Truth Remains

What a privilege it was to be able to experience the Bible Exhibit at church.  It was put on by the organization Truth Remains (truthremains.org) whose mission is "to promote and proclaim God’s written Word, thereby stimulating greater love and devotion to the Incarnate Word, Jesus Christ, in His church".  It was so interesting and informative, not only to be presented with the history behind various Bibles and the people responsible for getting them translated and printed, but to also see the Bibles in person.  We were walked through the historical timeline:

• 3rd Century B.C - Greek
• 405 Latin
• 1454 Guttenberg Bible, Latin Vulgate
• 1517 Reformation
• 1522 Martin Luther
• 1526 Tyndale's NT English Bible
• 1535 Coverdale
• 1537 Matthew's Bible (Rogers - includes OT)
• 1560 Geneva Bible (John Calvin)
• 1568 Bishop's Bible
• 1611 King James Bible (brother of Mary Queen of Scots who became King of England after Elizabeth)

This instilled in me how precious and valuable it is to be able to have direct access to my own copy of the Bible.   Over the years, many have made sacrifices in order for this to come about.   Also, it enforced the validity of Scripture, that over all the years with the versions and translations available, they are consistent and accurate.