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8. Debts vs Trespasses

Tue Mar 6, 2012, 10:58 AM

Mar 2012

Presbyterians use "debts/debtors" in this instance b/c it's in the KJV for Matthew's version of TLP. That would be King James Stuart, the first Scottish King to sit on the Throne of England.

Wikipedia has little discourse about the differences in translation and Matthew/Luke here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord%27s_Prayer#.22And_forgive_us_our_trespasses.2C_as_we_forgive_them_that_trespass_against_us.22

Yes PCUSA takes its Scottish history seriously.

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Any Presbyterians here? Was interested on your thoughts about the faith [View all] LynneSin Mar 2012 OP

I am a self identified Christian... jhrobbins Mar 2012 #1

I'm a former PCUSA elder supernova Mar 2012 #2

With churches in general struggling for money... LynneSin Mar 2012 #7

I'm not a Presbyterian xmas74 Mar 2012 #3

I'm kinda old-school when it comes to religion LynneSin Mar 2012 #4

I've never heard debt/debtors. xmas74 Mar 2012 #5

I don't think I could attend a church that didn't welcome LGBT LynneSin Mar 2012 #6

My church welcomes xmas74 Mar 2012 #9

Debts vs Trespasses supernova Mar 2012 #8

It's cool. xmas74 Mar 2012 #10

I grew up with debts/debtors Cairycat Mar 2012 #11

I grew up Presbyterian and still attend sometimes cally Mar 2012 #12