Religion is essential in bringing people together and promoting peace and harmony by calling people to God. Religion and faith also offer consolation and spiritual tranquility by enabling people to connect with God and follow a particular path to enlightenment. Religion is as old as human history and serves as a means for spiritual enlightenment, faith, and connection to God. Several religions emerged throughout history, with prominent prophets and leaders guiding followers to God. Although many religions exist today, Christianity is the largest according to the number of followers and adherents. Christianity has over two billion followers worldwide, but many remain disconnected from God due to a lack of guidance. Preachers, pastors, and ministers help and guide people toward religion and God while renewing people’s faith. Preaching and spreading God’s word is a primary tenet and component of pastoral or ministerial work because the preacher’s primary objective is calling people to God.
Preachers and ministers call people to God while renewing their faith through sermons highlighting God’s word and the teachings of Jesus Christ. Calling people to God and Christianity requires strong religious beliefs and a passion for saving and salvation of people by guiding them to the right path. Many ministers utilize sermons, God’s words in the Bible, and scriptures to teach and guide people to faith in local communities through established churches. However, devoted preachers relocate to remote areas to bring God and Jesus to people with limited or no church access. Some ministers go a few steps further to translate and transcribe the Bible in simple English for millions to understand and interpret rather than the archaic and arduous language. Brian Simmons is a preacher, author, and translator who tries to deliver God’s message to people in remote areas. He is also a Bible translator who translated the Old and New Testaments into simple, easy-to-understand English.
Many people find the Bible hard to understand due to the archaic language, contextual differences stemming from a gap of thousands of years, and cultural interpretations due to social differences. Translations of the Bible, like the English Standard Version, attempt to simplify God’s word. However, many still fail to understand passages and verses due to the ancient language and archaic linguistic elements. Linguistic and religious experts like Brian W. Simmons translate the Bible from the original Hebrew, Greek, and Aramaic roots to simplify God’s message for everyone. The translations help people understand and interpret God’s message and commandments regardless of their cultural or social background. Simmons is an author, preacher, linguist, Bible translator, and founder of Passion and Fire ministries. He is the lead translator of the Passion Translation, translating the Bible from the root languages to simple English for simplifying interpretation for the modern generation. Simmons’ primary rationale and objective behind the translation is to ignite a fire in people’s hearts by revealing the mysteries of the Scriptures through easy-to-understand language.
Brian Simmons answered the call to God after dramatically converting to Christianity in 1971. He and his wife left their lives and amenities behind to become a missionary with his wife and preach to unreached people in remote areas. Simmons and his wife relocated to the jungle in Central America with their three children to preach Christianity to the indigenous population in Central America while establishing churches. He developed leadership for several churches for pastoral work while contributing to the Paya-Kuna New Testament translation project. Simmons and his wife spent several years in Central America preaching and spreading the word of God while encouraging thousands of people to convert or revert to Christianity. Working on the translation project compelled Simmons to work on translating the Bible in simplified English and straightforward tonality through the Passion Translation Project for modern people to understand and interpret easily.
The minister and translator continued preaching and spreading the message of God among people after returning to the United States. Simons and his wife established the Gateway Christian Fellowship Church in Connecticut to bring people to Christ. The couple later founded the Passion and Fire ministries in Madison, CT, in 2009 to teach Bible to people. Brian Simmons also wrote and co-wrote over 147 books, including titles from the Passion Translation series. Simmons’ books focus on spreading God’s word, bringing people closer to God, and renewing their faith. The minister’s preaching and writing efforts revolve around restoring people’s faith or introducing them to God and Jesus Christ. Brian Simmons utilizes preaching, writing, and bible translations to bring people closer to God and renew their faith.
