Women today believe that marriage is to make them happy and fulfill their emotional needs and desires.
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6h · https://www.facebook.com/100044565243793/posts/819553582873476/?mibextid=SDPelYThe Transformed Wife7h · Women today believe that marriage is to make them happy and fulfill their emotional needs and desires. When these aren’t happening, they divorce. These are NOT the purposes for marriage, women. You alone decide whether to be happy or not. The joy of the Lord is your strength! You alone take your thoughts captive to the obedience of Christ. This will satisfy your emotional needs. Living in obedience to Christ is what makes our lives fulfilling. Stop depending upon your husband for things he was not created to do. Depend upon Christ alone while working on becoming the wife that God has called you to be: loving, submissive, kind, meek and quiet, not quarrelsome nor contentious…Marriage and raising children take hard work and yes, even suffering, but the blessings FAR outweigh anything this passing world has to offer.
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Bill Taylor Men do that too. That is part of how churches ruined Holy Matrimony.As morality collapsed and hookup culture took over the college scene, we thought that the church was following 25 years behind society in accepting sexual immorality. This short paper explains how the church led the redefinition and destruction of marriage back in 1950 and society followed:https://successful-marriage.blogspot.com/…/dont-step-in…
Chapter 18 – The Church Abandoned Holy Matrimony
Marriage Under Threat: Don’t Step in the Holes (successful-marriage.blogspot.com)
Christians divorce at the same rate as the lost even though Mal. 2:14-16 says that God hates divorce. We show Christ by the way we live; divorce wrecks our testimony and dishonors Christ. Lost people see that we can’t handle this life any better than they can; why should they care what we say about the life to come?
Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away
first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; II Thessalonians 2:3
American society is falling further and further away from the Word of God. As marriages fell apart and casual sex became normal, churches seemed to be 20 to 25 years behind society in abandoning Holy Matrimony. In reality, the Church led the way in tearing down both sexual morality and our legal system.
For the woman which hath an husband is bound by the law to her husband so long as he liveth; but if the husband be dead, she is loosed from the law of her husband. 3So then if, while her husband liveth, she be married to another man, she shall be called an adulteress: but if her husband be dead, she is free from that law; so that she is no adulteress, though she be married to another man. Romans 7:2-3
The word “divorce” means ending a marriage bond by some person of authority. When Jesus said “let not man put asunder (Mt. 19:6, Mk. 10:9),” He meant that no man has the authority to end Holy Matrimony. Once married in the eyes of God, a person cannot have sex with a third party without being in adultery.
But and if she depart, let her remain unmarried
or be reconciled to her husband: and let not the husband put away his wife. I Corinthians 7:11
Although a woman may have to initiate a divorce according to the laws of man before asking a judge for a restraining order to keep an abusive husband from harming her, God says that she can’t marry anyone else.
COLLAPSE OF MORALITY
The church’s deliberate destruction of Bible-based marriage is described on pp 251-263 of The Confucian Cycle – China’s Sage and America’s Decline, William A. Taylor and Ken Taylor. To summarize, the Presbyterian Church started re-examining divorce in the 1930’s. The church decided to permit divorce for the “moral equivalent of adultery” and changed the Westminster Confession to permit remarriage “when sufficient penitence for sin and failure is evident, and a firm purpose of and endeavor after Christian marriage is manifested.” In other words, you can remarry if you’re sorry and promise to try harder next time.
In the 1950’s, Presbyterians Eric Mount Jr. and Johanna W. H. Bos wrote, “The primary purpose of marriage was no longer the benefit of society but the benefit of the people entering the marriage covenant.”[93]
Marriage changed from duty to delight. Holy Matrimony is based on duty. Divorce is impossible – duty lasts until death. If marriage is for delight, you can get an easy divorce any time you aren’t delighted.
For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way. II Thessalonians 2:7
The word “let” meant “prevent” when the Bible was translated. John Adams observed, “Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious People. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.” The Holy Spirit in Christians prevents some evil. Abandoning Holy Matrimony has loosed great evil in our land.
The state of California passed the first no-fault divorce law in 1970, twenty years behind the church. No-fault divorce makes it easier to get out of marriage than to get out of paying for a refrigerator. Our “hookup culture” came from teaching young men and women that marriage needn’t come before delight.
Temporary hookups hurt women. The book “Unprotected” by Psychiatrist Miriam Grossman explains biological reasons why sex outside marriage is so damaging. Having treated more than 2,000 women for depression and other psychological problems at a prestigious American university, she found that a woman can become very depressed when she realizes her boyfriend had no interest in her beyond sex.
Many women are sensible enough not to assume the burdens of pregnancy or the duties of motherhood unless a man assumes the long-term duties of fatherhood. The pill shows that many women want a man in their lives badly enough to live with a man without marriage, but they find it hard to find a committed husband if they decide they want a child. Birth rates among educated, productive women are falling while welfare family sizes are increasing – the more babies a welfare recipient has, the bigger her payment.
MULTIPLYING FATHERLESSNESS
The future belongs to those who show up for it. Only those who are born are allowed to participate. We know for observing the welfare system for the last 50 years that that will be the less educated. This has NOTHING TO DO WITH RACE!
“Downfall of a Decent Clan”[94] shows how families fall apart when welfare pays a woman’s costs:
“Karen Matthews is a striking figurehead for this generation. She has never been in regular work yet receives £400 a week benefits, having had seven children by five different men.” [emphasis added]
These men take no responsibility; her children are largely raising themselves. Here’s another example:
“Tennessee Deadbeat Dads”[95] tells of three men who fathered 81 children by 46 different welfare mothers and provide no fatherly influence or child support at all.
In addition to taking duty out of marriage, churches lobbied for the creation of the welfare system. The Bible commands that every person should help the poor. People are tempted to mooch, so it says:
For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat
. II Thessalonians 3:10
Fatherlessness exploded when the church changed the principles of marriage and favored turning poverty programs over to the government. This has gone on long enough that we now know that fatherlessness is an excellent predictor of poverty and a life of crime, and the church led the way back in 1950!
Marriage rests on God having created male and female. He expects men and women to enter into permanent faithful relationships to create safe spaces where they can raise their children. God also expected churches and governments to uphold sound families.
Given the church’s lead in destroying marriage, is there any wonder that Satan has been able to confuse the definitions, first of marriage to include sodomites, and then the definitions of men and women? This will not end well, and the deliberate destruction of Holy Matrimony started in the church.
Chapter 19 – The Church Led the Collapse of our Justice System
The Bible gives the church responsibility for defining the practice of justice throughout society:
For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God
: and if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God? I Peter 4:17
“Judgment” applies to finding out whether wrong has been done, who did it, and finding the appropriate response. This should include repentance and might include punishment.
The Bible warns of spiritual wickedness in high places (Eph. 6:12). We have prayed for more than 50 years that God would reveal the wickedness. We’ve been shocked and amazed at how few people care about all the wickedness that’s leaking out in spite of coordinated media attempts at censorship.
