If English Bible translations were Star Wars characters: * ESV = Yoda. Knowledgeable and wise, comes from a long and venerable heritage (Tyndale-KJV), but sometimes talks backwards. * NASB/LSB = C3PO. Technically precise, popular with fellow robotic eggheads, but often too literal-minded and woodenly awkward. * NET = R2D2. Said to be the robot's robot (the translator's translation), plugged in and interfaces with the latest gadgets and gizmos, but no one actually reads it since too many beeps and boops to tolerate, they mainly just use it for the technical tools (NET notes). * CSB/HCSB = Mace Windu. Boldly willing to take risks, even if it breaks with tradition (e.g. John 3:16, Rom 3:25), has a strong fan base within certain factions (SBC), but otherwise less popular than one might think. * NIV = Han Solo. Broadly popular, plain spoken and easy to follow, effectively gets the job done without any fancy acrobatics, but sometimes seems to be shady and may be smuggling illicit pronouns. * NLT = Ewoks. Communicates with simple expressions, not the most technically proficient, but heart is in the right place and once in a while pleasantly surprises everyone. * KJV/NKJV = Darth Vader. Thought to be the chosen one for many years, speaks in a commanding voice, but turned to the dark side and now lords it over people who don't fall in line with the one true imperial text, King James Only. * NRSV = Kylo Ren. Let the past die, forward thinking and progressive, but lack of faith is disturbing. * Biblical Hebrew and Greek = Chewbacca. The most powerful warrior in terms of brute strength, but a bit woolly sounding to most people and as such needs a translator to understand.
When I was in seminary, I HAD to learn Greek and Hebrew. As such, we had to do personal translation from the original languages, and I quickly discovered that I could actually check my translation by comparing it to the NASB (1977). It is however, difficult to read easily. as is rather blocky. To read, I use the NKJV.
Definitely interested in you doing a video on what to look for in a denomination. I’ve been a member of the same church my grandmother, mother, etc. attended but the Methodist Church has changed so much. We talk about a verse from the Bible for about 10 minutes and that is it.
I think I'm gonna add it to the list and see if we can at least point some folks in the right direction. Unfortunately right now there are a LOT of denominations that have become apostate and are no longer Christian churches. Which is very sad. But a "what to look for" is a great Idea
I don’t agree with ‘Solo Scriptura’ but i greatly appreciate every resource, thoughts, opinions, etc because there’s more from my Protestant siblings than from Orthodox by far
For most it’s easiest to use the same translation as the one used in your church. For most people it’s comes down to knowing the scriptures good enough to be ready for textual criticism. For now read the translation you want to memorize
The church I was saved in used the KJV so I found that I enjoyed it the most because I became familiar with. The church I attended when I had to relocate used the NIV. I used it in church and the small study groups, but at home I always reached for my KJV. Over the decades and some major moves (from state to state), I was introduced to the NKJV and the NASB. I had the most difficult time transitioning to the NASB. It's still near the bottom of my list of translation preferences, but the ESV managed to edge its way into my top five personal favorites.
If you want "standard" I'd think you gotta go back to the Hebrew & Greek. But many of us can't do that. So we gotta trust the process and even more importantly...trust the God of the Word.
Zephaniah 3:9 God says he would give us a pure language. That pure language is not the language that scripture was translated from. i.e Hebrew. Psalms 12:6 states that the pure language is in the KJB Study and pray about it. There is only one God, even the Father. One Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God. One Spirit, one faith, one baptism and one sword of the spirit as well.
I love the NKJV but sometimes I don't understand certain verses so I've been referring to the NLT or the ESV. I tried to switch to the NIV but I felt so uneasy cause it was sooo different from the NKJV almost like a watered down version. But I realised it would do me good to read a thought for thought translation for a change.
