Warning: The Passion Translation Is Not A Bible, But A Charismatic Paraphrase That Adds To Scripture And Promotes New Apostolic Reformation Doctrine.

 

 

The Passion Translation controversy is not merely an argument over Bible version preference, translation style, or whether modern English sounds more “readable” than old English. It is a much deeper issue than that. At its heart, The Passion Translation represents the ongoing attempt by modern charismatic Christianity to replace the fixed words of God with emotional experience, mystical interpretation, and so-called “apostolic” revelation. That is why Bible believers are sounding the alarm, and rightly so.

“Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.” Proverbs 30:6 (KJB)

The Passion Translation is marketed as a Bible, promoted like a Bible, quoted like a Bible, preached from like a Bible, and used devotionally by millions as though it were Scripture. But when examined honestly, it reads far more like a charismatic paraphrase than a faithful translation of the words of God. It does not simply tell the reader what the verse says. It repeatedly tells the reader what Brian Simmons and the Passion Translation team think the verse should feel like. That is a major difference.

The King James Bible says:

“Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him.” Proverbs 30:5 (KJB)

“Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.” Proverbs 30:6 (KJB)

 

FROM N.T.E.B. 

The Spanish Inquisition Was The Fruit Of A Religious System That Feared The Bible, Hated Gospel Liberty, And Persecuted The Bible Believers Who Rejected Rome’s False Doctrines.The issue was authority. Would the final authority be the words of God, or would it be the decrees of Rome? Would salvation be by grace through faith in the finished work of Jesus Christ, or would it be dispensed through sacraments, priests, masses, indulgences, confessions, penances, and a church-state system that claimed power over both body and soul?

 “These things have I spoken unto you, that ye should not be offended. They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service. And these things will they do unto you, because they have not known the Father, nor me.” John 16:1-3

John Foxe records the hatred that the religious authorities had for the Bible in the common tongue. Concerning Tyndale’s New Testament, Foxe says that the clergy were “not willing to have that book to prosper,” and that some cried that it must be “utterly to be suppressed.” That is Rome’s spirit in one sentence: suppress the Book, silence the preacher, and keep the people in darkness. The issue was never merely politics, though politics was often involved.