CIRCULAR LETTER October 1995

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In recent weeks, the international press has reported that a new translation of the Psalms and the New Testament will be published by Oxford University Press in New York on September 11th of this year. The five-member committee was chaired, let it be lamented to God, by a professor of theology: Susan Brooks-Thislethwaite.

The following report was published in the daily newspaper "Die Welt" on September 2nd: "Politically correct Bible in the USA. SAD New York. A new politically correct translation of the New Testament will be published by Oxford University Press on September 11th in the USA. Among other things, the translation no longer mentions "the right hand of God", so as not to emotionally burden left-handers, and the Lord's Prayer begins with: "Our Father-Mother in heaven". In addition, all passages in the New Testament in which the Jews are accused of murdering Christ are deleted. Furthermore, the word Lord as a synonym for God was erased — for Lords as the ruling class, according to the translators, are passé."

It will no longer be "Holy Spirit" but "Holy Spiritess", since the Hebrew word ru'ach is feminine. They have forgotten themselves to such an extent that it was said that it was an imposition that this female person within the Trinity is dominated by two males who are referred to as the "two guys". This is how representatives of the doctrine of the Trinity talk about their three-person God! The new text will also no longer contain anything about the "powers of darkness", because that is an insult to dark-skinned people, nor is the term "the right hand of God", because left-handers could feel insulted by it. The words "Lord" and "God" are rendered only as "Most High," so that you can imagine whatever you would like.

I am certain that such reports will leave every child of God, to whom the Word is precious, speechless. I am reminded of a verse from the well-known song "The bride has been waiting for so long … We are greatly pained by the mockery of the enemies who blaspheme your name, who do not love nor understand you, you wonderful God…" [Translator note: Pfingstjubel song #545 entitled "Es harrt die Braut so lange schon"] The apostles Peter and Paul wrote that scoffers will appear in the last days, but that this mockery would also be directed against God and God's Word is beyond imagination. There has been a dispute about the Godhead since the third century after Christ because the revelation of the Word and the Spirit was no longer there. This is common knowledge. But what is going on now is incomprehensible to every normal-thinking person, let alone a child of God. What would not be conceivable in any other religion happens in so-called Christianity. This development is the fault of the advocates of the three-person doctrine of God. In doing so, they have placed an insurmountable obstacle in the way of Jews, Muslims and many others, and have skillfully covered their richly decorated, unbiblical doctrinal system with the Babylonian mantle. Now they are filling up the measure of ungodliness.

In recent weeks, the international press has reported that a new translation of the Psalms and the New Testament will be published by Oxford University Press in New York on September 11th of this year. The five-member committee was chaired, let it be lamented to God, by a professor of theology: Susan Brooks-Thislethwaite.

The following report was published in the daily newspaper "Die Welt" on September 2nd: "Politically correct Bible in the USA. SAD New York. A new politically correct translation of the New Testament will be published by Oxford University Press on September 11th in the USA. Among other things, the translation no longer mentions "the right hand of God", so as not to emotionally burden left-handers, and the Lord's Prayer begins with: "Our Father-Mother in heaven". In addition, all passages in the New Testament in which the Jews are accused of murdering Christ are deleted. Furthermore, the word Lord as a synonym for God was erased — for Lords as the ruling class, according to the translators, are passé."

It will no longer be "Holy Spirit" but "Holy Spiritess", since the Hebrew word ru'ach is feminine. They have forgotten themselves to such an extent that it was said that it was an imposition that this female person within the Trinity is dominated by two males who are referred to as the "two guys". This is how representatives of the doctrine of the Trinity talk about their three-person God! The new text will also no longer contain anything about the "powers of darkness", because that is an insult to dark-skinned people, nor is the term "the right hand of God", because left-handers could feel insulted by it. The words "Lord" and "God" are rendered only as "Most High," so that you can imagine whatever you would like.

I am certain that such reports will leave every child of God, to whom the Word is precious, speechless. I am reminded of a verse from the well-known song "The bride has been waiting for so long … We are greatly pained by the mockery of the enemies who blaspheme your name, who do not love nor understand you, you wonderful God…" [Translator note: Pfingstjubel song #545 entitled "Es harrt die Braut so lange schon"] The apostles Peter and Paul wrote that scoffers will appear in the last days, but that this mockery would also be directed against God and God's Word is beyond imagination. There has been a dispute about the Godhead since the third century after Christ because the revelation of the Word and the Spirit was no longer there. This is common knowledge. But what is going on now is incomprehensible to every normal-thinking person, let alone a child of God. What would not be conceivable in any other religion happens in so-called Christianity. This development is the fault of the advocates of the three-person doctrine of God. In doing so, they have placed an insurmountable obstacle in the way of Jews, Muslims and many others, and have skillfully covered their richly decorated, unbiblical doctrinal system with the Babylonian mantle. Now they are filling up the measure of ungodliness.