Zephaniah 3:9 states that God would turn unto us a pure language so that we may all call upon the name of the LORD and serve him with one consent. Psalms 12:6 states that the words of the LORD are pure words as silver tried in a furnace of earth purified seven times. Thou shalt keep them O LORD, thou shalt preserve them from this generation forever. Now, understand this. In Isaiah 19:14, God says that he mingled a perverse spirit in the midst of Egypt causing her to err in every work thereof. Read Isaiah 19:11- 15 and then Isaiah 30:1-5 and then Isaiah 31:1-4. These scriptures are directly stating that anything which has come out of Egypt, causes confusion. Specifically, it is referring to Alexandrian/ Egyptian manuscripts i.e. The oldest and most extant or original manuscripts which all scholars and wise men say that you must trust. They are also the manuscripts which are used in all the modern versions of the bible. You clearly cannot trust any bible which uses them. Jerimiah 17:5 is the LORD telling us plain and clear that Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, so you cannot trust the scholars or the wise men as well. Besides, Isaiah 19: 12-13 are clearly stating that those wise men who Pharoah sent, in Isaiah 30:4 were deceived. The Pharoah which is being mentioned is the Pharoah responsible for the Septuigent. Now, The word of God came to us first in the (1) Hebrew (2) Aramaic (3) Greek (4) Old Syriac translation (5) Latin translation (6) German reformation translation and (7) English Translation In English, it first came in the (1) Tyndale bible (2 Matthew bible (3) Coverdale bible (4) The Great bible (5) Bishops bible (6) Geneva bible and then (7) Authorized KJV. Purified seven times. Each and every bible translation that has come after the Authorized 1611, has therefore, taken what God has said, and changed it. They make it clear in the preface of their bibles, that they are revising the KJV to make it better and easier and more modern. The also claim that the KJV is difficult to understand. ( Ask our Father for understanding and he will give it to you) The words that I speak to you, they are spirit and they are life. When someone changes what is spirit and life, they are no longer the same spirit. Therefore, it brings light to Isaiah 30:1. God has said that we need every word which hath proceedeth out of his mouth in order to live and he has given it to us line by line, he says none of these shall fail, none shall want her mate for his mouth it has commanded it and his spirit it hath gathered them. There is one God, even the Father, one Lord Jesus Christ, one faith, one baptism, one body, one hope, and there is truly only one Sword of the Spirit. Im telling you that the true word of God is given us in the KJV and it is prophesied in scripture to prove it. Trust in God to give you guidance and understanding. Trust and ask God to guide you in your studies. It is God that opens the eyes , ears and hearts of man. Everything outside the KJV is confusion. Pray and ask our Father in heaven in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to confirm this to you in your studies . Trust in God and not man. Man tells you that it doesnt matter which bible you read and they make God out to be a liar. There are other factual differences that can be pointed out to you if you want, which clearly prove how the modern bibles are dangerous and do not give glory to God. If you like , Ill share them with you. Thank you for your time
Well...we need to keep in mind that it's the autographs that are inerrant and infallible. However...we also need to trust that the THEOLOGY in modern translations is accurate. So while there may have been spelling mis steps along the way...nothing was "left out" or "changed". Which makes them good.
So why Jesus said I will build my church? And what what church and also Act 20:28 Paul says Jesus bought his church with him blood, if there is freedom of denomination church while Jesus himself he promised to build his church? I just want to know pls
I'm not exactly sure what your question is? So I'll say this. He is CERTIANLY building HIS church. The 'unseen' church...the TRUE church is made up of all believers. And His kingdom will stand.
I do think the NLT has a place. Every job has a tool right. I just don't particularly perfer it. But I trust Dan Wallace and He says it's legit...so there's that. lol
I don't like that most Bibles change hosea 4:5 in KJV it says God's people fall for lack of knowledge and in others say poor planning those aren't the same meanings
This is the ESV : 5 You shall stumble by day; the prophet also shall stumble with you by night; and I will destroy your mother. 6 My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge; because you have rejected knowledge, I reject you from being a priest to me. And since you have forgotten the law of your God, I also will forget your children. The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2016), Ho 4:5-6.
