When you get a chance, please read the article on the site dated 02/23/09.
Choices are everywhere. Say for example I want to buy some cough medicine for a cough. I go to the store and discover that there are dozens of brands of cough medicine. Not only are there many different manufacturers but I can choose different flavors; grape, cherry, lemon etc.. On top of that I can choose if I want the drowsy or non-drowsy formula. How about breakfast cereal? Need I say more.. Choices are everywhere.
Now, with the idea of choices in mind I urge you to visit a book store sometime soon and look at Bibles. You will discover dozens of choices. There is the King James version, the New International version, the New American Standard Bible, the Living translation, the Message...these barely scratch the surface of what is available for purchase. And among these different versions there is a further division of translations and paraphrases. A translation generally stays close to the original language of the Bible (Hebrew, Greek) whereas a paraphrase attempts to make the Bible "more readable", that is easier to understand.
In the article above the importance of words becomes crystal clear. The most vital thing on this planet is the Word of God. The Bible is the road map for life. It is the document that God has placed in the hands of believers for the church age. Jesus is not currently walking among us. We do not call down fire from Heaven as Elijah did. We live by the Word of God (the Bible) under the direction of the indwelling Holy Spirit. Therefore, Words Are Important.
Read the article, it is short and right on the money.
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