There is a new Bible growing in popularity which is marketed as a legitimate translation but really isn’t. The Passion Translation by self appointed Apostle, Brian Simmons, is a horrible paraphrase masquerading as a novel translation. Claiming to have traveled to Heaven and to have received special keys from Jesus to unlock secrets of translating Scripture, Simmons has given the world a faux Bible, jam packed with his own hyper-charismatic theology. Pastor Gervais Charmley presents a fantastic lecture detailing the concerns surrounding this new fad.
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