The only Bible anyone should be reading is either the Geneva or the king James. All other ones are worthless. Keep Reading the KJV and the Geneva and you will get to where you can understand them. It takes a little while, but you will learn the true words of God..
1 Corinthians 4:1-2. Matthew 13:11-15. Luke 8:10-13. Mark 4:11-13. People Conflate The Kingdom of Heaven and The Kingdom of God. Knowing the twelve kingdom mysteries of God. Will help us understand the good and perfect will of God. Translation makes a difference!
Stop listening to a guy who stumbled into the Holy Spirit and hes not sure if he was saved then. The bible teaches that u must be save to receive the Holy Spirit. He just sounds confused.
I’m assuming you’re talking about me🤷🏻♂️ I do however wonder how you came across the Holy Spirit?? And no point did I say I was unsure I was saved. So you’re right. Your comment confuses me.
Cornelius in Acts wasn't. The Holy Spirit just arrived on him and his household, which meant slaves and everyone there. Peter and his Jewish companions are shocked. Cornelius, to be a Centurion must have been a pretty brutal individual - especially at Caesarea, the Roman HQ. He certainly wasn't a Jew. All Peter can exclaim is : what is to prevent him from being Baptized, and so Cornelius and household were. Nothing here about being saved, or what comes before what.. Or that Cornelius suddenly changed his life. There's no ... Afterwards...He was hardly likely to start turning up at the local Synagogue, or the miles away Jerusalem Temple where Peter often went. The author of Luke-Acts presents the story as a marker in Early church development, but leaves it quite intriguing. It makes you wonder what a Christian is, apart from being Baptized, for starters - and what being 'saved' amounts to, even.
The transmission of the Greek text of the New Testament is essentially a tale of two cities: Antioch and Alexandria. Textus Receptus vs Critical Text [(Westcott and Hort) creators of the hybrid text, mix and match of Codex Vaticanus and Codex Sianaiticus]. Any text bearing the names of these two heretical works of Westcott and Hort should be discarded. Enough is to say who these two were and what they believed of the bible and Jesus. Their work of the 19th century was demonic driven. After their work, it created divisions and confusion among believers after 1981. Jehovah witnesses would have never evolved based on the Textus Receptus. But thanks to Westcott and Hort they exist today. Pick a bible that follows the Textus Receptus of the Greek New Testament, the KJV.
Hey Dan Wallace .....I heard him state that the NIV is a very accurate translation. I just bought one recently and love it. This from a KJV, NKJV,NASB reader. The the NIV is still the number one selling English Trans. That says a lot unless you have some special deep knowledge to dispute that. Even JOHN MCARTHUR alloed his study bible to be adopted the. NiV MacArthur is in print. I hear many christian say the NIV was the Bible the helped them become saved . Im 69 and am a late comer to the NIV. r
The fact people think with the amount of different translations is “reading the word of god” is hilarious. You are reading an editors translation bias in what they THINK the Hebrew and Greek meant because linguistic, cultural, and historical context gets lost in translation. If you call that the “word of god”, I have a bridge in Brooklyn for sale.
Paraphrases are NOT translations. Only WORD FOR WORD trabslations should be trusted. "Man shall NOT live by bread alone but by EVERY word that proceedeth from the mouth of God" - CHRIST. "ALL Scripture is given by inspiration of God" - Apostle Paul. " If ANY man shall ADD unto these things God shall add unto him the plagues of this book. And if any man shall TAKE AWAY from the words of this prophecy God shall take away his part of the book of life" REVELATION 22:18, 19. The REAL ANSWERS are in the WORD of GOD - NOT in "preachers" whose sermons are 90% RATIONALIZATIONS, and, 10% SCRIPTURE. "DESIRE the sincere milk of the WORD that you may GROW thereby"!
