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EARNESTLY CONTENDING FOR THE FAITH:
THE KING JAMES BIBLE:
DOCTRINAL ISSUES IN THE
NEW BIBLE VERSIONS PART 2



THE LORD JESUS CHRIST IS
GOD MANIFEST IN THE FLESH.
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DOCTRINAL ISSUES IN THE NEW BIBLE VERSIONS
Deity And Titles Of The Lord Jesus Christ
The Virgin Birth and the Firstborn
The Blood Of Christ
The Eternality Of The Lord Jesus Christ
Doctrine
Heaven And Hell
Judge Not Lest Ye Be Judged
Abomination
Repentance
Sexual Sin And Perversion
Salvation As A Process Af Works And Eternal Insecurity
Our Servants And Ministers Have Been Replaced With Slaves
The Priests Have Hauled off Our Pastors And Ministers
Fasting And Prayer
The New Version Cutting Boards
The Living Bible Turns The Lord Jesus Christ Into A Brawler
The One
Specific Comments About Some Versions
Frank Logsdon's Repudiation Of His Support For The NASB
Why Do Good Men Err On The Bible Version Issue?

SALVATION AS A PROCESS OF WORKS AND
ETERNAL INSECURITY

(See also the article posted here)

    The new versions make salvation a process.  The instantaneous act of salvation in the King James Bible becomes a works based process in the new versions. In 1 Peter 2:2, the American Standard Version, Contemporary English Version, English Standard Version, New American Bible, New Century Version, New Revised Standard Version, and Today’s English Version people are pictured as growing into salvation. 1 Peter 2:2 (King James Bible) says: “2 As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:”. The King James Bible shows these people as already saved (newborn babes) and in need of being fed the word of God so that they may grow in Christ.  Process theology2 is the brainchild of “Cain University”.
 
Genesis 4:3-5 (King James Bible)
3 And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the LORD. 4 And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the LORD had respect unto Abel and to his offering: 5 But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.
  

The modern day advocates of process theology graduated with the highest honors from “Deny God The Glory University”. This fits very smoothly into the wickedly perverted Roman Catholic and Pentecostal (many call these Arminian) doctrines of salvation.  Acts 2:47 says: “47Praising God, and having favour with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved”.  In Acts 2:47, the new versions use the phrase “were being saved” instead of the King James Bible phrase “be saved” (King James Bible indicating present possession and present position).  The phrase “were being saved” puts you in the process of being saved in the Contemporary English Version, English Standard Version, International Standard Version, Jewish NT, Living Bible, New American Bible (Catholic), New American Standard Bible 95, New Century Version, New International Version, New King James Version, New Living Translation, New Revised Standard Version, Revised Standard Version, and Today’s English Version (Good News for Modern Men). The 1611 Authorized King James Version (King James Bible) says in Ephesians 2:5-9:

Ephesians 2:5-9 (King James Bible)
5 Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;) 6 And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus: 7 That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus. 8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: 9 Not of works, lest any man should boast.


Note in verses 5 and 8 that the King James Bible indicates that salvation is a present position and a present possession by using the phrases “by grace ye are saved” and “by grace are ye saved”.  Once again, the new versions have come as a thief in the night and have stolen your assurance of salvation and stolen the glory from the Lord Jesus Christ.  The thief has come along in the night and poked out the eyes of the unbeliever with the intellectually sharp and spiritually blinding new versions.  In doing so, they have snatched away the eternal light of the glorious gospel.  In the new versions, salvation is a past (passed) possession in Ephesians 2:5,8 rather than a present, continuing possession. The American Standard Version, English Standard Version, International Standard Version, Living Bible (less Ephesians 2:5), New American Bible, New American Standard Bible 95 (plus Romans 8:24), New Century Version, New International Version, New King James Version, New Living Translation (less Ephesians 2:8), New Revised Standard Version, Today’s English Version, and Young’s Literal Translation use the phrase “have been saved” rather than the King James Bible phrase “are saved”.  The spirit of fear (Romans 8:15) and uncertainty have taken possession of the new versions.   This spirit of fear and uncertainty is not of God the Father. Second Timothy 1:7 (King James Bible) says: “7For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind”.  The new version editors and translators are trusting in themselves (their works) rather than God.  From hence cometh fear.  Isaiah 26:3 (King James Bible) says: “3Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee”.
    The New American Bible and New Revised Standard Version uses the phrase “is being renewed” in Colossians 3:10 rather than the King James Bible “is renewed”.  The renewal in perfect knowledge of Christ takes place instantly and permanently at salvation.  It is a cinch that if God would not (and will not) allow us to do anything to earn salvation, then he would not allow us to do anything to keep salvation.  Salvation is of the Lord (Jonah 2:9).  The staying power in salvation comes through the hands of the Lord Jesus Christ.  In ten of the new versions, salvation becomes a matter of obedience in John 3:36. John 3:36 (King James Bible) says: “36 He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him”.  Notice that in the King James Bible that everlasting life is based solely upon belief and not obedience (works).  In the American Standard Version, English Standard Version, International Standard Version, Living Bible, New American Bible, New American Standard Bible, New Century Version, New Living Translation, New Revised Standard Version, and Today’s English Version, salvation becomes a matter of obedience in John 3:36.

