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by Terry Watkins ". . . ye have PERVERTED the words of the living God. . ." Jeremiah 23:36 This generation has a hunger for perversion. What was perversion just a few years ago, is now "normal". What was "hiding" in the closet is now "parading" in our streets. Perversion has found a welcome home - from the living room, to the White House; from our churches - to even the word of God! Our friend Webster, defines "pervert" as 1. to cause to turn aside or away from what is good or true... 2. to twist the meaning or...

Beyond stealth RELIGION: Zondervan's next-gen Bible hopes to move off the shelves at Raptor warp-speed. Despite a fast-approaching launch date and fast-track advertising, the publisher isn't sharing the full translation with independent scholars or its critics by Gene Edward Veith Today's New International Version (TNIV) of the entire Bible is scheduled for publication Feb. 4. Zondervan put out the TNIV New Testament in 2002. Now, with the addition of the Old Testament, the translation is complete. And the controversy, which began eight years ago and was apparently resolved, is about to erupt again. The major difference between Today's New International...

Luke 4:4 And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, That man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God. The NIV takes out "every word of God." There are many others complete passages missing. Lets examine. 1 John 5:7, Acts 8:37 and more.

King James and His Translators by Rick Norris The Great Hypocrite or Great Dissembler: Was "godly" King James a Liar, a Compromiser, or Both? While king in Scotland, Benjamin Brook noted that James had declared in the general assembly at Edinburg, with his hands lifted to heaven, "that he praised God that he was born to be the king of the purest kirk [church] in the world." "As for our neighbor kirk [church] of England," said he, their service is an evil-said mass in English." James also said "that the Book of Common Prayer was the English mass book, and...

<p>Battle of Biblical Proportions: The cost of a gender-neutral bible.</p> <p>HarperCollins's purchase of Zondervan Corp. in 1988 has paid off handsomely, in huge profits in the fast-growing Christian-publishing market. But these days, Zondervan/HarperCollins is also dealing with a self-made dilemma that would challenge Solomon: how to promote simultaneously both the most beloved literal translation of the Bible, the New International Version (NIV), and the most polarizing new rendering, the gender-adjusted Today's New International Version (TNIV).</p>

Modern NIV Christian’s Hymn No. 3 What a lot of fun it is, O what a gay old time, Leaning on the ever changing book, Concessions are where it’s at, what is so wrong with that, Leaning on the ever changing book, Leaning, Leaning, Safe and secure from au-thor-i-ty; Leaning, Leaning, on the ever changing book. O how fun to walk with the world of sin, Leaning on the ever changing book, O how bright the glow, from our old Morning Star (see NIV), Leaning on the ever changing book, Leaning, Leaning, Safe and secure from au-thor-i-ty; Leaning, Leaning, on...

A Modern NIV Church Version of There is Power in the Blood Would you be free your burden of sin? There’s pow’r in the HMMM, Pow’r in the HMMM, Would you o’er evil a victory win? There’s wonderful pow’r in the HMMM. There is pow’r, pow’r, Wonder working pow’r in the HMMM of the Lamb; There is pow’r, pow’r, Wonder working pow’r in the precious HMMM of the Lamb.

A Modern Church Rendition of Onward Christian Soldiers Onward Modern Christians Onward modern Christians, Marching off to play, Men in lacey panties, We will not be brave. We will stand for nothing, We will not arise, Romans 13 is our verse, The only one we know. We will gladly obey God, But only after man, The IRS and UN troops, Must be obeyed to boot. Our underwear we’ll wear to church, We’ll sing a happy chant, When it’s done we’ll run on home, And turn on our boob tubes. We will grab our NIVs, They’re our plastic swords, If the...

QUESTION: How do I handle professors that don't like to hear "King James only" arguments? They are evaluating using a certain Bible version. They say that they'll listen to evidence about other Bible versions, but do not want the King James mentioned specifically. What do I do?

QUESTION: Has the King James Bible been changed, between 1611 and the present day?

QUESTION: Is anything missing from the New American Bible or the Rheims-Douay?

QUESTION: Which is correct in 1 Timothy 3:16 "God was manifest in the flesh" (KJV) or "He appeared in a body" (NIV)?

QUESTION: What is wrong with the New King James Version (NKJV)? All it does is modernize the words of the King James Bible, right? Why should I read the King James and not the helpful New King James?

QUESTION: My Bible has different words from the King James, but don't they all mean the same thing? So I want a Bible that reads as simply as possible, not hard words as the King James Bible has.

QUESTION: I know some people who basically refuse to read the KJV because they claim they don't understand it. However, they are willing to read the NIV. I feel bad about recommending the NIV to them if they aren't willing to read the KJV because I feel that the KJV is the Word of God. But in a case like this, is it better to have them read the NIV over nothing at all?

QUESTION: It is true I don't find lots of verses and words in my NIV. But a lot of times I find the words in the footnotes. Isn't that good enough?

QUESTION: Why does the KJV translate "theopneustos" in 2. Ti. 3:16 as "inspired" rather than "God-breathed"? "God-breathed" is a more literal and accurate translation, it seems to me, as per the NIV. Any thoughts?

WILLARD SPERRY Willard Sperry Shows his dislike for the gospel of John in the following statement. "Some of these sayings, it is true, come from the Fourth Gospel (John), AND WE DO NOT PRESS THAT GOSPEL FOR TOO GREAT VERBAL ACCURACY IN ITS RECORD OF THE SAYINGS OF JESUS."244

LANCELOT ANDREWS Dr. Lancelot Andrews, a member of the Westmenster Company is known for his linguistic ability.

CHRISTIAN CRITICS In this chapter we will be looking at some of the most common misrepresentations of the Authorized Version. Many of these misrepresentations are unintentional. Most of the comments against the Authorized Version are, in fact, simply repetitions of what the commontator heard from the pulpit, read in a book, or learned in a classroom.