The first church to which I belonged spent about half its time running down the NIV, telling why it was a Satanic translation. As near as I can tell, this had three effects on me. The first was that I became very good at both proof-texting and at separating who I was on Sunday morning from who I was the rest of the week. The second was that because the church was very proud of being Independent, fundamentalist, and Baptist, I avoided all three for about ten years. The third was that the NIV just kind of blew right past me.
I never set out to avoid it, but I never sought it out either. The effect was the same. When I finally got around to reading it, I found it more bland than anything else.
That's unfortunately the impression I got from listening to it. It was bland. Worse than that, it was boring. Someone did a good job of sanding the rough edges off, it's those rough edges that catch in the mind and make it memorable.
I know some people like the NIV. That's why I'm not going to give a recommendation either way. It's very well-done, but you already know how I feel. It doesn't work for me. It may for you.
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