Compare the following two verses, first from the King James Bible, and then from the New International Version. After you read them, I'll explain why these changes which the NIV has made to God's Word are significant alterations to some of our most important basic Christian beliefs!
Words in bold in Scripture verses are for emphasis.
KJB (King James Bible)
Luke 2:33 And Joseph and his mother marvelled at those things which were spoken of him.
NIV (New International Version)
KJB
NIV
The King James Bible shows that Joseph is NOT called the father of Jesus because Joseph was only Jesus's earthly legal step-father! God Almighty is Jesus's Father! Keep reading to find out how important that is!
When the NIV writers changed God's Holy Word (the KJB) making Joseph the father of Jesus, they are denying that Jesus is the Son of God! And if Jesus is just a man like any other human being with an earthly mother and an earthly father (as it implies in the NIV) then Jesus would have been sinful like the rest of us humans, and He could not have been the perfect, Sinless sacrifice who could pay for the sins of the world!
Also, since Mary was pregnant before she and Joseph were married, if the NIV is right and Jesus is the son of Joseph, then that would make Jesus illegitimate (because Mary was pregnant before they married) and Mary would have been stoned to death (That was the law at that time.) for being pregnant before marriage!
But the King James Bible, God's Holy Word, shows that Mary was conceived of the Holy Ghost, part of the Godhead, proving that Jesus Christ was the Son of God!
Matthew 1:20
But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost.
The NIV has changed the Word of God to deny Jesus Christ's deity as the Son of God!
Also if we believe what the NIV version of the Bible says, then we have nothing to pin our hopes on because Jesus Christ (according to the NIV) is JUST a sinful man, and therefore he cannot be the Sinless Saviour who can pay for our sins!
God warns us about adding or taking away from His Word! I hope that those responsible for the NIV 'bible' version will take heed to Almighty God's warning to them - and anyone else who would mess with God's Holy Word!
The NIV has changed the Word of God to deny Jesus Christ's deity as the Son of God!
Also if we believe what the NIV version of the Bible says, then we have nothing to pin our hopes on because Jesus Christ (according to the NIV) is JUST a sinful man, and therefore he cannot be the Sinless Saviour who can pay for our sins!
God warns us about adding or taking away from His Word! I hope that those responsible for the NIV 'bible' version will take heed to Almighty God's warning to them - and anyone else who would mess with God's Holy Word!
Revelation
22:18 For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book:
22:19 And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book.