AMERICAN JURISPRUDENCE CAME FROM THE BIBLE
American due process– innocent until proven guilty, equality before the law, rules of evidence, guilt beyond reasonable doubt, a citizen grand jury to decide if a crime has been committed, a citizen jury to determine guilt or innocence – comes from the Biblical formula for handling offenses justly:
Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother. 16But if he will not hear thee, then take with thee one or two more, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established
. 17And if he shall neglect to hear them, tell it unto the church: but if he neglect to hear the church, let him be unto thee as an heathen man and a publican. Matthew 18:15-17
The decision is not made by church leaders. Authority to judge guilt or innocence is given to the entire church after every word about what was done and why it was done is heard from both sides. As Nicodemus put it, “Doth our law judge any man, before it hear him, and know what he doeth (John 7:50-51)?
Do ye not know that the saints shall judge the world
? and if the world shall be judged by you
, are ye unworthy to judge the smallest matters? 3Know ye not that we shall judge angels? how much more things that pertain to this life? I Corinthians 6:2-3
The Bible places a very high value on truth:
Wherefore putting away lying
, speak every man truth with his neighbour
: for we are members one of another. Ephesians 4:25
But if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth
. I Timothy 3:15
The church body is the pillar and ground of the truth, not the leadership. Satan’s servants lie freely:
Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him
. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it
. John 8:44
And they bend their tongues like their bow for lies
: but they are not valiant for the truth
upon the earth; for they proceed from evil to evil, and they know not me, saith the LORD. 4Take ye heed every one of his neighbour, and trust ye not in any brother
: for every brother will utterly supplant, and every neighbour will walk with slanders. 5And they will deceive every one his neighbour
, and will not speak the truth
: they have taught their tongue to speak lies
, and weary themselves to commit iniquity. Jeremiah 9:3-5
Abandoning truth was one reason God dragged Israel into captivity. Diligent search for truth is necessary for doing justice given that false witnesses and political influence on courts are to be expected:
And the judges shall make diligent inquisition
: and, behold, if the witness be a false witness, and hath testified falsely against his brother; 19Then shall ye do unto him, as he had thought to have done unto his brother: so shalt thou put the evil away from among you. Deuteronomy19:18-19
Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: thou shalt not respect the person of the poor
, nor honor the person of the mighty
: but in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbour. Leviticus 19:15
The Bible states that false witnesses must be punished and that everyone should be treated equally. Over the last decade or so, there have been no consequences for government employees who lied for political purposes. The way our “justice” system treats liberals differently from conservatives – innocent until proven Democrat – shows that political power governs our judicial system instead of the rule of law.
WHEN SOCIETY ABANDONED JUSTICE
We first realized that our society had abandoned due process in 1989 when our friends were falsely accused of child abuse. Child Protection Service workers lied in court and the judge merely “corrected the record” when they were caught because the law gave them complete immunity from any liability.
Hearsay evidence was permitted and our friends were not permitted to cross-examine their accusers. The trials were held in secret and our friends were forbidden to tell anyone what was going on. History tells us that secrecy and immunity are the traditional tools of tyranny.
This travesty of justice came from the “Mondale Act” of 1974. 40 years later, Faith and reason wrote
“it is almost impossible to fully insulate one’s family from the threat of a system that on very little pretense can simply reach into the home and take away one’s offspring. The massive incidence of false abuse/neglect allegations shows that current law and public policy on child abuse and neglect and the routine actions of the CPS are a major threat to the American family today.”[96]
There is more detail about CPS in The Confucian Cycle – China’s Sage and America’s Decline cited above.
Knowing that a fish rots from the head and having seen injustice in lower courts, we weren’t surprised to see federal injustice. The Obama administration’s “Dear colleague” letter declared that accusations of sexual misbehavior by any man were true by definition without due process. This was a logical extension of the Mondale Act’s declaration that accusations against parents were true by definition without due process.
“A Legal System Corrupted”[97] documents many recent injustices by the American government:
· The FBI’s hidden and far-too-tardy acknowledgment that the Bernie Sanders supporter who tried to murder the Republican House leadership in 2017 was a domestic terrorist.
· The continued mistreatment (overcharging and continued solitary confinement) of several of the January 6 Capitol demonstrators compounded by the officials’ lies about it and the Department of Justice’s refusal to make available to the public the government videos of that event.
· A claim by a defendant in the George Floyd case that a key witness in the Chauvin trial had been improperly coerced to change his testimony and the prosecution (the Minnesota attorney general’s office) did nothing to inform the defense of the interactions the defendant asserts were coercive.
HOW THE CHURCH ABANDONED JUSTICE
About 25 years ago, we were thrown out of a church which did not follow the Matthew 18:15-17 process. We were told we’d be thrown out at the next service and that we wouldn’t be allowed to speak. How can “every word be established (Mt. 18:16)” if we can’t speak? How can we “hear the church (Mt. 18:17)” if the pastor announces the verdict beforehand? The abusive pattern of ignoring the Biblical formula for truth by hearing both sides and through “diligent inquisition” in favor of pastors ruling by decree had become common enough to support an entire “spiritual abuse” publishing niche.
We’re slow learners. We didn’t connect the decline of justice in the church with unjust court proceedings against parents or the weaponizing of government agencies which began with President Kennedy and have intensified ever since. Societal injustice followed judicial malpractice within churches just as moral decay followed the church’s redefinition of marriage.
The Bible teaches that blame falls on every individual Christian to a greater or lesser degree. First, the Bible teaches that church members rise or fall together:
That there should be no schism in the body; but that the members should have the same care one for another
. 26And whether one member suffer, all the members suffer with it
; or one member be honoured, all the members rejoice with it. I Corinthians 12:25-26
Remember them that are in bonds, as bound with them
; and them which suffer adversity, as being yourselves also in the body. Hebrews 13:3
Second, Daniel and Nehemiah both acknowledged the destruction that abandoning God’s laws had brought on God’s people, accepted their own responsibility for those sins, and confessed their part in them.
And I prayed unto the LORD my God, and made my confession, and said, O Lord, the great and dreadful God, keeping the covenant and mercy to them that love him, and to them that keep his commandments; 5We have sinned
, and have committed iniquity, and have done wickedly, and have rebelled, even by departing from thy precepts and from thy judgments: Daniel 9:4-5
Let thine ear now be attentive, and thine eyes open, that thou mayest hear the prayer of thy servant, which I pray before thee now, day and night, for the children of Israel thy servants, and confess the sins of the children of Israel, which we have sinned against thee
: both I and my father’s house have sinned
. 7We have dealt very corruptly
against thee, and have not kept the commandments, nor the statutes, nor the judgments, which thou commandedst thy servant Moses. Nehemiah 1:6-7
God hasn’t changed (Mal. 3:6). God expects His people to understand our collective responsibility to influence society. God wants us to be a light to the nations (Deu. 4:6, Mt. 28:19, Phi. 2:15). When we let our light go out, evil magnifies itself. If you think it unrealistic to place responsibility for our ongoing societal collapse on the church’s failures, remember that the Bible teaches:
For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let
, until he be taken out of the way. II Thessalonians 2:7
At the time the King James Version was written, the word “let” meant “prevent,” which is why some legal documents use the phrase “without let or hindrance” meaning that one party isn’t supposed to prevent or get in the way of the other party from doing something mentioned in the contract.
