How Do You Read The Word of God?

How Do You Read The Word of God?

Chaim Bentorah

 

Biblical Message As God Dictated It Grammatical, Historical, & Contextual

 

 

 

 

"One of our biggest problems in understanding Scripture is that we look at it from a Western Greek philosophical view rather than an Oriental one, in which the Bible was written. In our Western culture, we use a sort of stair-step philosophy. For instance:

 

All men are created equal. Fact: Burford and Bunkie are men. Conclusion: Burford and Bunkie are equal. Oriental philosophy is sort of a box-type logic. For example, there are two ends to a box. If each end is connected, what is inside the box is your conclusion. Take the matter of election as found in the Bible. In one passage of Scripture, we see that God elects, or chooses, some people to be saved or they are predestined to be saved. In another passage, we find that man chooses to be saved, which sounds contradictory. For centuries, Western theologians have tried to plug that into our Western logic, and it just does not fit. Consequently, you have the Calvinist who says God chooses man to be saved and the Armenians who say man makes the choice. They both can’t be right, so they divide into two camps and throw rocks at each other. Yet that would not bother an Eastern Jew with Oriental box logic. You have two sides of a box that are connected; what is in the middle is the conclusion. Therefore, salvation is an act of the will of God and an act of the will of man.

1 Kings 19:3–4, we have an example of this box logic. Elijah saw (that is, saw with spiritual eyes) what Jezebel had planned for him, and he ran away as a defensive action. But he was also terrified by what he saw. These two sides of the box are joined by, “I am no better than my fathers.” The issue with the fathers was a matter of faith and trust in God. Elijah was not despondent because of Jezebel’s threat; it was that after all these miracles that God performed proving that He would provide, Elijah still let fear take control of him. He saw himself no better than his ancestors who walked in daily miracles of God in the wilderness, yet when it was time to enter the Promised Land, they were overcome with fear, and God could not let them enter. We can only imagine what kind of relationship Elijah had with God. However, I am certain that Elijah was filled with remorse over having wounded the heart of his God with his lack of faith. His relationship with God was so close that he witnessed firsthand the miracle of the bread and oil, fire from heaven, etc., but still he let fear take control of his.

Elijah did not necessarily ask God to take his life, but rather asked him to take his nephesh (ׁשפנ), or his soul. Like many other Hebrew words, this word has a wide range of meanings. It can mean one’s physical life to one’s free will. Perhaps this was the point where Elijah finally decided to give up his will to God and asked God to take complete control of his nephesh (ׁשפנ), the central area of his emotions, passion, and will.

When the father of the Jezebel spirit points his finger at you and says, “Look at you. You lost your job. What’s going to happen now? You will starve, you will be homeless, doom, doom, doom.” Suddenly, all your faith and confidence in God is shaken, just like Elijah’s was. You find yourself running in fear, and finally, when you are sitting under that juniper tree, you sit in despair, not over all your problems, but over your lack of trust in God. You are not only disgusted with yourself; you are feeling badly because you feel you have let God down, you have wounded His heart with your lack of faith. After years and years of seeing God’s faithfulness, you find that you are no different than the children of Israel. Just as you are ready to enter the Promised Land, you encounter a “giant,” and you crumble in fear. So like Elijah, you cry out, “It is enough, take my will, my desires, my hopes, my dreams, my very soul because I am so tired of living in this fear and this lack of trust in you!” My grandfather used to tell the story of an old Native American who became a Christian where someone asked him what it was like. He said, “It is like two dogs inside of me fighting, one good and one evil.” When asked which one would win, the old man said, “Whichever one I feed the most.” Elijah had two dogs fighting inside of him. At first, ravens and then a widow fed him. Later, God Himself did. For so long, we let the arm of flesh feed us, but when it comes time to let God feed us, our faith falters. It is like we have two dogs fighting within us, one of fear and one of trust. The one we feed most will prevail."



