Dr. Cathy Burns shared an excerpt of a letter she
received from the Billy Graham organization about
The Message Bible version:
In a letter I received from Graham's organization in 1995, he wrote,
"P.S. The Message is one of the most dynamic recent versions
of the New Testament that I have seen--and I want to send it to you for
free! Children can easily understand it, and veteran Bible readers will
see Christ's words in a fresh light."
"Our special edition, which you can't get anywhere else, has many
explanations that I've written to help you understand what the New Testament
says. This would be a wonderful New Testament for you to read, or give
to your family or a friend." [Emphasis in the original] ---Billy Graham
and His Friends, page 462
The Message presents a false gospel
message! Rick Miesel writes:
The Message teaches a different gospel and
a different morality than the Bible (as well as a worldly warm fuzzy view of
life). For example...in Romans 1:26-27, the words 'God gave them over...'
are deleted in The Message and words that qualify homosexuality are
added, thereby providing a loophole for committed homosexuals who 'love'
each other. Thus, in The Message, lust becomes the sin, not the
choice of a same-sex partner. There are hundreds of examples like these in
The Message. ---Billy Graham and His Friends, page 462
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by Dr. Cathy Burns
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