Well..I take everything everyone says with a grain of salt...and always check it agains the 66 books of the canon. But I'm thinking you may have heard that out of context. MacArthur is pretty solid.
@@ClaimingChristianity But MacArthur says to pray to the Father or the Son or the Holy Spirit, theyre all one and the same and it doesnt matter. Jesus says in Luke 6:46 Why call ye me Lord ,Lord, and do not the things which I say? There is no scripture which states that Jesus said to pray to him or the Holy Spirit. What say you about that? Or do you agree with MacArthur? Again, Jesus says "The Father is greater than I". MacArthur says they are equal Neither is he that is sent, greater than he that sent him. John 4:23But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him. MacArthur says worship Jesus. What say you about that?
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If English Bible translations were Star Wars characters:
* ESV = Yoda. Knowledgeable and wise, comes from a long and venerable heritage (Tyndale-KJV), but sometimes talks backwards.
* NASB/LSB = C3PO. Technically precise, popular with fellow robotic eggheads, but often too literal-minded and woodenly awkward.
* NET = R2D2. Said to be the robot's robot (the translator's translation), plugged in and interfaces with the latest gadgets and gizmos, but no one actually reads it since too many beeps and boops to tolerate, they mainly just use it for the technical tools (NET notes).
* CSB/HCSB = Mace Windu. Boldly willing to take risks, even if it breaks with tradition (e.g. John 3:16, Rom 3:25), has a strong fan base within certain factions (SBC), but otherwise less popular than one might think.
* NIV = Han Solo. Broadly popular, plain spoken and easy to follow, effectively gets the job done without any fancy acrobatics, but sometimes seems to be shady and may be smuggling illicit pronouns.
* NLT = Ewoks. Communicates with simple expressions, not the most technically proficient, but heart is in the right place and once in a while pleasantly surprises everyone.
* KJV/NKJV = Darth Vader. Thought to be the chosen one for many years, speaks in a commanding voice, but turned to the dark side and now lords it over people who don't fall in line with the one true imperial text, King James Only.
* NRSV = Kylo Ren. Let the past die, forward thinking and progressive, but lack of faith is disturbing.
* Biblical Hebrew and Greek = Chewbacca. The most powerful warrior in terms of brute strength, but a bit woolly sounding to most people and as such needs a translator to understand.
This was amazing HA HA.
This was legit the best thing I’ve read on YT today.
When I was in seminary, I HAD to learn Greek and Hebrew. As such, we had to do personal translation from the original languages, and I quickly discovered that I could actually check my translation by comparing it to the NASB (1977). It is however, difficult to read easily. as is rather blocky. To read, I use the NKJV.
Great comment!! Thank you
Definitely interested in you doing a video on what to look for in a denomination. I’ve been a member of the same church my grandmother, mother, etc. attended but the Methodist Church has changed so much. We talk about a verse from the Bible for about 10 minutes and that is it.
I think I'm gonna add it to the list and see if we can at least point some folks in the right direction. Unfortunately right now there are a LOT of denominations that have become apostate and are no longer Christian churches. Which is very sad. But a "what to look for" is a great Idea
Well said. Thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
One thing I’ll say for the “KJV only” crowd, they don’t get befuddled with which modern translation to go with
That's true. lol
I go to a old fashion Baptist church and use the NIV
Ahh yeah!
I don’t agree with ‘Solo Scriptura’ but i greatly appreciate every resource, thoughts, opinions, etc because there’s more from my Protestant siblings than from Orthodox by far
For most it’s easiest to use the same translation as the one used in your church. For most people it’s comes down to knowing the scriptures good enough to be ready for textual criticism. For now read the translation you want to memorize
The church I was saved in used the KJV so I found that I enjoyed it the most because I became familiar with. The church I attended when I had to relocate used the NIV. I used it in church and the small study groups, but at home I always reached for my KJV. Over the decades and some major moves (from state to state), I was introduced to the NKJV and the NASB. I had the most difficult time transitioning to the NASB. It's still near the bottom of my list of translation preferences, but the ESV managed to edge its way into my top five personal favorites.
