Rejected books, widely used in the first two centuries, but not considered inspired or part of the New Testament Canon. Introduction: 1. The inclusion of some of these books in ancient Bibles and the fact that were read in early churches does not mean they were considered inspired. Bible Dictionaries - Easton's Bible Dictionary - Heresy. Heresy N from a Greek word signifying (1) a choice, (2) the opinion chosen, and (3) the sect holding the opinion. In the Acts of the Apostles ( 5:17; 15:5; Isaiah 24:5 Isaiah 24:14; 26:5 ) it denotes a sect, without reference to its character. Elsewhere, however, in the New Testament it has a different meaning attached to it. Heretical Bibles. The editors of Touchstone agree with Hendrik A. Mills on the importance of defense of the faith against the recent tide of bad scripture translations (see Letters in this issue), and appreciate his putting the subject before us for comment. Reardon is our best Bible scholar, I will speak here for the senior editors, for what is required is not so much expertise in. 1 Timothy 1:3-7. As I urged you upon my departure for Macedonia, remain on at Ephesus so that you may instruct certain men not to teach strange doctrines, nor to pay attention to myths and endless genealogies, which give rise to mere speculation rather than furthering the.
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Heretical Writings Rejected Scriptures Isaiah
Jeremiah 8:8-9 (NIV) “How can you say, “We are wise, for we have the law of the Lord,” when actually the lying pen of the scribes has handled it falsely? The wise will be put to shame, they will be dismayed and trapped. Since they have rejected the word of the Lord, what kind of wisdom do they have?”
I’m sure you are aware of the incredibly popular bible translation called “The Message” by Eugene Peterson. It has garnered widespread support from churches all across the country. What you may not know is that “The Message” is really a blatantly heretical work created to introduce new age mysticism into the church with the goal of diluting the word of God, denying it‘s power and eliminating key elements of salvation. Quite a mouthful, huh?
I know this may be hard to swallow, so bear with me. It was hard for me to believe too. But there’s a reason for that. The wording that Eugene Peterson uses in The Message was designed to slide by unnoticed by the average Christian. It’s supposed to be accepted as an innocent interpretation, a cleverly worded work that can speak to this generation. And speak it does. But what is it saying?
If you have a relatively good knowledge base in the real bible, “The Message” probably won’t hit you right away as a heresy because you already know what it’s supposed to say. The writer is hoping you will be deceived into believing this is just a fresh interpretation of the bible so you will take your guard down. If your guard is down you will be relying both on your understanding of the bible and the fanciful wording of “The Message”. And that’s where the games begin.
Let’s take Romans 10:11-13 out of the NIV for example:
As the scripture says “anyone who trusts in him will never be put to shame”. For there is no difference between Jew and Gentile – the same Lord is Lord of all and richly blesses all who call on him. For everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.
Now look at the wording in “The Message”:
Scripture reassures us, “no one who trusts God like this – heart and soul – will ever regret it.” It’s exactly the same no matter what a person’s religious background may be: the same God for all of us, acting the same incredibly generous way to everyone who calls out for help. “Everyone who calls “Help, God!” gets help.”
Did you catch the subtle differences? As a bible believing Christian you probably unknowingly projected your knowledge of the real scripture into the vague words of The Message. This is what Eugene wants you to do. Because The Message isn’t written for you. It’s written to get past you and into the hands of someone that doesn’t know the real word of God.
“The Message” conveniently leaves out Jesus in this verse and replaces Him with God. This is no small change, as John 14:6 states, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me”. The NIV states “anyone who trusts in Him will never be put to shame”.
Take a look at the next line in the NIV translation, “For there is no difference between Jew and Gentile – the same Lord is Lord of all…”. In other words, salvation has been offered to all believers, Jew or otherwise. But in “The Message”, that line is changed to “It’s exactly the same no matter what a person’s religious background may be: the same God for all of us, acting the same incredibly generous way to everyone who calls out for help.”
Notice how Eugene opens up salvation to all religions, regardless of who you hold God to be. While he drops the word “background” in there as an escape hatch for his heresy, the message he is trying to convey still comes out loud and clear – regardless of who you hold God to be, “The Message” says he is the same for all of us in this verse. I may not be a biblical scholar, but I know that God absolutely does care what religion you are! If it weren’t so, Elijah would not have killed the prophets of Baal when they were unable to conjure their god (1 Kings 18:16-40). Putting God into the same box with all of the other false gods is not only heresy, but a doctrine directly from Satan. “Thou shalt not have any other gods before me” (Exodus 20:3).
Finally, there’s the last line, “…everyone who calls “Help, God!” gets help”. This is entirely false because it misses the key point of salvation. Whoever calls on the LORD will be saved, not God (Go back to John 14:6). The Lord has a name, and it’s Jesus Christ. And no one gets to Father except through him. Removing Jesus from the salvation message is like removing the engine from your car. The car may look fine, but it’s going nowhere.
Instead of going through “The Message” verse by putrid stinking verse, I found a few sites that break them down pretty well. Click on these links to read more verse comparisons.
http://watch.pair.com/message.html
The Mystical Bible – ‘The Message’ by Janet Moser
http://crossroad.to?Bible_studies/Message.html
An excellent study with references done in 1993
http://www.av1611.org/vance/message.html
MESSAGE FROM HELL An article written by Laurence M. Vance Ph. D.
http://www.seekgod.ca/msgdoctrine2.htm
The Message Doctrine – Gnostic or New Age Terms and Concepts
Aside from the heresies within the verses, there are also phrases that are used throughout this work that have roots in new age mysticism and even Satanism. Eugene references the phrase “As Above So Below” many times in “The Message”, including the Lord‘s Prayer. Believe it or not, this phrase is actually taken from the Satanic bible (The Natural Heirarchy) and is known as the “balance of nature”. The symbolism depicts the Satanic belief in Yin and Yang (if you have ever seen the artist renditions of Satan sitting Indian style with his right hand pointing upward and his left hand downward, this is the “as above, so below“ depiction).
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Follow this link to read more about the origins of some of the phrases that abound in “The Message”.
http://www.seekgod.ca/msgdoctrine2.htm
http://www.seekgod.ca/msgdoctrine3.htm
The Message Doctrine – Gnostic or New Age Terms and Concepts
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“The Message” has sold over 6 million copies and has spread like cancer through our churches. It’s preached from the pulpit by blind guides (Matthew 24:11) and endorsed by churches and entertainers alike. I will be revealing some connections in the coming weeks to shed more light on this abomination. It is my hope and prayer that if you have this book in your home, you will get rid of it immediately. There is no substitute for the word of God (Proverbs 30:5-6). If you hear “The Message” coming out of the pulpit on Sunday morning, get out of your church and find one that speaks the truth (1 Timothy 1:3-7, 2 Timothy 3:1-5).
Pray about this message and ask God to reveal the truth to you. 1 Corinthians 2:13 says “This is what we speak, not in words taught by human wisdom but in words taught by the Spirit, expressing spiritual truths in spiritual words”. The Holy Spirit teaches us the truths of God. We are in a time right now where we can no longer trust the words coming out of so-called teachers. As it was in the days of Jesus, the teachers of Gods law are increasingly perverse and deluded, some out of complicity to the designs of the flesh, some by ignorance. Matthew 7:14 says “small is the gate and narrow is the road that leads to Heaven, and few find it”. With the overwhelming population that claims Christianity, we already know that a great many will be lured away by false doctrine in the last days (Matthew 24:10-11).
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Colossians 2:8 “See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends on human tradition and the basic principles of this world rather than on Christ.”
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