Why am I writing on such topics as the following in the festive season so close to New Year? Not only because I've felt strongly to do so for a few months now but also, at the end of the year at this time, the Site Activity Report for this website shows me that the most read posts on my blog have to do with Poor Behavior. I have alerted you about worldly religions and some
'Christian' religions in my other post.
In this post, I will also cover some surprising things that some Christians are doing, unaccounted for - hidden and out in the open - so they can think twice and deal with those things because they're not kidding Jesus. How long have you been kidding yourself and saying that's alright?
Let's all start this New Year on a good note - leaving ways that offend The Lord and others behind us, a thing of the past. Don't take them with you and expect God's Best in your lives - if you do, the New Year won't make any difference. And for many of you: did you know it's the overlooked sins that could be hindering your prayers? If you are wondering why your prayers are not answered, start there.
The most read posts I referred to 85-90 views in December are as follows:
Behavior of Some Christians, What does Scripture have to Say about Them?
Christian Conduct, Offending Each-other, The Challenge, Needing Comfort?
To be Christlike, Ready for Jesus, Are You Spiritual?
The next three show what many are looking for this time of year 80-85 views.
Walking in Love, Precious Counsel, What Touches our Father?
True Ministries and Giftings, What is a Healthy Church?
Kindness of God, Light of God, His Presence, Conviction or Condemnation? Comforting Words.
Why are most of those views just preceding Christmas and immediately preceding New Year when most people are celebrating a Family Time and preparing for New Year?
That shows me that many are hurting because of people's wrong behavior patterns even in Churches - many do offend! That my friend, is a form of Christendom or Immature Behavior at best. Yet many of these same people want their prayers answered?
Colossians 3:12-15 Reads like this:
12 God has chosen you and made you His holy people. He loves you. So you should always clothe yourselves with mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience. 13 Bear with each other, and forgive each other. If someone does wrong to you, forgive that person because The Lord forgave you. 14 Even more than all this, clothe yourself in love. Love is what holds you all together in perfect unity. 15 Let the peace that Christ gives control your thinking, because you were all called together in one body to have Peace. Always be thankful. Let the teaching of Christ live in you richly. (New Centurary Version)
This Post will be a Caution to Seekers and a Wake Up Call to Christians alike and bring comfort to some, that these matters are being addressed.
These are things we should all be aware of in these Last Days we are living in.
Because there is going to be a One World Government with a One World Religion.
Bible speaks of these establishments coming. They have been in development stages for some years as you will see in this post. I think it's wise not to get too caught up in it
as some "studies and info" about it can disturb our peace of mind.
We should all be ready for the Rapture when Jesus comes quickly
in the clouds.
Things taking Place
Governments are pushing for an Identity Card in many countries, steps are being taken for One World Currency, even Australia is considering a Cashless Society in 3 Years I was informed a week ago. Back in the 70s or 80s a Government worker resigned his position after discovering a secret DEMAC Building run by the Government that was so highly confidential, that even he as a government worker wasn't even allowed to know what the building was for and guards ordered him off the premises (his position isn't mentioned here). He went everywhere alerting Christians about this and shortly after that, we heard (quietly) from a Christian Senator that Australia was being considered as a Model for things leading up to a One World Order.
I'm not sure what developed from there.
Do you think that is a way off yet? It's sooner than you think friends. In the early to Mid 70s I was visiting One World Vision (a Christian charity) in the city one day and there was a temporary office next to theirs for World Council of Churches. They had a table full of literature they were promoting, and I wondered what it was all about. Just then, I picked up a booklet with hymns and witnessed some awful blasphemous words that one would not expect to see in a hymn book! "Did you say churches? Excuse me! Maybe I'm in the wrong place?"
Surprising Update In Australia: Universities are having Multi Religion Services now and Christian Bible Students are expected to attend. And much of the Bible Teaching is corrupted. Students are expected to complete all assignments if they offend or not. A Christian friend felt revulsion from so much of that, she felt compelled to leave.
She commenced Christian Bible Theology some years ago and has witnessed rapid changes over the last 2-3 Years. These Multi Religion Services are for all religions: Muslim, Buddhists, Hindus etc attending with Mainline Church people. To unbelievers, that would seem like a good thing but they all pray to different Gods
really and that turns worship of a One and Only Living God into a corrupt practice, not a godly one - certainly not Christian.
So where do you think Christian Churches in the main are going to go over the next few years? Already, part of the stage is set. I felt called out of the Church System 12 Years ago when a preacher went into a rage at me for asking him “not to rush the breaking of bread”……….he said it would continue the same. I said “I could not continue to partake anymore, it would be a sin”……….alarmed, he said “why would you say such a thing!?” and I replied “because the Cup scarcely gets to your lips and it is rushed away from you” and he verbally attacked me with rash accusations – supposedly from three Christians (reported to him). I asked who they were and he would not tell me (that is not a godly practice). I was distraught and left there saying I would not hold this against him but I would not be back either (for more). Puzzled that evening, I asked The Lord “who could they be!?” and He instantly showed me. Friends, this preacher was a Prophetic Pastor, practicing the Love of God for his flock when I first went there.
Things are changing, it’s all going Social Gospel now in many Christian Churches – the message of Repentance may offend! Yes that’s right, can you believe it?
Sorry to say, preachers like Joel Osteen lead the way in that. He is a close friend these days with OPRAH.
I have seen him attend her program, holding hands with her in agreement, in front of her audience, leading them into affirmations, he says in his church. I have also seen him in one of his church services, announcing ‘two important guests’ OPRAH and a Gay Actor. He says “you guys are doing a great work!” and welcomes a round of applause for them. Careful who you follow - you should be following JESUS!
John MacArthur Rebukes Joel Osteen
If you don’t believe me when I say these things to you, check them out on YouTube – these telecasts are out in the open for all the world to see. No shame, absolutely none!
Kenneth Copeland, the well-known Bible Preacher, noted for his passion in turning over those pages, helps to instigate One World Religion! He is seen in a big religious event with a Catholic Bishop in agreement with him when the Bishop informs the people present “if you are all born-again, you are Catholics, you are born again.” And Kenneth reports to his church following shortly after “we have made a big mistake! Things went wrong at the Reformation and the Church got divided.”
Friends, that’s when Salvation and Repentance was preached, is it not? And the Church began to come out of the errors of Catholicism: purgatory and limbo, praying to saints and worshipping Mary? Yes, it's all happening - you can't afford to have any Sacred Cows now (ministers you think keep the Truth and will never change).
