I think you bring up a good point. There is much truth in the bible, but there are many obvious additions and translation thru Roman eyes that occurs. Instead of just presenting the words as pasted down. A glaring example is Zechariah 12:10.(there are others, a lot, actually) The Tanakh, which is the source document of the OT(and is in chronological order), has quite a different message than the NKJ. I brought this up in another thread. Just to hopefully have others search and source their beliefs. That is monumentally important. To Most, this is a hard thing. You give up a firmly held belief and replace it with new truth. But, I will say, if you don't allow for your own misunderstanding, you miss more of the truth.
Really, doctrine should be this: God is the creator and enabler. He is good and wants you to choose to be. Then search and explore and find what's true and what is fable. Your doctrine should be locked to good. The stories about your religion should be tested. Poke and prode all you want. Question all. Find truth. BTW, you are never done.
And remember , the scriptures were inspired by God, and then men were inspired by their religion and changed some of them. Quite blatantly. And no one cared or looked or thought.
"generation of vipers, teaching as doctrine the laws of man"
What the word "codex" has meant, changes in inerra
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