John 3:36 (American Standard Version)
36 He that believeth on the Son hath eternal life; but he that obeyeth not the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abideth on him.
   
John 3:36 (English Standard Version)
36 Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; whoever does not obey the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God remains on him.
   
John 3:36 (International Standard Version)
36 The one who believes in the Son has eternal life, but the one who disobeys the Son will not see life. Instead, the wrath of God remains on him.
   
John 3:36 (The Living Bible)
36 And all who trust him—God’s Son—to save them have eternal life; those who don’t believe and obey him shall never see heaven, but the wrath of God remains upon them.”

John 3:36 (New American Bible)
36 Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life, but whoever disobeys the Son will not see life, but the wrath of God remains upon him.
   
John 3:36 (New American Standard Bible 95)
36 “He who believes in the Son has eternal life; but he who does not obey the Son will not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him.”
   
John 3:36 (New Century Version)
36 Those who believe in the Son have eternal life, but those who do not obey the Son will never have life. God’s anger stays on them.”
   
John 3:36 (New Living Translation)
36 And all who believe in God’s Son have eternal life. Those who don’t obey the Son will never experience eternal life, but the wrath of God remains upon them.”
   
John 3:36 (New Revised Standard Version)
36 Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; whoever disobeys the Son will not see life, but must endure God’s wrath.
   
John 3:36 (GNB)
36 Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; whoever disobeys the Son will not have life, but will remain under God’s punishment.


Note the use of the words obey(eth) and disobeys in the verses just quoted from these versions.  This makes salvation a condition of obedience and works.  Now if I were an unbelieving Roman Catholic who believed that I had to earn salvation, or an Arminian who believed I had to work to keep my salvation, I would probably latch right onto one of the versions that contain this verse because it would justify my false doctrine.  Salvation is always a present position and a present possession.  Romans 8:15 (King James Bible) says: “15For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father”.   Hallelujah!  Abba!  He is my Father.  In salvation, we become sons and daughters of God through adoption into his family by the Lord Jesus Christ.  Salvation is completed in the Lord Jesus Christ; not in our works.  We are forever his.  Hallelujah!  However, if we sin, we brake fellowship with God, but  not relationship.  We are still sons and daughters.  The legal bond and rights in adoption are much stronger than that which comes through natural birth. However, there is a time of reckoning.  “For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth...” (Hebrews 12:6).
    In many cases, the new English Bible perversions turn believeth in to obey, unbelief into disobedience, believed not into disobedient, and do not believe into disobedient. This turns faith and works upside down. This makes belief and unbelief a matter of works.    In the new English Bible versions you can never have assurance of salvation.   The new English Bible versions have an almost across-the-board agreement that you “are being saved”. This is a very Roman Catholic idea. The Roman Catholics maintain that you can never be sure this side of eternity whether or not you are saved. Those who hold an Arminian (you can lose your salvation) view of salvation are either working to get salvation or working to keep salvation. So these particular translations fit into both their doctrinal biases.  The phrase “are being saved” occurs in 1 Corinthians 1:18 and 2 Corinthians 2:15 in the Contemporary English Version, English Standard Version, International Standard Version, New American Bible, New American Standard Bible, New Century Version, New International Version, New Jerusalem Bible (subtracts 1 Corinthians 1:18 and adds Philippians 1:28), New King James Version, New Living Translation, New Revised Standard Version, The New Testament Expanded Edition, and Revised Standard Version.  To this list the Contemporary English Version adds Hebrews 6:9, the English Standard Version adds 1 Corinthians 15:2, the New American Standard Bible adds Luke 13:23, the New Century Version adds 1 Corinthians 15:2, the New Living Translation adds Romans 11:5, and the New Revised Standard Version adds 1 Corinthians 15:2.    The scriptures as quoted from the 1611 Authorized King James Bible are as follows:

Luke 13:23 (King James Bible)
23 Then said one unto him, Lord, are there few that be saved? And he said unto them,
   
Romans 11:5 (King James Bible)
5 Even so then at this present time also there is a remnant according to the election of grace.

1 Corinthians 1:18 (King James Bible)
18 For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.

2 Corinthians 2:15 (King James Bible)
15 For we are unto God a sweet savour of Christ, in them that are saved, and in them that perish:
   
Philippians 1:28 (King James Bible)
28 And in nothing terrified by your adversaries: which is to them an evident token of perdition, but to you of salvation, and that of God.
   
1 Corinthians 15:2 (King James Bible)
2 By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain.
   
Hebrews 6:9 (King James Bible)
9 But, beloved, we are persuaded better things of you, and things that accompany salvation, though we thus speak.


    In the King James Bible, salvation is always a present possession.    In the King James Bible, passages of Scripture dealing with eternal salvation as an accomplished fact are always in the present tense; salvation is never a past possession  or a future possession. It is always a current event.  The King James Bible says that people ARE saved.  In the American Standard Version, English Standard Version, International Standard Version, Living Bible, New American Bible, New American Standard Bible, New Century Version, New Revised Standard Version, and Today’s English Version salvation is based upon obedience in John 3:36.    God’s mercy is based upon acts of obedience or disobedience rather than being based upon faith in Romans 11:32 in the American Standard Version, Contemporary English Version, English Standard Version, International Standard Version, New American Bible, New American Standard Bible, New Century Version, New International Version, New King James Version, New Living Translation, New Revised Standard Version, and Today’s English Version.  In Hebrews 3:18 , Hebrews 4:6, and Hebrews 4:11, entering into the rest of the Lord – salvation – is based upon belief and not works.    A check of the American Standard Version, Contemporary English Version, English Standard Version, International Standard Version, Living Bible, New American Bible, New American Standard Bible, New Century Version, New International Version, New King James Version, New Living Translation, New Revised Standard Version, and Today’s English Version (GNB, the Good News Bible) reveals that this rest is based upon some form of obedience or disobedience. The Today’s English Version is inconsistent in its translation in Hebrews 4:6 and Hebrews 4:11 in that they state that the  rest is based upon some form of belief.   These scriptures as quoted from the 1611 Authorized King James Bible are as follows:

John 3:36 (King James Bible)
36 He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.

Romans 11:32 (King James Bible)
32 For God hath concluded them all in unbelief, that he might have mercy upon all.
   
Hebrews 3:18 (King James Bible)
18 And to whom sware he that they should not enter into his rest, but to them that believed not?
   
Hebrews 4:6 (King James Bible)
6 Seeing therefore it remaineth that some must enter therein, and they to whom it was first preached entered not in because of unbelief:
   
Hebrews 4:11 (King James Bible)
11 Let us labour therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief.


Notice the emphasis on belief in the King James Bible.  I cannot freely quote from the other English Bible versions for fear of copyright infringement.
    In that great prophetic passage concerning the two entries of the Lord Jesus Christ into Jerusalem in Zechariah 9:9-10, the Contemporary English Version, Living Bible, New Century Version, New Living Translation, New Revised Standard Version, Today’s English Version (Good News Bible), and Young’s Literal Translation remove the reference in verse 9 to the Lord Jesus Christ having salvation.