One video I saw about The Wealthiest Preachers (or similar title) shows several preachers standing and chatting at a big function who obviously had just been drinking expensive alcohol beverages (at your expense) they looked like Actors at their worldly events. They looked drunk with wealth: appearance and expressions. I remember saying to myself “These are preachers? Did the video get mixed up? So to speak and I could not watch anymore, it made me feel sick. But I have a photographic memory and can picture them to this day. I could have given you the link if I kept it – you would not believe your eyes!
PLEASE BE AWARE, THERE ARE GOOD SERVANTS OF GOD ON YOUTUBE EXPOSING MUCH OF WHAT IS GOING ON IN THE CHURCH SCENE ETC. SO MUCH IS NOT SLANDER, THAT YOU COULD EXPECT WOULD BE – I HAVE LEARNED. IT IS SAD, REALLY SAD, BECAUSE THEY HURT CHRISTIANS AND LEAD MANY ASTRAY AND THEY OFFEND THE LORD GREATLY, IN NO UNCERTAIN TERMS – THEY WILL ANSWER FOR THAT. HEAVEN HAS ROOM FOR REPENTANT SINNERS BUT NOT UNREPENTANT PREACHERS. SCRIPTURE SAYS “THEIR CONSCIENCE IS SEARED WITH
A HOT IRON” 1 Timothy 4:2
FALSE TEACHERS and PREACHERS ARE ALREADY HERE - THEY HAVE BEEN
FOR SOME TIME (mostly on the Pentecostal church scene) AND WE HAVE
NOT DISCERNED THEM.
True discernment is called for here - The Lord does not want you to be ignorant.
If someone disappoints (a preacher you like does not really follow The Lord anymore)
let it go and "depart from them" like the Bible says.
Let's Be Choosy
The days are gone when every book you see in a Christian Bookstore is truly Christian
(a godly standard) It has been that way for quite some years and many Christians
fail to observe the difference. For instance, many of Joseph Prince and Joel Osteen
books are sold at Word Books and Koorong Bookstores in Australia - they
bring in good profit and can be seen Online. There are many others too, leading
God's Children astray.
Do you really want to buy titles like those now after what you've found out in this Post?
Not me! And a few CDs I had previously from them years ago have been thrown out.
My home library is for Jesus' standards, no-one else's......no hirelings here!
So as the old adage says "you can't judge a book by it's cover" stands true, some
of the titles sound quite acceptable but many lines written therein are not. It's really
quite subtle - like many products in the supermarket where there are good sounding
labels on the front and hidden contents on the back label. So be a discerning buyer
because the front and back cover can sound good and all manner of subtleties
are found in those pages that will lead you into compromised standards, the Bible
calls sin. We must try not to be by-products of such 'ministries' whether it be
sermons or books, please be careful. I'm not wrong by telling you this. JESUS SAID.
Matthew 7:13-27
13 Enter through the narrow gate (that’s Jesus, loving Him with all you heart and mind and strength) For wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who enter through it. (that’s mixing the ways of the world with your Christian walk or the lifestyle many Televangelists preach about and promote) 14 But straight is the gate and narrow is the way that leads to Life, and few are those finding it. (everyone responds to social gospel but not many want a really close relationship with Jesus).
15 Beware of false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves. (watch out for them, like The Lord and Apostle Paul told us to. So many Christians don’t do this) 16 By their fruit you can/will recognise them. Are grapes gathered from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? (many of these entice you with Bible verse money schemes and making false promises to you in God’s name they take in vain and you listen to them)
17 Likewise, every (truly) Good tree bears Good (genuine) fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. (so many hidden things about these preachers are out in the open now and are really quite shocking) 18 A Good tree cannot bear (this) bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear Good (godly) fruit. (good preachers will always direct your hearts and minds to The Lord. They do not keep double standards) 19 Every tree that does not bear (truly) Good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. (we need to take heed to our walk with Jesus too) 20 So therefore, by their Fruit you will recognise them (do this, don’t have favorites and say they’re ok or favourite sins, thinking The Lord won’t mind)”
…22 Many will say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?’ (many Pentecostal preachers here)
23 Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you workers of iniquities!’ (the word iniquities in Greek means a deceitful bow. Jesus said workers of iniquities - they're skilled in it) 24 Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them is like a wise man who built his house on the Rock (Jesus is speaking about His Words, not preacher’s words, even the good ones) 25 The rain fell, the torrents raged, and the winds came and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because its foundation was on the Rock (His Promise to those who build their lives on Him only) 26 But everyone who hears these Words of Mine and does not act on them is like a foolish man who built his house on sand (many pastors and evangelists dish out shifting sand and encourage you to look to them and their teaching) 27 The rain fell, the torrents raged, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell—and great was its collapse!” (this speaks of the adversities many face and can’t handle them or even give up on Jesus and fall away because there’s no staying power in shifting sand).
Meaning a compromised walk with Jesus or leaving the scripture reading etc up to the
pastor or someone you fancy.
Things I Have Seen Among Christians
Do not be surprised if I tell you, I've known or met Christians who have had multiple marriage partners; two Christians who went to services together who were previously married to members of that church - still present in the church; someone who left her husband, did not let him know where his children were and lied in court that he messed with the kids, so she would not have to see him at all (you have to place your hand on a Bible here when you give true or false evidence) there is another Christian lady who lives defacto with an unbeliever - she has had a spiritual disposition, she knows what she is doing - and she is running for Parliament with a Christian Party; another Christian who lies like a trooper and keeps breaking her word and making excuses because she kept doing her own thing instead of what she rashly promised; a niece who kept using her senior aunty, to offload heavy problems over 2-3 hour phone calls and expressed little to no interest in how her aunty was and what she was doing, multiple phone calls and texts unanswered and whenever she was happy, she did not find the need to call; three Christian women who overworked their husbands long hours like slaves for material gain - nothing was enough for them, they always wanted more; a Christian lady runs a recipe website with a subtitle that says Vegan Food Porn, who often mentions about living for Jesus; I've met someone on two different occasions who said that a Christian Health Practitioner and a Christian Tradesman were ripping them off on an ongoing basis for their services; I've met Christians who have been addicted to pretty bad Soapy Programs on TV ...... two Christian women who said how much they loved Jesus often - each of them also told me they watch programs like Murder She Wrote and couldn't wait for the weekly episode to come on; two Church People who took advantage of a Christian couple to invest in business ventures and cleared off with big sums of money - they were unwell and about to retire and had to work extra years; there is a Christian church I know that is filled with busybodies and malicious gossips; many Christians swear when 'they feel like it' and reckon that's ok .......... I could go on.
A CALL FOR INSIGHT
All this while, when many Christians are behaving so badly, preachers over 'Christian TV' are telling Christians things like "The Lord is Coming Soon to take the Church".........really? Scripture tells me He is Coming for His Bride and Jesus made it perfectly clear to us who that Bride will be.......without any spot or wrinkle or blemish (spiritually speaking) "Five maids were ready with Oil in their lamps, five were Not"
they were living with sins undealt with, in love with the things of this world, whatever.
