A Little Deep

When you read the Bible, are you reading what it is saying, or are you reading what you believe the translators were inspired to say were the words that were used?  You have to trust somebody- and the standard work around to this rather thorny set of problems is, God was inspiring the writers and translators, through the Holy Spirit.  This works fine for believers, but to those who don't believe this argument is called circular logic, or, a result which is deliberately proved by the argument.  So what's the answer?  Yesterday we discussed the deeper aspect of an encounter that folks have read about for centuries, without asking the evidential question of what the voice actually sounded like based on the actions of the person?  Put another way, if the voice didn't sound like Eli, why did Samuel believe it did and walk over to a sleeping Eli to ask what he needed?  Rather than, for example, going outside, or, looking out the door to see if someone else were around the house?  See the point?  Yet this question isn't asked- curious as to why?  Well, how about we do this, you send in a friends email, who will be dialing in tomorrow, and guess what I'll do in return, reduce your stress and let you in on something that is starting to get deep- see the point?  Sure you do, now, have a little faith...