![]() Some Bible translations would acknowledge in the preface that ‘the LORD’ (all caps) is actually an unsolicited replacement for the Hebrew name “Yod-Hey-Waw-Hey” (YHWH) – reason being that the Jews did not allow the pronunciation of such a holy name and that no one really knows how it was pronounced anyway. ![]() They have the goal to not paraphrase but rather to accurately represent every word in the original, and to not add or take away words from the original text – thus preserving the Scriptures better.Īnother very important concern for us was the name of the Creator. ![]() Literal translations on the other hand, are more conservative. Thus, the more Bible versions are produced of the non-literal type, the more the boundaries of Biblical truth are softened. We started to look up scriptures, but were startled and puzzled by how hard it was for us to prove the point! Eventually we found that the specific translation we were using, had replaced ‘fornication’ with various other softened or generalised words and thus thwarted the defence of purity before marriage! We learned that modern, interpreted translations allow more room for the translator’s doctrinal bias to creep in. Incidentally, an unmarried friend of Arlene called to ask how to defend chastity before marriage from Scripture. Much later, many other important matters like dietary laws and the Creator's feasts also followed.Įarly on, allegations of Bible contradictions caused by non-literal, interpreted translations, prompted us to also investigate this quite thoroughly. But how literal should one take these commandments anyway? Well, we were so convinced of the literal accuracy of the creation account and the OT in general that we had no excuse to doubt the literal accuracy of the 10 commandments either! This fact kept confronting us until we decided to try and implement the ‘No Images’ and ‘Sabbath’ commandments too. So we evaluated our lives and found that we were already aiming for a majority of the 10, however we lacked when it came to commandments 2 and 4. Where to start? Well, we first focused on the ‘10 commandments’ as we felt that this must have been given by the Creator as a valid summary of the important matters… As we discovered more and more of the literal truth and accuracy of the OT, we had to re-evaluate our beliefs and practices. So we started afresh in Genesis and also intensely investigated the scientific validity of the creation account over the next few years. Then our attention was drawn to Yeshua (Jesus) who reaffirmed in the Gospel of Matthew that the accounts of i) Adam and Eve, ii) Noah and iii) Jonah were all historically accurate.Īlthough my wife Arlene and I (Piet) had been fervent believers for many years, it seemed that we were now alerted to the fact that we did not pay enough attention to the ‘Old Testament’ (OT). ![]() We prayed regularly to be able to ‘worship the Father in spirit and in truth’. Our search started roughly 15 years ago when we kept feeling that spiritually, we lacked something. Originally from South Africa, we currently live in Queensland, Australia. We are a large homeschooling family who are passionate about the Creator and his ways. (Posted January 2020 - see also ' News and Updates' page)
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