David J. Stewart #fundie jesusisprecious.org

[Re. the Easy-To-Read Version (ERV)]

In 2nd Peter 3:16-17 we read that the apostle Peter had a hard time understanding the inspired writings of the apostle Paul. Friend, if you have a Bible that is “easy” to understand, then you don't have the genuine Words of God!!!

That is why we are commanded in 2nd Timothy 2:15 to “study” the Word of God, so that we may “rightly divide” it. When an unsaved man can pick up a Bible revision or paraphrase and understand what he is reading (apart from the Gospel), something is very wrong. The unnatural man (i.e., the unsaved man) cannot understand the things of God, for they are spiritually discerned (1st Corinthians 2:14). You need the indwelling Holy Spirit to teach you (John 16:13). The Holy Spirit comes to live inside a person's body the very moment they believe the Gospel to be saved (Romans 8:9; 1st Corinthians 3:16-17; 1st John 3:24). It is wrong to change the Bible so that unsaved people can understand it.

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