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Killing the Passion - Witnesses?

If you want to know what this series is about go to my first post here . Brian Simmons claims 'the anointing' on him was strong such that people in a local supermarket fell around him as he walked the aisles with his shopping trolley. People simply couldn’t keep their feet while he was around. He insists his ‘staff’ were often witnesses of these events, especially the raising of a child from the dead. In an interview with Sid Roth , Brian Simmons reveals this and tells how Jesus appeared to him, telling him he should write a new translation of the Bible. He paints a picture of his having such anointing his ’staff’ asked, on his simply entering a room, ‘What happened to you?’ The dramatisation on the Sid Roth show leaves no doubt many witnessed the most spectacular events marking this man’s life. From his time as a young man in the army to raising the dead in India, nothing about him seems ordinary. What is interesting is that he doesn’t bring any witnesses of these r...

Killing the Passion-Primary Text, Serious Study?

If you want to know what this series is about go to my first post here . I have been reflecting further on the claims made for The Passion Translation (TPT). “The Passion Translation is an excellent translation you can use as your primary text to seriously study God’s Word ... the text has been interpreted from the original language, carrying its original meaning and giving you an accurate, reliable expression of God’s original message” You can find this claim here  in the FAQs section under the question, 'Is the TPT considered a good translation for serious study?' You can find links to helpful and authoritative reviews in my first post in this series. Stop and consider this for a moment. In an interview with Sid Roth , Brian Simmons tells how Jesus appeared to him, telling him he should write a new translation of the Bible. This is from about the 15:17 mark point in the interview. Not only that, Jesus would reveal to him secrets of the Hebrew language and...