Biblical Repentance

God’s Instruction and Purpose of Biblical Repentance:

Jason Bryant

Scripture: Luke 24:45-49

I. Introduction: Three types of people need to repent: a) those professing to be Christian but whose lifestyle don’t reflect that change, and b) believers who commit the same sin repeatedly. c.) The child of wrath who walks in unbelief of the Person of Jesus Christ.

II. Message

A. Repentance is expected and an essential discipline of a Christian walk. The following Men in the Bible state its importance:

 

1. John the Baptist and Jesus (Matt. 3:1-2; Matt. 4:17; Luke 5:32; Luke 24:47)
2. The apostle Paul (Romans 2:4; Acts 17:30) Peter (2 Peter 3:9 )

 

 

B. Repentance is heartfelt sorrow for sin, along with a commitment to walk in obedience. Let us look at the word the Jesus and John the Baptist used. Let's be certain upon what God says!

1. This is more than sorrow for being caught or misery due to the consequences of disobedience. For example, the Prodigal Son not only comes to his senses; he also leaves the hog pen (Luke 15:11-15).
2. Salvation is an internal (SPIRITUAL LIFE AND REGENERATION OF THE HEART, EMPOWERED BY THE HOLY SPIRIT!)  change that results in external (THIS CHANGE OF HEART, OF GOD'S DOING AND WILL, RESULTS IN action, WITNESSING, FRUIT, and WORKS-SERVICE! (Matt. 7:16,20). The Great Commission says, “Make disciples of all the nations…teaching them to observe all that I commanded you” (Matt. 28:19-20).

C. Repentance and faith are two sides of the same coin.

1. Many familiar verses on salvation refer to faith, because unbelief is the primary sin that separates men from God (John 3:16; Ephesians 2:8;Rom. 10:13). By default, unbelief opens the door to all other sins because of our fallen state, being sons and daughters of Adam, children of wrath!
2. The New Testament Greek term for “believe” is an action word. Salvation requires more than mere intellectual assent to Jesus’ existence. (Pisteu'o- to believe, give credit, ascent, FAITH- to be entrusted with everything, persuaded "I KNOW THAT I KNOW THAT I KNOW") The action word or verb form is Pistis- produces good works. It is the verb of repentance, it is the work of regeneration, that leads into the "NEW LIFE!"
3. Trusting Christ as your Savior gives you a new beginning (2 Cor. 5:17 – THEREFORE IF ANY MAN BE IN CHRIST, he is a NEW CREATURE: OLD THINGS have PASSED AWAY; BEHOLD ALL THINGS HAVE BECOME NEW!). What were our old acts and behaviors or works before the Kingdom of Light? They were SELF, FLESH, PRIDE, and all the manifestations of the fruits of the flesh, the very essence of death, darkness, absence of light.
4. Repentance isn’t “trying harder.” Apart from the mercy and grace of the Lord, you can’t truly “clean up” your life, it is sanctification work of He, the Holy Spirit, as we the Believer die to ourself! He must increase and I MUST NEEDS DECREASE!
5. Receiving Christ as your personal Savior includes acknowledging your sinfulness before God.

D. Surrender and SUBMISSION (Lordship of Jesus) is the key to genuine repentance.

1. Confession -means we agree with God that our sin is wrong. Without surrender, there will be no repentant spirit, and the person is likely to commit the sin again.
2. The Lord forgives our wrongdoing if we confess it (Proverbs 28:13; 1 John 1:9).
3. We must be willing to walk away from what God says is sin. By continuing in rebellion or settling for second best, we’re saying we don’t really trust Him.

III. Conclusion: Through confessing in a spirit of repentance, we can be freed from the power of sin. Sincerely surrender your life to the Lord, and He will conform you into the image of Christ. You’ll be free to experience His best! 

What Leads You? The Word of God or Emotitons?

What Leads You?  The Word of God or Emotions?

 

 

 

In a day of covenant breakers, empty promises, and foolish and promised dishonored vows and commitments, because "we don't feel" like following through (FLESH), the Word of God gives us a story of an honored vow, that emotionally (FEEL LIKE) a father probably did not want to honor. BUT he did, and God knows all too well the pain this man Jephthah experienced as Christ was offered up for us.

