But He (Jesus) turned and said to Peter, Get behind me, Satan!Matt 16:23 new king james
Firstly, what was Jesus inferring?
Secondly, if I switched some of the words to:
But He (Gzus) turned and said to Dieter, Get behind me, George!Pat 16:23 new king Gzus
And read them to an illiterate Hutu tribesman in Rwanda, how would he know which one was correct?
How about a more subtle change?
I am the way, the truth and the life, no one comes the father except through me
I am the truth, the way, and the life, no one comes the father except through me
Now, without looking at your bible, which sentence is the word of God? (Christian)
‘I am driving out from before you the Amorite and the Canaanite and the Hittite’
‘I am driving out from before you the Ammonite and the Canaanite and the Hittite’
So, going back to the Hutu tribesman in Rwanda. If I were to change all of the instances of the word Jesus to Gzus and all of the instances of the word Satan to George, and all of the instances of God to Sod, he would not be able to tell the difference. What if I took out the books of Mark, Psalms and John? What if I switched the words good and evil? What if I added an extra book? How do you know that the New Testament isn’t just an addition, like the book of Mormon? How do you know that Satan isn’t God and God isn’t Satan? How do you know anything for that matter?
What is the difference between the illiterate Hutu tribesman in Rwanda and the illiterate Germanic tribesmen in Northern Europe?
When you quote the bible, are you really quoting the word of God, or is it just another book?