“The Passion Translation”: You Are Jesus Christ’s Equal

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#1
The Passion Translation, authored by Brian Simmons, has inserted these words into the mouth of Christ:

"For you reach into my heart. With one flash of your eyes I am undone by your love, my beloved, my equal, my bride. You leave me breathless-I am overcome by merely a glance from your worshiping eyes, for you have stolen my heart..." Song of Songs 4:9 (TPT)

Much can of course be said about interpreting Song of Songs/Solomon to be about Christ and the Church, but to even suggest, nevermind blatantly have Jesus call us His "equal", is beyond erroneous, it is heretical and even blasphemous. The worst of it is that, thanks to Brian Simmons and his "Passion Translation", people can now argue that mankind's equality with God is Biblical.

Honestly, I do not know how terrible the deception in the Church has to be before more people are willing to stand up and speak up to warn brothers and sisters in Christ.

The Passion Translation is used and promoted by Bethel Redding, (Bill Johnson) and by Georgian and Winnie Banov, and who knows how many others. It seems to be a favourite "translation" in the loosely organized but very broad and fast growing NAR (New Apostolic Reformation).

I encourage all Christians to do their research on this.

Here are several screenshots from the Banov's Facebook page, where they repeatedly promote this heretical and blasphemous doctrine of equality with God, (among other very questionable teachings).

Thoughts?




 
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7seasrekeyed

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#2
yeah there have been a number of threads about Bethel and NAR in general in the forum

everything they do is either repudiated with scripture by some (myself included) or validated by the dreams and visions of others who have fallen for their new revelations are better than the Bible philosophy. or barring that, they just got a better understanding of scripture that indicates those who do not agree are 'religious'. Johnson is getting more and more outrageous all the time

I never heard of this translation

anyway, if you really wanted to discuss this topic, the BDF might have been a better place...you would certainly have received more views

maybe ask a mod to move it
 
#3
yeah there have been a number of threads about Bethel and NAR in general in the forum

everything they do is either repudiated with scripture by some (myself included) or validated by the dreams and visions of others who have fallen for their new revelations are better than the Bible philosophy. or barring that, they just got a better understanding of scripture that indicates those who do not agree are 'religious'. Johnson is getting more and more outrageous all the time

I never heard of this translation

anyway, if you really wanted to discuss this topic, the BDF might have been a better place...you would certainly have received more views

maybe ask a mod to move it
Sorry, BDF? I’m not too familiar with all the forum sections just yet.
 
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7seasrekeyed

Guest
#4
Sorry, BDF? I’m not too familiar with all the forum sections just yet.

oh sorry...I'm so used to writing "BDF"

Bible Discussion Forum

often, the discussion is more of an...er....arguement ....but you seem like you might be able to handle it :)

you might just repost in that forum...do a copy paste...and then have this thread deleted or leave it
 
#5
oh sorry...I'm so used to writing "BDF"

Bible Discussion Forum

often, the discussion is more of an...er....arguement ....but you seem like you might be able to handle it :)

you might just repost in that forum...do a copy paste...and then have this thread deleted or leave it
Okay, thank you :) I may try to contact a mod.

Much appreciated.
 

OstrichSmiling

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Song of Songs is King Solomon's writing. This particular chapter is Solomon writing of his love for a woman.
This is verse 4 to 6:
Your neck is like the tower of David,
Built with rows of stones
On which are hung a thousand shields,
All the round shields of the mighty men.
5Your two breasts are like two fawns,
Twins of a gazelle
Which feed among the lilies.
6Until the cool of the day
When the shadows flee away,
I will go my way to the mountain of myrrh
And to the hill of frankincense."
 
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7seasrekeyed

Guest
#7
Song of Songs is King Solomon's writing. This particular chapter is Solomon writing of his love for a woman.
This is verse 4 to 6:
Your neck is like the tower of David,
Built with rows of stones
On which are hung a thousand shields,
All the round shields of the mighty men.
5Your two breasts are like two fawns,
Twins of a gazelle
Which feed among the lilies.
6Until the cool of the day
When the shadows flee away,
I will go my way to the mountain of myrrh
And to the hill of frankincense."

we know what it is

perhaps consult the op again