Not surprisingly, you have misrepresented the issue because you don't have all the facts.They [SDAs] have their own re-written Bible called The Clear Word Bible.
From The Seventh-day Adventist Church and The Clear Word by Jud Lake, Th.D., D.Min. --
This Bible should in no way be considered an official Seventh-day Adventist Bible, nor did Dr. Blanco [the sole author] intend for it to be considered as such.
In an interview with author Jack Blanco shortly after The Clear Word Bible was released, he was asked, “Do we now have an Adventist Bible?” He responded in the following way.
No! That certainly wasn’t the intention. And if anybody said this is an Adventist Bible, I would feel most hurt (Bruce Manners, “Do We Now Have an Adventist Bible?” Record, October 15, 1994).
No! That certainly wasn’t the intention. And if anybody said this is an Adventist Bible, I would feel most hurt (Bruce Manners, “Do We Now Have an Adventist Bible?” Record, October 15, 1994).
Lake lists 8 points proving The Clear Word is NOT an official SDA Bible. It is a devotional paraphrase, written by one man. Did you even bother reading the preface before making your ridiculous claims?
- The production and promotion of The Clear Word belongs to the Review and Herald Publishing Association, not the world Seventh-day Adventist Church.
- Seventh-day Adventist Church leaders have been up front from the beginning regarding the status of The Clear Word in the Seventh-day Adventist Church.
- The author’s Preface states clearly that The Clear Word is not a study Bible.
- The author’s Preface also clearly states that The Clear Word is for private devotional purposes only.
- The Clear Word was the enterprise of one man rather than a committee of Adventist translators.
- The Clear Word is not cited in official SDA Publications.
- The Clear Word is not recommended for use in Seventh-day Adventist pulpits or Sabbath School classes.
- The Clear Word is not used in Seventh-day Adventist college and university Bible classes.
Conclusion:
We have seen that multiple lines of evidence support the fact that The Clear Word has no official (or unofficial) endorsement from the SDA church as an Adventist translation of the Bible. It is one man’s interpretation and should not be treated in any sense as a Bible. While the advertising campaign has been a problematic issue, those who focus on this to the exclusion of the other seven facts are ignoring the big picture.