CORRUPTED MODERN BIBLE VERSIONS - NOBODY CARES

NIV Bible Translated With Opposite Meanings

I am appalled at the lack of fervor for the truth.  I am appalled at the institutionalized church’s failure to sound the alarm.  I am appalled at the disinterest of pastors when these things are brought to their attention.  I am appalled at the callousness of these so-called trained and qualified ministers' attitude towards the word of God. 

  

I am putting up here only a small portion of what the NIV has done to bible.  You will find the rest at this link in a PDF file called NIVomissions.

Just look at these verse-for-verse comparisons. You decide if your church leadership has done it duty.  Do not be surprised at their dismissive attitude when you raise the issue to them, if you raise the issue to them.

What the King James Version Say:	Does NIV say the same thing?
Psalm 10:4  KJV 4 The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God: ... 5 His ways are always grievous;"	NIV  "4 In his pride the wicked does not seek him; in all his thoughts there is no room for God. 5 His ways are always prosperous;"
Ecclesiastes 8:10 KJV  "And so I saw the wicked buried, who had come and gone from the place of the holy, and they were forgotten in the city"	NIV / TNIV  "Then too, I saw the wicked buried—those who used to come and go from the holy place and receive praise."
Isaiah 9:3 KJV  "Thou hast multiplied the nation, and not increased the joy..."	NIV / TNIV  "You have enlarged the nation and increased their joy;" (nothing in footnotes to explain )
Colossians 2:18 KJV 1611  "... and worshipping of angels, intruding into those things which he hath not seen,"	NIV  "...and the worship of angels disqualify you for the prize. Such a person goes into great detail about what he has seen, " TNIV  "...and the worship of angels disqualify you. Such people also go into great detail about what they have seen, "
Hosea 10:1 KJV  "Israel is an empty vine, he bringeth forth fruit unto himself..."	NIV  "Israel was a spreading vine;"
Hosea 11:12 KJV  "... but Judah yet ruleth with God, and is faithful with the saints."	NIV / TNIV  "And Judah is unruly against God, even against the faithful Holy One."

And now look at how NIV changes, and dilutes the meaning of the verses:

Matthew 5:22 KJV  ".That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment".	NIV “Anyone who is angry with his brother  OMIT will be subject to judgment.”
1Joh 5   KJV “For there are three that (oi=masc) bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one.  And there are three that bear record in earth, the Spirit, and the water, and the blood and these (oi=masc) three agree in one”	NIV “For there are three that testify OMIT, OMIT, OMIT,  OMIT , the Spirit, the water, and the blood; and the three are in agreement.   NIV removed the verses that show the most unequivocal support of the Trinity nature of God.
Mark 10:21 KJV “Take up the cross, and follow me”	NIV  “come, OMIT follow me”
Matthew 17:21 KJV “This kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting”	NIV This verse is totally removed
2Tim. 4:17 KJV “That the  an of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.”	NIV So that the man of God may be OMIT , thoroughly equipped for every good work.

If you did not know of the above, I don’t blame you.  How many of us have the time to read and compare bible verses?  But many of these trained ministers boast of how many versions of the bible they own, how many times they have read the bible over, and how they would check with this and that bible when they prepare a sermon.  Empty boasts or blinded minds?

The question to you is this, “Now that you know, what are you going to do about it?”  What is your attitude?  You are not an expert, and you don’t understand how bibles are translated, so you cannot care less? Is this how you treat God’s truth?  Are you not callous yourself? Do you make light the truth of God in your hands? Then you shall suffer the consequences.

It doesn’t take an expert to know something is wrong.  It is whether you care enough.

Let me give you my thought on this issue.

Admittedly, the King James Version is not for everyone.  Even those of us who speak English as our first language find some difficulty with the prose and vocabulary.  Nobody has taken the effort to come up with a faithfully-simplified version of the King James bible as yet.

1. Is the King James translation perfect when checked against the Greek or Hebrew versions?  Of course not, but the problems are few, well-known and not serious.  It is still the best English language version we have.  On the other hand, the NIV’s problems are great. So too with the various other modern versions.  Something needs to be done.

Now, Malaysia has plenty of people who do not use English as the first language these days.  In fact, many of our Malaysians do not have a good command of any language at all.  And of this group, quite a number are most comfortable with the English language.  So these people still have to use the English bible.

This is where bibles like NIV, CEV, NLT, BBE, WEB,  etc etc which are collectively called the modern bibles come in handy.  These bibles do serve a purpose.  But this should not make us ignore the fact that these bibles have badly mangled the word of God.  So, what should we do?

Here’s what we can do:

1)                   The fact that you are reading this article means that you have access to the internet.  Just google for “NIV errors” or something like that and you will find all the details you need.  Now take this information, and make the corrections on your NIV, or modern bible.  How much time is that going to cost you?

2)                   In fact, the church leadership should make the effort on your behalf.  They would, if they are responsible enough.  But if they are irresponsible they would not, even if you prod them.  Thereby you know them for what they are.

How I wish all of us could just stop buying the modern bibles.  And in no time you will find these corrupted publishers on their knees.  But this is not going to happen as long as the organized church is callous and lazy.  The devil hates God’s truth and is going to do all he can to dilute it.  Ignorant Christians who have the diluted word cannot use this blunted sword of the Spirit against the devil effectively.

Can/Will God protect His word?  Of course God can and will.  For this reason, we still have more than 25,000 ancient manuscripts in the world that can attest to the accuracy of God’s word, and you have the King James bible as a common standard for English readers. Those who hunger for the truth will seek, and they will find it.  God’s truth is still there.  It is only lazy Christians who do not seek it, and will make do with whatever the devil has dished out.

You do what is necessary.

The unpleasant truth is that many of you have been using corrupted bibles.

Joh 8:32  And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.