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1 Timothy 3:2 Is About Polygamy, NOT About Divorce

Most Baptist pastors make 1 Timothy 3:2 about divorce for Christians in local churches.  By doing this, they create a system of first-class Christians and second-class Christians.  The first-class Christian is not divorced and has the right to be a pastor, deacon, and teacher in a local church.  The second-class Christian is divorced and cannot be a pastor, deacon, or teacher in a local church.  The first-class Christian that is not divorced may have committed all kinds of other sins like adultery, fornication, theft, etc.  The first-class Christian may have fornicated with numerous women before finally marrying.  This does not matter.  All that matters is that the first-class Christian does not have divorce papers.  The first-class Christian may have committed adultery while married and it does not matter as long as he is not divorced.  When we are discussing marriage, we are referring to Biblical marriage between one man and one woman.  The way things are now days, one must make this distinction.  Now let’s look at 1 Timothy 3:2.

1 Timothy 3:2 is about polygamy, not divorce
1 Timothy is about polygamy, NOT divorce

1 Timothy 3:1 (KJV) ¶ This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.
1 Timothy 3:2 (KJV) A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;

The standard interpretation in a Baptist church of 1 Timothy 3:2 is about divorce and that a bishop cannot be divorced.  If a bishop that is divorced remarries, then he has two wives.  There is a problem with teaching 1 Timothy 3:2 is about divorce.  1 Timothy 3:2 does not mention divorce.  1 Timothy 3:2 is not talking about divorce.  1 Timothy 3:2 says “A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife”.  “The husband of one wife” does not mean not divorced.  A man can be divorced, remarried, and the husband of one wife.  A man can be married, his wife dies, and remarried, and the husband of one wife.  Divorce ends a marriage.  Death ends a marriage.  The Bible is extremely clear that divorce and death end a marriage.  Let’s take a look at the Bible on divorce and death ending a marriage.

Fireside Baptist Church's doctrinal statement on divorce
Fireside Baptist Church’s doctrinal statement on divorce
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The Blasphemous New Versions in Luke 2:33

The NIV and other new versions attack the doctrines of the virgin birth of Christ and the deity of the Lord Jesus Christ.  The new versions do this by changing “Joseph” to father in Luke 2:33.  If Jesus Christ has a human father then he is not the Son of God, but is a mere human like the rest of us.  If Jesus Christ had a human father, then Jesus Christ inherited the sin nature from his human father and is no longer qualified to be the sinless sacrifice for our sins.  If Jesus Christ is just a man, then his payment for our sin on the cross at Calvary is meaningless and worthless.  My sin is so great that I need God manifest in the flesh to die for my sin.  I need the Son of God to come to this earth in the virgin birth and pay for my sins on a cross at Calvary.  Now let’s compare the new versions in Luke 2:33 to the King James Bible.

Luke 2:33 (KJV) And Joseph and his mother marvelled at those things which were spoken of him.

(Luke 2:33 NIV) The child’s father and mother marveled at what was said about him.

(Luke 2:33 ESV) And his father and his mother marveled at what was said about him.

(Luke 2:33 NASV) And His father and mother were amazed at the things which were being said about Him.

(Luke 2:33 RSV) And his father and his mother marveled at what was said about him;

(Luke 2:33 NKJV) And Joseph and His mother marveled at those things which were spoken of Him.

The New King James Version has a footnote that changes “Joseph and His mother” to “And His father and mother”.  With the footnote the New King James Version agrees with the other new versions.

The New King James Version is the marijuana version.  Marijuana is a gateway drug to harder and harder drugs like heroin and meth.  The New King James Version is a gateway version to more and more perverted versions.  The New King James Version does not change the text.  The New King James Version uses a footnote to cast doubt on the text.  The next new version that the unsuspecting Christian will buy will change the text.  This way the change comes gradually and is subtle. 

The New Testament is completely worthless and of no value without a sinless, virgin born Saviour that is the Son of God, the Lord Jesus Christ.  The new versions change who Jesus Christ is and make the sinless, virgin born Saviour just another sinful man.  Below we will examine the reason for the difference between the King James Bible and the new versions in Luke 2:33. 

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The Sounding of An Alarm in Isaiah 14:12

Why the King James Bible is Right on Lucifer and All the Others are Wrong

TO THE READER – THE SOUNDING OF AN ALARM

O Lucifer, son of the morning” – The Sounding of an Alarm In Isaiah 14:12

By Floyd Nolen Jones.

In the King James Bible, Isaiah 14: 12, 15 reads:

How are thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning!

…Yet thou shalt be brought down to hell.

However, the New International Version pens:

How you have fallen from heaven O morning star, son of the dawn
…but you are brought down to the grave.

