Question:
Dear Greg,
Are
Playboy and Zondervan Bible Publishing Company really owned by the same people?
If so, does this explain why the NIV should be avoided?
I’ve heard some disturbing things about this and I don’t know what to
think.
Thank
you,
Ben
Answer: Dear Ben,
My
initial reaction to what you report is that that is slander, which is not only
illegal, but against the gospel of Jesus Christ.
This allegation sounds like an urban myth—stories which are often
fabricated rumors intended to disrupt and cause harm (also not terribly
Christian).
Zondervan,
a reputable and longtime Christian publishing house, has published the NIV.
The NIV has a huge market share of all Bibles sold in the
So,
why would anyone pass on such stuff?
In
addition, if this is what I believe it to be—a completely fabricated myth—it
caters to those who love a conspiracy theory.
Conspiracy theories are usually long on intrigue and terribly short on
facts and evidence. If what you ask
about is true, where is the accompanying documentation?
Or are we to gullibly believe what someone says?
The Bible also warns about Christians allowing themselves to be blown
hither and yon by every “wild of doctrine”.
In
Christ,
Greg
Albrecht