No, I don't water things down, as the saying goes. You will not find Social Gospel on this website. Unlike many of those Televangelists who say "Lord, Lord......." and sin like the devil. You're going to take their word for who will be present in the Rapture are you? Can I say something a little offensive here? If you dust off
your Bible and take a closer look at the Words of Jesus, concerning His Coming and get the real picture, you can find it absolutely Life Changing - if you're not too lethargic to do that. We need to shake that lethargy off, we really do.
The question is, what does The Lord say about all these things (above) and others not mentioned? Not what I'm saying to you but Jesus saying to us. Do those things make Him happy? The Holy Spirit just showed me an allegory for us, that "tolerated sins are like a deodorant, the more we use it, the more immunity builds up and we find ourselves not caring about it." So true, isn't it? We all have our favorite sins (big or small).
He sometimes interrupts me with distinct words or an illustration of some kind when I'm writing.
Since these things are taking place and Jesus' Coming is Close,
what manner of Christians ought we to be? Follow Jesus.
I like the manner a Christian friend spoke to me about reading one of my recent articles. When mentioning she liked it very much, she also said "she is working on a few things with The Lord." I like that.
Jesus' Words In John 15
1“I AM the true vine, and My Father is the vineyard keeper. 2 Every branch in Me that does not produce fruit He removes, and He prunes every branch that produces fruit so that it will produce more fruit. 3 You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you. 4 Abide IN ME, and I IN YOU. Just as a branch is unable to produce fruit by itself unless it remains on the vine, so neither can you unless YOU Abide IN ME"
John 14:21
New Living Translation
Those who accept my commandments and obey them are the ones who love me. And because they love me, my Father will love them. And I will love them and reveal myself to each of them."
If you love me, you will do what I have said, and my Father will love you. I will also love you and show you what I am like.
New American Standard Bible
"He who has My commandments and keeps them is the one who loves Me; and he who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and will disclose Myself to him."
So often, it has concerned me over the years how many Christians ask each-other "What Church do you go to/belong to?"........."Whose ministry do you sit under?"........"Whose your covering?" The emphasis is wrong,
it really is! Everything is centered around man!
In these verses above, Jesus is speaking about something much more intimate.
He is referring to Himself as the Vine, not a church or even the Body of Christ -
He is speaking about YOU and HIM......and HIMSELF as your TEACHER.
And He is speaking about the True Love For Him, He is looking for in us.
Man is Not your Covering, that is actually not Scriptural
and risky too in these End-Times.
But The Lord Himself is shown in Scripture to be our Covering.
YES, Stay Close To JESUS
And Keep His Love Commandments!
The Bride of Christ will not consist of preachers who are kidding us or we who are kidding ourselves. Make no mistake about that but many are!
Tags: Christianity Or Jesus, You Decide, Rapture Ready, Abiding.
Most of us know something about the world religions and
Christian Cults I am about to inform you about
but not much......it is important that you know the facts.
I have not written these things in a general way, I've known or encountered people from these religions that will give you more of an idea what they are
about and how every person NEEDS JESUS.
That is the REAL JESUS, not Adam (JWs) not Michael (Mormons) not Anti-Christ (Muslim) not A Good Man (New Age) or any other but the Bible Jesus.
PLEASE NOTE, THIS POST IS TO SHOW HOW WE ALL NEED TO FOLLOW JESUS
EVEN CHRISTIANS - IS THAT OK WITH YOU?
A Caution to Seekers and a Wake Up Call to Christians alike -
bringing comfort to some, that these matters are being addressed.
You may have heard that Jews and Muslims believe in the first five books in the Bible.
A preacher over a Christian TV program made a statement that Christians, Jews and Muslims believe in the same God. But this could not be further than the truth because the Jewish serve a Faithful God and practice Love, Muslims serve an Angry God and practice Hate. For some years now, Buddhists have earned a good reputation for practicing Peace and Happiness through their meditation, and popular Sayings from their Dalai Lama. The Hindus are considered to be peaceable because they won't step on an ant if they can help it. The Mormons call themselves Latter-day Saints and do things that are considered to be helpful (to win you over) The JWs (Jehovah's Witnesses) are staunch bible readers and are keen to promote that.
Before you go another day thinking these people are more devout than many Christians are (who don't live the life) let me share certain things that have come to my attention through the years - some recent - that could make you think twice.
We should all be aware of these things in the days we are living in.
I have known people from these religions and they do struggle with the Sin Problem as much as any Sinners do, if not more because they try to live for God in their own strength without His Spirit living in them and without Faith in the Saving Power of the Blood of Jesus Christ.
I had a friendship for a time with 3 Muslim families, whereby the Love, Joy and Peace of JESUS was evident in a way they longed for and also answered prayers in the Name of Jesus, they exclaimed to me "That was a miracle, a real miracle. Thank you Janet, thank you for praying for us, we know God answered your prayers. Nothing else could make this happen but when you prayed, a miracle, a miracle!"
But they were too scared to believe in the Jesus who did these kind miracles for them because they are indoctrinated for years, they are doomed to Hell if they do and nothing can save them from that fate because Allah will be angry. In fact, they have certain words they pray every day - so great is their fear - "Never make me a Christian, never make me a Jew!" They asked me many times to pray for them when they had real needs but I found this: Jesus would give each one an outstanding miracle they could not deny, to show them what He is really like (how loving, how kind) and He expected them to make the next step instead of depending on my Faith.
I had to go separate ways a few years back when I discovered Muslims do not worship the
same God. In fact, their Koran tells them that "Allah is the Best of Schemers" (3:54; 8:30).
They will deny this but the root word for that (makr) actually means deception!
Now to the Christian, that is very serious because our Bible distinctly says that
"Satan is the Father of Lies and was from the Beginning" when he deceived Adam
and Eve.John 8:44 It also says that "God is Light and in Him there is No darkness!"
1 John 1:5 and in John 10:10,11 Jesus says "The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy.
I have come that they may have life, and have it in all its fullness. I am the
Good Shepherd. The Good Shepherd lays down His life for the sheep."
Also, Muslims live with no certainty if they will be in Heaven or not and live their entire lives on a Merit System, hoping they will make an Angry God happy with them. Faith in God for many, is often a major stabilizing force. By contrast, Islam promotes internal anxiety by keeping any true degree of comfort that one has ultimately pleased Allah enough to avoid Hell.
Jamaican cleric, Abdullah al-Faisal, told his followers that killing is the only sure way for sinning Muslims to avoid Hell: "Some people are so sinful, after living in Dar ul-Harb (the West) for many years, the only way they can go to Paradise is for them to die on the battlefield fighting for Allah. When you go to the battlefield and you kill the kuffar (non-Muslims), they shall take your place in the hellfire."
