Catholic Church | "...Archbishop Arundel in 1408: We therefore decree and order that no one shall in the future by his own authority translate the text of Sacred Scripture into the English or any other language, whether in the form of a book, a booklet, or a pamphlet. Neither shall anyone read any such book, booklet, or pamphlet, either as recently composed by the said John Wycliffe or by anyone else, or which may be composed in the future - neither in whole nor in part, neither publicly nor privately, under penalty of a major excommunication-until such time as the translation has been approved by the bishop of the diocese or, should such be the case, by a provincial council. Those acting contrarily will be punished as promoters alike of heresy and error." Reference 5 |
Scriptures | And he said unto them, Go ye into
all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. ~Mark 16:15 And Paul, as his manner was, went in unto them, and three sabbath days reasoned with them out of the scriptures. ~Acts 17:2 |
Comments | Jesus gave the command. Paul obeyed it.
Notice that Paul used the scriptures to preach the gospel. Translate: The word occurs in scripture 4 times. Each time, the translation was made by God himself. It was done perfectly, completely and forever. God can do this with His word as well. When God translated the kindgdom from Saul to David, He gave Himself the credit for the translation, yet he used men to accomplish the translation. God translates the text of the Sacred Scriptures and He uses men to accomplish the work. The scriptures make no mention of a provincial council appointed by God to translate His word. |