Unmodified Scripture Teaches God's Truth

One of my regular privileges is to "attend" various Bible Studies from around the world using Zoom.
Although I enjoy the scholarship presented by Biblical scholars far more educated and experienced than me, I do have some difficulty with the theology they occasionally develop from that scholarship.

Sometimes, they even insert their theology into the actual texts they "quote".
For example, recently, one verse discussed from Chapter 5 of the Book of Romans contrasted the effect of Adam and Christ on the human race.
Here is the verse.

So then as through one trespass, all men were condemned; even so through one act of righteousness, all men were justified to life.
[Romans 5 : 18  NIV]

That seems a very clear statement to me, and is certainly consistent with many other texts, like:

For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ all will be made alive.
[1 Cor 15: 22  NIV]

However, the study leader's notes and words added some of his personal theology to the verse.
This verse became:
So then as through one trespass, all men were condemned; even so through one act of righteousness, all men were justified to life if they believe.

But what Jesus did on behalf of all mankind does not depend on our belief for it to be true.

Jesus Christ, the Righteous One. He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world.
[1 John 2 : 1 - 2  NIV]

It's a bit like the law of gravity on our planet.
It does not require our belief for it to be true.
Yet at some point in our life's experience we will come to believe and appreciate it.

God's Word is truth without our need to modify it - although it is equally true that we need to be reading an accurate English translation of the original languages of the Scriptures to be seeing that truth.

It is also true that we are not all acquainted with this truth, or given the faith to believe and appreciate it, at the same time.
Continuing the 1 Corinthians text from above in a more literal translation:

For just as in Adam all die, so also in the Anointed all will be given life.
And each in the proper order: the Anointed as the firstfruits, thereafter those who are in the Anointed at his arrival, then the full completion when he delivers the Kingdom to him who is God and Father.
[1 Corinthians 15 : 22 - 24  DBH]

We are currently in the second stage when God is choosing those to be "in the Anointed at his arrival".
These are the Body of Christ, the advance party.
And between this stage and the "full completion" stage is the Messianic Kingdom or Millennium, in which the Body of Christ is to serve King Jesus in His Kingdom.

With an accurate translation of the Bible, it is not difficult to see God's plans for His creation just as they are recorded.

However, many of our most popular translations leave us second guessing as to what God has in store and whether He is really in charge and can therefore execute His plans successfully.
Modifying what was originally recorded is an unnecessary (and risky) exercise for truth-seekers.

Blessings, Barry