The Holy Spirit which indwells Christians “letteth,” that is prevents, some evil in our society. Our presence has a positive impact on society but we must set the right example! We’re supposed to be a light to the nations (Deu. 4:6, Phi. 2:15). When we let our light go out, evil magnifies itself.
Judgment begins in the church and flows out to the rest of society by example. That is how we got the American legal system which had so many protections for people who’re falsely accused.
Yet if any man suffer as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God on this behalf. 17 For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God
: and if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God? I Peter 4:16-17
“Spiritual abuse” based on false accusations is becoming more and more common (Is. 66:5). Our political system shows the same perversion of justice based on the same power and loss of protection for citizens who fall out of favor with the hierarchy that churches have taught. Why are we surprised that so many young people leave the church? Jesus warned us that churches are worthless without salt (Mt. 5:13, Lk. 14:34).
Leading the way as our justice system discards protections of unpopular individuals will let Satan’s forces attack churches – pastors are being arrested in Canada; martyrdom is coming unless we repent.
And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and night unto him, though he bear long with them? 8I tell you that he will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth
? Luke 18:7-8
WHERE CHURCHES WENT WRONG
For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad. 11Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord, we persuade men
; II Corinthians 5:10-11a
Even with Heaven or Hell in the balance for our child’s soul, we persuade, we can’t command. Young people can’t live on our convictions; they need their own. We have from birth until they leave home to persuade them and convince them that our ways are best, or they’ll do something else when they leave.
Some churches preach the “buddy god” who loves everybody so much he’d never send anyone to Hell. A love-only message is useless because it doesn’t tell people that God hates sin (Ps. 7:11b). How can people recognize personal failure before a Holy God, admit that they can’t save themselves, repent, and seek forgiveness without knowing how God hates all sins, even theirs (Is. 64:6, Ro. 3:10)?
Others preach the “bully god” by hammering away on God’s holiness without emphasizing His love. The bully god wrote a bunch of rules in the Bible which the leadership interprets and extends. The bully god watches your every thought, word, and deed to whack you with the pastor’s help when you get out of line.
Holiness without love is repugnant because it’s too harsh. Sinners don’t want to hear about holiness alone because they don’t want to feel hopelessly bad about themselves. Love gives hope and helps sinners accept God’s holiness. Sinners can’t understand why Jesus had to die on the cross unless they’re taught to cling to His love as they learn to follow His path of holiness (Lev. 11:44-45, 1 Pe. 1:16).
Without knowing God’s love, people can’t feel confident of His care for us (1 Pe. 5:7) or of His promise never to leave us (He. 13:5). Jesus love for us keeps us following Him because we want Him to be pleased with us (2 Cor. 5:14). We follow His holiness out of love for Him. You can’t have one without the other.
The Bible sets a high standard for the balanced persuasion without which Christians cannot grow:
But speaking the truth in love
, may grow up into him in all things
, which is the head, even Christ: Ephesians 4:15
Some churches hammer away at truth, particularly the parts about obeying those that have the rule over you (He. 13:7, 13:17, 13:24). Other churches preach only love. Weaving God’s truth and God’s love together is extremely difficult. Fathers are commanded to bring up children in both love and holiness:
And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. Ephesians 6:4
Finding the right balance between God’s nurture and God’s admonition is the most difficult part of being a parent, pastor, or leader. Persuading children while clearing away misunderstandings about word meanings and of past events instead of commanding or punishing takes a great deal of time and patience.
As we’ve stopped showing young believers God’s concern for justice by treating them unjustly, we’ve failed to persuade them. Do we take the time to persuade, explain, encourage, discuss the Bible, and spend the hours needed to thoroughly understand their side? If not, they walk away, carrying the message of our abandonment of God’s standard of justice out into society at large. We see the results everywhere.
Chapter 20 – The Bible Versions Controversy
The question of which Bible version Christians should trust has been an issue since the 1880s. Many say that the King James Version is too hard to read because of its vocabulary. Others say that scholars have found older, much more accurate manuscripts so that we have a better idea of the original words. This chapter looks at some of the obvious errors in the newer versions to show that they can’t be the pure Word of God.
We know that Satan wants to confuse us (Jn. 8:44[98]). When he tempted Eve in the Garden of Eden, he cast doubt on God’s Word by asking, “hath God said (Gen. 3:1[99])?” The very first of Satan’s many temptations was to question the Word of God. We must not be ignorant of Satan’s devices (2 Cor. 2:11[100]).
We also must remember that when time ends (Rev. 10:6[101]), every person will acknowledge His Lordship:
For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God. Romans 14:11 see also Isaiah 45:23[102]
The basic question is simple – since the many versions disagree on so many points, they cannot all be correct. In the end, everyone will submit to God, and we will be judged on how we followed His word:
And if any man hear my words, and believe not, I judge him not: for I came not to judge the world, but to save the world. 48He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my words, hath one that judgeth him: the word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day. John 12:47-48
God’s name is important to Him (Ex. 20:7[103], De. 5:11[104]) but His word is even more important: “thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name (Ps. 138:2).” We must know exactly what the Word of God says so we can believe it and obey it as God expects of His people. That is why it’s vital to use a Bible that correctly explains what God told us about what we are to believe and what we are to do.
WHY WE USE THE KING JAMES BIBLE
God wrote the Bible to teach us how to be saved (Jn. 3:16-18[105]) so that we can produce the Fruit of the Spirit in this life (Gal. 5:22[106], Eph. 5:9[107]), win the lost (Mt. 28:19-20[108], Mk. 16:15-16[109]), and live forever in Heaven with Him. Satan cast doubt on God’s Word by asking Eve “hath God said (Gen. 3:1[110])” and tries to corrupt our minds from the “simplicity that is in Christ (2 Cor. 11:3[111]).”
John 3:18 tells us that we are condemned if we do not believe on Jesus, the only begotten Son of God. We should be careful to see whether a version teaches that Jesus was both man and God in the flesh and became the perfect sacrifice to pay the price for all our sins as the KJV does.
Hebrews 9:22 teaches that sin cannot be paid for or be forgiven without shedding blood. A Bible must teach that a perfect Jesus died on the cross to shed His perfect blood to wash away our sins.
Modern Translations Teach an Imperfect Jesus who Cannot Save
Moses’ Law required Jews to sacrifice unblemished, healthy, valuable animals. This was a preview of Jesus, the coming Savior. Malachi 1:8 tells of God’s anger at being offered inferior animals. 1 Peter 1:19-21 explains that Jesus lived a sinless life and fulfilled Moses’ law (Mt. 5:18[112], Lk. 21:32[113]) to become the perfect sacrifice.
Moses’ law said that a woman needed 33 days of purifying after giving birth to a son.
