The difference between the Greek Manuscripts is so slight, and no cardinal doctrine is missing in any of the versions. Understand that no English Bible is exactly, exactly 100 % correct, but accurate enough, and so much so, that God holds us accountable to read it. Just like God held His children accountable to read the Septuagint when Greek was the current world language, and the Septuagint was the Word of God. Then the Latin version became the Bible of choice. I also read the Bible in Spanish. I might say what is extremely important is that the Holy Spirit be the teacher. Just ask the Lord to teach you the Bible and He will. I love it when God teaches me His Word.
Now I have been on a long journey to find an English version that I can have confidence in. When I first came to Jesus, my Bible was the KJV back in 1966. Since then, through a plethora of versions, I have come a long ways in understanding which Bible should be my main English Bible. I am greatly interested in the manuscripts from which our English Bibles come from, and wanted to find a Bible version accurate to the original languages.
Alas I am still looking. Several times I thought I found it, but nope. Not even some interlinear's.
I think I have found the best Bible: The World English Bible.
Friday, April 28, 2017
Monday, April 17, 2017
The many names of the Wicked One
The Wicked One, the Serpent, the Dragon, the Tempter, the Deceiver, the Father of Lies, Lucifer. No doubt he has more names than these. How not, he is the great Deceiver.
He is the author of all cults and false religions, and is insanely evil. While feigning righteousness, love and truth, he uses all these to ensnare his victims into greater and greater evil.
Lucifer has a host of angels who serve him out of fear. Some of the Dragon's angels are mighty and powerful and some are lesser in stature and power but all are filthy unclean spirits bent on leading men to Hell. They all fear Satan and would not dare disobey him. There is no love and a certain knowing of the Lake of fire that awaits all of them.
Lucifer also has a whole host of human beings who obey him also. These are divided into two groups. The first group are those who follow the Serpent unknowingly and don't realize their danger. They are deceived and deceive others. The other group follows the Tempter willingly, but don't realize the danger, thinking they will have power and riches..Satan sells sinful merchandise and we buy it, to our doom.There are many who made pacts with the devil. like a ten year contract for example, or even a fifty year contract for power, riches and fame, but once the contract has reached its last day you die. Many others have purchased merchandise from Satan to better their lives and don't even realize they have signed a contract with the devil. Only one way to cancel these contracts; you must repent.
Make no mistake, Lucifer, Satan, the Devil hates your guts. He will trick you into something seemingly harmless to make it easier to lead you into something harmful.
He confuses your mind so you no longer know what is up and what is down. Good and evil gets murky. Evil eventually becomes good. This why we must judge ourselves daily and walk in the Light of the Lord. Satan can trick the best of us, if we get away from the Light. We need to stay humble and meek before our God.
Back in the days of LSD, that Deceiver tricked a human devotee in Berkeley California on Telegraph Avenue to fly out of an upper story window. He sincerely believed he could fly. Reality caved his head in when he hit the cement. His fantasy of flight was not real.. He is dead, awaiting judgment in Hades, under punishment.
There is no other name but Jesus that can deliver us from the penalty and the power of sin. Truly believe in Jesus Christ and you will be saved. Then stay hooked up with Jesus forever. Learn from Him. Feed on God's Word. Be reading the Bible daily. We are in a warfare. The world, the flesh and the devil are relentless enemies, but greater is He that is within us, than he that is in the world. If we walk in the Spirit, we will not fulfill the desires of the flesh. Be filled with the Spirit.
He is the author of all cults and false religions, and is insanely evil. While feigning righteousness, love and truth, he uses all these to ensnare his victims into greater and greater evil.
Lucifer has a host of angels who serve him out of fear. Some of the Dragon's angels are mighty and powerful and some are lesser in stature and power but all are filthy unclean spirits bent on leading men to Hell. They all fear Satan and would not dare disobey him. There is no love and a certain knowing of the Lake of fire that awaits all of them.
Lucifer also has a whole host of human beings who obey him also. These are divided into two groups. The first group are those who follow the Serpent unknowingly and don't realize their danger. They are deceived and deceive others. The other group follows the Tempter willingly, but don't realize the danger, thinking they will have power and riches..Satan sells sinful merchandise and we buy it, to our doom.There are many who made pacts with the devil. like a ten year contract for example, or even a fifty year contract for power, riches and fame, but once the contract has reached its last day you die. Many others have purchased merchandise from Satan to better their lives and don't even realize they have signed a contract with the devil. Only one way to cancel these contracts; you must repent.
Make no mistake, Lucifer, Satan, the Devil hates your guts. He will trick you into something seemingly harmless to make it easier to lead you into something harmful.
He confuses your mind so you no longer know what is up and what is down. Good and evil gets murky. Evil eventually becomes good. This why we must judge ourselves daily and walk in the Light of the Lord. Satan can trick the best of us, if we get away from the Light. We need to stay humble and meek before our God.
Back in the days of LSD, that Deceiver tricked a human devotee in Berkeley California on Telegraph Avenue to fly out of an upper story window. He sincerely believed he could fly. Reality caved his head in when he hit the cement. His fantasy of flight was not real.. He is dead, awaiting judgment in Hades, under punishment.
There is no other name but Jesus that can deliver us from the penalty and the power of sin. Truly believe in Jesus Christ and you will be saved. Then stay hooked up with Jesus forever. Learn from Him. Feed on God's Word. Be reading the Bible daily. We are in a warfare. The world, the flesh and the devil are relentless enemies, but greater is He that is within us, than he that is in the world. If we walk in the Spirit, we will not fulfill the desires of the flesh. Be filled with the Spirit.
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