[Vision2020] Re: Bible in school

[Ralph Nielsen]

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> From: Joshua Nieuwsma [mailto:joshuahendrik@yahoo.com]
> Sent: Friday, July 25, 2003 9:21 AM
> To: vision
> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Re: Bible in school. Was Church and state
>
> Mr. Nielsen,
> =A0
> even if I gave you an "official" divine definition of God's word, you=20=

> wouldn't believe it. So why ask for one? With all due respect, your=20
> rational mind would try to find some flaw with it. Even if God was to=20=

> appear before you and declare that the 66 books of the Bible are His=20=

> Word and that He has preserved them throughout history for His Church,=20=

> you would seek to find some reason to discredit His appearance.

Joshua Nieuwsma,
	Where do you get the idea that there are 66 books in the Bible?
	I have a couple of Bibles that have 39 books. One of them has =
Hebrew=20
and English text on facing pages.
	I have several Bibles in several languages that have 66 books in =
them.=20
One of them is given royal approval by Her Majesty Queen Margrethe II=20
of Denmark.
	I have a facsimile copy of the King James Bible of 1611. It =
contains=20
72 books. It is called the Authorised Version because it was approved=20
by His Majesty King James I of England. I have other Bibles, two of=20
them in French, that also contain 72 books. I also have a Bible that=20
contains 74 books plus the Prayer of Manasseh.
	So I can show you Bibles that have written royal approval but =
you=20
can't show me a Bible that has written divine approval. Even your=20
irrational mind can't help you find one.
	Ralph Nielsen
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Joshua Nieuwsma [mailto:joshuahendrik@yahoo.com]

<bold>Sent:</bold> Friday, July 25, 2003 9:21 AM

<bold>To:</bold> vision

<bold>Subject:</bold> Re: [Vision2020] Re: Bible in school. Was Church
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</smaller></fontfamily>Mr. Nielsen,

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even if I gave you an "official" divine definition of God's word, you
wouldn't believe it. So why ask for one? With all due respect, your
rational mind would try to find some flaw with it. Even if God was to
appear before you and declare that the 66 books of the Bible are His
Word and that He has preserved them throughout history for His Church,
you would seek to find some reason to discredit His appearance.=20

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Joshua Nieuwsma,

	Where do you get the idea that there are 66 books in the Bible?=20=


	I have a couple of Bibles that have 39 books. One of them has =
Hebrew
and English text on facing pages.=20

	I have several Bibles in several languages that have 66 books in
them. One of them is given royal approval by Her Majesty Queen
Margrethe II of Denmark.=20

	I have a facsimile copy of the King James Bible of 1611. It =
contains
72 books. It is called the Authorised Version because it was approved
by His Majesty King James I of England. I have other Bibles, two of
them in French, that also contain 72 books. I also have a Bible that
contains 74 books plus the Prayer of Manasseh.=20

	So I can show you Bibles that have written royal approval but =
you
can't show me a Bible that has written divine approval. Even your
irrational mind can't help you find one.

	Ralph Nielsen

=09


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