"30... And Jephthah vowed a vow unto the Lord, and said, If thou shalt without fail deliver the children of Ammon into mine hands,
31 Then it shall be, that whatsoever cometh forth of the doors of my house to meet me, when I return in peace from the children of Ammon, shall surely be the Lord's, and I will offer it up for a burnt offering.
32 So Jephthah passed over unto the children of Ammon to fight against them; and the Lord delivered them into his hands.
33 And he smote them from Aroer, even till thou come to Minnith, even twenty cities, and unto the plain of the vineyards, with a very great slaughter. Thus the children of Ammon were subdued before the children of Israel.
34 And Jephthah came to Mizpeh unto his house, and, behold, his daughter came out to meet him with timbrels and with dances: and she was his only child; beside her he had neither son nor daughter.
35 And it came to pass, when he saw her, that he rent his clothes, and said, Alas, my daughter! thou hast brought me very low, and thou art one of them that trouble me: for I have opened my mouth unto the Lord, and I cannot go back.
36 And she said unto him, My father, if thou hast opened thy mouth unto the Lord, do to me according to that which hath proceeded out of thy mouth; forasmuch as the Lord hath taken vengeance for thee of thine enemies, even of the children of Ammon.
37 And she said unto her father, Let this thing be done for me: let me alone two months, that I may go up and down upon the mountains, and bewail my virginity, I and my fellows.
38 And he said, Go. And he sent her away for two months: and she went with her companions, and bewailed her virginity upon the mountains.
39 And it came to pass at the end of two months, that she returned unto her father, who did with her according to his vow which he had vowed: and she knew no man. And it was a custom in Israel,
40 That the daughters of Israel went yearly to lament the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite four days in a year." (Judges 11:30-40 KJV) Where are our commitments? 

 

 

 

 

Is there any integrity in our promises? Do we honor God, even when we "don't feel it?" Remember friends, feelings can and will often deceive, but God and His Word and ways NEVER FAIL.
Happy Labor Day!!!!!!!!  Love in Christ Jason!

 

 



He became Flesh

1 In the beginning was the Word-LOGOS, and the Word was with God-LOGOS, and the Word-LOGOS was God-ELOHIM.

LOGOS-word, spoken or written, often with a focus on the content of a communication ; matter, thing. The Word is a title of Christ (Jn 1:1), emphasizing his own deity and communication of who God is and what he is like





2 The same was in the beginning with God-ELOHIM.

3 All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.

[1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

2 And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.
3 And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.
4 And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.
5 And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day. (Genesis 1:1-5 KJV]

4 In him was life; and the life was the light of men.

5 And the light shineth in darkness (SIN-EVIL-DEATH); and the darkness ( SIN-EVIL-DEATH) comprehended it not. REFER BACK TO GENESIS 1:2-5

[3 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?
2 And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden:
3 But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.
4 And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die:
5 For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.] (Genesis 3:1-5 KJV)

6 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.

7 The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light(LIFE), that all men through him might believe.

Prophecy of John The Baptist And The Comfort of The Redeemer 753 B.C.

[40 Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God.
2 Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem, and cry unto her, that her warfare is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned: for she hath received of the Lord's hand double for all her sins.
3 The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make straight in the desert a highway for our God.
4 Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low: and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places plain:
5 And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together: for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it.] (Isaiah 40:1-5 KJV)
The Prophecy of Malachi About John The Baptist

[3 Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the Lord of hosts.] (Malachi 3:1 KJV) 433 B.C.

8 He was not that Light(LIFE), but was sent to bear witness of that Light (LIFE).

9 That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.

The Supremacy of Christ In Creation And His Presence With Elohim

[12 Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light:

13 Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son:

14 In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins:

15 Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:

16 For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:

17 And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.](Colossians 1:12-17)

[2 Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds;] (Hebrews 1:2 KJV)

10 He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not.

11 He came unto his own, and his own received him not.

[53 Who hath believed our report? and to whom is the arm of the Lord revealed?
2 For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him.
3 He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not.] (Isaiah 53:1-3 KJV) 753 B.C.

