Devotional: Jesus Calling
The reason I read and reread the scriptures is to gain and build my faith. In point of fact, it is the only reason I have reliably discovered so far.
In that effort I've been recently reading the devotional Jesus Calling by Sarah Young because it squares so closely right on Jesus. It rustled up critics I guess, and in the ensuing flap I have a new insight on translations. I suppose I could say she could be translating English into English. Basically, not much different from an ancient language into a younger language.
I, at one time in my idle college days, discovered the mystery type stories of Georges Simenon. I could read and write French at the time. But the thing of it was I eventually discovered not all translations were as exciting or intriguing as others.
I saw clearly that the Bible translations, even if English to English, were similar from one language to another. Certainly, words like conviction and assurance are weaker than ones like substance or evidence that we see in Hebrews 11:1.
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