KFLCC / New Age Bible Versions - Gail Riplinger

Its only merit for him was the Platonic "acting out of and manifestation of some eternal principle. . .not a substitute which makes all other sacrifices useless..."

I confess I have no repugnance to the primitive doctrine of a ransom paid to Satan. I can see no other possible form in which the doctrine of a ransom is at all tenable; anything is better than the doctrine of a ransom to the father. 17

Hort evidently went to one too many Ghostly Guild meetings. Dr. Louis Talbot comments, "Some.. .including Origen.. .conceived that the ransom was given to Satan. . .this mythological tale had a strong appeal.. .but not to anyone who believes God's word."i8 Made in the image of their creators, the new versions mirror clearly these editor's marred views of salvation, reflecting each and every movement along the metaphysical maze of their minds. The typical journey begins with 'initiation' and the new versions have all the semantic signposts.