http://christianbooknotes.com/2009/an-extra-20-off-today-only-the-message-ministry-edition/ Short, introductory reviews of Christian Books Tue, 08 May 2012 11:53:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://christianbooknotes.com/2009/an-extra-20-off-today-only-the-message-ministry-edition/#comment-421 pregador27 Tue, 26 May 2009 20:03:30 +0000 http://christianbooknotes.com/?p=2181#comment-421 Why would anyone use "The Message" as a ministry tool? It is not a legitimate Bible, but more of an interpretive work, a.k.a. a commentary. There are other, more fitting, Bibles for ministry use: ESV, NIV, NKJV, NASB. I that this site does put advertisements for good, solid versions as well. Unfortunately, "The Message" waters down many areas of Scripture. See Hebrews 10.31 as an example: "It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God." (ESV) vs. "Nobody's getting by with anything, believe me." (TM) Why would anyone use “The Message” as a ministry tool? It is not a legitimate Bible, but more of an interpretive work, a.k.a. a commentary. There are other, more fitting, Bibles for ministry use: ESV, NIV, NKJV, NASB. I that this site does put advertisements for good, solid versions as well. Unfortunately, “The Message” waters down many areas of Scripture. See Hebrews 10.31 as an example: “It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.” (ESV) vs. “Nobody’s getting by with anything, believe me.” (TM)

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