abreakfromlife Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 The Text Message: The Bible in Post-Contemporary Language by UGn Ptrsn For example, the NASB version of Psalm 116:12-14 reads, “What shall I render to the LORD For all His benefits toward me? I shall lift up the cup of salvation and call upon the name of the LORD. I shall pay my vows to the LORD, oh may it be in the presence of all His people.†The Text Message boils these verses down to the bare essentials: How 2 thnk Gd? Cheers! w/ Gd’s peeps. In the New Testament, Christ’s lamentation from the cross, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabacthani becomes a piercing OMG, R U there? Kerr continues, “That old verse was in, like, Latin? Which is, like, so dead. But when I read ‘OMG, R U there?’ I was, like, speechless. ‘Cause I’ve texted that, like, so many times. It was like I finally understood what Jesus was feeling.†Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impish Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 I don't know if I should laugh or cry... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milovany Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 I don't know if I should laugh or cry... :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LidiyaDawn Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 :lol::lol::lol::lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 I don't know if I should laugh or cry... :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgehogs4 Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 I don't know if I should laugh or cry... :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simka2 Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 I love it! One thing I appreciated about EO, was the attempt to translate their worship into the local venacular. Now, "I" may not like "textese" as a dialect(?), but I appreciate the linguistic effort! ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oak Knoll Mom Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 I don't know if I should laugh or cry... Psst...look at the date on your calendar. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simka2 Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 Psst...look at the date on your calendar. :D That's AWESOME!!!!! (I still think it would be cool!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impish Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 No, I got the date. Still don't know if I wanna laugh or cry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milovany Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 Psst...look at the date on your calendar. :D :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abreakfromlife Posted April 1, 2011 Author Share Posted April 1, 2011 :D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommy22alyns Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 Hilarious! :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaissezFaire Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 I LOVE April Fools Day on the net! This is the best one I have seen today. My particular abhorrence for The Message Bible makes it even funnier to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cricket Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 No, I got the date. Still don't know if I wanna laugh or cry. EXACTLY....because you know someone out there is thinking "freakin' AWESOME idea!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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