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1 | What does "Edens Dawn Light Mean?" | Heb 2:9 | Hank | 200933 | ||
"The Message" is not a bona fide translation of Scripture. It is, at best, a very loose -- and in spots, a very wild -- paraphrase. I wouldn't think of ever using it for Bible study; I wouldn't even recommend it merely for reading. Can it, or any other paraphrases that take such liberties with the Hebrew and Greek texts, be called the word of God? I say no, absolutely not. They are not transparencies of the ancient texts. The reader is not getting in English a true translation of the ancient tongues. Instead, he is getting a paraphrastic substitute that has been filtered through the minds of men to give the reader not what God said, but what the people who make a living compiling paraphrased versions think He may have meant. ..... As an afterword, it is my conviction that loosely paraphrased renditions of Holy Writ deserve no space on the bookshelves of serious Bible students. Neither do they merit usage on Study Bible Forum unless it is purely didactic in order to point out how absurd and off-the-mark some of them are. ...... There are ample excellent translations available in English, e.g., KJV, NKJV, NASB, ESV (English Standard Version) and HCSB (Holman Christian Standard Bible). So why would anyone want to waste his money and time on loosey-goosey paraphrases when for the same money and in the same amount of time he can own and read a faithful translation? --Hank | ||||||
2 | What does "Edens Dawn Light Mean?" | Heb 2:9 | humbledbyhisgrace | 200944 | ||
Brother Hank, Couldn't agree with you more on the "Message". If you look at some of the comparisons done between actual translations and the message your left wondering who's message it is??? It certainly is not the message of God! Peterson's so called motivation for even doing the message was because he believed the congregation had become "bored with the Biblical text" so he set out to make it interesting to them. Once again mankind finds himself better equipped and capable of doing a better job then God? Go figure! What concerns me at this point is so many are buying into this nonsense. Even the publisher of the message (NavPress) "advertised it as a "translation from the original languages" that "accurately communicates the original Hebrew and Greek" and brings out "the subtleties and nuances of the Hebrew and Greek languages," This couldn't be farther from the truth! The scary part is watching the church buy into and push it. It just goes to show how so many of the so called Christian churches today fail to even know what the actual message is! This is another good example of how the church is so willing to compromise. Instead of speaking out against evil we passively sit by and concern ourselves with being politicaly correct and buy into the notion it is unchristian like to confront evil when in fact we should be confronting it in all it's manifestations as it continues to seek and harm us and our beloved brothers and sisters in Christ. The more I see the better I understand just how narrow the gate that few will find and enter in! Matthew 7:13-14 (NASB) 7:13 "Enter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the way is broad that leads to destruction, and there are many who enter through it. 7:14 "For the gate is small and the way is narrow that leads to life, and there are few who find it. Steve |
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3 | What does "Edens Dawn Light Mean?" | Heb 2:9 | azurelaw | 200945 | ||
Amen, Brother Steve. "It is impossible to respect the Bible too highly, but it is possible to respect it wrongly." - John Piper Shalom Azure |
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