Katzpur said:
I would like very much for you to give me some verses. How about three or four of the same verses from each version, since I have only the KJV and can't verify this for myself. If these other versions are not in King James English (which I assume they're not), your 95% figure is obviously way, way off. There would be differences in literally every verse in the Bible.
What you are saying makes no sense at all. My KJV reads exactly the same as your KJV. I already gave you some every typical examples of the differences in the KJV (which we use) and the JST (which are footnotes to the KJV). God never, ever, ever promised, Joe, what you seem to think He did. God's word is perfect. But when human beings are involved in copying and translating, there is a potential for error. And to deny this is just plain naive beyond belief. On the other hand, if Joseph Smith really was a prophet, He would not have changed anything. He would have simply restored the errors that crept in over time. The whole issue centers around whether or not Joseph is what he claimed to be.
Ok, there are hundreds of verses, I will put a few anyway:
Here are some on the Deity of Christ:
3:16 And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.
(King James Bible, 1 Timothy)
3:16 And by common confession great is the mystery of godliness: He who was revealed in the flesh, Was vindicated in the Spirit, Beheld by angels, Proclaimed among the nations, Believed on in the world, Taken up in glory.
(NAS, 1 Timothy)
Notice the changes, the Bible says, "God was manifest in the flesh." they change it to "He who was revealed in the flesh." By changing God to He they take out the fact that Jesus is God.
3:16 It is quite true that the way to live a godly lif is not an easy matter. But hte answer lies in Christ, who came to earth as a man, was proved spotless and pure in his Spirit, was served by angels, was preached among the nations, was accepted by men everywhere, and was received up again to his glory in heaven.
(Living Bible 1 Timothy)
Notice the changes, all in one verse:
1. It leaves out that Jesus is God.
2. "It is quite true" is the opposite of "without controversy".
3. A "mystery" has nothing to do with not being an "easy matter".
4. The Bible says..."preached unto the Gentiles" NOT "accepted by men everywhere".
Jesus was not accepted of men everywhere, Isaiah 53:3 says, "He is despised and
rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief..."
5. Completely leaves out "seen of angels".
6. Adds "in heaven" and "again".
Romans 14:10b, 12 KJV "For we shall all stand before the judgement seat of CHRIST...So then every one of us shall give account of himself to GOD."
NAS "For we shall all stand before the judgement seat of GOD...So then each one of us shall give account of himself to GOD."
Do you see that? Do you SEE that? Do you see THAT? Just one small word is changed, yet, There is no proof that Jesus is God in these verses!
20:28 Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the
church of God, which he hath purchased with
his own blood.
(King James Bible, Acts)
RSV Take heed to yourselves and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to care for the church of God which he obtained with the blood of
his own Son.
In the KJV, God's church was purchased by God's blood, Therefore, Christ is God, as it was Christ who shed His blood. The RSV separates Christ from God, proving nothing. Pretty tricky.
2:11 For both he that sanctifieth and they who are sanctified are all of one: for which cause he is not ashamed to call them brethren, 2:12 Saying, I will declare thy name unto my brethren, in the midst of the church will I sing praise unto thee.
(King James Bible, Hebrews)
RSV For both he who sanctifies and those who are sanctified have all one origin...
The RSV adds "origin". Christ did not have an origin. Psalm 90:2 says, "even from everlasting to everlasting tou art God." By saying Christ had the same origin as man, they are saying Christ was a created being.
There are many verses of people worshipping Christ in the KJV. Only God may be worshipped. The other translations omit the verses, or say " bowed down".
Verses on Salvation by Faith and the Atonement:
We know all have sinned and the wages of sin is death, and Romans 5:8 says, "But God commended his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners,
Christ died for us."
I John 1:7 says, "...and the blood of Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin." Notice, Man did not earn his salvation. TItus 3:5 says, "Not by
works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his
mercy he saved us." And it was the
blood of Christ that paid for our sins.
I Peter 2:2 "As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word,
that ye may grow thereby.
RSV"Like newborn babes, long for the pure spiritual milk, that by it you may
grow up to salvation. This makes salvation by works. Also, it does not tell you what the spiritual milk is, is it chocolate milk? Yum. No its the milk
of the word. Salvation is a free gift according to Romans chapter 5. It is impossible to "grow up to it".
Acts16:31 says, "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved." We are saved by believing in Christ.
3:36 He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and
he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.
(King James Bible, John)
3:36 He who believes in the Son has eternal life; but he who
does not obey the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him.
(NAS)
Here they change from believing to obeying, which is works. Salvation is obtained by believing, works being an evidence.
6:47 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life.
(King James Bible, John)
6:47 Truly, truly, I say to you, he who believes has eternal life."
(NAS)
Believes what? the airplane in the sky? The Late, Late Show? The Mickey Mouse Club? Gilligans Island? The demons? They leave out what to believe in...Jesus said, "He that believeth ON ME."
9:9 Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ***, and upon a colt the foal of an ***.
(King James Bible, Zechariah)
RSV, basically the same, but leaves out "and having salvation".
1:14 In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins:
(King James Bible, Colossians)
1:14 In whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.
(NAS)
Leaves out "through his blood". The blood of Jesus Christ is the most important part, of course Satan wants that left out.
OOPS, still working on this, but accidentally posted early. More to come. Hang on. Lol!
Joeboonda