A very nice Muslim couple could not get along together since they married. The wife was very dominating and almost impossible to live with, he keeps getting in rages of temper and finally, he smashes glass objects and shouts profane words at her with a small baby in her arms - at Ramadan time - and she ran to me to rescue her. A different Ramadan time she says she hates a few government workers and wishes she could kill them.I could go on to say more concerning other stories I know personally, I won't do that because I care about them. Only a God of Love can help us with the Sin Problem, and make our ways loving. Not a God of Hate.
One Muslim friend said to me a few times "Your heart is cleaner than mine" and that she would become a Christian if she wasn't a Muslim. Another Muslim and his daughter and son took a real liking to me.They worked at the weekend market and would get so happy to see me each time I came, their faces lit up with big smiles. I miss some of my Muslim friends - they were friendly and polite - but our faith is at cross-purposes, because the Jesus they secretly believe in actually describes the Anti-Christ, I found out later.
Other things I discovered when searching on the Net after encountering a Muslim
couple who deliberately lied on two occasions and denied it to my face are that
Muslims are allowed to tell 4 types of Lies: Taqiyya, Tawriya, Kitman and Muruna.
If you question them about that, they will say they never heard of those, and they're
lying for Allah (and the Koran) when they tell you that. And what really threw me is
S 3:54; 8:30 in their Koran that says "Allah is the Best of Schemers" the root word is Makr that means Deceiver. Our Bible tells us that "Satan is the Father of Lies from the Beginning" John 8:44 and "God is Light, in Him there is No Darkness" 1 John 1:5 and it also says "What fellowship has Light to do with Darkness?" 2 Co 6:14,15 so I immediately knew my Christian Example and Witness of Jesus was for a time to them and went separate ways.
Mormons are not allowed to know if they are going to Heaven either and try very hard to win God's approval all their lives. They are told they will be gods later if He is really pleased with them. They are also told that God is a bigamist with wives on different planets and that Jesus is Michael the Archangel. They wear underwear with Masonic symbols everywhere they go, thinking it protects them, when in actual fact, it has a demonic influence on them. Years ago, an Ex Mormon wanted to know what certain words were, he kept hearing in the temple worship repeatedly (not everyone is allowed to attend, things are kept in great secrecy). To his astonishment, he found out from a language expert that the words meant 'Wonderful Lucifer'. They are also taught to believe that Jesus and Lucifer are brothers in rivalry. Nothing could be further from the Truth. I heard these reports from a caring Christian couple in the 80's who knew this man personally.
I cannot begin to tell you of the immoral practices that take place in that religion, better if I don't. I found out 3 Yrs ago from an Ex Elder over YouTube who was in a very high position - he left it when he discovered some places in the writings of their prophets that were very conflicting and misleading. He and his wife felt betrayed by lies they believed in for so many years, like so many do now who are making those discoveries and they are alerting people about it.
Lynn Wilder, founder of Ex-Mormon Christians United for Jesus, talks about the similarities between Mormonism and Islam. She also reports a major discrepancy in their teachings:
The Book of Mormon says polygamy is an abomination.
Book of Covenants says it's an eternal principle.
Some of their bishops are starting to say it doesn't add up.
On YouTube.
Millions of people are leaving Mormonism, finding it false and they feel betrayed. Different things have been hid from them for many years they are finding in the history of some of their prophets in Mormon literature giving evidence they have been Lied to and this compels them to break away - they're outraged when they discover this because such stringent standards are expected of them.
They report that after leaving the Church, they need lots of healing from unbelievable mind domination that goes on there and this affects all their thought processes in a serious way. (These are their words, not mine) I think they have a lot of courage. It has also been reported they have one of the highest rates for Medication intervention and suicide. Please pray for those who are leaving because many are disillusioned when the delusion breaks - some even become Atheists, they are so hurt. Many have even lost their families. That's a big price to pay for Freedom!
Shame on some Christians who think they can take the
Grace of God so lightly. You need to Repent.
Did you know that Joseph Smith said these words?
“I have more to boast about than any man had……..A large majority of the whole have stood by me.
Neither Paul, John, Peter or Jesus ever did it. I boast that no man ever did such a work as I…….”
(Joseph Smith – History of the Church, Vol 6, pp. 408-409)
You can be sure that no-one with a big ego was used by God.
1. They don't really have a servant's heart.
2. He never called them in the first place.
The Christian Bible has verses like
"No longer I but Christ in Me"
(speaking of emphasis in real Christian's
hearts and lives)
"By their fruit you shall know them"
I suggest that apart from the Muslim religion and WMB Cult, Mormonism is the most subtly dangerous religion of all, causing untold damage to the hearts and minds of men, women and children who have been dictated to by it and helplessly enslaved by it. My deepest respect to those who have been awakened out of it and have had the courage to share what they experienced. My heart goes out to you and the compassion of The Lord, our True Shepherd. Rest assured that neither Joseph Smith or any Church Leaders who have deliberately Lied for him will ever see Heaven but Jesus' True Salvation and enabling Grace (not dependent on your strength) will see you there.
The Lord knows those who are His and He leads them into safe pasture, scripture says.
The Lord be Good to you and bring Life and Blessings your way.
Before finding out those things, I met a girl about 38-40Yrs in a shopping centre from that religion who took a real shine to me and things I was sharing about an inspirational website I have. She desperately wanted my phone Nb and to be friends for life, saying we had been 'bosom friends' in eternity before we came to this world. Such a mysterious way she spoke - I think she was unstable. I made a search on the Net so I could understand more about her religion and when I offered to send the video links to her, she would not let me help her.
I have Arabic neighbors who are Drews. They describe their religion as "the best of Muslim and Christian put together" similar to the new Chrislam religion. Years ago, friends in their religion laughed when they saw the Twin Towers September 11th on their TV screen when visiting them. These neighbors are very polite and hospitable if you visit their house but they have done atrocious unbeleilable things to my property without my permission that has amounted to about $700 of damage.
The 4 brothers own 4 businesses and 3 rental houses between them, unyet they had no conscience in buying a 4 bedroom rental house from the Government (when they needed it) instead of giving it back for someone-else who needs it. Then they knocked out walls and had fancy renovations making it like a small palace (you could say). They have an air of sophistication and dignity about them and do not apologise for anything they have done with my property or the Government's. They wear no sense of shame whatsoever. They have absolutely no sense of "treating others how you wish to be treated" Matthew 7:12 (the words of Jesus).
