Prefection out of imperfection?
Posted: 26 May 2014, 23:12How can the Scripture be presented perfectly today, when it wasn’t in the past?
How can there be a refinement and purification in the Received Tradition, and yet a final perfection today?
Deut. 32:4 “He is the Rock, his work is perfect: for all his ways are judgment: a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right is he.”
Isaiah 9:2 “The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined.”
At one time the Canon was not complete. But then it was.
At one time no manuscript of the Bible had the correct text. But then one was.
At one time no translation was perfect. But then one was.
At one time, no presentation of Scripture was flawless. But then one was.
Scattering, error, weakness and so on are not strong enough to keep the Word of God from people. God is not so weak as though He cannot work with His Word through history.
2 Peter 3:4 “And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.”
Does incompleteness continue from the inspiration until today and into the future? Does textual variety continue to dominate? Does translation variation continue to multiply?
The answer is NO! The Scripture was never inconsistent, though copies may have been. The Scripture was never impure, though versions and translations may have been.
How can there be a refinement and purification in the Received Tradition, and yet a final perfection today?
Deut. 32:4 “He is the Rock, his work is perfect: for all his ways are judgment: a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right is he.”
Isaiah 9:2 “The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined.”
At one time the Canon was not complete. But then it was.
At one time no manuscript of the Bible had the correct text. But then one was.
At one time no translation was perfect. But then one was.
At one time, no presentation of Scripture was flawless. But then one was.
Scattering, error, weakness and so on are not strong enough to keep the Word of God from people. God is not so weak as though He cannot work with His Word through history.
2 Peter 3:4 “And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.”
Does incompleteness continue from the inspiration until today and into the future? Does textual variety continue to dominate? Does translation variation continue to multiply?
The answer is NO! The Scripture was never inconsistent, though copies may have been. The Scripture was never impure, though versions and translations may have been.