OUR SERVANTS AND MINISTERS
HAVE BEEN REPLACED WITH SLAVES


    The new Bible versions have taken the servants and ministers out of our churches and put slaves in their place.  The word “slave” is generally used in the new versions to replace the King James Bible words “servant” and “minister”.  The new versions replaced your servants and ministers with slaves as follows: Contemporary English Version (83 times), English Standard Version(44 times), God’s Word (66 times), International Standard Version (58 times), Living Bible (85 times), The Message (46 times), New American Bible (80 times), New American Standard Bible (115 times), New Century Version (67 times), New International Version (57 times), New Jerusalem Bible (59 times), New King James Version (30 times), New Living Translation (83 times), New Revised Standard Version (135 times), and Today’s English Version (93).  Among many other things, this is an attack upon the free will of man.  It makes God an unloving and uncompassionate despot.  Sons and daughters of God are not slaves, but rather joint heirs with Christ.  The new versions have replaced willing servants with robots with bad breath who speak with the enticing words of man.  There is a huge amount of difference in the connotation of the words “slave”, “minister”, and “servant”.  “Slave” and “slavery” are almost never used in a positive sense.  People that are slaves, or in slavery, are mostly compelled to do what they do.  However, those that minister or serve generally do so out of acts of love, compassion, or to serve themselves.  They do what they do because they want to (voluntarily).  The only slaves in God’s eyes are those lost and in bondage (slavery) to their sin.  Christians are no longer in bondage.  They have been redeemed.  They have been liberated.  The Bible says:

Romans 8:15 (King James Bible)
15 For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.

Romans 8:21 (King James Bible)
21 Because the creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God.
   
Galatians 5:1 (King James Bible)
1 Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.


THE PRIESTS HAVE HAULED OFF OUR PASTORS AND MINISTERS

    The new versions have taken away our pastors and ministers and given us priests in Romans 15:16.  I wonder where that came from?! In Romans 15:16, the word “priest” is substituted for the King James Bible word “minister” by the Contemporary English Version, English Standard Version, International Standard Version, New American Bible, New American Standard Bible 95, New International Version, New Revised Standard Version, Today’s English Version (GNB), and the Young’s Literal Translation.  In the King James Bible, Romans 15:16 says: “16That I should be the minister of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles, ministering the gospel of God, that the offering up of the Gentiles might be acceptable, being sanctified by the Holy Ghost”.  Christ is our high priest and intercessor (Hebrews chapters 7-10).  For those of you who do not get it, there are NO NEW TESTAMENT PRIESTS.  We have no need of  wicked, earthly priests that administer the continual sacrifices and sacraments of the Babylonian mysteries (Revelation 17:5). 

FASTING AND PRAYER

    Fasting and prayer is one of the spiritual weapons that God has given us in our arsenal for defending the faith.  There are seven verses in the New Testament that deal with fasting and prayer.  These verses are Matthew 17:21, Mark 9:29, Luke 2:37, Luke 5:33, Acts 13:3, Acts 14:23, and 1 Corinthians 7:5.   As quoted from the King James Bible these seven verses say:

Matthew 17:21 (King James Bible)
21 Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting.

Mark 9:29 (King James Bible)
29 And he said unto them, This kind can come forth by nothing, but by prayer and fasting.

Luke 2:37 (King James Bible)
37 And she was a widow of about fourscore and four years, which departed not from the temple, but served God with fastings and prayers night and day.

Luke 5:33 (King James Bible)
33 And they said unto him, Why do the disciples of John fast often, and make prayers, and likewise the disciples of the Pharisees; but thine eat and drink?

Acts 13:3 (King James Bible)
3 And when they had fasted and prayed, and laid their hands on them, they sent them away.

Acts 14:23 (King James Bible)
23 And when they had ordained them elders in every church, and had prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord, on whom they believed.

1 Corinthians 7:5 (King James Bible)
5 Defraud ye not one the other, except it be with consent for a time, that ye may give yourselves to fasting and prayer; and come together again, that Satan tempt you not for your incontinency.


