On Christmas Eve NewSpring pastor Perry Noble removed the Ten Commandments from the Bible. He did this by claiming there is no Hebrew word for command. According to Noble, the Old Testament never uses the word command, and the Ten Commandments are really the Ten Sayings or Ten Promises of God. Noble came to realize there is no Hebrew word for command because one of his friends told him that. In the message Noble admits to not knowing any Hebrew, and without doing any research, he rewrites the Ten Commandments on a whim. In fact, he says he wrote the entire sermon in 10 minutes, and it shows. The message could have been written by a 10 year old in 10 minutes. Exodus 34:28 says Moses, “ wrote upon the tables the words of the covenant, the ten commandments. ” The word used for commandments could be better translated as “words or sayings.” This one instance is probably what Perry’s friend was referring to. Even if there is no word for command, how does Noble simply get t...
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