Editing the Bible

Dear Brother Ron

In Deuteronomy 4:2 it says, "Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye diminish ought from it, that ye may keep the commandments of the Lord your God which I command you."

If this statement is true, then why are there words in the Bible after this verse?

Kinky

Dear Kinky

The real question is why did the Catholic church disobey this commandment when they edited the Bible at the First Council of Nicea in 325 A.D. Several books were left out of the final version. Other books, known as the Apocrypha, are found in some Bibles but not others.

You must also remember that the Israelites at this time were a theocracy. The priests were the government. So the word of God was literally the law of the land. In today's society, we are expected to obey the law as it is written, not how we think it should have been written. The Israelites were expected to do the same.

The Bible is a wonderful source of spiritual guidance. It is also a book of history, philosophy, sociology, poetry and other disciplines. Unfortunately, man has chosen to ignore the admonition of this verse. The words of God have been distorted by everybody from the Catholic Church to the Internal Revenue Service.

This is why I tell people the only truth you can depend on is the voice of God within you. Everything else is hearsay.

Best always
Brother Ron