    The first two instances of fasting and prayer mentioned in Matthew 17:21 and Mark 9:29 deal with casting devils out.  Fasting and prayer are mentioned in these two instances in connection with a lack of faith on the part of the disciples.  These scriptures are a warning to Christians that certain things will not happen without both fasting and prayer.  It is obvious from the context that fasting and prayer increase faith.  The next instance of fasting and prayer in Luke 2:37 involved the prophetess Anna being allowed to proclaim him [the Lord Jesus Christ] to all that looked for redemption in Jerusalem.  It is obvious from the context that fasting and prayer were necessary for Anna to be able to prophecy as she did unto those at Jerusalem.  The next reference to fasting and prayer in Luke 5:33 is used to teach us that we do not have to fast when we are in the presence of the Lord Jesus Christ.  From this, we should also learn that there are times when we will have to fast and pray to get into the presence of the Lord Jesus Christ.  Sometimes we must pray and fast when we seek his face.  In Acts 13:33, we see that fasting and prayer ought to be a part of sending forth missionaries.  These are endeavors for the salvation of souls that ultimately result in the casting out of the devil when individuals come to salvation.  In Acts 14:23 fasting and prayer are used in connection with ordaining leaders in the churches.  This should serve as an example to us today that we should not lightly lay hands on any man that we would call to a leadership role in the church.  Fasting and prayer are obviously necessary to determine what the will of the Lord is in the selection of church leaders.  First Corinthians 7:5 is used to teach us that there are times when it is necessary that husbands and wives temporarily separate from the marriage bed for the purpose of fasting and prayer.  So, we see that fasting and prayer are a necessary weapon in our arsenal for spiritual warfare.  There is a big difference in not eating or going without food and fasting.  Someone could go without food for any number of reasons.  Fasting is doing without food for a specific spiritual purpose.  Fasting is the God ordained method for Christians to deny the flesh that the spirit might profit thereby.
    The doctrine of fasting and prayer is under attack in the new versions.  Matthew 17:21 is ejected from the Contemporary English Version, English Standard Version, God’s Word, The Message, New American Bible, New Century Version, New International Version, New Jerusalem Bible, New Living Translation, New Revised Standard Version, Revised Standard Version, and Today’s English Version (GNB).  The New American Standard Bible brackets Matthew 17:21.   Fasting is gone from Mark 9:29 in the American Standard Version, Contemporary English Version, English Standard Version, Living Bible, New American Standard Bible, New Century Version, New International Version, New Living Translation, New Revised Standard Version, and the Today’s English Version.  The Contemporary English Version has removed “fasting” and inserted “without eating” into Luke 2:37, Luke 5:33, Acts 13:3, and Acts 14:23.  The New Century Version has inserted going without food into Luke 2:37 and without eating into Luke 5:33.  The translators have removed the word “fasting” from the pages of the American Standard Version, Contemporary English Version, English Standard Version, God’s Word, International Standard Version, Living Bible, New American Bible, New American Standard Bible, New Century Version, New International Version, New Jerusalem Bible, New Living Translation, New Revised Standard Version, Revised Standard Version, and the Today’s English Version in 1 Corinthians 7:5.  The owners of the new versions have been issued swords with broken tips and dull edges.

THE NEW VERSION CUTTING BOARDS

    Acts 8:37, Mark 16:9-20, John 7:53-8:11, and 1 John 5:7 have all been placed on the cutting boards of the new version’s cooks.    A quick look at Acts 8:37 will show why it has gone to the cutting rooms of the new versions.

Acts 8:36-37 (King James Bible)
36 And as they went on their way, they came unto a certain water: and the eunuch said, See, here is water; what doth hinder me to be baptized? 37 And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.


Acts 8:37 makes belief a condition for baptism; out goes baptismal regeneration.  Acts 8:37 has been entirely removed from the Contemporary English Version, English Standard Version, International Standard Version, The Message, New American Bible, New Century Version, New International Version, New Jerusalem Bible, New Living Translation, New Revised Standard Version, Revised Standard Version, and Today’s English Version.
    Mark 16:9-20  forms another witness to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ.  If you did not believe in the physical resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ, that might well give you the motivation to cut these verses out.  Many early Gnostic heretics did not believe in the physical resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ; nor do many modern Bible translators such as Westcott and Hort. Mark 16:9-20 has either ben bracketed (set off from the rest of the text) or had an unbelieving note placed in the margin, or both, in the Contemporary English Version, English Standard Version, Living Bible, The Message, New American Bible, New American Standard Bible, New Century Version, New International Version, New King James Version, New Living Translation, New Revised Standard Version, and Today’s English Version.