12 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:

13 Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.

REFER TO COLOSSIANS 1:15-16

15 John bare witness of him, and cried, saying, This was he of whom I spake, He that cometh after me is preferred before me: for he was before me.

16 And of his fulness have all we received, and grace for grace.

17 For the law CONDEMNATION AND DEATH BY SIN INHERITED FROM ADAM was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.

18 No man hath seen God at any time, the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him. (John 1:1-18 KJV)

We have the foretaste of God in Christ, He Who was before the beginning, through Whom all things were and are created and held together, the VISIBLE IMAGE of the INVISIBLE GOD. With Him came and comes life! Light! And Truth! God came in flesh so we could somewhat understand the infinite God. He came to restore what Satan destroyed, and all this was planned before the Foundation of the world. Present and instrumental in creation, the Creator Himself would give Himself that we by faith in His GRACE, be restored to what He originally created. That is only a portion of Whom Jesus is!

My Word Shall Not Fade Away

My Word Shall NOT Fade Away

　

"4 Now therefore hearken, O Israel, unto the statutes and unto the judgments, which I teach you, for to do them, that ye may live, and go in and possess the land which the Lord God of your fathers giveth you.

2 Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye diminish ought from it, that ye may keep the commandments of the Lord your God which I command you.

3 Your eyes have seen what the Lord did because of Baalpeor: for all the men that followed Baalpeor, the Lord thy God hath destroyed them from among you.

4 But ye that did cleave unto the Lord your God are alive every one of you this day.

5 Behold, I have taught you statutes and judgments, even as the Lord my God commanded me, that ye should do so in the land whither ye go to possess it.

6 Keep therefore and do them; for this is your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the nations, which shall hear all these statutes, and say, Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people." (Deuteronomy 4:1-6 KJV)

　

Introduction- Beloved of our Father, and friends who hear this teaching, it is no coincedence that Providence hath dictated you should be here to hear and read the words of this teaching. I humbly admit to you personally, this was preched to me, through the Word of God, interpreted in the grace and power of the Holy Spirit, and pierced my heart for a season now. So much so, as to become a daily, nightly, and even sleep awakening burning in the mind and bones of a man is the least worthy of God's love, mercy, grace, and attention. In Myrick vernacular, this has been preached to me for over nine months by various men of God, but more importantly the all consuming Word of God Himself.

We live in a season of time, in which humanity as attempted feebly to usurp the power and glory of God, on HIS THRONE. With the advent of the "Information Age", man has been decieved into thinking he knows what's best for himself, and by default, society. Iniquity abounds, over fifty million innocent souls sacrificed to the god known as "Molech" under the redefinition of the words: TERMINATE, MURDER, and INFANTCIDE, to the less truthful terminology of abortion and then humanly justified as choice. Using this example alone, among many other redefined words of sin and iniquity, let us look at the root of this cancer, plauge, and destruction of humanity.

　

I.) There must be a standard or guidline to base behavior and choices upon for liberty.

You may be asking, "Why a rule, law, or standard? Isn't that a Pharisee or Legalistic approch?" I say that you are asking the wrong question. Wouldn't a more honest question be, " How is there liberty with standards and rules?" An easy and quick temporal example is this: Purpose if you could for a moment, there was no law prohibiting murder, manslaughter, assault, rape, or driving under the influence. Now, ask yourself this: "Would I be safe taking my wife to Dairy Queen? MacDonald's? Walmart? School?" No you wouldn't my friend, because you have lost the liberty to do so. Am I wrong? Of course not!

II.) What standard is the most truthful and trustworthy to apply and heed?

A.) "5 Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him.

6 Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar." (Proverbs 30:5-6 KJV) Here we see a pure Word, every Word of God is PURE! Not just John 3:16. Not Just Ephesians 2:8-9. Not Just the 23rd Psalm! God said All.

B.) "In the beginning Elohim (God) said..." (Genesis 1:1 KJV) I present the very first Word spoken to humanity, upon which that which wasn't, became so! That is AUTHORITY for the Word of God being PURE!

