While I was sitting around the house this evening Christopher sent me a link to an article entitled TESTING THE FAITH from World Net Daily.
Apparently there is a new Bible translation out that not only promotes fornication but encourages it. I’ve seen some ridiculous things in my life, but the idea that anyone would take this apparent “translation” seriously is ludicrous. The moral corruption and depravity of the world slips into all aspects of the Christian life and attempts to corrupt it. What better way to lead people away from God than to take the very truth of the gospel and manipulate it to say things it doesn’t. I just wonder how many people will be led astray.
The new Bible entitled “Good as New” is translated by a former Baptist minister John Henson for the “One” organization. This Bible is being called the “new, fresh and adventurous” translation. This Bible no longer condemns fornicators and adulterers but instead changes Paul’s letter to show him advising Christians to not go without sex for to long.
According to this article, “The translation is pioneering in its accessibility, and changes the original Greek and Hebrew nomenclature into modern nicknames. St. Peter becomes “Rocky,” Mary Magdalene becomes “Maggie,” Aaron becomes “Ron,” Andronicus becomes “Andy” and Barabbas becomes “Barry.”
In keeping with the times, translator Henson deftly translates “demon possession” as “mental illness” and “Son of Man,” the expression Jesus frequently used to describe himself, as “the Complete Person.” In addition, parables are rendered as “riddles,” baptize is to “dip” in water, salvation becomes “healing” or “completeness” and Heaven becomes “the world beyond time and space.”
Here, according to the London Times, are a few sample passages:
Mark 1:4
Authorized version: “John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins.”
New: “John, nicknamed ‘The Dipper,’ was ‘The Voice.’ He was in the desert, inviting people to be dipped, to show they were determined to change their ways and wanted to be forgiven.”
Mark 1:10-11
Authorized version: “And straightway coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens opened, and the Spirit like a dove descending upon him. And there came a voice from the heaven saying, Thou art my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”
New: “As he was climbing up the bank again, the sun shone through a gap in the clouds. At the same time a pigeon flew down and perched on him. Jesus took this as a sign that God’s spirit was with him. A voice from overhead was heard saying, ‘That’s my boy! You’re doing fine!’”
Matthew 23:25
Authorized version: “Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites!”
New version: “Take a running jump, Holy Joes, humbugs!”
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 7:1-2
KJV: “Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote unto me: [It is] good for a man not to touch a woman. Nevertheless, [to avoid] fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband.”
New: “Some of you think the best way to cope with sex is for men and women to keep right away from each other. That is more likely to lead to sexual offences. My advice is for everyone to have a regular partner.”
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.”
It isn’t enough for people to simply say, “we do not believe in the Bible.” Instead they want to believe in something, but when they get to the point where they cannot comfortably accept the truth of scripture, instead of denying it as truth those who oppose the Word change scripture in order to make it say what they want so they have something to believe in comfortably. If they Bible says “don’t commit sexual sin” and we want to commit sexual sin then all we have to do is change what the Bible says. However it is no longer the truth we believe in but a lie.
Pressed
Indeed, this is sickening, I saw that earlier this week.
You know, I’m all for providing modern language paraphrases that even use modern analogies (like the Message does) for reaching out to those who wouldn’t normally read the Bible… but changing the meaning is an entirely different matter.
wow
I am disappointed this this also. I have often wondered about the different translations and have come to the conclusion that those versions that have it right are the only ones that stand the test of time. At least that is what I tell myself in order to get thru the day.
BTW - Great blog
you know, i’m yet t be convinced that this is actually promoting fornication. Rather, it’s just not promoting “marriage”.
there is a difference.
are you disappointed by all of the extracts here, or just some of them?
This is just plain stupid and the people that believe it need
Just a little tidbit to chew on.
True to human nature, a little tinge of personality and personal beliefs went into the versions of the bible which we read today.
Also different people can read the same bible and come away from it with different meanings, I’ve seen this to be the case as well.
The true essence of the bible and cristianity as well as other socially accepted moral religions is:
TREAT YOUR FELLOW MAN THE WAY YOU WISH TO BE TREATED.
If we could all do one simple task the world would be a much happier place to live.
I think, that everyone would be a lot happier if he had replaced partner, with spouse, maybe this is what he meant? Although what he meant is kinda irrelevant as people will take it on what it says not what he meant. And the 1 cor 7:1-2 does jump rather far away from the meaning of the passage.
And the problem with these modern translations is that sometimes they make less sense than the original. Dipper/Baptism. I’m sure most people would recognise baptism more. The street bible does the same by using the phrase ‘flyby’ for ‘passover’
Oh and Van? Everyone is about to disagree with you.
(found this via Blogs 4 God
i think it’s obvious that if people treated others as they would treat themselves, that the world would be a nicer place to live. the argument lies with whether that is the *essence* of christianity (or any other religion).
actually, i thought the new 1 cor. 7:8-7 (sic) posed a greater problem, as it appears to equate “to burn” (obvious meaning, hell) with “be frustrated” (obvious meaning, sexual frustration. now, i’ve gone quite a long time without on occassion, but i would describe it as actual hell.
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