My Church has it nailed. We're the right Church 😁
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There is a difference between Translation and Interpretation!
There certainly is!
the short answer is that....there seems no standard translation, to go to....
If you want "standard" I'd think you gotta go back to the Hebrew & Greek. But many of us can't do that. So we gotta trust the process and even more importantly...trust the God of the Word.
Zephaniah 3:9 God says he would give us a pure language. That pure language is not the language that scripture was translated from. i.e Hebrew.
Psalms 12:6 states that the pure language is in the KJB
Study and pray about it. There is only one God, even the Father. One Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God. One Spirit, one faith, one baptism and one sword of the spirit as well.
God says the way of truth shall be evil spoken of. What do people say about the KJB?
I love the NKJV but sometimes I don't understand certain verses so I've been referring to the NLT or the ESV. I tried to switch to the NIV but I felt so uneasy cause it was sooo different from the NKJV almost like a watered down version. But I realised it would do me good to read a thought for thought translation for a change.
Yes!!! reading multiple solid versions is a great idea. Sometimes hearing the same verse in a different "tone" can help. Use um all!
Since there are variants and no two translations are the same, how should we view our English translations? Inerrant? Good enough? Sufficient?
Zephaniah 3:9 states that God would turn unto us a pure language so that we may all call upon the name of the LORD and serve him with one consent.
Psalms 12:6 states that the words of the LORD are pure words as silver tried in a furnace of earth purified seven times. Thou shalt keep them O LORD, thou shalt preserve them from this generation forever.
Now, understand this.
In Isaiah 19:14, God says that he mingled a perverse spirit in the midst of Egypt causing her to err in every work thereof. Read Isaiah 19:11- 15 and then Isaiah 30:1-5 and then Isaiah 31:1-4. These scriptures are directly stating that anything which has come out of Egypt, causes confusion. Specifically, it is referring to Alexandrian/ Egyptian manuscripts i.e. The oldest and most extant or original manuscripts which all scholars and wise men say that you must trust. They are also the manuscripts which are used in all the modern versions of the bible. You clearly cannot trust any bible which uses them. Jerimiah 17:5 is the LORD telling us plain and clear that Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, so you cannot trust the scholars or the wise men as well. Besides, Isaiah 19: 12-13 are clearly stating that those wise men who Pharoah sent, in Isaiah 30:4 were deceived. The Pharoah which is being mentioned is the Pharoah responsible for the Septuigent.
Now, The word of God came to us first in the (1) Hebrew (2) Aramaic (3) Greek (4) Old Syriac translation (5) Latin translation (6) German reformation translation and (7) English Translation
In English, it first came in the (1) Tyndale bible (2 Matthew bible (3) Coverdale bible (4) The Great bible (5) Bishops bible (6) Geneva bible and then (7) Authorized KJV. Purified seven times.
Each and every bible translation that has come after the Authorized 1611, has therefore, taken what God has said, and changed it. They make it clear in the preface of their bibles, that they are revising the KJV to make it better and easier and more modern. The also claim that the KJV is difficult to understand. ( Ask our Father for understanding and he will give it to you)
The words that I speak to you, they are spirit and they are life. When someone changes what is spirit and life, they are no longer the same spirit. Therefore, it brings light to Isaiah 30:1.
God has said that we need every word which hath proceedeth out of his mouth in order to live and he has given it to us line by line, he says none of these shall fail, none shall want her mate for his mouth it has commanded it and his spirit it hath gathered them.
There is one God, even the Father, one Lord Jesus Christ, one faith, one baptism, one body, one hope, and there is truly only one Sword of the Spirit. Im telling you that the true word of God is given us in the KJV and it is prophesied in scripture to prove it. Trust in God to give you guidance and understanding. Trust and ask God to guide you in your studies. It is God that opens the eyes , ears and hearts of man.
