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“The Bible is the account of God’s action in the world, and his purpose with all creation. The writing of the Bible took place over sixteen centuries and is the work of over forty human authors.” states  The International Bible Society. They also state as many others have that ” The accounts in the Bible were not generally written down as they occurred. Rather they were told over and over again and handed down through the years, before eventually being written down.”

With that being said, have you ever played the game say what I say? A game where people sit in a circle and start a story, the next person repeats what you say and in turn, adds to it, This cycle continues and each person has to repeat what the last person said and also contributes to the story. Well needless to say that by the time the story makes its back around it has been altered and most of the story is lost in translation. If I make a phone cal to my mother and ask her to pass a message to my sister I usually have to repeat exactly what I said because again, the information is “lost in translation.

According to Wikipedia  The Bible has been translated into many languages from the biblical languages of Hebrew, Aramaic and Greek. As of September 2016 the full Bible has been translated into 636 languages, the New Testament alone into 1442 languages and Bible portions or stories into 1145 other languages. There are at least 6 English Versions but most Christians swear by the King James Version even though most especially children and young adults cannot even comprehend it. If we are really being transparent most “Sword carrying ” adults don’t either.  So is it safe to say that maybe, just maybe the actual message from God has been lost in translation?

I would like to think that  God has not forgotten the people of this century and speaks to some of us just as he did Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. I would like to believe that he loves us just as he loved Moses and Abraham and speaks to us directly on a regular basis. I also believe that these books are stories of an account of events and instructions for a given time and purpose, not intended to always be taken so literal. But to be used as a guide and Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth. Metaphorically speaking I can relate to a “ram in the bush”, but would God ask you to take your child and sacrifice as a test in this day and time? Probably not, but if he did would you? Life is tough and has shown to be more challenging to some than others. I am sure if tested a Job was most would not be able to endure with such dignity and loyalty.  It is easy to pick and choose what scriptures that best suit you and hold the entire world to a totally different set of self-righteous standards. But if you actually read the bible and ask God to give you an understanding then you would see how the message is intended to be delivered and received.

If I put together every bit of information I received from The Most High in Prayer and meditation, wrote an account of every Divinely guided situation could it be added as one of the books of the bible or would it be The New Millenial Version 2017? I mean I have conversations with The Creator, I know the voice of the Divine. Do you believe that or would you call me crazy because you have never actually experienced such joy? I am not saying that there is no truth to the bible but I do not believe that people respect and utilize the bible for it true and intended purpose.