Indeed, the New American Standard and all the modern versions read almost exactly like the NIV (except the NKJV). Yet historically Isaiah 14 has been cited throughout the Church as the singular biography and identification of Lucifer.  [G.A. Riplinger, New Age Bible Versions, (Munroe Falls, OH: A.V. Publications, 1993), pp 40-55] In verse twelve of the King James, Lucifer is in heaven; in verse fifteen Satan is in hell, and the continuing context establishes that Lucifer and Satan are one and the same being. The new versions have removed the name “Lucifer” thereby eliminating the only reference to his true identity in the entire Bible – yet the change in these versions is not the result of translation from the Hebrew language.

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Were the King James Bible Translators Correct in Translating Easter in Acts 12:4?

Easter in Acts 12:4 is the most common attack on the King James Bible by those that advocate the new versions.  For critics of the King James Bible, Easter in Acts 12:4 is the definitive proof that the King James Bible has errors in it.  On the surface this appears to be true.  The critics of the King James Bible do not like that Pascha is translated as Easter in Acts 12:4.  The new versions translate Pascha as Passover in Acts 12:4 instead of Easter.  The King James Bible translators translated Pascha as Passover 28 out of 29 times.  The one time that they translated Pascha as Easter is in Acts 12:4.  Easter only appears one time in the King James Bible.  This is significant that the King James Bible translators chose to translate Pascha as Easter.  We need to further investigate this and see if this is really an error in the King James Bible.  You can read below the King James Bible and compare to the new versions below.

Let’s take a look at this controversial verse in the King James Bible and see what we can learn. 

Acts 12:1 (KJV) ¶ Now about that time Herod the king stretched forth his hands to vex certain of the church.
Acts 12:2 (KJV) And he killed James the brother of John with the sword.
Acts 12:3 (KJV) And because he saw it pleased the Jews, he proceeded further to take Peter also. (Then were the days of unleavened bread.)
Acts 12:4 (KJV) And when he had apprehended him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four quaternions of soldiers to keep him; intending after Easter to bring him forth to the people.

(Acts 12:3 NKJV)  And because he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded further to seize Peter also. Now it was during the Days of Unleavened Bread.

(Acts 12:4 NKJV)  So when he had arrested him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four squads of soldiers to keep him, intending to bring him before the people after Passover.

It is interesting to note that the New King James version differs from the King James Bible in Acts 12:4.  Apparently the New King James version did a lot more than just remove the thees and thous.

(Acts 12:3 NIV)  When he saw that this pleased the Jews, he proceeded to seize Peter also. This happened during the Feast of Unleavened Bread.

(Acts 12:4 NIV)  After arresting him, he put him in prison, handing him over to be guarded by four squads of four soldiers each. Herod intended to bring him out for public trial after the Passover.

(Acts 12:3 NASB)  When he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to arrest Peter also. Now it was during the days of Unleavened Bread.

(Acts 12:4 NASB)  When he had seized him, he put him in prison, delivering him to four squads of soldiers to guard him, intending after the Passover to bring him out before the people.

(Acts 12:3 ESV)  and when he saw that it pleased the Jews, he proceeded to arrest Peter also. This was during the days of Unleavened Bread.

(Acts 12:4 ESV)  And when he had seized him, he put him in prison, delivering him over to four squads of soldiers to guard him, intending after the Passover to bring him out to the people.

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Was there a BC Septuagint?

The BC Septuagint is another fantasy of Bible correctors. There are those that make the claim that the Lord Jesus Christ read from a greek translation of the Hebrew Bible in the Temple. They make this claim as if the Bible said this. There is no Biblical proof that the Lord Jesus Christ read from a greek translation of the Hebrew Bible in the temple period.

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David Daniel’s new book on the New King James Bible

The New King James version is known as the marijuana version. The New King James version is like marijuana. Marijuana is a gateway drug to harder and more dangerous drugs like heroin. The New King James version is a gateway version to more and more perverted versions of the Bible, like the NIV, NASV, and ESV. The bible publishers and retailers try to get Christians hooked on the latest and greatest new version of the bible. This is how they make money. They want to sell you a new bible every year. A good quality King James Bible being read every day may last from five to ten years. A Christian that only buys a new Bible every five to ten years cuts into the profits of the bible publishers and retailers.

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How Messed up was David Koresh on the Bible??? The Waco Tragedy and Why You Need to Know Your Bible

It has been 27 years since April 19, 1993, when the buildings at the Branch Davidian ranch were burned to the ground killing seventy-six people.  Over the years since this happened, I have wondered what did David Koresh teach about the Bible?  What attracted his followers to him and his teachings?  David Thibodeau is a survivor of Waco and has spoken many times about his experiences with David Koresh.  You can find a number of videos on Youtube where David Thibodeau talks about his experiences with David Koresh. 

David Thibodeau explains how he met David Koresh.

I remember one day I was so frustrated with my life.  I looked up to the heavens or at least I looked up to the ceiling of Mann’s Chinese theater.  I said Lord what are you saving me for?  When can I finally meet the people that I am supposed to meet so I can start my life?  So I can do what I want to do instead of being in this rut.  Please make this happen.  I am here for a reason.  I know I am not here aimlessly walking through life in Hollywood, living you know with a bunch of guys in a one bedroom apartment. 

