(July 2, 2012 at 10:46 pm)FallentoReason Wrote:(July 2, 2012 at 4:27 pm)Godschild Wrote: Why?
Because they had nothing to do with the 'original' message. What does a scribe's marginal notes 200 years after the events have to do with those people said to have been writing by the inspiration of the Holy Spirit? It's as if we were to grab your notes that you have jotted down over the course of your life as a Christian and add them to the Bible. Why not?
Because my notes are for me to use in studying scripture. Moses was not around during the events of Genesis. How do you know that some of the copies from the originals were not around, the scribes many times buried the old manuscripts and in that climate they could have lasted for many years. Once found they may have been used to fill in what had been missing, mind you I'm speculating here, but with a possibility. I know there are some small amount which has been added, and once this was confirmed it was brought to light and noted in good study Bibles which everyone needs to learn about scriptures.
God loves those who believe and those who do not and the same goes for me, you have no choice in this matter. That puts the matter of total free will to rest.
