Is the NIV Bible really a tool of Satan?

[Freedbychrist]

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I know I'm new but this is something that's been bothering me lately.

The evangelical church I have been attending for the past 8 months uses the New International Version of the Holy Bible. This is the version I am familiar with and the only one I own. I have never thought of it as "flawed" until recently I heard that the NIV was devised by liberals who wish to distort the message of Our Lord and Savior!! My preacher uses this version and the church I attended before, where I got saved, also used this version.

I am incredibly perplexed because more than one person has expressed suspicion to me over the NIV. Is my understanding of Scripture somehow incomplete or skewed? Am I prey for the Emerging Church? Help help help!

[Anddra]

Sounds like you have been reading some KJV-only material. Suggest you read this article - http://www.raptureready.com/rr-kjvo.html - and then do a search through the forum (there are numerous threads on the subject).

[Freedbychrist]

Oh wow that is so helpful! I missed that when I was going through the website. I'm a newbie but I tried hard to read up before I posted anything redundant :unsure.

I had some reservations because we use NIV translations on mission trips and if KJV is best then . . . how do you effectively disseminate the word of God in 17th century English? But when you are so young like me and trying so hard to do right by Jesus it can be confusing to hear stuff like "your version of the Bible is incorrect." :thinking

[Anddra]

The only ones I would avoid are paraphrases such as 'The Message'. You will find many differing views here as to which ones are the 'best'. My own preference is to use several as that often helps you to understand what is being said.

[harvest]

I use NKJ which is very close to KJ but of course without the old english. I'll reference NIV/NLT/KJ on some verses just to see the various translations, but really I only read the NKJ.

[ByHisGrace]

I love the Amplified version and NKJV. I don't like the NIV because it is missing verses. I don't know the exact number but it's something like 300 that are missing? I do read from the NIV from time to time, it's the one most churches around here use. But I like to check different translations.

[Freedbychrist]

I don't like the NIV because it is missing verses.

Could you expand on this a little? Is it missing verses in comparison to the KJV or compared to the original Hebrew/Septuagint?

[Waiting...]

The problem is not in the translation we read...it is doing what the translation tells us to do, whatever that translation may be.:wave

[MochaMel]

Please move if not in the right area.

I know I'm new but this is something that's been bothering me lately.

The evangelical church I have been attending for the past 8 months uses the New International Version of the Holy Bible. This is the version I am familiar with and the only one I own. I have never thought of it as "flawed" until recently I heard that the NIV was devised by liberals who wish to distort the message of Our Lord and Savior!! My preacher uses this version and the church I attended before, where I got saved, also used this version.

I am incredibly perplexed because more than one person has expressed suspicion to me over the NIV. Is my understanding of Scripture somehow incomplete or skewed? Am I prey for the Emerging Church? Help help help!


Oh here we go again.. :doh There is NOTHING wrong with the NIV -- not a thing, if that is what you are most comfortable reading, please don't be swayed by someone telling you it's a version produced by satan.. He would love for us to be deceived and get in ridiculous arguments over a translation of the Bible -- the verses missing; ha they were added in the KJV for clarification.. I personally like MANY versions of the Bible -- and refer to each one i own as i study.. Hope that helps!

[MochaMel]

The problem is not in the translation we read...it is doing what the translation tells us to do, whatever that translation may be.:wave


Yeppers! :hat