Kurdish friends told me years ago that people from my neighbor’s country and religion work really hard to compete with their wealth. Christians are taught these words “Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others”
Philippians 2:4
They keep saying “I love you Janet" and have not attempted to make things right with me once. Clearly, this is not the way Christians live unyet they claim to believe Jesus is God and pray about everything they do. They are a very close knit family though and practice love and discipline with their kids. Apart from that, I see little to no resemblance to the Christian Faith. In fact, when one of them showed me the new renovations a few years ago, there was a new courtyard with a big fancy Buddha to decorate it, much to my astonishment - which God do they believe in, Allah, Jesus or Buddha?
Some of you think, let's go Buddhist do you? "It's better than religion." Did you know
it's not the easy way of life you expect it is to obtain that 'peaceful mindset'...... it requires an awful lot of discipline with selfless thinking where you almost have to divorce yourself - with a very high standard of self denial - to achieve that. It has been said that not everyone can handle it. I could go into their Visits from Buddha (through their monks) who go to their houses, I witnessed as a guest on one occasion when I was visiting but I won't do that, out of respect because it is sacred to them.
Another Christian and myself were in hospital years ago and saw a young Buddhist lady who was somewhat paralysed and fearful. She could hardly stand up to walk or respond to her little child. We decided to go to a room and pray a prayer of Faith in agreement for her. Next day she was healed and leaving the hospital - she gave her address to me.
I had a different experience with a Buddhist Car Salesman later who said four lies to us about a car we were considering: He lied about the paintwork (he polished it with a white compound that wore off some months later). He lied about the year of the car in the advertisement and he gave a deliberate misleading impression that the car was serviced before sale (kept referring to a service book) and he covered an awful big rip in the carpet on the driver's side, saying "see the nice car mats I have for you there?"
Friends, that was a Festive time for their religion, he did these things. His wife who called in was dressed for the occasion. Last year, I met a Chinese woman who had been Buddhist. She shared a sad story with me saying, when her mother passed away a few years ago. her ashes were kept in an Ern at a Buddhist Temple and for several weeks, they would not let her take her mother's ashes home - she had to keep visiting there until she was allowed to take them home and they charged her hundreds of dollars to keep the Ern there - lots of money. Needless to say she is wary of all religions after that experience!
A few years ago, I met a broken-hearted Christian Pastor from India who said that he runs a Christian Orphanage in his country. Opening a small folder of photos, he told me a tragic story of how Hindus came onto the property and set his house and possessions on fire and threatened him physically to leave the property where his family were looking after about 30 small children. Absolutely spiteful and reckless! I thought to myself, is this the same religion as a young Hindu girl I met in Australia before that, who lived in a small bedroom with her husband in a house with other people and was really depressed. I told her about Jesus and asked if I could pray to Him for her and said I just pray to Him only, no other gods. She gave her consent and the next day when I saw her, she was no longer depressed. About 5-6 days later, she was invited to share a nice Unit with another girl from India. They both invited me there several times and liked to hear all about Jesus - they looked so happy to see me each time.
About 30Yrs ago, a girl in her late 30s in my street, I had brought some comfort to one day, told me to be very careful not to share Christian things with JWs when they come to the door because they take everything that's said to them to a class room where they learn to tare everything we say to pieces. She knew everything they do because she left that religion. For all their 'bible talk' I have met two of their folk (years apart) who had a big problem with bitterness. Is that any wonder, when they are so allergic to the cleansing Blood of Jesus even to the point that they won't accept a transfusion if their life depends on it? Many Christians have found there's Power in the Blood of Christ when applied by Faith in prayer. Maybe sounds a little strange to some but the Christian Bible says "there's life in the blood" and the Blood that Jesus shed for us at Calvary represents God's Saving Power, for Salvation, forgiveness and healing.
In the area where I lived years ago, some of these people used to have the awful habit of standing a child in your doorway, so you could not exit their presentation in a hurry. I used to be very concerned about this, that they were making use of these dear children to get their religious persuasions across - like it or not! Imagine if someone is kept under protest (and they often are) how the child must feel when sensing those vibes from the unwilling party - surely this must linger in their little/young minds afterwards?
Clearly friends, that is actually considered to be a form of child abuse, by any responsible person who cares about kids. It is also a form of religious mania, when you just have to push things on people, placing impositions on their manners, making things awkward for them to say they "really want you to go!" Nowhere do I see this with Christ or His disciples - it is not practiced anywhere! But it is in this generation, where there's darkness over the minds of men and women promoting their wares. It is not only anti-religious agendas we need to be concerned about these days, it's religious agendas too - all manner of them. Satan promotes BOTH - anything to put you off of God, be it religious or ant-religious! And also to twist the things of God - his tactics have not changed since Adam and Eve, the same bag of tricks, just different brands.
I had a JW man,4 years ago losing his temper verbally at me because I asked him not
to keep taking his group to my surrounding streets repeatedly because it is putting people off of God and He doesn't want that. I said, "let them think for themselves, we should not invade their privacy." I found out recently, it is not uncommon for these religious people to lose their temper.In fact a Christian friend told me recently that a JW lady she worked for years ago does that and denied her daughter certain privileges at work - on a continued basis - she allowed other workers to have (because she left the religion) making things very difficult for her. Doesn't sound very godly, does it?
Some years ago, I was visiting a library one day. While I was there, I felt to place a few leaflets about a natural health product that was effective for certain health conditions, in a few books. This prompting was pretty real to me and I asked The Lord which books to place them in (they had my phone Nb on them). Just then, I felt to place one in three books on Fibromyalgia. About a week later, I had a phone call from a lovely JW girl in her 20s, asking if I would meet her at the library so we can talk about the product.
She was sounding pretty happy with expectation. Two days later, we sat on two comfy chairs together there. She shared her story, how she had Fibromyalgia for a few years and had to stay home for some weeks and her husband passed by the library and borrowed those three books for her. Someone had told her about that product weeks previous but she wanted to know more about it. I was happy to assist and also shared about Jesus' Love for us and she quietly exclaimed "I felt a peace, a real peace when I sat here with you - it is still with me - I trust you, I trust you!" We decided to get to know each-other and she freely gave me her phone Nb. Following that, before she went to her car, I quietly said to her with an assuring voice "I feel that Jesus wants to do something better for you than provide a product - I feel Him saying He wants you well, He wants to heal you. That's simply between Him and you" (forgetting potential profits).
She went away quite happy and following that, each time I phoned her (3 times) she had hesitation in her speech and said she was busy - avoiding conversation of any kind, so I left phone calls for her peace of mind. Some weeks later, someone informed me the JW religion believes that "healing is of the devil"........ surprised at such a statement, I said "What, good things come from the devil and bad things (like sickness) come from God, I suppose. As if there's a Good Devil and a Bad God? The reverse is true, the devil is all bad but we have a GOOD GOD!" I felt so sorry for her, because, she apparently expressed her joy to someone from her religion and they talked her out of it - they didn't care about her freedom from pain, her peace and joy, only their indoctrination?
