Thread: We MUST be careful with our words
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Old 02-01-2008, 05:23 PM
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Originally Posted by John1717 View Post
Diagram the sentence, you see that this verse is GOD'S POINT OF VIEW, not man's.

In the KJB "the foolishness of preaching" is GOD'S point of view of the METHOD He has chosen for people to be saved!

The "foolishness of the message preached." in the HCSB and other versions, is a HERESY of GOD'S point of view of the MESSAGE, NOT the method!

It is GOD calling the Gospel 'FOOLISHNESS'!

THAT COULD NEVER HAPPEN!
Excellent point, Craig. What a difference a few words can make -- which is all the more reason why we must trust God to preseve the very words, not just the "concepts" they contain.