Two days later David Thibodeau met David Koresh in a music store in Los Angles, California.

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What Does It Mean To Be KJV Only???

We were involved with street preaching with Peter Schultz in Tulsa. We had a great time street preaching with Pete. Pete is a really great street preacher. At this time Pete and his family were members of a Baptist Brider church outside of Tulsa. Pete asked us to do a weekly Bible study with his family and our family. Pete and his family are beautiful and charming. Pete claimed to be KJB only. Pete and his family went with us to see Dr. Ruckman preach at churches in Arkansas and Texas. There are no King James Bible believing churches in Oklahoma. After two years we noticed some differences in doctrine about what the King James Bible teaches in the Bible study with Pete. It turns out that Pete did not believe in the Trinity of God or eternal security of the believer like the King James Bible teaches. The funny part was that we sat in churches with Pete and his family while Dr. Ruckman taught about the Trinity of God and eternal security of the believer. Another thing that was strange was Pete has one of Dr. Ruckman’s chalk talk drawings hanging in the living room of his house.

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Bible Correcting Pastors-John 14

Pastor preaching on January 27, 2018

Pastor: The Greek word for “parakletos” means counselor instead of comforter like the King James translators translated it in John 14:16 and John 14:26.  

John 14:16 (KJV) And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever;

John 14:26 (KJV) But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.

In effect this pastor has changed the King James Bible into a NIV.  The NIV has counselor instead of comforter.  This pastor does not like what the King James Bible says in English.  Therefore, he goes to the greek to re-translate the King James Bible the way he wants it to read.  He wants John 14:16 and John 14:26 to read like the NIV.

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The Controversy Concerning Doug Stauffer’s Latest Book

Doug Stauffer has changed his position on dispensational salvation from his first book that he wrote in 1999 to his newest book that he wrote in 2018. Kyle Stephenson gives his review of Doug Stauffer’s latest book that he wrote in 2018, One Book Rightly Divided. Kyle Stephenson has some interesting observations concerning this book. You can go to the following links to listen to Kyle Stephenson.

http://goodpreachin.com/STEPHENS/Stauffers_book_discussion_pt1_2_3.mp3?fbclid=IwAR0XzdH0OqaSDvsi2WLTuu9FAmb6HsEiX6DBLPlbbPT-BX-aVtuF7-97Fds

http://goodpreachin.com/STEPHENS/Stauffers_book_discussion_pt1_2_3.mp3?fbclid=IwAR1_PHdZaILccD0mymh4NAsCz72HbmmIYUe5uRegVXNxct8xS0EUYlWnp-U

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History of Dispensationalism

Dispensational teaching has been around for a long time.  This is a good video that explains the history of dispensational teaching from the Bible.

The below document explains the difference between Covenant Theology and dispensational teaching of the Bible.  This document is from the Presbyterian Church which teaches Calvinism.  If your pastor and Baptist church is teaching the same thing as the Presbyterian church, then your pastor needs to quit calling himself a Baptist and start calling himself a Presbyterian.

 

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Did Abraham see the First Coming of Christ or the Second Coming of Christ in John 8:56???

The standard teaching on John 8:56 is Abraham saw the day that Christ was crucified and that he rejoiced and was glad.  The problem is that the phrase “my day” is a reference to the day of Christ.  There are four references in scripture to the “day of Christ or day of Jesus Christ.”  There are other problems as well with this teaching.

John 8:56 (KJV) Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day: and he saw it, and was glad.

Matthew 21:42 (KJV) Jesus saith unto them, Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner: this is the Lord’s doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes?

Psalm 118:22 (KJV) The stone which the builders refused is become the head stone of the corner.
Psalm 118:23 (KJV) This is the LORD’S doing; it is marvellous in our eyes.
Psalm 118:24 (KJV) This is the day which the LORD hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.

Psalm 118:24 has someone that “will rejoice and be glad” about a certain day just like Abraham in John 8:56 where Abraham rejoiced and was glad.  The context of Psalm 118:24 is the second coming of Christ.  In Psalm 118:22 has both the first coming “the stone which the builders refused” the second coming “is become the head stone of the corner.”  The stone in Psalm 118:24 is Christ.  When the stone is the head of the corner, this is the second coming of Christ.  The day in Psalm 118:24 is the day of Christ.  Abraham is the father of Israel.  He would rejoice and be glad for the second coming of Christ.  The second coming of Christ for Israel means that they went through the seven years of Tribulation.  Israel has been reconciled back to God.  Israel has accepted her Messiah, the Lord Jesus Christ.  Israel has been forgiven for rejecting and murdering her messiah the Lord Jesus Christ.  The Lord Jesus Christ has destroyed all the armies of the nations that wanted to destroy Israel.  The Lord Jesus Christ takes care of the beast and the false prophet.  As the father of Israel, the second coming of Christ is indeed a day for Abraham to rejoice.  It is a great day indeed for the nation of Israel.  Israel will rule and reign with the King of the Jews, the Lord Jesus Christ.

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