Hey folks. You will love this interview with two of my favorite people.
Mark Ward's message is a simple one: don't use any particular Bible translation as a badge theological identity or to divide Christians. Instead, Mark says we should use different Bible translations as we would tools in toolbox. Love that analogy! He adds that it's probably a good idea to use Bibles that reflect the broad spectrum of translation philosophies, from formal to functional equivalence. As you know, I have been encouraging people to use and compare multiple translations in Bible study. Thank you, Mark, for this great reminder of that, and thank you, Paul, for having him on your show. Mark is one of the speaker's at this week's conference (I believe he's coming all the way form the Pacific Northwest to be with us) and I'm really looking forward to meeting him in person for the first time. If you haven't already done so, do yourself a favor and check out Mark's Youtube channel. It's called Ward on Words. Lots of food for thought for sure.
Have wonderful day!