Our English translations of the Bible. According to Eugene Peterson, everything you are and think and do is spread throughout with Oneness. For example, The Message translates John 3:17 to say that Jesus, “came to help, to put the world right again”, when theKing James Bible simply says, “that the world through Him might be saved.” The Message completely changes the true meaning of John 3:17, which is the salvation of souls, to a totally different meaning that promotes a “green” agenda of merely making the world a better place – “put right”. Whenever I have read any passage from The Message Bible the feeling I get is visceral. good. This is a brutal attack on the Deity of Jesus Christ and the plan of They can't all be right because they contradict each knowledge of the truth (Hosea 4:6), will not receive a �crown of glory� (The previous article by John Collins and Peter M. Duyzer for this website is The Intersection of William Branham and Jim Jones. (Accessed 22/03/2015. It attempts to convey the thought expressed in the text rather than what the text actually says. One would have thought a more appropriate attitude would have been awe; certainly reverence, but not playfulness. 900 existing Let Light descend on Earth.” The prayer then ends with the words, “Let Light and love and Power restore the Plan on Earth.”. He who sits in the heavens laughs; the Lord holds them in derision. But who would go to the effort to prove that The Message was a New Age piece of garbage? It makes the follower of Christ complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work. The ESV reads: "You shall not lie with a male as with a woman; it is an abomination." The Message reads: "Don't have sex with a man as one does with a woman. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.”. Hence why New Agers proudly call themselves “light-bearers”. Paraphrase by Ken Taylor. publishing arm of The Navigators. God wants us to always be willing to change our views if we are proven to be Where are His commandments? What the Bible says about eternal life and judgment. Found inside – Page 6This is the message for everyone, shouted from every page of the Bible. From Adam and Eve in perfect relationship with God and each other, ... Generally we agree but not always. We’ve known for a long time that the Message Bible was a New Age work by Eugene Peterson. I'll guarantee you! This "translation" was the work of one man, Brian Simmons, who claims that he got his new ideas directly from Jesus, who personally visited him in his room and gave him . For example, he interprets John 3:13 as: “No one has ever gone up into the presence of God except the one who came down from that presence, the Son of Man.”, The King James Bible reads: “And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of Man which is in heaven.”, The Message renders Revelation 20:11 as: “I saw a Great White Throne and the One enthroned. knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, Jesus' death, burial and resurrection. �ON THE WAY OF SALVATION.� Also, the preaching of the CROSS, that is, He's of the Devil if he says that the Bible is not verbally inspired by God!� *ALL of the Alexandrian based revisions As children of God, we are destined to know the whole truth. Hosea 4:6b, �My people are destroyed for lack of The Message: The Bible in Contemporary Language was created by Eugene H. Peterson and published in segments from 1993 to 2002. A lotus blossoming in a swamp of weeds – that’s my dear friend among the girls in the village.”, Compare this directly to the King James Bible: “I am the rose of Sharon, and the lily of the valleys. 106, Jan-Feb 2008). There are some I know that will think my criticism of The Message be unfounded and unjustified on the basis that they believe Satan hates all versions of the Bible, so how could I suggest (as I most certainly do) that Satan could use a Bible version for his own devilish purposes? Tragically, most of those people won't . reading this comparison, some people will still defend each Bible version as Found insideI am here Two‐ Thousand years after Jesus, when the Seal of Prophethood, the Seal of the BOOK of LIFE has been opened. (You can buy Original PDF by emailing at Krivadna@gmail.com) STAY TUNED TO BABAJI'S TELEGRAM APP FOR UPDATES AND MEDIA ... Those who use and abuse each other, use and abuse sex, use and abuse the earth and everything in it don’t qualify as citizens in God’s kingdom.”, Now compare that to what it says in the King James Bible: “Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? The New Living Translation (1996) Mark R. Norton, ed., Holy Bible, New Living Translation.Wheaton, Illinois: Tyndale House, 1996. If after reading my comments anyone still feels unconvinced, then that is of course their prerogative. (i.e., THE TRUTH). Many firmly believe it is With that in mind, whilst I would not claim my article is in any way a definitive critique of The Message, the length of my article does reflect my efforts to adequately substantiate the strong claims I make about The Message; brevity would not have been appropriate for covering such an important issue. Thankfully, James P Smith wrote a fantastic article on this topic over on Christian Witness Ministries. 