Dear friends,
In the days of Paul the people of God, specifically the church of Corinth, divided themselves and created factions. Some said "I follow Paul," others said "I follow to Apollos." When this happened Paul sharply rebuked the church saying "behold, are you not carnal?"
Unfortunately, today some Christians have followed in the footsteps of the church of Corinth. They argue, "I read the KJV," and others "I the NIV." Clearly no translation is perfect, as men, and not God, translated them from one language to another*. However, it seems translations have given some the opportunity to boast, a chance to say I am better than you because I read such and such a translation. Once again the church is divided, following after men and their works instead of following after only Christ.
Let me propose the following: Let's worship the Lord and love each other again and all remember that our Holiness comes from Him and not from our works. Amen?
God bless you!
Joel Chavady
Side note:
In the days of Isaiah, God addressed similar hypocrisy saying: "At night they go out among the graves, worshiping the dead. They eat the flesh of pigs and make stews with other forbidden foods." "who say, 'Keep away; don't come near me, for I am too sacred for you!' Such people are smoke in my nostrils, a fire that keeps burning all day." Isaiah 65:4. How much more will God say this to us if we use our knowledge to compare ourselves with one another and yet we sin by failing to have the love of God in our hearts.
* Of course, the original text is inspired and inerrant.
