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Act_of_Reparation

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4. Honestly, I think it gets blown out of proportion.

Reply to MineralMan (Reply #2)

Wed Jan 31, 2018, 04:36 PM

Jan 2018

Do we have any evidence these differences in translation lead to drastically different interpretations of scripture? I'm inclined to think it hasn't really happened. Most of the issues dividing Christian denominations are relatively minor. Everyone seems to believe the same basic schtick.

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