Nice people! Check out YouTube videos of Christians challenging JWs these days.
One of them has an attitude problem but the rest are OK.
SO YOU SEE, RELIGIONS CAN BE A WORK OF THE ENEMY OF MANKIND,
TO DEPRIVE YOU OF PEACE AND JOY IN RELATING WITH OUR CREATOR.
THEY CAN MAKE YOU TERRIBLY MIXED UP AND SO ON.
"GIVE ME JESUS!"
When I found Jesus in the 70s, I went to a Bible House store and a King James was placed in my hands. My immediate exclamation was "Oh, it looks like Shakespeare, I can't understand it!" The girl was wise and said "I know what you need - a RSV (Revised Standard Version) Do you like this?" As she handed one to me. I've had an RSV for 10Yrs, a NASB (New American Standard Bible) for 10 Yrs and a NIV (New International Version) for 10 Yrs, followed by a NJB (New Jerusalem Bible) and a NLT (New Living Translation) since 2000. Plus reading Multi Translations Online (the internet) in 2014-2018 and have benefited much! Try BibleHub.Com and BibleGateWay.Com I've also had a Strongs Exhaustive Concordance since the 80s with all the original Greek and Hebrew words numerically listed and Verses in English alphabetically arranged for reference. In addition to this, I have the Greek New Testament and Hebrew Old Testament Bible Study Volumes (in English) by Spiros Zodiates since the 90s but trying to read a King James Bible somewhat confuses me. Can any of you relate with that? Here, I am about to share some things I recently discovered about the KJB/KJV King James Bible. When looking for the Date (1604-1611) I found out it was written in Shakespeare's Language, who was a Poet and Play Writer at that time. That became the modern contemporary language in England of that Day and is referred to as Shakespearean. It stayed in vogue for 400 Yrs but the Church has not moved on in much of the preaching. Even though lots of preachers have moved on since NIV (New International Version) came out, many have not - they religiously persist with the King James Version and have 'dug their heels in'. You can't change them. And they keep referring to the Holy Spirit with that KJV title - I think that's so disrespectful, I never call him that! SHALL WE GO? Although the original texts of the Bible were inspired by God and are without error, the same cannot be said for later copies of the texts or translations made from them. Translators are human, and many have allowed their own religious biases to influence their work. King James Bible And when he had apprehended him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four quaternions of soldiers to keep him; intending after Easter to bring him forth to the people. English Revised Version And when he had taken him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four quaternions of soldiers to guard him; intending after the Passover to bring him forth to the people. Holman Christian Standard Bible After the arrest, he put him in prison and assigned four squads of four soldiers each to guard him, intending to bring him out to the people after the Passover. Weymouth New Testament He had him arrested and lodged in jail, handing him over to the care of sixteen soldiers; and intended after the Passover to bring him out again to the people. Another mistake in the King James and New King James versions is in 1 John 5:7-8.The latter part of verse 7 and first part of verse 8 did not appear in the Greek texts for the first 1,000 years after the Scriptures were completed. Around the year 500 this portion appeared in the Latin version known as the Vulgate. Apparently monks who copied the Greek New Testament text in the 14th or 15th century added this verse from the Vulgate. The verse from 1 John 5:7 should read, as hundreds of the oldest Greek texts and most modern translations read: “In fact there are three witnesses, the Spirit, the water, and the blood; and these three are in agreement” (Revised English Bible). This refers to the witness of Jesus Christ being the Son of God (1 John 5:5). Weymouth New Testament For there are three that give testimony-- the Spirit, the water, and the blood. Resources Refuting King James Onlyism King James Version (1611): Holy Ghost New King James Version (1979): Holy Spirit WORLD and AGE One of the most important mistranslations in the KJV is inside the New Testament with the phrase “end of the world”. In each case in the original Greek the word there for “world” does not trace back to “κοσμοσ” (cos-mos), which is their word for “world”. Every single instance the original Greek word was actually “αίων” (ah-KHEE-own), which is their word for “age”. Some might say it can mean world but let’s look at the gospel of Matthew. Four times the phrase “end of the world” shows up, again all were “αίων” in Greek. But some other times the word “world” in Matthew cosmos is used. Why would Matthew use different Greek words if he meant the same thing? Answer: he didn’t mean the same thing. He meant “age”, so he used “αίων”. What makes this so important is it shows there is no end of the world. If you look at Matt. 24:3, the disciples ask Jesus for the signs of His return and the end of the age. If you take that to heart and read Revelation 20, then you can make sense of it. When Jesus returns, that ends this age and begins a new age that will last a little over a thousand years. Without knowing Jesus’ return ends this age, Rev. 20 cannot be made sense of. The Gideon’s corrects those mistakes. KENITES and CAIN Another mistranslation that might be the most important, and there is no way this one was accidental. In Numbers 24:21,the word “Kenites” was correctly translated, but in verse 22 “Kenites” was mistranslated. I have contended that Kenites were of the line of Cain and this proves it. The original Hebrew word for “Kenites” was actually “Cain”. If you read those verses, you will see it’s conclusive that Kenites were of Cain. It proves it 100%. This mistranslation could not be innocent. Imagine if everyone knew that the Kenites came from Cain, it would enlighten many! JESUS and YESHUA Jesus wasn’t our Lord’s real name. Jesus is the English pronunciation of the Greek version of the Hebrew name Yeshua (or Y’shua). Y’shua means “God saved”. If you took Y’shua and directly translated it to English, it would be Joshua. I heard this many years ago from a Christian Bible Teacher, he was spot on about many things. Matthew 28:1, "In the end of the sabbath as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week . . ." should be translated literally, "Now late on Sabbath, as it was getting dusk toward the first day of the week . . . ." The Sabbath does not end at dawn but at dusk. Luke 14:26 has the unfortunate translation of the Greek word miseo, Strong's #3404, as "hate", when it should be rendered "love less by comparison." We are not to hate our parents and family!
John 1:31, 33 should say "baptize" or "baptizing IN water" not with water. Pouring or sprinkling with water is not the scriptural method of baptism, but only thorough immersion in water.
John 1:17 is another instance of a poor preposition. "By" should be "through": "For the law was given by [through] Moses . . . ." Moses did not proclaim his law, but God's Law.
Acts 12:4 has the inaccurate word "Easter" which should be rendered "Passover." The Greek word is pascha which is translated correctly as Passover in Matthew 26:2, etc.
From Angel Fire
Besides that, sorry to have to inform those who don’t know (many do) Easter and Christmas have pagan origins, that’s why they are so mixed, and it goes deeper than that. Also, Sunday is the day of the Sun God…….the Roman Emperor CONSTANTINE was NO Friend of Christianity as some believe: The worst thing that could have happened to Christianity was to CHANGE God’s Institution into a State Institution.