Mark 16:9-20 (King James Bible)
9 Now when Jesus was risen early the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had cast seven devils. 10 And she went and told them that had been with him, as they mourned and wept. 11 And they, when they had heard that he was alive, and had been seen of her, believed not. 12 After that he appeared in another form unto two of them, as they walked, and went into the country. 13 And they went and told it unto the residue: neither believed they them. 14 Afterward he appeared unto the eleven as they sat at meat, and upbraided them with their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they believed not them which had seen him after he was risen. 15 And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. 16 He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned. 17 And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; 18 They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover. 19 So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God. 20 And they went forth, and preached every where, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word with signs following. Amen.


In his book “The Last Twelve Verses Of Mark”, Dean John William Burgon totally destroyed the cutting room theories of Satan’s scribes concerning Mark 16:9-20. 
    John 7:53-8:11 has either ben bracketed (set off from the rest of the text) or had an unbelieving note placed in the margin, or both, in the Contemporary English Version, English Standard Version, International Standard Version, Living Bible, New American Bible, New American Standard Bible, New Century Version, New International Version, New King James Version, New Living Translation, New Revised Standard Version, and Today’s English Version.  There has been much material written on John 7:53-8:11. 

John 7:53-8:11 (King James Bible)
53 And every man went unto his own house. 1 Jesus went unto the mount of Olives. 2 And early in the morning he came again into the temple, and all the people came unto him; and he sat down, and taught them. 3 And the scribes and Pharisees brought unto him a woman taken in adultery; and when they had set her in the midst, 4 They say unto him, Master, this woman was taken in adultery, in the very act. 5 Now Moses in the law commanded us, that such should be stoned: but what sayest thou? 6 This they said, tempting him, that they might have to accuse him. But Jesus stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground, as though he heard them not. 7 So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself, and said unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her. 8 And again he stooped down, and wrote on the ground. 9 And they which heard it, being convicted by their own conscience, went out one by one, beginning at the eldest, even unto the last: and Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst. 10 When Jesus had lifted up himself, and saw none but the woman, he said unto her, Woman, where are those thine accusers? hath no man condemned thee? 11 She said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said unto her, Neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no more.


Dean Burgon in his book “The Causes of Corruption of the Traditional Text” totally destroyed the idea that the twelve verses in question did not belong in our Bibles.  This particular text was read from the lectionary of the church on October 8th of every year.  There are 2,143 lectionaries around that contain this text.  Edward F. Hills in quoting Dean Burgon noted the following:

“Moreover, although the Greek fathers were silent about the prayer called the pericope de adultera,  the church was not silent.  This is shown by the fact that John 8:3–11 was chosen as the lesson to read publicly each year own St. Pelagia’s Day, October 8.  Burgon points out the significance of this historical circumstance.  “The great Eastern Church speaks out on the subject in a voice of thunder.  In all her Patriarchates, as far back as a written records of her practice reach, – and they reach back to the time of those very fathers who silence was felt to be embarrassing -- the Eastern church has selected nine out of the twelve verses to be the special lesson for October 8.”3


    What do the modern textual critics do with these facts?  They ignore them, of course.  Do not confuse us with facts.  Our minds are already made up.  None are so blind as those who will not see.
    First John 5:7 has come under the vilest attacks because it is the strongest text in the New Testament that supports the doctrine of the Trinity.  This verse is entirely left out of most modern English translations and then verses 6 and 7 are deceptively split to form a new verse 7 so that you will not notice that it has been removed from your Bibles.  The International Standard Version, New American Standard Bible, New Living Translation, and New Revised Standard Version place an unbelieving note in the margin also.  So that you can see the duplicity for yourselves I here quote 1 John 5:6-8 in every version I have available to me:

1 John 5:6-8 (King James Bible)
6 This is he that came by water and blood, even Jesus Christ; not by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit that beareth witness, because the Spirit is truth. 7 For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one. 8 And there are three that bear witness in earth, the Spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three agree in one.

1 John 5:6-8 (American Standard Version)
6 This is he that came by water and blood, even Jesus Christ; not with the water only, but with the water and with the blood. 7 And it is the Spirit that beareth witness, because the Spirit is the truth. 8 For there are three who bear witness, the Spirit, and the water, and the blood: and the three agree in one.

1 John 5:6-8 (Contemporary English Version)
6 Water and blood came out from the side of Jesus Christ. It wasn’t just water, but water and blood. The Spirit tells about this, because the Spirit is truthful. 7 In fact, there are three who tell about it. 8 They are the Spirit, the water, and the blood, and they all agree.