C.) That was written in antiquity, it's Old Testament, that doesn't apply to the church age and dispensation of grace most say. HMMMMMM! Really now?

"6 The voice said, Cry. And he said, What shall I cry? All flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field:

7 The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: because the spirit of the Lord bloweth upon it: surely the people is grass.

8 The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever." (Isaiah 40:6-8 KJV) Here we see what God says about His Word, it endures FOREVER. The same can not be said for trees, flowers, grass, or flesh. A great example would be Isaiah! Almost three thousand years ago God penned this through him, and Isaiah physically died, BUT, BUT, the Word of God is presented to you right now, yes, its still here!

D.) Let us transition with a passage the Word (Logos) Jesus spoke and speaks Himself to remove the fallacy that Old Testament passages don't count under grace. In this passage, the adversary Satan, father of all lies, twisted the scripture in an attempt to appeal to Christ as a man. He uses an Old Testament passage to try, yet a feeble attempt it was.

"4 Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil.

2 And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred.

3 And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.

4 But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God." (Matthew 4:1-4 KJV)

The Son of God, the Word Himself, defeated the tempter with what? The Word of God! Not the New Testament either, it was an Old Testament passage! All the Word of God is relevant and applicable Beloved! All!

IV.) What does this mean right here and right now? How does this have anything to do with me? Friends, in today's society, it has more than you can possibly imagine. Consider this example: Marriage. Marriage defined by God, translated and applied in its original English meaning perfectly as God intended, in king's English, or "proper English." Oh but brother Jason this has changed over the last four hundred years, words and meanings change. Stop right there! The original intent of the word GOD CHOSE IS STILL WHAT HE INTENDED IT TO BE.

a.) Proverbs 30:6 KJV- "6 Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar." God did NOT change His Word! News flash Beloved man changed it! According to God, man is a liar. Think back to Genesis 3. Who else twisted and changed scripture? Satan. Who else added to what God said? Eve. See the pattern? Nothing new under the sun, as God says in the Book of Ecclesiastes.

b.) We are saved by the Word of God, our faith comes by the hearing of the Word of God, and we are instructed and protected by the Word of God! Jesus IS THE WORD of GOD! "1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

2 The same was in the beginning with God.

3 All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.

4 In him was life; and the life was the light of men." (John 1:1-4 KJV)

We trust Jesus for our salvation, for our eternal destination, so that means we place all faith and confidence in Him and His Word. Suppose the illogical and impossible for a moment. IF, IF God changed is Word, or meanings of His Word, then how could you trust salvation, heaven, and the verse (Ephesians 2:8-9 KJV)? How would you be able to come to faith in Christ? Endure till the end? Worship God the Father in heaven?

c.) A final warning about messing with the Word of God, with finding "better translations" that allow me to make my own choices without consequences. (Revelation 22:18-19 KJV) - "18 For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book:

19 And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book." Stern and straight forward are the introductory verse in Deuteronomy, and here in the last chapter of the Bible, and two of the last four verses of the Bible.

Conclusion: Who are you listening to? ARE YOU READING POST KING'S ENGLISH TRANSLATIONS? Are you reading the man twisted translations such as NIV, HCSB, Amplified, or the Message Bible? Christian, if you are, please place it on a back shelf of a forgotten row of books. Take the KJV and treasure it!

You may be here and lost, unredeemed, a child of wrath destined for condemnation, BUT Jesus is waiting, waiting for you! Choose now whom you will serve. Choose Christ and live!

　

　

　


　

　

"Did God Really Say?"

"Did God Really Say?"

3  "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?