And she shall then continue in the blood of her purifying
three and thirty days; she shall touch no hallowed thing, nor come into the sanctuary, until the days of her purifying
be fulfilled. Leviticus 12:4
Jesus’ parents fulfilled the law after He was born:
And when the days of her purification
according to the law of Moses were accomplished, they brought him to Jerusalem, to present him to the Lord; Luke 2:22 (KJV)
The RSV, ESV, and NASB say “their purification” in Luke 2:22. This makes no sense: Moses’ Law said that one person, the mother, needed purification after giving birth, not the father and the baby. A Jesus who needed purification could not be a perfect sacrifice; imperfect blood couldn’t save anyone.
The Bible was inspired by the Holy Spirit (2 Pe. 1:21, 2 Tim. 3:16). The RSV, ESV and NASB refer to “her purification” in Lev. 12:4 and “their purification” in Luke 2:22. These versions are just plain wrong. They imply that the Holy Spirit made a mistake in these passages.
Wherefore I say unto you, All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men: but the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men. Matthew 12:31 (KJV)
These versions teach “another Jesus (2 Cor. 11:4)” who cannot save while blaspheming the Holy Ghost.
The NIV hides this issue, “When the time came for the purification rites required by the Law of Moses…” That is not translation; it’s a dodge to avoid the error the translators saw in the manuscript.
God Didn’t Come In The Flesh
Newer versions do not say that God came in the flesh in Paul’s letter to Timothy:
And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory. I Timothy 3:16 (KJV)
The NIV, ESV, NASB, and RSV refer to “he” being manifest or revealed in the flesh instead of God. A man being seen in a human body is no mystery – anyone born of woman is manifest or revealed or seen in the flesh. The mystery is God appearing in a human body that suffered hunger, weariness, and pain.
Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits
whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world. 2Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God: 3And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God
: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world
. I John 4:1-3 (KJV)
Newer versions “confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh” so they are not of God. Weakening the doctrine of salvation through a perfect sacrifice of the Son of God who appeared in the flesh and walked among people in a human body is condemned in Deu. 4:2 and Rev. 22:19. This is “that spirit of antichrist.”
And there was again a battle in Gob with the Philistines, where Elhanan the son of Jaareoregim, a Bethlehemite, slew the brother of Goliath the Gittite, the staff of whose spear was like a weaver’s beam. II Samuel 21:19 (KJV])
The RSV, NIV, ESV, and NASB leave out “the brother of” and say that Elhanan killed Goliath even though 1 Sam. 21:9 says that David slew Goliath. How can “bibles” with mistakes like this be “better” than the KJV?
Calling Jesus a Lying Sinner
Go ye up unto this feast: I go not up yet unto this feast: for my time is not yet full come. John 7:8
The NIV, ESV, NASB, and RSV omit the word “yet.” Their Jesus lied: He went to the feast (Jn. 7:9-10).
They say that the Holy Spirit made another mistake while inspiring either Mt. 5:22 or Eph. 4:26.
But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: Matthew 5:22a (KJV)
The NIV, ESV, NASB, and RSV omit “without a cause.” Their Jesus sinned by being angry (Mt. 21:13, Mk. 11:17, Lk. 19:46). Ephesians 4:26 “Be ye angry, and sin not” proves that righteous anger is not a sin.
These manuscripts deny both the deity and the perfection of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
Some say there’s evidence for these doctrines in other places but aren’t able to show examples. We must consider Satan’s devices (2 Cor. 2:11). Newer versions must make enough changes to get a copyright so the gospel becomes weaker and weaker with each one. Satan can’t destroy the Word of God but he has a long-term plan to grow so many weeds and so much confusion around it that few will find it as shown on page 125.
People can be saved from reading the RSV, the NIV, and many others just as they can be saved from gospel tracts or by short conversations. The problem is spiritual growth. As Christians leave milk behind and move on to strong meat (Heb. 5:12-14), accurate theology becomes more and more important.
Which Manuscript is Best?
Comparing versions shows that the KJV is more accurate about salvation and God in the flesh. Later versions used the Codex Sinaiticus and Vaticanus manuscripts promoted by Westcott and Hort in the late 1800s.
The Word of God cannot not be preached unless it is available. When Jesus told Satan “it is written” which occurs 26 times in the Gospels, He described something that happened in the past but continues without interruption through the present and into the unending future.
These manuscripts do not meet this condition for Biblical authority because they were not continually available. Vaticanus was ignored until the 1800s. Sinaiticus was found in 1844. The Textus Receptus has been known continuously to God’s people since the originals were written.
Westcott and Hort said, “[It is] our belief that even among the numerous unquestionably spurious readings of the New Testament there are no signs of deliberate falsification of the text for dogmatic purposes.”[114] The Apostle Paul warned the Thessalonians against “letters as from us (2 Thes. 2:2)” which shows that he knew that deliberate forgeries were circulating in his time!
Westcott and Hort asserted that older readings, manuscripts, or groups are to be preferred over newer manuscripts.[115] That is a false argument; a manuscript which is being used wears out and is discarded. If it’s not used, hidden away, and forgotten, it can survive for centuries, particularly in a desert climate.
These manuscripts are of such poor quality that their age is the only reason they’re used.
“It should be noted, however, that there is no prominent Biblical MS. in which there occur such gross cases of misspelling, faulty grammar, and omission, as in B [Vaticanus].”[116]
The copyist of Codex Vaticanus had written Φανερων in Hebrews 1:3, and a corrector had replaced that with the correct reading, Φέρων (which is supported by all other manuscripts, including Papyrus 46). The person who wrote this note, however, objected to this correction, and wrote, ἀμαθέστατε καὶ κακέ, ἂφες τὸν παλαιόν, μὴ μεταποίει. Metzger translated these words as, “Fool and knave, can’t you leave the old reading alone, and not alter it!” Another rendering: “Untrained troublemaker, forgive the ancient [reading]; do not convert it.” He re-wrote Φανερων, erasing most of the corrector’s Φερων. Apparently, the note-writer regarded Codex Vaticanus as a museum-piece to be protected and preserved, rather than as a copy of Scripture to be used as such.[117]
The official Codex Sinaiticus Project website admits:
No other early manuscript of the Christian Bible has been so extensively corrected. A glance at the transcription will show just how common these corrections are. They are especially frequent in the Septuagint portion. They range in date from those made by the original scribes in the fourth century to ones made in the twelfth century. They range from the alteration of a single letter to the insertion of whole sentences.[118]
By any conceivable metric (except age), Codex Sinaiticus is one of the worst manuscripts that we’ve found. You probably couldn’t find a scholar who would praise the scribal work in Sinaiticus, and it’s easy to find those who deride it as the worst scribal work among the manuscripts we’ve found.[119]
Sinaiticus and Vaticanus have more than a thousand defects which weaken the Word of God. “thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name (Ps. 138:2).” God’s name is important to Him (Ex. 20:7, De. 5:11) but His word is even more important. How can anyone rest their faith in such inferior manuscripts?