1 John 5:6-8 (English Standard Version)
6 This is he who came by water and blood—Jesus Christ; not by the water only but by the water and the blood. And the Spirit is the one who testifies, because the Spirit is the truth. 7 For there are three that testify: 8 the Spirit and the water and the blood; and these three agree.

1 John 5:6-8 (International Standard Version)
6 This man, Jesus Christ, is the one who came by water and blood—not with water only, but with water and with blood. The Spirit is the one who verifies this, because the Spirit is the truth. 7 For there are three witnesses— 8 the Spirit, the water, and the blood—and these three are one.

1 John 5:6-8 (The Living Bible)
6 And we know he is, because God said so with a voice from heaven when Jesus was baptized, and again as he was facing death—yes, not only at his baptism but also as he faced death. And the Holy Spirit, forever truthful, says it too. So we have these three witnesses: the voice of the Holy Spirit in our hearts, the voice from heaven at Christ’s baptism, and the voice before he died. And they all say the same thing: that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.

1 John 5:6-8 (New American Bible)
6 This is the one who came through water and blood, Jesus Christ, not by water alone, but by water and blood. The Spirit is the one that testifies, and the Spirit is truth. 7 So there are three that testify, 8 the Spirit, the water, and the blood, and the three are of one accord.

1 John 5:6-8 (New American Standard Bible 95)
6 This is the One who came by water and blood, Jesus Christ; not with the water only, but with the water and with the blood. It is the Spirit who testifies, because the Spirit is the truth. 7 For there are three that testify: 8 the Spirit and the water and the blood; and the three are in agreement.

1 John 5:6-8 (New Century Version)
6 Jesus Christ is the One who came by water and blood. He did not come by water only, but by water and blood. And the Spirit says that this is true, because the Spirit is the truth. 7 So there are three witnesses that tell us about Jesus: 8 the Spirit, the water, and the blood; and these three witnesses agree.

1 John 5:6-8 (New International Version)
6 This is the one who came by water and blood—Jesus Christ. He did not come by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit who testifies, because the Spirit is the truth. 7 For there are three that testify: 8 the Spirit, the water and the blood; and the three are in agreement.

1 John 5:6-8 (New King James Version)
6 This is He who came by water and blood—Jesus Christ; not only by water, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit who bears witness, because the Spirit is truth. 7 For there are three that bear witness in heaven: the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit; and these three are one. 8 And there are three that bear witness on earth: the Spirit, the water, and the blood; and these three agree as one.

1 John 5:6-8 (New Living Translation)
6 And Jesus Christ was revealed as God’s Son by his baptism in water and by shedding his blood on the cross—not by water only, but by water and blood. And the Spirit also gives us the testimony that this is true. 7 So we have these three witnesses— 8 the Spirit, the water, and the blood—and all three agree.

1 John 5:6-8 (New Revised Standard Version)
6 This is the one who came by water and blood, Jesus Christ, not with the water only but with the water and the blood. And the Spirit is the one that testifies, for the Spirit is the truth. 7 There are three that testify: 8 the Spirit and the water and the blood, and these three agree.

1 John 5:6-8 (GNB)
6 Jesus Christ is the one who came with the water of his baptism and the blood of his death. He came not only with the water, but with both the water and the blood. And the Spirit himself testifies that this is true, because the Spirit is truth. 7 There are three witnesses: 8 the Spirit, the water, and the blood; and all three give the same testimony.


    Pay particular attention to verse 7 and compare it to the King James Bible reading.  There is overwhelming evidence to support the inclusion of this text in our Bibles.  Michael Maynard in his book “A History Of The Debate Over 1 John 5,7-8" documents a trail of manuscript evidence that goes all the way back to A.D. 168 for the support of this passage.  Maynard then proceeds to present over 300 pages of evidence supporting these verses. 
    A note in the Living Bible and the New American Standard Bible leads folks to believe that the number to avoid is 616 rather than 666.  Only two manuscripts contain this error (the corrupt uncial c and the corrupt cursive 11). In addition to the Living Bible and the New American Standard Bible, my research revealed that the English Standard Version, International Standard Version, New Living Bible, New American Bible, and the New Revised Standard Version also contained this treacherous error.