It was then,The Church waned in Power!
Hence, much of the corruption we see to this Day. That all commenced in 300AD.
That’s right, 300Yrs After the Early Church and has to do with the Apostate Era of the Church, Popes replacing CHRIST as Head of His Church. Ephesians says “Christ is the Head over ALL things pertaining to His Church”……….NO Man can TAKE that Role.
When the Greek says PASSOVER it means Passover!
And when it says HOLY SPIRIT it means Holy Spirit!
I never did like that KJV term, I find it very disrespectful.
The Spirit of God is HOLY……..Ghosts denote Evil, not Holy!
Think about that. More about it in this article.
DID YOU KNOW?
Because of the Changes in Meanings of many English Words since 1600s:
300 words found in the KJV no longer bear the same meaning—e.g., “Suffer little children…to come unto me” (). “Study to shew thyself approved unto God” (). Should we really embrace a Bible as the best translation when it uses language that not only is not clearly understood any more, but in fact has been at times perverted and twisted as the times have changed through the years!
Most evangelicals—who embrace all the cardinal doctrines of the faith—prefer a different translation and textual basis than that found in the KJV. In fact, even the editors of the New Scofield Reference Bible (which is based on the KJV) prefer a different text/translation!
I trust that this brief survey of reasons I have for thinking that the King James Bible is not the best available translation will not be discarded quickly. All of us have a tendency to make mountains out of molehills and then to set up fortresses in those ‘mountains.
’ We often cling to things out of emotion, rather than out of true piety. And as such we do a great disservice to a dying world that is desperately in need of a clear, strong voice proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ.
From Bible Org
KJV WAS NOT THE FIRST ENGLISH TRANSLATION.
Some King-James-Only Christians believe that the King James Bible was the first English translation of the Scriptures. This belief, however, is incorrect. John Wycliffe’s Bible was translated from Latin into English and hand copied in the 1400s. In 1526, almost 100 years before the KJV was first published, William Tyndale’s English translation of the Greek New Testament was printed. A decade or so later, full English Bibles began to be printed. First came the Coverdale Bible (1535-1537) which used Tyndale’s NT, as did the Matthew Bible (1537). Then came Richard Taverner’s Bible (1539), closely followed by the Great Bible (1539-1541). The Geneva Bible (1556-1560) was published by and for Calvinist Puritans. The Bishops’ Bible (1568) was based on the Great Bible and edited by Church of England bishops, partly, in response to the Geneva Bible.The Douay Rheims Bible (1582-1609) was translated from the Latin Vulgate, rather than Hebrew and Greek, for the Catholic Church.[1]
THE TRANSLATORS OF THE KJV 1611 WERE UNTRAINED IN KOINE GREEK.
Koine (“common”) Greek is the original language of the New Testament, but the KJV translators of the New Testament were scholars of Classical Greek and were unfamiliar with Koine Greek. Some believed that the Greek language of the NT was a unique, Spirit-inspired dialect.[6] It was not until the late 1800s and early 1900s, when tens of thousands of papyrus documents were discovered, many written in Koine, that we could begin to understand the language more fully.[7] Unlike the translators of the KJV, present day translators of the New Testament are scholars of both Classical and Koine Greek.
CRITICISMS OF RECENT BIBLE TRANSLATIONS
A criticism of newer translations is that some words and phrases, and even a few passages, that are included in the KJV, are absent in newer translations. These are not omissions. Rather, these words and phrases are additions in the Textus and Receptus and KJV. These additions are absent in the more ancient Greek manuscripts. Most modern translations still acknowledge the traditional additions in some way: in margin notes, in footnotes, or they are printed in a different font, etc. (More about the additional verses in the KJV here.)
The King James Version is an excellent translation, but many of the recent English translations are better. I mostly read the New Testament in Greek, but the English Bibles I use, roughly in order of preference, are the Common English Bible (CEB), the New International Version (NIV 2011), the New American Standard Bible (NASB), the New Revised Standard Version (NRSV), and the King James Version (KJV). Most of the other, better-known English translations are fine too.
It is most important that we read a Bible that we can understand. The New Testament was originally written in common, everyday Greek—a language that almost everyone in the Roman Empire (the world of the New Testament) could easily understand. We need modern English translations of the Bible that modern audiences can easily understand.
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SOME DEFECTS ILLUSTRATED
In Daniel vii., 9, "I beheld till the thrones were cast down," it should be exactly the reverse—were set up.
In Matt. vi., 12, instead of "Forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors," the reading should be, "as we also have forgiven our debtors" the thought being, that the petitioner should not ask forgiveness for himself until he has already forgiven others.
In Matt. x., 23, "When they persecute you in this city, flee ye into another," should read "flee ye into the next" thus conveying not merely the idea of going to some other place, but to the next town, and so on until they had proclaimed the gospel everywhere.
In Mark ix., 22, 23, where the father, asking for the healing of his son, says, "If thou canst do any thing, have compassion on us, and help us," the Authorized Version makes Jesus reply, "If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth." But the approved text reads, "If thou canst! All things are possible to him that believeth." This form expresses surprise that the question of ability should be raised at all, when to the believer everything is possible.
From Bible Researcher
KJV ONLY Argument:
The original KJV in 1611 AD when it first came out had no marginal notes.
This is simply blind faith gone to seed!
A statement based on wishful thinking without any proof and contrary to all known facts!
The very first KJV had marginal notes. TAKE A SECOND LOOK AT THEM!!!
These marginal notes were added by the publishers and did not originate with the inspired translators.
As if the publishers would have the knowledge to make such judgements of alternate manuscripts.
As if the Translators would have silently allowed the publisher to confuse the readers after the Holy Spirit had told them which reading was authentic.
The translators made clear reference to the need of the marginal notes in the original preface
The original translators preface was not written by or authorized by the translators but was inserted against their wishes by the publishers.
1. As ridiculous as it is unfounded and without proof!
2. The last gasp of a dying false doctrine!
The fact is, the marginal readings are NOT THE WORDS OF GOD and the TEXT IS. The translators did not KNOW that they were being guided to translate His word correctly, that much is certain. Just because they wrote in the margins doesn't mean the text is not accurate!
Incredible!!! Imagine this. The KJV translators specifically dispel any notion that they were specially guided by God in the preface, but didn't know that what they wrote in the preface was wrong. God was inspiring their choices of manuscripts!
Unanswerable question: "If the translators died not knowing they were inspired, HOW DID YOU FIND THIS OUT"???
