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1 | Is there intelligent life on earth? | John 17:17 | BradK | 142928 | ||
kalos and Forum: According to the Bible Network News from the Canadian Bible Society, "The book is a paraphrase of the Bible, boiling down the key stories from the Old and New Testaments to 496 pages. "It's like a trailer for the Bible," says Lacey. "Hopefully (reading and enjoying it) will get someone to pick up a proper one." In the meanwhile, thousands of people are picking up The Word on the Street. First released in the United Kingdom in 2003 under the title, The Street Bible, it sold more than 40,000 copies and was named Christian book of the year. In September, the book was released to the North American market. Lacey believes that putting a modern spin on Scripture provides new opportunities for Evangelism. "I just wanted to get a fresh look at the Bible," he says. "I knew the Bible very well from my upbringing, but it had become stale and I almost knew it too well. So by rewriting bits and being creative with it and quite playful with it, it suddenly came alive." Any thoughts or comments? Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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2 | Is there intelligent life on earth? | John 17:17 | DocTrinsograce | 142937 | ||
Hi, Brad... Well, if the Lord can use a scoundrel like Caiaphas to prophecy (John 11:49-52), then I suppose He can use a paraphrase like this. But just because Caiaphas said something right, wouldn't be reason to take everything he said as right, nor even to imagine he was saved. It is only by the grace of God that junk gets used for His purposes (I know... just look at me!). Maybe it is just a matter of degree. What the world does shouldn't surprise us... if anything, we should be surprised they don't do worse. Save for God's grace, given time, they will! In Him, Doc |
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