Continuing with Job

32:13
ESV : God may vanquish him, not a man
NIV : let God, not a man, refute him

33:7
ESV : my pressure will not be heavy upon you
NIV : nor should my hand be heavy on

33:10
ESV : he finds occasions against me
NIV : God has found fault with me

33:25
ESV : let his flesh become fresh with youth
NIV : let their flesh be renewed like a child's
[The ESV wording would make someone tongue-tied

33:30
ESV : that he might be lighted with the light of life
NIV : that the light...

or was the Virgin Birth required for Him to bypass that happening?

Or are the references to it in the Bible just applying human like responses to God in order to have us understand Him more fully?

I know this will probably ruffle some feathers, but I just read an interesting article by Bill Mounce that puts the KJV in the dynamic category and not the formal category of translations. Thoughts?

Is the ESV Literal and the NIV Gender Neutral? | billmounce.com

If you've been here for awhile, you may remember my Japanese Bible translation partner for the Lifeline Japanese NT. His family name was Miyakawa, and we all called him "Uncle Miya" (pron. me-yah). Uncle Miya passed on to his reward in Heaven on Jan. 18. I haven't seen him since we left Japan in 2014 to come here to teach, but I miss him. However, I am happy for him to be in Heaven with Jesus. He can look down now and see how God is using the translation he worked so hard on. (More about...

Am I Calvinist or Arminian?

@utilyan said:
Wow that's exactly how Jesus put it! With countless examples.

Matthew 7

24“Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them, may be compared to a wise man who built his house on the rock. 25“And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and slammed against that house; and yet it did not fall, for it had been founded on the rock. 26“Everyone who hears these words of Mine and does not act on them, will be like a...

Phil Johnson shared this video yesterday with the following comment:

"Every time a new evangelical fad comes along, thousands of naive churchgoers dutifully jump into the parade, and this is pretty much what always happens. #downgrade"

It could not be truer.

P.S. The action starts at 0:43.

Recently there have been some bold insinuations regarding modern Bible translations. Just like the House 'vote' -- the evidence is lacking despite strident voices. Allegedly, some modern versions (unnamed) have been slowly and gradually been watering down Bible texts about hom _ _ _ _uality. They apparently want to tear down biblical standards, but the proof is lacking.

Here's a 31 year old 'modern' version :
"For this reason God gave them up to degrading passions. Their women exchanged...

In the thread "Why I became a calvinist" some posts were made about the Atonement. Discussing Calvinism and the Atonement in one thread is a daunting task. I think atonement issues deserve their own thread. So, here we are.

@agedman made an interesting post in the other thread. He wrote:

"The penal aspects are one portion of the substitution theories in which the Scriptures display the work of redemption.

Imo, no single theory stands as complete, for salvation required aspects of...

The other thread is over 130 posts, so it will be probably be locked soon. Perhaps you can pick up the discussion here. The thread moved very quickly this afternoon and it has been difficult to catch up on all the posts.