by Faith No More - April 19, 2012 at 2:00 pm
RE: Why their is so many denominations - by Drich - April 19, 2012 at 2:51 pm
RE: Why their is so many denominations - by Drich - April 19, 2012 at 3:51 pm
RE: Why their is so many denominations - by Faith No More - April 19, 2012 at 3:29 pm
RE: Why their is so many denominations - by NoMoreFaith - April 19, 2012 at 3:47 pm
RE: Why their is so many denominations - by Faith No More - April 19, 2012 at 4:10 pm
RE: Why their is so many denominations - by Drich - April 19, 2012 at 6:35 pm
RE: Why their is so many denominations - by Drich - April 19, 2012 at 11:00 pm
RE: Why THERE is so many denominations - by radorth - April 20, 2012 at 12:55 am
RE: Why THERE is so many denominations - by Faith No More - April 20, 2012 at 1:06 am
RE: Why THERE is so many denominations - by radorth - April 22, 2012 at 12:18 pm
RE: Why THERE is so many denominations - by Tobie - April 22, 2012 at 12:23 pm
RE: Why THERE is so many denominations - by Jackalope - April 20, 2012 at 1:06 am
RE: Why THERE is so many denominations - by Faith No More - April 20, 2012 at 1:08 am
RE: Why THERE is so many denominations - by padraic - April 20, 2012 at 1:57 am
RE: Why THERE is so many denominations - by NoMoreFaith - April 20, 2012 at 9:01 am
RE: Why THERE is so many denominations - by Sciwoman - April 20, 2012 at 6:34 pm
RE: Why THERE is so many denominations - by padraic - April 20, 2012 at 10:04 pm
RE: Why THERE is so many denominations - by Faith No More - April 22, 2012 at 1:47 pm
RE: Why THERE is so many denominations - by radorth - April 23, 2012 at 1:38 am
RE: Why THERE is so many denominations - by NoMoreFaith - April 23, 2012 at 6:41 am
RE: Why THERE is so many denominations - by Drich - April 23, 2012 at 8:05 am
RE: Why THERE is so many denominations - by NoMoreFaith - April 23, 2012 at 8:21 am
RE: Why THERE is so many denominations - by Drich - April 23, 2012 at 5:26 pm
RE: Why THERE is so many denominations - by Gooders1002 - April 23, 2012 at 7:30 am
RE: Why THERE is so many denominations - by Faith No More - April 23, 2012 at 8:11 am
RE: Why THERE is so many denominations - by KichigaiNeko - April 23, 2012 at 8:46 am
RE: Why THERE is so many denominations - by Drich - April 23, 2012 at 5:08 pm
RE: Why THERE is so many denominations - by Drich - April 23, 2012 at 5:30 pm
RE: Why THERE is so many denominations - by 5thHorseman - April 23, 2012 at 5:35 pm
RE: Why THERE is so many denominations - by Minimalist - April 23, 2012 at 5:26 pm
RE: Why THERE is so many denominations - by Drich - April 23, 2012 at 5:46 pm
RE: Why THERE is so many denominations - by 5thHorseman - April 23, 2012 at 5:27 pm
RE: Why THERE is so many denominations - by Faith No More - April 23, 2012 at 8:21 pm
RE: Why THERE is so many denominations - by Drich - April 23, 2012 at 9:19 pm
RE: Why THERE is so many denominations - by Faith No More - April 23, 2012 at 9:36 pm
RE: Why THERE is so many denominations - by Drich - April 23, 2012 at 10:26 pm
RE: Why THERE is so many denominations - by Minimalist - April 23, 2012 at 10:13 pm
RE: Why THERE is so many denominations - by Drich - April 23, 2012 at 11:49 pm
RE: Why THERE is so many denominations - by Poetess - April 24, 2012 at 12:05 am
RE: Why THERE is so many denominations - by Minimalist - April 24, 2012 at 12:25 am
RE: Why THERE is so many denominations - by radorth - April 24, 2012 at 12:54 am
RE: Why THERE is so many denominations - by NoMoreFaith - April 30, 2012 at 10:52 am
RE: Why THERE is so many denominations - by KichigaiNeko - April 24, 2012 at 1:53 am

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