"Is not My word like fire?" declares the LORD, "and like a hammer which shatters a rock?" (Jeremiah 23:29)
Originally posted on The Word Like Fire:
Decades ago, the counterfeit The Message “Bible” was introduced to the visible church. A generation has now been raised on it, and understanding of God has been weakened. The Message “Bible” is not from God; the earthly author was simply the middleman. You understand what is being said…
For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places. (Ephesians 6:12) In some of the unholy writings used unknowingly by Christians, the devil’s mockery is often blatant. One such book is The Message “Bible.” Another is Jesus Calling. If this shocks or angers you, please know I do not … Continue reading A.A.’s spiritual “broad highway,” Jesus Calling, and The Message ‘Bible’
Thanks to Glenn at The Watchman’s Bagpipes for sharing these links to sites warning about The Message. He writes: A friend of mine has a short post examining a few passages of “The Mess” which should be enlightening:https://rationalchristiandiscernment.blogspot.com/2018/10/critical-exposure-of-message-version.htmlAnother examination can be found at:https://www.biola.edu/blogs/good-book-blog/2016/why-we-should-stop-using-the-messageJustin Peters has an excellent short examination of it. Click to access TheMessage2.pdf … Continue reading The Message “Bible” called “herephrase”–heretical paraphrase
The response to the recent article, Why Christians Should Never Use The Message Bible, has been significant. But an email from Pastor Don Veinot, one of the authors of Richard Rohr and the Enneagram Secret [1] points out what may be a painful truth. Veinot writes, “When it first came out and somehow became the … Continue reading A painful truth about pastors using The Message “Bible”
The Message is not a translation of the Bible. It is not a para-translation, as its publishers have so cleverly called it. Nor is it simply a paraphrase, because its earthly author, Eugene Peterson, has added, subtracted, and altered. We should not use The Message because it is unholy. UNHOLY! The Word of God is clear … Continue reading Why Christians should never use The Message “Bible”
The Passion Translation by Brian Simmons is diverting many. And this is what Eugene Peterson’s The Message has done for decades, and continues to do. Whenever he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own nature, for he is a liar and the author of lies. (John 8:44, NASB) The Message “Bible” is the unholy gift that keeps … Continue reading The Message “Bible” erases Salvation in Romans passage
Decades ago, the counterfeit The Message “Bible” was introduced to the visible church. A generation has now been raised on it, and understanding of God has been weakened. The Message “Bible” is not from God; the earthly author was simply the middleman. You understand what is being said here, right? Throughout this counterfeit “Bible,” there … Continue reading The Message “Bible” continues its spiritual infection
Here is the original, and in many ways still the best, Biblical analysis of The Message “Bible”… click here: Warning about The Message
Whenever he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own nature, for he is a liar and the author of lies. (John 8:44, NASB) The Message “Bible” is the unholy gift that keeps on giving the gift of spiritual deception. Millions of copies have been sold, and many in the visible church use The Message … Continue reading The Message “Bible” removes salvation from Romans 10:13
Beth Moore is not the only high profile individual to use and promote the heretical The Message “Bible.” Unfortunately, Moore is in a position to influence many, and so she has. I contacted her about The Message profaning the Lord’s name in Micah 3:5 and she thanked me for the information. Hopefully she will reconsider her … Continue reading Beth Moore and The Message “Bible”
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