 

² And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden:
³ But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.
⁴ And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die:
⁵ For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil."  (Genesis 3:1-5 KJV)
   

     The beginning of the fall of man, the imputing of spiritual death in humanity, and the future dying of humanity from changing God's Word and the consequences of doing this is clearly described by God Himself in His own Word.  That is the authority of the Word, and not my naturalistic opinion, my fallen intellect, or my fallen flesh emotions (how I feel about the passage matters nothing to the Truth God speaks.)  Satan, deceptive, fallen, and miserable includes man in his fall, for he was once a being who was the most beautiful of a creation himself, in the presence of God himself just like Adam and Eve.  Sin or choosing to do what God forbids, always has its price.  For Adam and Eve it was spiritual death, expulsion from paradise, and the most horrible of all, an expulsion from the presence of God:
^"22 And the Lord God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:
²³ Therefore the Lord God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken.
²⁴ So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life." (Genesis 3:22-24KJV)

 

     Okay Beloved, let's look at some things about what God and His Son the Savior says about the fall of Satan, which helped contribute to the fall of humanity, the deception that hinders a soul from salvation, hinders a Christian from temporal victories in his flesh, which is still fallen, dying, and at war with God, and the precepts of God's Word:

^"18 And he said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven." (Luke 10:18 KJV) [Written in Greek, as to remove doubt, from those who would scream it only applies to Hebrew people.]  Now an Old Testament verse from God: "

¹² How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!
¹³ For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north:
¹⁴ I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High.
¹⁵ Yet thou shalt be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit.
¹⁶ They that see thee shall narrowly look upon thee, and consider thee, saying, Is this the man that made the earth to tremble, that did shake kingdoms;
¹⁷ That made the world as a wilderness, and destroyed the cities thereof; that opened not the house of his prisoners?
¹⁸ All the kings of the nations, even all of them, lie in glory, every one in his own house.
¹⁹ But thou art cast out of thy grave like an abominable branch, and as the raiment of those that are slain, thrust through with a sword, that go down to the stones of the pit; as a carcase trodden under feet." (Isaiah 14:12-19 KJV) Here in the first passage Jesus reminds of His authority and deity that He saw what God said and says In Isaiah 14.  That fall brought about the fall of humanity, and it was subtle, it was slick, and it was strategic in its inception.  So much so, in the same discourse, Eve adds her own twist, words and opinion to what God said and says.  Remember this discourse?  "Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?"  SATAN aka DEVIL aka ENEMY aka ADVERSARY.  Get the premise?  Pretty simple and scriptural fact!  Now Beloved, Eve, she grasps hold of this fallacy and false devilish doctrine, by lust of the eye, and pride of life. Pride like that which is the root of all sin, pride like that the cast Satan from heaven, and according to God, through Isaiah, is the killer that is set against you Christian and has part ownership in humanity's current condition.

     The whole premise of this introduction is this, since Eve, humanity has always tried to interpret, misquote, "Find a better suited translation, a better humanistic acceptable translation [TO ACCOMADATE LIFE DECISIONS THAT ARE IN OPPOSITION TO DISCIPLESHIP LIVING, CHRIST IMITATING, AND GOD PRESCRIBLED PLANS FOR HUMANITY, FOR HUMANITY'S BEST AND MOST ABUNDANT REWRDING LIFE!]  Friend this is no different from what Eve did!  Or maybe it could be considered worse, such as grace being used to excuse the same thing Satan and Eve did.  Why we as Christians continue to improve on what God is set to endure forever, is beyond me!  Consider in Isaiah, God says "Grass dies, flowers fade; BUT the Word of the Lord will endureth forever!"  Not man's interpretation of the Word, not man's FEELING about a passage he disagrees with, because man has NO AUTHORITY to twist SCRIPTURE.  As matter of fact there are specific WARINGS! WARNINGS! WARNINGS! WARNINGS! 
For what will happen to the ones who do this, the ones who do exactly what Satan did in the Garden of Eden, a passage in the Law of God by Moses, and a final warning in Revelation:  "
² Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye diminish ought from it, that ye may keep the commandments of the Lord your God which I command you."  (Deuteronomy 4:2 KJV) Not sacrificial law, nor ceremonial law, Old Testament passages that are relevant today, so relevant Jesus used Old Testament passages to reproof Satan in the Wilderness Temptations.  Are we above Christ?  NO!  A few more WARNINGS for your edification: "

"What it means is that one is not to add their own words to what God gave. Each one is a specific book that was complete that man was not to add or subtract from. The Bible is a collection of all 66 books that are of the Old and New Testament.

