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| | :Jesus said, "Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing." | | :Jesus said, "Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing." |
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| − | Is this a corruption of the original, perhaps promoted by [[liberal]]s without regard to its authenticity? This does not appear in any other Gospel, and the simple fact is that some of the persecutors of Jesus '''''did''''' know what they were doing. This quotation is a favorite of liberals, although it does not appear in the earliest and best manuscripts of the Gospel of Luke. It should not appear in a [[conservative]] Bible, because in point of fact Jesus might never had said it at all. Though, to be fair, there is much information about Jesus' life that we accept--even though it occurs in Luke's gospel, without any support from the other three cannonical accounts. For example, very little of the infancy narrative is echoed in any other source. | + | Is this a corruption of the original, perhaps promoted by [[liberal]]s without regard to its authenticity? This does not appear in any other Gospel, and the simple fact is that some of the persecutors of Jesus '''''did''''' know what they were doing. This quotation is a favorite of liberals, although it does not appear in the earliest and best manuscripts of the Gospel of Luke. It should not appear in a [[conservative]] Bible, because in point of fact Jesus might never had said it at all. |
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| | == Second Example - Dishonestly Shrewd == | | == Second Example - Dishonestly Shrewd == |
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| | The better conservative term, which became available only in 1851, is "resourceful". The manager was praised for being "resourceful", which is very different from dishonesty. Yet not even the [[ESV]], which was published in 2001, contains a single use of the term "resourceful" in its entire translation of the Bible. | | The better conservative term, which became available only in 1851, is "resourceful". The manager was praised for being "resourceful", which is very different from dishonesty. Yet not even the [[ESV]], which was published in 2001, contains a single use of the term "resourceful" in its entire translation of the Bible. |
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| | == Third Example - Socialism == | | == Third Example - Socialism == |
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| | Socialistic terminology permeates English translations of the Bible, without justification. This improperly encourages the "social justice" movement among Christians. | | Socialistic terminology permeates English translations of the Bible, without justification. This improperly encourages the "social justice" movement among Christians. |
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| − | For example, the conservative word "volunteer" is mentioned only once in the [[ESV]], yet the socialistic word "comrade" is used three times, "laborer(s)" is used 13 times, "labored" 15 times, and "fellow" (as in "fellow worker") is used 55 times. | + | For example, the conservative word "volunteer" is mentioned only once in the [[ESV]], yet the socialistic word "comrade" is used three times, "laborer(s)" is used 13 times, "labored" 15 times, and "fellow" (as in "fellow worker") is used 55 times. |
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| − | Admittedly, not all of these are blatantly socialistic terms. Within the social context of the first century, socialism was far from a developed concept. Indeed, these words have no direct tie to socialism. As long as we attempt to proof-text ourselves, we must acknowledge that ''conservative'' words like "freedom" (9 times), "war" (137), or "business" (25 times) also make prominent appearances.
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| | == Advantages to a Conservative Bible Online == | | == Advantages to a Conservative Bible Online == |