Tuesday, June 29, 2004
New 'Bible' changes the truth
File under: False Doctrine. A new Bible translation purports to present God's message in a "new, fresh and adventurous" translation of the Christian scriptures. The title of the book, "Good As New" takes the world view of Christianity and sells it as the Gospel.
In a World Net Daily article, Britain's Archbishop of Canterbury praises the new translation as a book of "extraordinary power," but admitted many would be startled by its content.
Frustrated? This is a clear ursurping of God's Word, not Paul's words. "Good As New" will give creedence to those who think the Bible is rigid in its morality (and it is, as God's way is the one and true way) and that it needs to be adapted to today's society (it was never intended to ride moral-busting waves of discontent.)
The article linked above has several examples of both the King James/Authorized versions and the "Good As New" Version. I'll present two of these pairs, which almost seems as a Proverb of right and wrong. By the way, to further "humanify" the Apostles, they are renamed, with Peter becoming "Rocky."
Time to let our churches and our friends to avoid, and take a wide path away, from "Good As New." For it is only as new as the world sees it, not as God sees it.
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In a World Net Daily article, Britain's Archbishop of Canterbury praises the new translation as a book of "extraordinary power," but admitted many would be startled by its content.
| "Instead of condemning fornicators, adulterers and 'abusers of themselves with mankind'," says Ruth Gledhill, the London Times religious affairs correspondent, "the new version of his first letter to Corinth has St. Paul advising Christians not to go without sex for too long in case they get 'frustrated.'" |
Frustrated? This is a clear ursurping of God's Word, not Paul's words. "Good As New" will give creedence to those who think the Bible is rigid in its morality (and it is, as God's way is the one and true way) and that it needs to be adapted to today's society (it was never intended to ride moral-busting waves of discontent.)
The article linked above has several examples of both the King James/Authorized versions and the "Good As New" Version. I'll present two of these pairs, which almost seems as a Proverb of right and wrong. By the way, to further "humanify" the Apostles, they are renamed, with Peter becoming "Rocky."
| Matthew 26:69-70 Authorized version: "Now Peter sat without in the palace: and a damsel came unto him, saying, 'Thou also wast with Jesus of Galilee.' But he denied before them all, saying, I know not what thou sayest." New: "Meanwhile Rocky was still sitting in the courtyard. A woman came up to him and said: 'Haven't I seen you with Jesus, the hero from Galilee?" Rocky shook his head and said: 'I don't know what the hell you're talking about!'" 1 Corinthians 7:8-7 KJV: "I say therefore to the unmarried and widows, It is good for them if they abide even as I. But if they cannot contain, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn." New: "If you know you have strong needs, get yourself a partner. Better than being frustrated." |
Time to let our churches and our friends to avoid, and take a wide path away, from "Good As New." For it is only as new as the world sees it, not as God sees it.
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