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Originally Posted by Leslie  Good point. I never thought of it that way. It makes sense. If it is only the original manuscripts that are infallible (and by extension, faithful copies of the same), then it does not make sense to distinguish between singing psalms (or other scripture) and singing uninspired hymns. Jesus Himself, though he countered the Pharisees on many other points, never disputed their practice of paraphrasing the scriptures. I hate paraphrases myself but there probably is no reason for me to get on my holier-than-though high horse over them. |
Leslie, I think you have drawn an unintended inference from what Pastor Lewis and others have shared. The doctrine of "providential preservation," as I understand his point, applies to the "received texts" only, not to translations, and much less to paraphrases.
I certainly do not draw any inference from what Jesus did not say to the Pharisees on paraphrases.
