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Subject: New Age Bible Versions (KJV Only)

Bible Note: "New Age Bible Versions"

'REVIEW/REFUTATION OF
Gail Riplinger’s New Age Bible Versions
by James Richard May, M.A., M.B.A

'In this classic tome of biblical knowledge, exhaustive research, and careful reasoning, Gail Riplinger brings the full weight of her scholarship and technical expertise in home economics[1] to bear upon the daunting question of Bible texts and translation. Her ignorance of Greek and Hebrew is no deterrent to thorough investigation as she navigates the murky waters surrounding satanic influence in modern Bible versions. In her own words,

'Much digging in libraries and manuscripts [all apparently in English] from around the world has uncovered an alliance between the new versions of the bible [sic](NIV, NASB, Living Bible and others) and the chief conspirators in the New Age movement’s push for a One World Religion, (NABV[2], p. 1).

'Well, there it is! The New Agers are responsible for all of the modern versions of the bible [sic]! Quite a surprise for many of us who thought that much of the work was done by great and godly scholars, men and women who love the Lord Jesus and have given their lives to his service. I have learned many such interesting things in reading this book, including the fact that the proper name “bible” should not begin with a capital letter, even when referring to the true King James bible. The author’s careful attention to such matters of morphology is refreshing in this new age of sloppy composition. The reader may rest assured that similar precision is reflected in all matters, great and small, of New Age Bible Versions.

'The journey from page 1 to page 650 of NABV is long and painful. A brother in Christ with considerable knowledge of the KJV only movement confessed to me that he “couldn’t read it through; its every page is marred by multiple errors of fact, selective presentation (and concealment) of evidence, distortion, misquotation, bad logic and every other possible form of inaccuracy.” Perhaps I should clarify the just-mentioned confession, lest Gail read this and accuse the brother and me of being Roman Catholics. I can assure the reader that we are both Bible-believing, born-again Baptists, that I do not hear confessions regularly, and that the brother did not regard his failure to finish NABV as sin. Yes, I am being ridiculous, but with no better factual basis Riplinger has produced a continuous stream of false accusations against a multitude of individuals. Considering the absurd errors that fill every page of Gail’s exposé, it is a wonder that any thinking person can endure such rubbish to the end. To be altogether to the point, the book is a filthy rag, a piece of yellow journalism made all the worse by the claim of allegiance to the Word of God. It takes little research to discover that a large number of the people she libels, while often possessing faults, are not at all guilty of the wicked charges that she brings against them. She frequently slices up sentences from multiple contexts and reconstructs them so as to make people appear to say things that they never said. The more time that I have spent investigating the book, especially the hideously flawed endnotes with their hopeless documentation, the more I have realized how pathetic it is. It is so egregious that there can be no excuse whatsoever for its writing and distribution.

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'Rather than deal with the theme of NABV in any systematic way, I have decided to document some of the innumerable errors in the order that they occur in the book. I simply wish to demonstrate clearly that Ms. Riplinger is a totally unreliable source of information and that nothing that she writes can be accepted as truth unless independently confirmed.

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'Conclusion

'The sad thing about Riplinger’s book is that many good Christian people who have no knowledge of Greek, Greek manuscripts, Bible translations, or other areas discussed, will read her nonsense and will imagine that New Age Bible Versions has told them the truth. They will be led to vilify other godly Christian people and to cut themselves off from excellent translations of the Bible which could be powerful tools to help them gain a greater knowledge of the precious Word of God. New Age Bible Versions is not just a book. It is a wicked attack upon the body of Christ and upon the Holy Scriptures. I have touched upon only a small sample of the faults in Riplinger’s book. My reading and examination of NABV for several months has led me to believe that there is not a single numbered page that does not have multiple errors. All who in any way contribute to its promotion and distribution are bringing great harm to the cause of Christ.'

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To read more go to: (www.kjvonly.org/james/may_reviews.htm)

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