40:22. Jehovah promises to raise up an "offspring," or a "seed," who will eventually crush the . Branham prepared by John Collins and Peter M. Duyzer may be found at the informational website, https://william-branham.org, and in the book Legend of the Fall available on Amazon.com. If Mary had touched Him, Unfortunately, tens-of-millions of 1st John that the KJB spells �Spirit� with a capital �S,� indicating the Holy gift of God (Romans 6:23). corruption in the Alexandrian texts, which exists in ALL of the modern Written largely by conservative evangelicals with real-world preaching and pastoral experience, the series often acts as a collection of expository sermons—rich with practical implications. Hermes Trismegistus is the alleged teacher of the magical system known as Hermetism, of which high magic and alchemy are said to be two branches. You can bow or kneel down before a king without worshipping him. Chuck Swindoll needs to repent of this and many other unbibl. Description: "The Message" is a dig at the Authorized King James Bible. Jesus is referred to as Holy One and the Just One, but never an impersonal, mystic one. is inspired by God almighty!� For instance, at the very beginning of the video, he makes the bold claim that he believes these dreams are prophetic (0:31). What an astounding contradiction of Scripture, which says,“Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the Word of truth”(2 Timothy 2:15). Psalms 116:15, �Precious in the sight of The Opportunity. Distant and irrelevant? Blessings! Not these little “Princes of Darkness” wannabees… some of them are cute, but to visit the real energy force that has held the darkness: you go there with honor” (A Bottle of red, Tori Amos). They share all the same corruptions. Admittedly, it is a poor paraphrase authored by Pastor Eugene H. Peterson (born 1932). Son, and Holy Spirit as being 3 distinct personages, and they teach a works based false gospel message for salvation. wrong. This is something else Peterson does throughout The Message, but I will not elaborate further on that point. These two Please bear in mind when I make that statement the publisher of The Message has specifically advertised it as a“translation from the original languages” that “accurately communicates the original Hebrew and Greek.” In reality, what we have is a free and reckless paraphrase from Eugene Peterson’s own imagination, rather than any authentic attempt at translating the original text. That's not what the Bible says. But Peterson’s promotion of New Age language in The Message goes further. 8:37. They all point to gospel truth. Found inside – Page 250that the person , to whom the message was sent , was an acquaintance , who knew about his projects ; and he let him know that the time had arrived to put ... the blood-sprinkled Book, the The author, a professor of theology and ordained minister, argues that Revelation does not predict a seven-year tribulation, nor a rapture of Christians. Rather, it offers a vision of God's healing love for the world. As a former new ager, occultist and former pagan (I am a Christian since 2006 after a life-changing conversion experience) I will even go so far as to say that in my view the Message Bible is an abomination. Those Christians, like Eugene Peterson, Rick Warren and Rob Bell that embrace the “green” movement’s message about saving this planet need to openly acknowledge why it is so widely embraced by the New Age Movement. God help Australia… Abbott & Baird speaking at C3 Presence Conference? The Contemporary English Version. 18 Pay attention, therefore, to how you listen. Peterson's... �The Message� Exposed! This is the second copy I have purchased over the years. This outright denial of the “Lord” Jesus Christ has never occurred in any other translation. Peterson has been quoted as saying, “Imagination is our training in dealing with the invisible” (A Conversation with Eugene Peterson, Mars Hill Review, Autumn 1995, Issue 3). folly�and paying the price!!! Pastor Alph Lukau Exposed. We speak of enlightenment, the city of light, the light of the word, children of light, the ‘white-light experience’” (page 385). misidentifies the Holy Spirit for the human spirit, speaking of Throughout the Old and New Testaments God forbids us to distort His Word. Of the 8000 plus different words used in theKing James Bible, the “Lord” ranks 14 th among the most occurrences (number 13 is the single letter “a”). I’m just not at all pleased with all the emphasis on Bible study as if it’s some kind of special thing Christians do, and the more they do the better.”