Re: New Bible translation promotes fornication
Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2008 10:02 pm
Good thing the Bible is entirely allegory and metaphor ! And bad historical record !
"The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands." (Psalm 19:1)
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Umm - are you being sarcastic here?DrTedBaehr wrote:Good thing the Bible is entirely allegory and metaphor ! And bad historical record !
That is so sad and scary. Can you imagine if there're people in the world out there reading that translation, that that is what they'll think Christianity is all about? The religion of complacent knuckleheads. I guess for every thing that comes out like that, we need to counter with the beauty, intelligence, and self-control that God is, and wants us to have.IRQ Conflict wrote:Almost there! one more push, here comes the head....
The Purpose Driven Life uses the Message Bible to support most of it's claims. That bothers me considering the prominence of that book on individuals and the church, but I guess that is old news.puritan lad wrote:Actually, The Message Bible is written by Eugene Peterson. My problem withthe Message isn't that it is a paraphrase, but a total rewriting or scripture. The fact that Peterson's books are recommended by New Age thinkers should be a warning sign to Christians everywhere. To call "The Message" a paraphrase is a joke. It is a version that clearly adds to and takes away from the Word, or, as you properly phrase it, a "a flat reworking of the texts". Here are a few examples of how Peterson rewrites scripture in his “Message Bible”.
John 3:36
"He who believes in the Son has everlasting life; and he who does not believe the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him.” John 3:36 (NKJV)
"Whoever accepts and trust the Son gets in on everything, life complete and forever!" John 3:36 (The Message)
Matthew 6:9
"Our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your name." Matt. 6:9 (NKJV)
"Our Father in heaven, reveal who you are." Matt. 6:9 (The Message)