Lost Words

1. But wouldn't the person with such a question first demonstrate that meaning of words have actually been lost in translation and are therefore not even accessible in the original languages.

2. When I say lost, lost from the time the inspired writer received the words and was not able to remember and therefore not ab to put them down on scroll for others to read and memorize.

3. Then the questioner must show that there have been times when God spoke and those whom he wished would understand, didn't understand him.

4. Then the questioner must demonstrate how this all relates to a compromise in inspiration of the sacred Writ.

 

Does the scripture promise the preservation of meaning anywhere? No. As long as the words have been preserved, we're good!:thumbs:

 

Exactly! And if we are genuine believers then the Holy Spirit will simply lead us into the truth of the Greek and Hebrew, right? :laugh:

 

1. I will have to part ways with you here. Without being too critical of your point, this sounds at a lot like literary deconstructionalism, assigning subjective meaning to the text.

2. I believe the meaning of the words have been preserved. It is dangerous to say that the original meanings have been lost. Give it some thought.

3. But his meaning was disclosed.

4. So what then is your point on preservation?

 

Did you mean the understanding of individual words (the definitions) are preserved (then we put it all together with the aid of the Holy Spirit)? This is basically debunked by all the words in scripture of 'uncertain' (lost) meaning, which Deacon gave us just one example.
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Did you mean the communication of His thoughts are not lost through human phrasing? Again, the recent example of Psalm 12 shows that some folks will get a different meaning from a passage than others; not only is it likely that one side is sorely wrong, it is possible that both interpretations are off the mark. How can we know for certain that any one has received the intended divine thought?