GOD’S RULES FOR JUDGING
We are told how to judge those who speak about God or about His Works:
Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. 16Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? 17Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. 18A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. 19Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. 20Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them
. Matthew 7:15-20
Modern versions are based on the Codex Sinaiticus and Vaticanus manuscripts promoted by Westcott and Hort in the late 1800s. The fruits of using these manuscripts must be compared with what God gives us:
For God is not the author of confusion
, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints. I Corinthians 14:33
Debating what God said has brought confusion and lack of peace. This tells us all we need to know:
He that is not with me is against me: and he that gathereth not with me scattereth. Luke 11:23
There are only two sides. God is not the author of confusion so we know the author of this confusion.
Newer versions are copyrighted. You can’t quote them without permission! Having to ask a man for permission to quote the Word of God is just plain wrong (Acts 8:20).
Memorization Ended
Christians stopped memorizing the Word of God as they became confused about what God said. Memorization will be vital when persecution comes. Early Christians identified each other by quoting part of a verse and having the other person complete it. Going back and forth a few times identified believers.
Persecution is coming to America. The Colorado Civil Rights Division ruled that a Christian baker can’t refuse to write a homosexual “marriage” message but a baker that supports same-sex “marriage” can turn down a Biblical marriage message because the Bible is hateful and bigoted.[120]
Päivi Räsänen, a member of parliament, and Bishop Juhana Pohjola of the Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Mission faced hate speech charges after they published a pamphlet about “biblical marriage.”[121] The court ruled that although their statements could offend, the purpose was to explain religious teaching, which was protected. The fact that the case was brought at all shows the danger.
The fish symbol to common to use it as a password. We’ll have to go back to quoting scripture. People seeking to persecute us will have to memorize enough of the Bible to fool us, and studying it may lead them to salvation! The KJV is the best-known, time-tested version. That’s one of many reasons we use the KJV.
Disagreement Between Versions Causes Confusion
A friend of mine needed to replace a worn-out Bible. He described his shopping experience:
An entire wall was dedicated to the sale of Bibles. Impressed, I headed to that section. This should be quick and easy, I thought, but I became quite confused. Some of the Bibles is saw were The Voice Bible (2012), the Tree of Life Bible (2014), Third Millennium Bible (1998), Today’s New International Version (2005), The Holy Bible: Jah International Version (2017), The Story Bible (1971), Simple English Bible (1980), The Scriptures (revised 2009), Revised English Bible (1989), Revised Standard Version Second Catholic Edition (2006), Revised Standard Version (1952), New Revised Standard Version (1989), Revised New Jerusalem Bible, (2019), New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (2013 Revised), New Living Translation (1966), New King James Version (1982), King James Version (1611, 1769), New International Version (2011), New International Version Inclusive Language Edition (1996), English Standard Version (2016), New American Standard Bible (2020), The Message (2002), The Living Bible (1971) Good News Bible (1976) . . . the available selections went on and on! How am I ever going to choose? Is there a Bible right for me?
There are large Bibles, small Bibles, pocket-sized Bibles, partial Bibles, large-print Bibles, interlinear Bibles, study Bibles, Bibles bearing people’s or ministry names . . . Wow! Trying to select one was not going to be easy. As a matter-of-fact, it was overwhelming!
Some say the KJV is hard to understand because of outdated language. I selected some passages in a few translations to see which was easiest to understand. I was surprised at what I read:
Psalm 10:5
KJV: His ways are always grievous; thy judgments are far above out of his sight: as for all his enemies, he puffeth at them.
ESV: His ways prosper at all times; your judgments are on high, out of his sight as for all his foes, he puffs at them.
NASB: His ways prosper at all times; Thy judgments are on high, out of his sight; as for all his adversaries, he snorts at them.
NIV: His ways are always prosperous; he is haughty, and your laws are far from him; he sneers at all his enemies.
NKJV: His ways are always prospering; Your judgments are far above, out of his sight; as for all his enemies, he sneers at them.
Now this is interesting. The KJV (which has been around for about 400 years) seems to be out of step with these more modern translations—at least that is what some writers claim. I compared a few other passages.
Ecclesiastes 8:10
KJV: And so I saw the wicked buried, who had come and gone from the place of the holy, and they were forgotten in the city where they had so done: this is also vanity.
ESV: Then I saw the wicked buried. They used to go in and out of the holy place and were praised in the city where they had done such things. This also is vanity.
ASV: So I saw the wicked buried, and they came to the grave; and they that had done right went away from the holy place, and were forgotten in the city: this also is vanity.
NIV: Then too, I saw the wicked buried—those who used to come and go from the holy place and receive praise in the city where they did this. This too is meaningless.
Two versions say that the wicked were forgotten in the city and two say that they were praised. Being forgotten and being praised are two different concepts. They don’t mean the same thing. Which did God say?
Isaiah 9:3
KJV: Thou hast multiplied the nation, and not increased the joy: they joy before thee according to the joy in harvest, and as men rejoice when they divide the spoil.
ESV: You have multiplied the nation; you have increased its joy; they rejoice before you as with joy at the harvest, as they are glad when they divide the spoil.
ASV: Thou hast multiplied the nation, thou hast increased their joy: they joy before thee according to the joy in harvest, as men rejoice when they divide the spoil.
NIV: You have enlarged the nation and increased their joy; they rejoice before you as people rejoice at the harvest, when men rejoice when dividing the plunder.
The KJV is out of step. It says their joy was increased and the others say that joy was not increased. This reminds me of a book title by Dr. Mickey P. Carter, Things that are Different are not the Same.
Colossians 2:18
KJV: Let no man beguile you of your reward in a voluntary humility and worshipping of angels, intruding into those things which he hath not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind,
ESV: Let no one disqualify you, insisting on asceticism and worship of angels, going on in detail about visions, puffed up without reason by his sensuous mind,
ASV: Let no man rob you of your prize by a voluntary humility and worshipping of the angels, dwelling in the things which he hath seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind,
NIV: Do not let anyone who delights in false humility and the worshipping of angels disqualify you for the prize. Such a person goes into great detail about what he has seen, and his unscriptural mind puffs him up with idle notions.
Two versions talk about what they have seen. One states that they intrude into those things which they have not seen. And one states . . . well it implies having seen. Which one has the correct wording?
Hosea 11:12
KJV: Ephraim compasseth me about with lies, and the house of Israel with deceit: but Judah yet ruleth with God, and is faithful with the saints.
ESV: Ephraim has surrounded me with lies, and the house of Israel with deceit, but Judah still walks with God and is faithful to the Holy One.
ASV: Ephraim compasseth me about with falsehood, and the house of Israel with deceit; but Judah yet ruleth with God, and is faithful with the Holy One.
NIV: Ephraim has surrounded me with lies, the House of Israel with deceit, and Judah is unruly against God.
Three versions say that Judah ruled with God and was faithful to God, but one version says the opposite! How can this be? Are not these supposed to be from the same Bible? Do they not claim to be the Word of God? Shouldn’t we be reading the same ideas in all the versions? Let’s try one more:
Proverbs 18:24
KJV: A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.
ESV: A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
ASV: He that maketh many friends doeth it to his own destruction; But there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.
NIV: A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
Two of these say may come to ruin. One says the man will cause his destruction if he makes many friends. These concepts are not the same. One version doesn’t mention destruction—it says that one must show himself friendly to have friends. These are three different concepts. Which is from God? Are we to study an armful of bibles, compare every verse, and choose one we think or feel is the correct one? Are we to choose one that we believe is right for us but may not be right for someone else? How confusing!