Deuteronomy 4:2 “You shall not add to the word which I command you, nor take anything from it”(also Deuteronomy 12:32). The reason God is so adamant on this is because “The entirety of Your word is truth” (Psalms 119: 160).

"Add thou not unto His words, lest He reprove thee, and thou be found a liar" Proverbs 30:6.

  In our day there is the belief in “progressive revelation” that originates from outside the Word. What right does anyone have to teach what is not in Scripture as if it is Scripture?  False teachers do not want to submit to its original intent, so they do not seek what Scripture actually (exegesis) means, instead, they conform it to what they want it to mean (isogesis).  They will look to another source as their authority because they are not under God’s authority. This is why Paul admonishes us in 1 Corinthians 4:6: “not to think beyond what is written” (exceed or go past). Why? So pride will not have an opportunity to operate and puff us up. It is pride that makes one participate in false doctrine which makes him spiritually destructive to himself and others who listen to him.

The reason God is so adamant on this is because “The entirety of Your word is truth” (Psalms 119: 160). Proverbs 30:5-6: “Every word of God is pure; he is a shield to those who put their trust in Him.”

If we look at the context it saying “Every word of God.” God is stating for MAN not to add to his words. Adding does not only mean additional words, but can also mean changing them to mean what they do not. When you add new words as equal to Scripture you are really taking away from Scripture.

In the book of Revelation which is prophecy completes the Bible, just as Genesis began the Bible, it states "For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this Book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this Book: And if any man shall take away from the words of the Book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the Book of Life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this Book" Revelation 22:18-19."

http://www.letusreason.org/Biblexp117.htm

Either God said it, meant it, meant to say those specific Words, without man changing the Truth to suit his fallen flesh nature which being saved, is still in play, and opposes the Spirit. (See Galatians)

If you claim verses such as John 3:16, Ephesians 2:8-9, and Revelation 22:17 all in the original English language God meant for it to be in to English speaking people, then for those to be logically so in your claiming salvation, then use logically must accept the rest of the Word of God, or your premise is fallacy to base certain verses and discard the rest. 
    We need look no further than the redefinition of marriage in current society to see a current example for changing the meanings of words.  Either you believe the Bible is God's infallible Word, or you are tossed about by every wave of new teaching that arises.  Remember, the Lord said, and says His Word will endure forever, not humanities view, feeling, or social morality has any application to Truth, for humanity still lives in flesh bodies, hindered by flesh mind and emotions.  This is serious Beloved pray and consider these Truths, this is God's Word, and historical facts of what happened when not adhering to God's original intent of  The Word He has spoken, speaks and formed the universe by, the very same Word that became flesh, and DWELT AMONGS US, AND DIED ON THE CROSS, BURIED, AND AROSE.  THE GOSPEL!  Love in Christ, Jason.

 



As It Was In The Days Of Noah

As It Was In The Days Of Noah

"37 But as the days of Noah were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be." (Matthew 24:37 KJV)

Now Matthew 24 is prophetic to the Hebrew nation, there is no doubt or dispute as for that is concerned. Half of the chapter has been fulfilled and the other half will be in the future days to come, and as time moves forward, and society destroys itself willingly, the time is surely coming. For the sake of "CONTRAST" and the Lord's reference to the mention of the "Days of Noah," let us look at those days in comparison to America today.

How was it in the days of Noah? What was society like before temporal punishment of those without GRACE? What parallel can be seen? "

"5 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.

6 And it repented the Lord that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart.

7 And the Lord said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them.

8 But Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord.

9 These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God.

10 And Noah begat three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth.

11 The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.

12 And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.

13 And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth." (Genesis 6:5-13 KJV)

Not much different than main stream America is it? The entire earth has been on a countdown since the fall, and the coming of Christ, reaffirmed that with with the "Age of Grace or Church Age." Now that the offer of God's grace is here and now, nothing is stopping or holding up God from finishing His redemption of His people, the nation of Israel, and the adopted children grafted into the family of God by grace. At any moment, a trumpet will sound! This is for certain, today we are closer than we were yesterday, and even closer than the 1st century church was. As each tick of the seconds, minutes, and hours of time click by, we get closer with each tick.

