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Re: Quote of the day?
Posted By: Sam, on host 209.245.110.124
Date: Monday, February 14, 2000, at 05:15:40
In Reply To: Re: Quote of the day? posted by Paul A. on Sunday, February 13, 2000, at 18:10:01:

> Consider the number of Christian Fundamentalists who insist that The Bible Is The Literally True Word Of God, and then quote an English translation.
> The only possible conclusion is that The Bible Is The Literally True Word Of God, But Only In English.

The position is not so unsound, though your "only possible conclusion" is flawed. I believe the Bible is the "literally true Word of God" in its original form AND in the King James Version -- that both were created with God as their author.

It only makes sense, actually; it's internally consistent with what the Bible says (in either version) internally: that the Bible is the written Word of God and is everlasting: essentially, that it will never die. The languages the Bible was originally written in are dead.

I won't get involved in a debate about the truth or falsehood of this belief, but this should be at least enough to illustrate that this is not such a ludicrous belief that you imply.