Everything outside the KJV is confusion. Pray and ask our Father in heaven in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to confirm this to you in your studies .
Trust in God and not man. Man tells you that it doesnt matter which bible you read and they make God out to be a liar.
There are other factual differences that can be pointed out to you if you want, which clearly prove how the modern bibles are dangerous and do not give glory to God. If you like , Ill share them with you.
Thank you for your time
Well...we need to keep in mind that it's the autographs that are inerrant and infallible. However...we also need to trust that the THEOLOGY in modern translations is accurate. So while there may have been spelling mis steps along the way...nothing was "left out" or "changed". Which makes them good.
Orthodoxy... any solid translation that includes all the variants with notes...
Yep. Notes. That’s big.
So why Jesus said I will build my church? And what what church and also Act 20:28 Paul says Jesus bought his church with him blood, if there is freedom of denomination church while Jesus himself he promised to build his church? I just want to know pls
I'm not exactly sure what your question is? So I'll say this. He is CERTIANLY building HIS church. The 'unseen' church...the TRUE church is made up of all believers. And His kingdom will stand.
What good is an invisible unseen church. Sounds as good as vapor.
I think u should do a video on denominations
I think I'm gonna put something together
NKJV & REC
Let all those who withhold the truth in unrighteousness receive their just reward, in Jesus" name , Amen
Trust the NLT…it is His Word. Trust the translator process,
I do think the NLT has a place. Every job has a tool right. I just don't particularly perfer it. But I trust Dan Wallace and He says it's legit...so there's that. lol
I don't like that most Bibles change hosea 4:5 in KJV it says God's people fall for lack of knowledge and in others say poor planning those aren't the same meanings
This is the ESV :
5 You shall stumble by day;
the prophet also shall stumble with you by night;
and I will destroy your mother.
6 My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge;
because you have rejected knowledge,
I reject you from being a priest to me.
And since you have forgotten the law of your God,
I also will forget your children.
The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2016), Ho 4:5-6.
The only Bible anyone should be reading is either the Geneva or the king James. All other ones are worthless.
Keep Reading the KJV and the Geneva and you will get to where you can understand them. It takes a little while, but you will learn the true words of God..
1 Corinthians 4:1-2.
Matthew 13:11-15.
Luke 8:10-13.
Mark 4:11-13.
People Conflate The Kingdom of Heaven and The Kingdom of God. Knowing the twelve kingdom mysteries of God. Will help us understand the good and perfect will of God. Translation makes a difference!
Simple ... Learn Biblical Hebrew & read the Tanakh
Oh man. Goals!!
@@ClaimingChristianity
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Stop listening to a guy who stumbled into the Holy Spirit and hes not sure if he was saved then. The bible teaches that u must be save to receive the Holy Spirit. He just sounds confused.
I’m assuming you’re talking about me🤷🏻♂️
I do however wonder how you came across the Holy Spirit?? And no point did I say I was unsure I was saved. So you’re right. Your comment confuses me.
Cornelius in Acts wasn't. The Holy Spirit just arrived on him and his household, which meant slaves and everyone there. Peter and his Jewish companions are shocked. Cornelius, to be a Centurion must have been a pretty brutal individual - especially at Caesarea, the Roman HQ. He certainly wasn't a Jew. All Peter can exclaim is : what is to prevent him from being Baptized, and so Cornelius and household were.
Nothing here about being saved, or what comes before what.. Or that Cornelius suddenly changed his life. There's no ... Afterwards...He was hardly likely to start turning up at the local Synagogue, or the miles away Jerusalem Temple where Peter often went. The author of Luke-Acts presents the story as a marker in Early church development, but leaves it quite intriguing.
