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I believe that the Bible is the word of God. It has also been passed down through through the generations, translated into many different languages, and translated into many different versions. For a novice believer like me, this has always left an ambiguity. Sometimes, if something doesn't make sense to me, I'll think to myself, "you never know, this might be one of those situations where it's just being misinterpreted, or mistranslated, or whatever". I'm convinced on the foundational stuff of the faith, but there are always topical issues where I find myself sitting on the fence. I need some convincing. I'll take from the Word and then confirm with the heart, mind and soul.

This gets me in trouble because my heart is deceptive, my mind is small, and my soul is distracted... but doing it this way also might keep me from other kinds of trouble. I just pray that the Holy Spirit helps me and keeps me from both kinds of trouble.

All this to say that Bible translation is really significant and interesting. So thank you Mr. Mark D. Roberts, for your blog series on Bible translations (initiated because of the discussion surrounding the new TNIV translation).