The unsaved will laugh Christians to scorn. I can hear their complaint: Christians can’t agree on what their so-called authority (the Bible) says. How can we believe anything they say?
For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints. I Corinthians 14:33
This widespread confusion should settle the discussion by identifying the author of the newer versions:
He that is not with me is against me; and he that gathereth not with me scattereth abroad. Matthew 12:30
He that is not with me is against me: and he that gathereth not with me scattereth. Luke 11:23
There are only two sides, God’s and Satan’s. The KJV was relied on for 400 years, then confusion about God’s Word came through many versions. Confusion is not of God, so non-KJV should be avoided.
THE LESSONS OF HISTORY
History shows that the KJV is the version God wanted for all English speaking people.
The king’s heart is in the hand of the LORD
, as the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will. Proverbs 21:1
God involves Himself in human affairs to work out His plans. He helped Alexander the Great spread Greek language and culture from Macedonia to India. When the Romans conquered Greece, Greek became the language of culture and business and Latin was the language of government. Pilate’s title for Jesus “was written in Hebrew, and Greek, and Latin. (Jn. 19:20)”
At the time the Gospels were written, Roman roads and the “pax Romana,” or Roman peace, made Paul’s missionary journeys possible. God inspired the “holy men (2 Peter 1:21)” to write in Greek, the language of culture and business in much of the known world. Paul preached the Gospel in Greek in Athens (Acts 17:22).
The East India Company
Queen Elizabeth I chartered the East India Company in 1600; the KJV was published in 1611. The British spread the English language and the KJV: Gibraltar, Crete, Malta, Canada, Australia, India including Pakistan and much of Afghanistan, Kenya, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Fiji, and what became the United States.
English became the language of business and government wherever the British ruled; the KJV came with it. Children of powerful people and anyone who could learned English and many read the Bible. To this day, offering free English lessons using the KJV as a textbook is a powerful evangelistic tool.
God arranging for the KJV to be translated near the start of the British Empire shows that the KJV was His choice for spreading the English Bible. He had the British spread the English language so people could read it.
Absorption into the Culture
So many Biblical memes such as “feet of clay,” “good Samaritan,” “fig leaf,” and “scales fell from his eyes” have been absorbed into English culture that Time described the history[122], the New York Times the endurance[123], and NPR the impact[124] of the KJV to celebrate its 400th anniversary in 2011. NPR described King James’ motivation:
I think he was generally scandalized that there were all these different Bibles going around. And when somebody said, you know, I refer to the Bible, the first response was, well, which Bible? My Bible says this, your Bible says this. So he was trying to create a standard version that everyone could agree on.
The KJV translators recognized that “baptize” had become an English word. By using it, they made the KJV acceptable to all groups who could discuss the proper way to baptize while using the KJV. This helped the KJV achieve wider use than it would have if they had supported sprinkling, pouring, or immersion.
Many speakers borrow from the KJV. Dr. Martin Luther King drew on Isaiah in “I have a dream:”
Every hill and mountain shall be made low. The rough places will be made plain and the crooked places will be made straight. And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed and all flesh shall see it together.
The 400-year acceptance of the KJV as part of the English speaking culture and its broad absorption into the language shows its unifying effect. In this contentious age, unification is much to be desired.
TRANSLATION BETWEEN HUMAN LANGUAGES IS VERY HARD
It is extremely difficult to translate from one human language to another because God did a super job of scrambling languages at Babel (Gen. 11:1-9). Even words for colors can be confusing. I told my mother-in-law that we’d painted our bathroom green. When she visited, she said, “You painted the bathroom again.” My wife said, “No, we painted it once.” My mother in law said, “Your husband said you painted it green but its blue.” She looked at me funny. I told her, “I’m not colorblind; I get the names of blue and green mixed up.” She looked at me funnier. My wife later told me that my mother-in-law thought I was mentally defective.
My wife studied Japanese before we visited Japan where I’d grown up. She said, “I understand blue and green!” Japanese use aoi for the color of the grass and use the same word aoi for the color of the sky. I grew up using one word for both. It never occurred to me that getting English words mixed up was strange – my Japanese friends did it all the time, and Kentucky blue grass looks green to me.
How would a translator render aoi in English? Use blue if it’s about sky and green if it’s about grass. How would this come out in Japanese? “The fireman was so green at his first fire that he was blue afterward.”
Google Translate rendered it “Shōbō-shi (fireman) wa kare no (his) saisho (first) no kaji (fire) de totemo midori (green) dattanode (because he was), sonogo wa kanari (afterward quite) aoku (blue) narimashita (became).” It used “aoi” and “midori” as word-for-word translations of “blue” and “green.”
In this American usage, “green” means inexperienced or untrained and “blue” means depressed or unhappy. Japanese don’t use color names that way, so word-for-word translation gives nonsense. A better Japanese translation would be “Shōbō-shi wa kare no saisho no kaji de hijō ni keiken ga asakattanode (because he was inexperienced), kare wa zan’nendatta sonogo (disappointed).”
Should we translate “green” to a Japanese word meaning “untrained?” Should we translate “blue” to a Japanese word meaning “sad?” What about “frustrated?” Such distinctions require deep knowledge of both languages to produce a translation that captures the sense of the original.
Multiply these sorts of uncertainty by hundreds and you get an idea of the difficulty of translating text, especially ancient text. Poetry and puns are harder. Classical scholars say that Homer’s “Odyssey” is riddled with Greek puns, but the only pun that anyone has been able to translate is “You’re odd, I see.”
Dynamic Equivalent
As with English to Japanese, word-for-word translation from Chinese to English or to any other language gives awkward sentences that can be hard to understand. “Dynamic equivalence” is the process of understanding the meaning the author intended and translating it to the target language to express the author’s message accurately. Bible translators must be theologians first and linguists second. The Mind of God can be hard to understand, so deep theological knowledge is needed to have an accurate understanding to translate.
Some translation teams are linguists with weak theological skills. In their desire to make the Bible available in a new language, they may hire non-Christian who speak the target language to help. If the head translator doesn’t know both theology and the target language well, incorrect theology can creep in.
This is particularly dangerous when translating the Bible into Arabic because Islam borrows from the Bible. Translation teams who hire Muslim assistants often find a Muslim flavor creeping into their final text.
Italics
The KVJ translators strove for word-for-word translation wherever possible and inserted English words in italics to make the meaning clear. One of the most vivid examples is:
Jesus therefore, knowing all things that should come upon him, went forth, and said unto them, Whom seek ye? 5They answered him, Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus saith unto them, I am he. And Judas also, which betrayed him, stood with them. 6As soon then as he had said unto them, I am he, they went backward, and fell to the ground. John 18:4-6
If the officers had asked, “Which of you is Jesus?” “I am” would have made sense in English. When they said, “We’re looking for Jesus,” saying “I am” would have been awkward; “I am he” reads much better.
