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Actually I found this written by Mr Baker:
---- All of the above contradictions have been carefully studied, and when necessary the original languages have been consulted. Although it is always scholarly to consider the original languages, why should that be necessary with the "word of God?"
An omnipotent, omniscient deity should have made his all-important message unmistakably clear to everyone, everywhere, at all times. No one should have to learn an extinct language to get God's message, especially an ancient language about which there is much scholarly disagreement.
If the English translation is flawed or imprecise, then God failed to get his point across to English speakers. A true fundamentalist should consider the English version of the bible to be just as inerrant as the original because if we admit that human error was possible in the translation, then it was equally possible in the original writing.
(Some fundamentalists do assert that the King James Version is perfect. One preacher reportedly said, "If the King James Version was good enough for the Apostle Paul, then it's good enough for me.") If a contradiction exists in English, then the bible is contradictory. ----
Three problems with this line of thinking.
1. He is prescribing "what should be" onto Gods actions. One humans "what should be" is anothers "what shouldn't". He should just stick to dealing with what is because:
2. Christianity is a relationship. Divergent opinions and interpretations are PROOF of free thinking, and an alive interractive relationship that transcends personal bias.
How a person views an object is entirely dependent on the direction they are facing. Where he sees discord, I see strong relationships covering many bases. He sees denominations as a flaw, I see them as a wonderful strength. I woudl hate to see complete uniformity of belief withing Christianity. It would indicate mind control.
3. He's ignoring Rhema. The spoken word. The written and the spoken need to be in harmony with each other.
Much as he protests, the original language IS important. More importantly, is how the bible speaks to the INDIVIDUAL at their time of distress and need.
Anyhow, I'll post more later.
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