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@dragon-snapper Cool. I don’t use MSG, I was more curious on whether you understood why it was written.
The original purpose of the MSG was not to be used as a translation. It was more just his contemplations and paraphrases of the Bible as he was reading it. So, cool to know your opinion. *thumbs up*

Good answer @xonos-darkgrate. I recommend reading this.

Erm.. Hang on… I would assume so. Well, at least that makes more e=sense than you being up at 12:30am!
Although, I must leave now. *waves* Farewell!

@catwing *blinks* I’m in Australia, but for some reason I don’t think that it is 12:30 am for you…

@catwing Wait a moment. You said yesterday. I’m confused… are you American? And if so then I am officially confused about what time it is over there these days…

@catwing Heheheh, yes, all is well.
And I do that example to people all of the time, mostly because I’m a grammar and word freak!
Um, yes, I like Sudoku. I take it you do?

@daeus Indeed.

@dragon-snapper On that note, are you okay with people using the Message as a guide? So, using something like ESV then cross referencing with things such as the Message and KJV? (I know that they were totally different, but that was the point.)

Heheh, nice verse! Although, I will be willing to point this one out…

1 John 4: 7-8 “Beloved, let us…[Read more]

@salome01w4g well, at least we know now that there are lots of people here to give spiritual concern!

*Signs up anyway*

Eeep! That’s so cool @daeus! Am I able to sign up still? Because I’m happy to and can do the blog and amazon review as well! (Plus, I have Jane Maree always raving to me about your books!)

@joy-schmidt
I have some advice…

So, basically you suffer a similiar thing to me. You have thousands of stories in youor head, but when it comes to expressing them,m it flops. You loose the enthusiasim and it just goes blegh.

My advice to counter this is to do things at the same time as your WIP, using your WIP. I have multiple character…[Read more]

Oh cool @kballen! I’m an INFP, and my cousin is an ENFP. I’m your introverted double!

@amy-l-klob Aiya! I love history too, but, historical fiction I find can be hard to write… I’ve only attempted two… *shrugs*
But ye shall find that on this forum lots of people are good with writing fictional history, or, at least reading it! (There are a lot of LotR fans, myself included!!!) I can’t say I know much about America’s history……[Read more]

*Thanks

@aratrea THanks so much for clearing this up! Please understand @the-real-kapeefer that all @dragon-snapper and myself were saying was purely out of genuine concern for you spiritually. Next time, please be a bit more clear as to avoid freaking a few of your fellow kapeefers out.

@the-real-kapeefer No. It was never intended to be a translation. Look in the front of it. Eugene Peterson never intended it to be seen as such. You may be confused by thinking that the word, “Literal” means, “Simple” but it does not. Literal means accurate and Eugene Peterson made it clear the it was not translated from the Greek, Hebrew, or…[Read more]

@dragon-snapper Indeed. Hence I learn my Bible verses direct from there most of the time. *Shrugs* But then again, the Holy Spirit will tell you things in many ways. Even reading fiction, biographies, or absolutely anything. God will get His message across.
@the-real-kapeefer

@xonos-darkgrate so, des that in your mind mean that God loves us one on one? Does that mean that He is a kind ruler? Or does that mean He is our friend and constant companion?

*Nods* However, that answer was good, I will stop my probing for a while now.

@the-real-kapeefer NONONONO! Please be joking. The Message isn’t a translation. It is a guide that is NOT meant to be used as a translation. And personally I would say that KJV is accurate, but confusing, and I would cross reference between KJV, ESV, and NIV.