It’s interesting to read the KJV and think about how it would read without the extra words:
For my loins are filled with a loathsome disease: and there is no soundness in my flesh. Psalm 38:7
Say ye to the righteous, that it shall be well with him: for they shall eat the fruit of their doings. 11Woe unto the wicked! it shall be ill with him: for the reward of his hands shall be given him. Isaiah 3:10-11
For to their power, I bear record, yea, and beyond their power they were willing of themselves; 4Praying us with much intreaty that we would receive the gift, and take upon us the fellowship of the ministering to the saints. II Corinthians 8:3-4
Stylistic Differences
All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: 17That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works. II Timothy 3:16-17
For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost. II Peter 1:21
Some say there are three different writing styles and therefore three different writers of the Book of Isaiah. That isn’t proof – many writers have multiple styles which they use for different audiences.
And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up for to read. 17And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Esaias. And when he had opened the book, he found the place where it was written, Luke 4:16-17
“Esias the prophet” or “the prophet Esias” appear 8 times in the gospels; sometimes spoken by Jesus. The Bible describes one book of Isaiah written by one prophet.
Many believe that Paul didn’t write Hebrews because the writing style in Hebrews is different from his other books, but they should expect stylistic differences. A young missionary writes sermons in English and translates to the members’ language. He can’t speak from an outline because he must use the dictionary to look up words he doesn’t know before he can deliver the message. Native hearers will know that the message was composed in English and translated.
Awkwardness is reduced as the missionary learns the language, but sermons won’t sound natural until he thinks and writes in the target language without translating. Japanese user manuals translated to English caused much amusement until the Japanese hired Americans to write manuals in English. The Americans didn’t need to know Japanese; they just needed to know how to use the device they were explaining.
Paul was a “Hebrew of the Hebrews (Phi. 3:5).” He spoke Greek to the men of Athens (Acts 17:22), changed his evangelistic focus to the gentiles (Acts 18:6, 22:21, 26:20), and spoke Greek to the chief captain in Jerusalem (Acts 21:37). He ministered to gentiles, so he thought in Greek when writing most of his letters. He thought in Hebrew when writing to Jews, but translated Hebrew to Greek as he wrote. That would change the writing style of the Greek text even though the books had the same author.
Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set. Proverbs 22:28
God expects us to keep landmarks which our ancestors observed because He gave them to us. The KJV is an ancient landmark which should be kept.
[1] Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee. Psalm 119:11
[2] Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee. Psalm 119:11
[3] But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name: John 1:12
[4] And it came to pass, as her soul was in departing, (for she died) that she called his name Benoni: but his father called him Benjamin. Genesis 35:18
[5] And about the time of her death the women that stood by her said unto her, Fear not; for thou hast born a son. But she answered not, neither did she regard it. I Samuel 4:20
[6] And when Rachel saw that she bare Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister; and said unto Jacob, Give me children, or else I die. Genesis 30:1
[7] Thus hath the Lord dealt with me in the days wherein he looked on me, to take away my reproach among men. Luke 1:25
[8] And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day. Genesis 1:31
[9] And he is before all things, and by him all things consist. Colossians 1:17
[10] Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high: Hebrews 1:3
[11] A son honoureth his father, and a servant his master: if then I be a father, where is mine honour? and if I be a master, where is my fear? saith the LORD of hosts unto you, O priests, that despise my name. And ye say, Wherein have we despised thy name? Malachi 1:6
[12] The region of the air; the sky or heavens; the great arch or expanse over our heads, in which are placed the atmosphere and the clouds.
[13] Daniel reported to the “prince of the eunuchs.” Conquerors “recruited” captives into their bureaucracies. Family loyalties can be strong; it was prudent to deny captives the ability to form families so their loyalty would be to the administrative deep state.
[14] And Jacob said unto Laban, Give me my wife, for my days are fulfilled, that I may go in unto her. Genesis 29:21
[15] For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another. Galatians 5:13
[16] Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with them according to knowledge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered. I Peter 3:7
[17] And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat. Genesis 1:29
[18] Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God. I Corinthians 10:31
[19] Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee. Proverbs 4:24
[20] The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable: but the mouth of the wicked speaketh frowardness. Proverbs 10:32
[21] The Hebrew word for “help” is ezer used in “I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my ezer (Psalm 121:1).“ God helps us when we cry. Is a “help” inferior? “Meet” means suitable. A wife is a suitable help for her husband. We used to say, “Behind every successful man there’s a woman” because of the value of a wife’s contributions to her husband’s success.
[22] And Moses went down from the mount unto the people, and sanctified the people; and they washed their clothes. 15And he said unto the people, Be ready against the third day: come not at your wives. Exodus 19:14-15
[23] I am my beloved’s, and his desire is toward me. Song of Solomon 7:10
[24] Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee. Genesis 3:16
[25] There is difference also between a wife and a virgin. The unmarried woman careth for the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and in spirit: but she that is married careth for the things of the world, how she may please her husband. I Corinthians 7:34
[26] I will therefore that the younger women marry, bear children, guide the house, give none occasion to the adversary to speak reproachfully. I Timothy 5:14
[27] Her children arise up, and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praiseth her. 29Many daughters have done virtuously, but thou excellest them all. Proverbs 31:28-29
[28] I am my beloved’s, and his desire is toward me. Song of Solomon 7:10
[29] His left hand should be under my head, and his right hand should embrace me. Song of Solomon 8:3
[30] Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned? Proverbs 6:27
[31] Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth: for thy love is better than wine. Song of Solomon 1:2
[32] And the LORD said unto Moses, Get thee up into this mount Abarim, and see the land which I have given unto the children of Israel. 13And when thou hast seen it, thou also shalt be gathered unto thy people, as Aaron thy brother was gathered. 14For ye rebelled against my commandment in the desert of Zin, in the strife of the congregation, to sanctify me at the water before their eyes: that is the water of Meribah in Kadesh in the wilderness of Zin. Numbers 27:12-14
[33] There is difference also between a wife and a virgin. The unmarried woman careth for the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and in spirit: but she that is married careth for the things of the world, how she may please her husband. I Corinthians 7:34
[34] And he sat down, and called the twelve, and saith unto them, If any man desire to be first, the same shall be last of all, and servant of all. Mark 9:35
[35] And whosoever of you will be the chiefest, shall be servant of all. Mark 10:44
[36] For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light. Matthew 11:30
[37] And it shall come to pass, when seventy years are accomplished, that I will punish the king of Babylon, and that nation, saith the LORD, for their iniquity, and the land of the Chaldeans, and will make it perpetual desolations. Jeremiah 25:12
[38] Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ. I Corinthians 11:1
[39] And he sat down, and called the twelve, and saith unto them, If any man desire to be first, the same shall be last of all, and servant of all. Mark 9:35
[40] And whosoever of you will be the chiefest, shall be servant of all. Mark 10:44
[41] If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him. Genesis 3:31
[42] And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel. Genesis 3:15
[43] If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him. Genesis 4:7
[44] And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him. Genesis 4:8
[45] But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire. Matthew 5:22
