07-12-2005, 02:20 PM
I understand your views Paul. Doctrine can be quite the touchy thing and everyone is given their level of understanding and faith within the word, so it is quite easy to stir up emotions in this regard.
I do not want to trample on yours or anyones beliefs, but I do value scripture originality, so my look into this is more towards the exactness of scripture, not doctrine. In my view, doctrine is built only on our text, and if it be corrupted in areas, then the doctrine will be misleading to the Christian for years to come.
By you pointing out the text in Matthew 28:19, and then looking for the scripture references, it was easy to see how this section had been tampered with. Basically, it was a no-brainer with all the scripture aligned to Eseubius's quote.
I'm looking at some of the same things here in our text while also checking claims of originality from the peshitta crowd. I do not want to discuss doctrine in this as much as I can refrain from it, and I know it will be tempting for those to lead it into that very arena.
I do not want to trample on yours or anyones beliefs, but I do value scripture originality, so my look into this is more towards the exactness of scripture, not doctrine. In my view, doctrine is built only on our text, and if it be corrupted in areas, then the doctrine will be misleading to the Christian for years to come.
By you pointing out the text in Matthew 28:19, and then looking for the scripture references, it was easy to see how this section had been tampered with. Basically, it was a no-brainer with all the scripture aligned to Eseubius's quote.
I'm looking at some of the same things here in our text while also checking claims of originality from the peshitta crowd. I do not want to discuss doctrine in this as much as I can refrain from it, and I know it will be tempting for those to lead it into that very arena.