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17 lip 2017 · My answer to the question remains the same today as it has always been: The Message is not a translation and should not be used as your primary Bible. However, as a very free paraphrase, it is sometimes powerful and brilliant while at other times it is seriously off target.
5 kwi 2023 · Even ‘good-hearted’ news about someone can be classified as gossip. Understanding ‘what does the Bible say about gossip’ is important for your spiritual health and for growing in love and compassion for the people around you.
I have found The Message and another version called The Message Remix to both be helpful. Somehow reading the Bible in words and phrasing that feel more like my native speech was actually a very interesting experience, it felt much easier to understand. That said, as most in this post have noted, it is not strictly a translation.
2 maj 2012 · Types of Gossip and What the Bible Says. How do we know what’s gossip and what’s not gossip? We can find a number of Bible verses about gossip, especially in Proverbs, and we can also ask God to reveal it to us.
16 lis 2021 · The Message can be very useful for a variety of reasons. If you’ve grown up reading traditional translations like King James or New American Standard, or even some of the newer ones like the New International Version or New Living Translation, The Message can come in like a breath of fresh air.
5 lip 2024 · Novelist and journalist Jessica Brodie explains, “Gossiping is when someone reveals personal or sensational facts about others—talking about people and their private lives and intimate details, often habitually.”. Let’s dive into what the Bible says about gossip—first, about its warnings.
Our cover story this month explores how the Bible describes gossip and how our understanding of it does and doesn’t line up. When does clamping down on rumors help the church, and when does it...