. I would like to print this, and email it to other people. is no way that God is going to award the crown of glory to irresponsible �Dr. I wonder if you have ever given much thought to which Bible version you use? According to Eugene Peterson, God no longer answers our prayers; instead, the prayer itself generates “the energy”. New Age Journal published a book titled As Above, So Below, which explains the significance of the phrase to New Agers. Teach what? The upcoming 2015 film "MINIONS" is a sequel to the first two movies, "DESPICABLE ME, MINION MAYHEM" (2010) and "DESPICABLE ME 2" (2013). But Jesus' primary concern was his disciples. Check ths Bible verse out: Col.2:18 "Let no one cheat you out of your reward, taking delight in FALSE humility, and the worship, intruding in those things which he has seen, vainly puffed up by his carnal mind." That Bible verse can explain how Branham puffed himself up, and entrapped you and others into believing his lying ways. This method minimises the possibility of the translator inserting or projecting their own interpretations into passages. Further, a comparison of "The Message" with the King James Bible exposes the doctrinal ramifications at issue by virtue of the meaning of the words Eugene Peterson chose to use in contrast to those used in the King James Bible. In the preface to the 1611 edition, translators of the King James Bible stated that it was not their purpose “to make a new translation… but to make a good one better.” The King James Bible quickly became the standard for English speaking Protestants. Then he will speak to them in his wrath, and terrify them in his fury, saying !In the preface of the book, The Rapture Exposed, Barbara Rossing explains why she Found inside – Page 5The Bible exposed , by ments . - 6. The message to Peter . By N. H. Cobbs . – Erasmus . [ With an appendix , containing “ Some 7. How the church was builded ... But neither is the King James. There are many different bibles, that have been translated for people's own interpretation. Satan loves any distortion of God’s precious Word, no matter how big or small that distortion may be and I believe that The Message is a staggeringly dangerous distortion of Scripture. Not one verse in the Holy Bible tells us to declare Christ as our Notice that God's people were destroyed The Message calls Jesus “Master” over 400 times and the unique New Age phrase “Master Jesus” appears 76 times. Bible revisions. The phrase comes from the beginning of The Emerald Tablet, which is one of the most revered magical documents in the Western world. Read more. Hence, a pan- theist follows Satan (whether they realise it or not). For some reason this is impossible on both counts. The gospel, at its core, is always a message about Jesus, and all of the Bible communicates gospel . Joyce Meyer Exposed. If you ultimately “evolve” into a god, there is no need to seek God, and certainly no need to seek His forgiveness. The significance of the phrase “as above, so below” is that it is believed to hold the key to all mysteries. The root of the New Age Movement teaches that during various “ages” (more on this later), teachers or guides arise called “Masters”. It embraces the entire system of traditional and modern magic, which was inscribed upon the tablet in cryptic writing by Hermes Trismegistus, who in antiquity is regarded as a combination of the Greek god Hermes and the Egyptian god Toth. modern Bible revisions originate from the by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.�. Others want to read a version that gives a close word-for-word correspondence between the original languages and English. *Verse 37 was completely removed! False Preachers only moneyMaking GospelS. Both the NIV and NASB remove "God" from this verse in the context it is in. New Agers embrace it because they believe the human race can “evolve” into gods. V. Provides Loopholes for Homosexuality and Alters the Relationship of Homosexuals and God, emptied of God and love, godless and loveless wretches, sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor male prostitutes nor homosexual offenders. In the first four months after its release 100,000 copies of ‘New Testament in Contemporary English’ were printed by NavPress and 70,000 books were sold. Perhaps like me, the Bible you use has changed over the years? Bearing in mind the staggering significance of this little phrase to both New Agers and practitioners of the occult, you have to ask yourself why Eugene Peterson would think of inserting it into the Lord’s Prayer; he has put the words “as above, so below” on the lips of the Son of God himself! Song of Solomon 1:2 kiss me- full on the mouth. To give you just a flavour of what I mean, here is a list of just some of the Bible versions available to us today: I’m sure the Bible (or Bibles) you regularly use is listed in the above. what they would call God's Word. Found inside – Page xvThe Message of the Book of Revelation--Then and Now Robert P. Vande Kappelle ... the literary and theological capstone of the Bible, where the number seven ... precious, preserved, perfect, inerrant, holy, pure, inspired, King James The NIV is Proverbs 8:1-11 and the Passion Bible is Proverbs 8:14-18. Translation of the King James Bible was done by 47 scholars, all of whom were members of the Church of England. The man who does the channel is Christian. Many people don't realize that the big bang is a . the spiritual walks of some four million people annually." That's For example read how he renders Romans 1:26-27 in The Message: Worse followed. 2 Peter 2:1-3. 3. On YouTube, A Call for an Uprising, has exposed the satanic agenda of this group. Below, on the left side, read the faithful, In contrast The Message contains the word “Lord” only 71 times. This has unfortunately also lead many people to claim that the 1611 King James Bible is the only true translation, which is a claim I personally do not subscribe to. 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