You may not be a realist, you may be one of those who were unaware as were the people of earth, ten generations removed from Adam and the Fall of Man. So let us look at a precept, a standard by which God looks at society, not just Israel but humanity. The prophet Isaiah was led to prophesy this passage:

"20 Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!
21 Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight!
22 Woe unto them that are mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mingle strong drink:
23 Which justify the wicked for reward, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him!
24 Therefore as the fire devoureth the stubble, and the flame consumeth the chaff, so their root shall be as rottenness, and their blossom shall go up as dust: because they have cast away the law of the Lord of hosts, and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel." (Isaiah 5:20-24 KJV)
What does this have to do with us today? Well it is a standard to compare today's society, especially America with. You may be saying or thinking, "America isn't that bad." I would say, "Really? Let the facts speak for themselves." Consider these for a moment:
Four State Department employees returned to work for the United States yesterday, after being scapegoats, for the death of an Ambassador, and three other American State Department officials, that were deliberately attacked and murdered in Benghazi, Libya. No one is held accountable, and the Executive branch lied about it, yet nothing is done and nobody held responsible. Woe unto us as a people for tolerating it. Last year was the 40th year of infant murdering allowed under a judicial legislated law, and well over 50 million innocent baby human beings yes, baby human beings with little hands and feet, little fingers and toes, and souls murdered and called "CHOICE." This by itself warrants God's Hand of punishment, and makes Hitler pale in comparison by numbers of deaths, and it is legal. Woe unto us as a nation! Forty years of devaluing the human as an individual life, and you get what's been happening in Chicago, Illinois. Let us be specific for a moment. Yesterday three teenagers in Oklahoma, in the heart of America, shot an Australian college student on a student visa, a baseball player, jogging down the road. When asked, "why?" The response was, "We were bored." Woe unto us America! Last week in California, a state law was signed by their governor, which opened the door for the onslaught of wickedness. Now, a child can go in the locker room, rest room, dressing rooms of the opposite sex, based upon "HOW THEY FEEL AT THE VERY MOMENT THE CHOICE IS MADE" on which door to go through. How long before an innocent child is defiled? Woe unto the California! Woe unto us America! What else happened in the 1970's that has introduced such a wicked state of affairs in this nation? "NO CONTEST DIVORCES" were introduced in the individual states, which usurped the institution of marriage, (IN THE EYES OF SOCIETY BUT NOT GOD) and cheapened the wedding vow, so much that most just consider it a legal piece of paper, rather than the fact it is a covenant made before God, whether you are a child of God, or one of His fallen creation, still His ordained and desired plan. Let us consider "WELFARE" OF THE INDIVIDUAL STATES, where in certain states: HI, CT, MA, and the District of Columbia, a person on welfare makes more than the median income tax payer. That is theft from your fellow citizen and neighbor, and it is considered for the good of the nation, WOE UNTO YOU AMERICA!
These are just minute sliver, a micro-fraction, tiny slice of that which is called anything but what it is. EVIL. WICKEDNESS. WRONG. INJUSTICE. SIN. These are just the tip of the iceberg, when in comparison to the society in the days of Noah. So what is to be done Christian? (Self included 'me') Christians in Syria, Egypt, and many other nations on this sphere, are being persecuted at a rapid rate. Crucified in the streets and markets of Cairo, homes and buildings burned, and innocent Christians enslaved in Iran. What do we do Christians? What did Jesus say? He tells us only God the Father knows the day and time, and He also commands we carry out the "Great Commission" and not a suggestion. Israel is being pressed by the U.N. and her former allies to give away their OWN LAND! Land that has an over 5,000 year old deed to it. All in the name of man's deception of peace in the Middle East. Christians is you know your Bible, is not going to happen except for a 3.5 year Pseudo Peace Agreement until the time of Jacob's Trouble. Just some things to remind you of beloved, pray, serve, and share the Gospel! Love in Christ Jason.