It makes you wonder what a Christian is, apart from being Baptized, for starters - and what being 'saved' amounts to, even.
The transmission of the Greek text of the New Testament is essentially a tale of two cities: Antioch and Alexandria. Textus Receptus vs Critical Text [(Westcott and Hort) creators of the hybrid text, mix and match of Codex Vaticanus and Codex Sianaiticus]. Any text bearing the names of these two heretical works of Westcott and Hort should be discarded. Enough is to say who these two were and what they believed of the bible and Jesus. Their work of the 19th century was demonic driven. After their work, it created divisions and confusion among believers after 1981. Jehovah witnesses would have never evolved based on the Textus Receptus. But thanks to Westcott and Hort they exist today. Pick a bible that follows the Textus Receptus of the Greek New Testament, the KJV.
Hey Dan Wallace .....I heard him state that the NIV is a very accurate translation. I just bought one recently and love it. This from a KJV, NKJV,NASB reader. The the NIV is still the number one selling English Trans. That says a lot unless you have some special deep knowledge to dispute that. Even JOHN MCARTHUR alloed his study bible to be adopted the. NiV MacArthur is in print. I hear many christian say the NIV was the Bible the helped them become saved . Im 69 and am a late comer to the NIV.
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The fact people think with the amount of different translations is “reading the word of god” is hilarious. You are reading an editors translation bias in what they THINK the Hebrew and Greek meant because linguistic, cultural, and historical context gets lost in translation. If you call that the “word of god”, I have a bridge in Brooklyn for sale.
Paraphrases are NOT translations. Only WORD FOR WORD trabslations should be trusted. "Man shall NOT live by bread alone but by EVERY word that proceedeth from the mouth of God" - CHRIST. "ALL Scripture is given by inspiration of God" - Apostle Paul. " If ANY man shall ADD unto these things God shall add unto him the plagues of this book. And if any man shall TAKE AWAY from the words of this prophecy God shall take away his part of the book of life" REVELATION 22:18, 19. The REAL ANSWERS are in the WORD of GOD - NOT in "preachers" whose sermons are 90% RATIONALIZATIONS, and, 10% SCRIPTURE. "DESIRE the sincere milk of the WORD that you may GROW thereby"!
I agree about paraphrases...which is why I try to warn against them when I can
So we should ignore the “paraphrasing” you just did? Ok.
MacArthur said the blood wasn’t important, so take anything he says with a grain of salt.
Well..I take everything everyone says with a grain of salt...and always check it agains the 66 books of the canon. But I'm thinking you may have heard that out of context. MacArthur is pretty solid.
@@ClaimingChristianity But MacArthur says to pray to the Father or the Son or the Holy Spirit, theyre all one and the same and it doesnt matter.
Jesus says in Luke 6:46 Why call ye me Lord ,Lord, and do not the things which I say?
There is no scripture which states that Jesus said to pray to him or the Holy Spirit. What say you about that? Or do you agree with MacArthur?
Again, Jesus says "The Father is greater than I". MacArthur says they are equal
Neither is he that is sent, greater than he that sent him.
John 4:23But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him.
MacArthur says worship Jesus. What say you about that?
@@dansandman7271Why don’t you read the whole book of John and not just one verse. If you read John, you wouldn’t be asking such questions.
BUY A GOOD KJV OF THE BIBLE. BUY A CONCORDANCE. BUY A GOOD. BIBLE DICTIONARY. Then your ready to go. Most Bibles and the rest of what I mentioned. Can be found in Thrift stores. Yard sales. I read and study the Bible. Been at it over 25 years. I have hit Jack pot at thrift stores. Coffee table large family Bibles. As low as 4$. Large print. I don't like modern translations. So scripture left out. Not for me.
Or just buy a New King James Bible.
There’s only one church
Jesus only started one church
The Roman Catholic Church.
The rest are social clubs
You are correct…He only started one church…and it wasn’t in Rome…