From Bible CA Questions for "KJV only" advocates: Some questions by Steve Rudd, who compiled the remaining questions from others. Which KJV is inspired, since it was revised four times, the last being in 1769. What Bible would KJV worshippers recommend since before 1611 there was no Bible. (they claim). Do they realize that the apostle Paul did not use the KJV? If God always gives the world his word in one language (as KJV advocates say of English), then the KJV is certainly not that language, for God chose Koine GREEK not ENGLISH to reveal his New Covenant! If God gave us the KJV as an inspired translation,why would God not repeat the process again in modern language in each language? If God supervised the translation process so that the KJV is 100% error free, why did God not extend this supervision to the printers? Why did the KJV translators use marginal note showing alternate translation possibilities? If the English of the KJV is inspired of God, there would be no alternates! If the KJV translators were inspired of God in their work, why did they not know it? When there is a difference between the KJV English and the TR Greek, why do you believe that the Greek was wrong and the KJV English is correct? In defending the KJV's use of archaic language, do you really think it is a good thing that a person must use an Early Modern English dictionary just to understand the Bible when reading? Is it not ridiculous to suggest that when the TR disagrees with the KJV that Greek TR has errors, but the KJV doesn't? Is this not the ultimate example of "translation worship"? (Reject the original in favour of the translation) Did you know that the Textus Receptus, from which the KJV was translated, was based on half a dozen small manuscripts, none earlier than the 10th century? If the Textus Receptus is the error free text, then why are the last 6 verses of Revelation absence from the TR, yet present in the KJV? Did you know that for these verses, the Latin Vulgate was translated into Greek which was then translated into English - a translation of a translation of a translation? Why do KJV only advocates believe that the English of the KJV is clearer and more precise than the original Greek language manuscripts? Why should Bible students throw out their Greek dictionaries and buy an "archaic English" dictionary? Are there not word pictures in the original Greek words that the English cannot easily convey? (Jas 2:19 "tremble"; Greek: PHRISSO, indicates to be rough, to bristle. is a powerful word picture of how the demons are in such terror that their skin is rough with goose pimples.Also differences between "agape" and "phileo" love words) Do KJV only advocates realize that, to point out that all modern translations have the same kinds of mistakes we are accusing of the KJV, is irrelevant, because we maintain that all translations have errors and none were translated under the inspired supervision of God? Why would KJV translators render Gen 15:6 which is quoted in identical Greek form by Paul in Rom 4:3, 9, 22; Gal 3:6, in FOUR DIFFERENT WAYS? Why are they creating distinctions where none exist? Why did the KJV translators have no consistent rule for differentiating between the use of definite and indefinite articles? (Dan 3:25 we have one "like the Son of God" instead of "like a son of God", even though in 28 Nebuchadnezzar states God sent "His angel" to deliver the men. The definite article was also added to the centurion's confession in Mt 27:54) How can you accept that the Textus Receptus is perfect and error free when Acts 9:6 is found only in the Latin Vulgate but absolutely no Greek manuscript known to man? Further, how come in Rev 22:19 the phrase "book of life" is used in the KJV when absolutely ALL known Greek manuscripts read "tree of life"? How do you explain the grammatical error in the original 1611 KJV in Isa 6:2 where the translators made a rare grammatical error by using the incorrect plural form of "seraphims" rather than "seraphim"? Must we possess a perfectly flawless bible translation in order to call it "the word of God"? If so, how do we know "it" is perfect? If not, why do some "limit" "the word of God" to only ONE "17th Century English" translation? Where was "the word of God" prior to 1611? Did our Pilgrim Fathers have "the word of God" when they brought the GENEVA BIBLE translation with them to North America? Do you believe that the Hebrew and Greek used for the KJV are "the word of God"? Do you believe that the Hebrew and Greek underlying the KJV can "correct" the English? Do you believe that the English of the KJV "corrects" its own Hebrew and Greek texts from which it was translated? Is ANY translation "inspired"? Is the KJV an "inspired translation"? Is the KJV "scripture"? Is IT "given by inspiration of God"? [2 Tim. 3:16] WHEN was the KJV "given by inspiration of God" - 1611, or any of the KJV major/minor revisions in 1613, 1629, 1638, 1644, 1664, 1701, 1744, 1762, 1769, and the last one in 1850? In what language did Jesus Christ [not Peter Ruckman and others] teach that the Old Testament would be preserved forever according to Matthew 5:18? Where does the Bible teach that God will perfectly preserve His Word in the form of one seventeenth-century English translation? Did God lose the words of the originals when the "autographs" were destroyed? Did the KJV translators mislead their readers by saying that their New Testament was "translated out of the original Greek"? [title page of KJV N.T.] Were they "liars" for claiming to have "the original Greek" to translate from? Was "the original Greek" lost after 1611? Did the great Protestant Reformation (1517-1603) take place without "the word of God"? What copy or translations of "the word of God," used by the Reformers, was absolutely infallible and inerrant? [their main Bibles are well-known and copies still exist]. If the KJV is "God's infallible and preserved word to the English-speaking people," did the "English-speaking people" have "the word of God" from 1525-1604? Was Tyndale's [1525], or Coverdale's [1535], or Matthew's [1537], or the Great [1539], or the Geneva [1560] . . . English Bible absolutely infallible? If neither the KJV nor any other one version were absolutely inerrant, could a lost sinner still be "born again" by the "incorruptible word of God"? [1 Peter 1:23] If the KJV can "correct" the inspired originals, did the Hebrew and Greek originally "breathed out by God" need correction or improvement? Which reading is the verbally (word-for-word) inerrant scripture - "whom ye" [Cambridge KJV's] or, "whom he" [Oxford KJV's] at Jeremiah 34:16? Which reading is the verbally (word-for-word) inerrant scripture - "sin" [Cambridge KJV's] or "sins" [Oxford KJV's] at 2 Chronicles 33:19? Who publishes the "inerrant KJV"? Did Jesus teach a way for men to be "worshiped" according to Luke 14:10 in the KJV, contradicting the first commandment and what He said in Luke 4: 8? [Remember - you may not go the Greek for any "light" if you are a KJV-Onlyite!] Is the Holy Spirit an "it" according to John 1:32; Romans 8:16, 26; and 1 Peter 1:11 in the KJV? [Again - you may not go the Greek for any "light" if you are a KJV-Onlyite!] Does Luke 23:56 support a "Friday" crucifixion in the KJV? [No "day" here in Greek] Did God supernaturally "move His Word from the original languages to English" in 1611 as affirmed by The Flaming Torch? Not Likely!
From Bible CA KJV translates... and Textus Receptus actually says... "Easter" Acts 12:4 "Passover"(Easter very poor choice as it confuses the pagan origin Roman Catholic "Easter" holy day with what the TR clearly says is the Jewish Passover!)