[46] But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons. Hebrews 12:8
[47] Matthew Henry, “Commentary of Genesis 4”
[48] Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, “Commentary on Genesis 4”
[49] That upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel unto the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar. Matthew 23:35
[50] And he sat down, and called the twelve, and saith unto them, If any man desire to be first, the same shall be last of all, and servant of all. Mark 9:35
[51] And whosoever of you will be the chiefest, shall be servant of all. Mark 10:44
[52] Art not thou our God, who didst drive out the inhabitants of this land before thy people Israel, and gavest it to the seed of Abraham thy friend for ever? II Chronicles 20:7
[53] But thou, Israel, art my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend. Isaiah 41:8
[54] And the LORD spake unto Moses face to face, as a man speaketh unto his friend. Exodus 33:11a
[55] Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. 6In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. Proverbs 3:5-6
[56] Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling. Philippians 2:12
[57] Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. 6In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. Proverbs 3:5-6
[58] Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution. II Timothy 3:12
[59] But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD. Genesis 6:8
[60] And spared not the old world, but saved Noah the eighth person, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood upon the world of the ungodly; II Peter 2:5
[61] Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water. I Peter 3:20
[62] And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. Genesis 6:5
[63] https://arkencounter.com/noahs-ark/size/
[64] https://www.vita-romae.com/roman-ships.html
[65] And Zillah, she also bare Tubalcain, an instructer of every artificer in brass and iron: Genesis 4:22a
[66] https://answersingenesis.org/geology/mount-st-helens/
[67] https://www.grisda.org/rapid-bedrock-incision-by-water-stream-outburst-the-case-of-the-oroville-dam-california-usa-1
[68] https://www.visitrenotahoe.com/things-to-do/fly-geyser-one-of-nevadas-little-surprises/
[69] Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil. Ecclesiastes 8:11
[70] For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness. Romans 4:3
[71] Even as Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness. Galatians 3:6
[72] And the scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the Friend of God. James 2:23
[73] And it came to pass, that, when the sun went down, and it was dark, behold a smoking furnace, and a burning lamp that passed between those pieces. Genesis 15:17
[74] And hath confirmed the same to Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an everlasting covenant, I Chronicles 16:17
[75] The earth also is defiled under the inhabitants thereof; because they have transgressed the laws, changed the ordinance, broken the everlasting covenant. Isaiah 24:5
[76] Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with them according to knowledge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered. I Peter 3:7
[77] Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein. Mark 10:15
[78] They did eat, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, and the flood came, and destroyed them all. Luke 17:27
[79] And Jacob said unto Laban, Give me my wife, for my days are fulfilled, that I may go in unto her. Genesis 29:21
[80] And they said, Moses suffered to write a bill of divorcement, and to put her away. Mark 10:4
[81] And Sarai said unto Abram, My wrong be upon thee: I have given my maid into thy bosom; and when she saw that she had conceived, I was despised in her eyes: the LORD judge between me and thee. Genesis 16:5
[82] And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands. Genesis 16:9
[83] And the men of the place asked him of his wife; and he said, She is my sister: for he feared to say, She is my wife; lest, said he, the men of the place should kill me for Rebekah; because she was fair to look upon. Genesis 26:7
[84] And Abigail hasted, and arose and rode upon an ass, with five damsels of hers that went after her; and she went after the messengers of David, and became his wife. I Samuel 25:42
[85] https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-62619397
[86] https://www.history.com/topics/middle-east/balfour-declaration
[87] https://www.britannica.com/event/Balfour-Declaration
[88] This doesn’t work as well once you have children, of course, mothers want children in bed on time.
[89] Sexual Relations and Cultural Behavior, by J. D. Unwin (Frank M. Darrow 1969)
[90] Anthropologist Bronislaw Malinowski quoted in Daniel Patrick Moynihan Family and Nation, (San Diego CA: Harcourt Brace, 1986) pp. 169-170.
[91] David Popenoe, “The Controversial Truth”, New York Times December 26, 1992, A-24.
[92] The Hebrew word for “help” is ezer used in “I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help (Psalm 121:1)?“ God helps us when we cry. Is a “help” inferior? “Meet” means suitable. A wife is a suitable help for her husband. We used to say, “Behind every successful man there’s a woman” because of the value of a wife’s contributions.
[93] Mount, Jr., Eric and Bos, Johanna W. H. “Scripture on Sexuality, Shifting Authority,” Journal of Presbyterian History 59 no. 2, (Summer 1981): 224
[94] http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-559949/Downfall-decent-clan-What-Shannon-family-tree-reveals-social-breakdown-Britain.html
[95] http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2159476/Tennessees-deadbeat-dads-The-men-81-children-46-different-women–theyre-paying-child-support-them.html
[96] https://www.faithandreason.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/Mondale-Act-After-Forty-Years_-True.pdf
[97] https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2021/05/a_legal_system_corrupted.html
[98] Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it. John 8:44
[99] Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? Genesis 3:1
[100] Lest Satan should get an advantage of us: for we are not ignorant of his devices. II Corinthians 2:11
[101] And sware by him that liveth for ever and ever, who created heaven, and the things that therein are, and the earth, and the things that therein are, and the sea, and the things which are therein, that there should be time no longer: Revelation 10:6
[102] I have sworn by myself, the word is gone out of my mouth in righteousness, and shall not return, That unto me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear. Isaiah 45:23
[103] Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain; for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain. Exodus 20:7
[104] Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain: for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain. Deuteronomy 5:11
[105] For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. 17For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. 18He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. John 3:16-18
[106] But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Galatians 5:22
[107] (For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;) Ephesians 5:9
[108] Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: 20Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen. Matthew 28:19-20
[109] And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. 16He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned. Mark 16:15-16
[110] Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? Genesis 3:1
[111] But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ. II Corinthians 11:3
[112] For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled. Matthew 5:18
[113] Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away, till all be fulfilled. Luke 21:32
[114] Westcott and Hort, p. 282
[115] Epp and Fee, Studies in the Theory and Method of New Testament Textual Criticism (1993, pages 157-8)
[116] New Westminster Dictionary of the Bible
[117] http://www.thetextofthegospels.com/2017/06/fool-and-knave-hebrews-1-in-codex.html
[118] https://codexsinaiticus.org/en/
[119] https://www.bereanpatriot.com/majority-text-vs-critical-text-vs-textus-receptus-textual-criticism-101/
[120] https://afaofpa.org/archives/afa-of-pa-action-alert-bible-is-hate-speech-in-co-coming-to-pa-soon/
[121] https://www.newsweek.com/lawmaker-pastor-charged-hate-speech-quoting-bible-walk-free-1693385
[122] https://time.com/4821911/king-james-bible-history/
[123] http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/24/weekinreview/24mcgrath.html
[124] https://www.npr.org/2011/01/07/132737418/The-Lasting-Impact-Of-The-King-James-Bible-400-Years-Later
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1 COMMENTS:
Mary Jane Humes said…
Very well said. You covered a lot of territory in a single blog post. I especially liked where you quoted Scripture and showed the same verse but in other translations which showed the exact opposite meaning.DECEMBER 9, 2022 AT 3:53 PM
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