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Sarah Kanary wrote:
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> news:136.08.13.05.194574000@srcbs.org...
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> > Sarah Kanary wrote:
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> >> The Greek text is not changed one single iota.
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> > This is just a question: And if one has the information, and easy
> > question to answer. Exactly which of the many Greek texts was the
> > translation in question based upon? This information should be in
the
> > first few pages of the book. I do not have a copy of the
translation.
>
> The NWT's "NT" is based mainly on the text of Westcott and Hort. The
Greek
> texts of Nestle, Bover, Merk and others were also considered.


Thanks. That answered my question.


> The NWT may be read online at
http://www.watchtower.org/bible/index.htm but
> does not include the Appendix or footnotes. If you wish to know the
> contents of possible footnotes, just ask me and I will post them from
my
> hardcopy.
>
> Peace to you and yours.

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wrf3@stablecross.com wrote:

>> Note that the Nicene Creed says that if a person doesn't "hold
>> this doctrine", he will be condemned.
>
> Assuming that this part of the Nicene Creed is correct. I have my
> doubts.

Not "assuming....". The Nicene Creed says this, whether or not
it is correct.


>> Some folk take this to mean that we need to apprehend doctrine to be
>> saved, but the idea here is that denial of doctrines is what damns a
>> person.
>
> Sort of an anti-gnosis? If gnosticism is heresy (and it is), isn't
> anti-gnosticism also heresy?

Not necessily. Just because sin damns us doesn't mean good works
save us.

After all, isn't the unforgivable sin the act of rejecting
what the Holy Spirit testifies to?



>> If one denies the deity of Jesus, he is denying that God saves
>> and that God is love.
>
> But that assumes that the person who holds this understands the
> consequences of his belief.

Any heresy, when it grows up, leads to damnation.

But here, we aren't speaking of mere heresy, but rather of
_who_ God is. One thing that BB has correct is that
at least one of the set {JWs, Christians} is worshipping
a false god. This is much worse than heresy (misrepresenting
the true God.)


> Furthermore, I don't see how denying the diety of Jesus is a denial
> that God saves.

If Jesus saves and Jesus is not God, then God didn't save.
Salvation cost Hi