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DUE BENEVOLENCE - DYNAMIC EQUIVALENCY

When a man takes the first drink to his lips, he does not DULL. Slothful (He. 5:11). [See Diligence, Labor,
know what the end will be. He is no longer in control; Sluggard.]
the liquor is. DUMAH (silence). Dumah was a son of Ishmael (Ge.
The Results of Drunkenness: Immorality (Pr. 23:33), 25:14) and he settled in Edom (Josh. 15:52; Is. 21:11).
cursing (Pr. 23:33), recklessness (Pr. 23:34), dizziness DUMB. Not able to speak (Is. 35:6; Mk. 7:37).
(Pr. 23:34), fighting and injury (Pr. 23:35), bondage (Pr. DUNG GATE. One of the eleven gates of Jerusalem
23:35; 5:22-23; Jn. 8:34; Ro. 6:16), sorrow (Pr. 23:29), (Ne. 3:14). It was used for the disposal of rubbish and
contention (Pr. 23:29), babbling (Pr. 23:29), redness of dung and led out to the Valley of Hinnom south of the
eyes (Pr. 23:29), poverty (Pr. 23:21), loss of wisdom (Is. City of David (Compact). [See Gate, Hinnom.]
28:7), takes away the heart (Ho. 4:11). DUNGEON. A close prison; or a deep, dark place of
The End of Drunkenness: (1 Co. 6:9-10). confinement (Ge. 40:15; Je. 38:6). [See Prison.]
Deliverance from Drunkenness: (1 Co. 6:11). DURA (circle). Da. 3:1.
What about Spiritual Drunkenness? As for the so- DURE. Endure (Mt. 13:21).
called drunkenness in the Spirit supposedly experienced
in some Charismatic circles, it is nowhere to be found in DWARF. An abnormally small person (Le. 21:20).
the Scriptures. Those who promote the Charismatic DYNAMIC EQUIVALENCY. A method of Bible
“Laughing Revival” grossly abuse the passage in Acts translation that adapts the Scriptures to the culture and
chapter 2 in an attempt to prove that the Apostles were educational level of the people. Five centuries ago the
drunk in the Spirit on the day of Pentecost. This is faithful William Tyndale, later martyred for his
nonsense. Those who said the disciples were “full of translation of the Bible, said, “I call God to record
new wine” were the mockers who wanted to debunk the against the day we shall appear before our Lord Jesus,
miracle of tongues which was occurring (Acts 2:13). to give a reckoning of our doings, that I never altered
The mockers did not say the disciples were drunken one syllable of God’s Word against my conscience, nor
because they were staggering about and slurred in would [I so alter it] this day, if all that is in the earth,
speech and falling to the ground, but because of the whether it be pleasure, honour, or riches, might be given
many languages which were used to preach the Gospel me.” This attitude of fear and trembling toward God’s
that day and because they wanted to slander the holy Word does not exist among many of the present-
apostles. In his reply to these mockers, PETER PLAINLY day Bible translators. They are not afraid of adding to,
SAID THEY WERE NOT DRUNKEN (Acts 2:15). In subtracting from and changing the eternal Word of God.
Ephesians 5:18 Paul CONTRASTS drunkenness with the During the last two decades, a new concept has been
filling of the Spirit. The drunk is not in control of developed in the field of Bible translation which has
himself but is under the power of a foreign substance. In dramatically affected the kind of Bibles being produced.
contrast, the Spirit-filled Christian is entirely in control This phenomena has spread rapidly within the circles of
of himself under the direction of the Holy Spirit. There translation scholars but has been largely hidden from
is absolutely no case in the New Testament of the Lord the average Christian. While working as a foreign
Jesus Christ or the Apostles or early Christians missionary in South Asia, I was involved in establishing
staggering about in a drunken stupor, unable to attend the principles and guidelines for a Bible translation
to necessary duties, as those in the laughing revival are project. I also have considerable contact with men
experiencing. THE CHRISTIAN IS COMMANDED TO BE working on translations in several other languages.
SOBER AT ALL TIMES (1 Th. 5:6, 8; 1 Ti. 3:2, 11; Titus Through this experience I have become familiar with
1:8; 2:2, 4 , 6; 1 Pe. 1:13; 4:7; 5:8). If for no other dynamic equivalency, and the more I have learned of
reason, I would reject the laughing revival on this basis this method and its growing influence, the more
alone. “Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the alarmed I have become. I, therefore, rejoice to have an
devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he opportunity to share some details of this matter with
may devour” (1 Peter 5:8). [See Sober, Strong Drink, friends through this material.
Temperance, Wine, Worldly.] WHAT IS DYNAMIC EQUIVALENCY?
DUE BENEVOLENCE. [See Benevolence.] The new method of Bible translation is also called
DUKE. Head of the family; leader; prince (Ge. “common language translation,” “idiomatic translation,”
36:15). “impact translation,” “indirect transfer translation,” and
DULCIMER. A musical instrument formed of two “thought translation.” While some would make a
pipes inserted into a leathern bag, somewhat like the distinction between some of these methods, for the most
bagpipes (Da. 3:5) (Concise). [See Music.] part we can say they are used synonymously.

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