THE LIVING BIBLE TURNS THE
LORD JESUS CHRIST INTO A BRAWLER


    The Living Bible commits another major blunder in Zechariah 13:6.  Zechariah 13:6 in the King James Bible says

Zechariah 13:6 (King James Bible)
6 And one shall say unto him, What are these wounds in thine hands? Then he shall answer, Those with which I was wounded in the house of my friends.


Zechariah 13:6 in the Living Bible says:

Zechariah 13:6 (The Living Bible)
6 “And if someone asks, ‘Then what are these scars on your chest and your back?’ he will say, ‘I got into a brawl at the home of a friend!’


The note on Zechariah 13:6 in the Living Bible says:

“these scars on your cheek and back.  Evidently self-inflicted cuts, as practiced by false prophets, see 1 Kings 18:28.  at the home of a friend, literally “[These are}] wounds I received in the house of my friends.”  Some think this refers to Christ; others believe this refers to a false prophet who is lying about the reasons for his scars.”


It is clear from the context that Zechariah 13:6 is a reference to the Lord Jesus Christ.  The Lord Jesus Christ did not receive his wounds from a “brawl” but from being crucified for the sins of the world. 

Zechariah 13:7 (King James Bible)
7 Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, and against the man that is my fellow, saith the LORD of hosts: smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered: and I will turn mine hand upon the little ones.


    Let’s take a look at the New Testament allusions to, and the direct quotes of the Lord Jesus Christ, relevant to these verses and their context.  Notice the following verses:

Matthew 26:31 (King James Bible)
31 Then saith Jesus unto them, All ye shall be offended because of me this night: for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered abroad.

Mark 14:27 (King James Bible)
27 And Jesus saith unto them, All ye shall be offended because of me this night: for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered.

Luke 24:39-40 (King James Bible)
39 Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself: handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me have. 40 And when he had thus spoken, he shewed them his hands and his feet.

John 20:25-27 (King James Bible)
25 The other disciples therefore said unto him, We have seen the Lord. But he said unto them, Except I shall see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into his side, I will not believe. 26 And after eight days again his disciples were within, and Thomas with them: then came Jesus, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, Peace be unto you. 27 Then saith he to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side: and be not faithless, but believing.


    Zechariah 13:6 is not a reference to a false prophet as the Living Bible insinuates.  The Lord Jesus Christ did not receive his wounds in a brawl.  His wounds were the result of his crucifixion.

THE ONE

    The new versions also favor the phrase “the one”.  The phrase “the one” is really well liked by the new versions in 1 John 5:6-8 where it is used by the International Standard Version, New American Bible, New American Standard Bible, New Century Version, New International Version, New Revised Standard Version, and Today’s English Version.
    The radical feminists will be in for a real shock when that male chauvinist Satan takes over through the antichrist for he will not regard the desire of women.  In every society where pagan religion dominates through the control of Satan, women are subjected to the vilest abuses.  They have no rights and are treated like property.  If you do not believe it, take a look at how women are treated in Islamic societies.  These Islamic societies are controlled by “the One” in the form of the idol moon god.  Allah, the pagan God of Islam, is referred to as “the One” on at least 21 different occasions in the Koran.  Allah is also referred to as “the One and Only”.  The Koran is way ahead in the race with the modern perversions of the Bible to corrupt the word of God.  They started almost 1,400 years ago.  The Koran is the syncretism, or synthesis,  of the pagan philosophy of the pagan moon God, Allah, the Jewish Old Testament scriptures (corrupted), and some of the Christian New Testament scriptures (corrupted). Do not lose sight of the fact that the Muslims (Islamists) are referred to as brothers in the Roman Catholic Catechism of 1994.  The Roman Catholics are at the forefront of the modern Bible societies that are corrupting the Christian scriptures.  Theirs (Romanism and Islam) would be a natural union since their common enemies are Christians and Jews.
    Most of the pagan religions of this world identify their God as “the One”.   “The One” is the God of the Buddhists and the God of the Hindus.  There you have it!  The four largest pagan religions in the world – Islam, Roman Catholicism, Buddhism, and Hinduism – are in unity with “the One”. All they need is a one world Bible, a one world church, a one world government, and a one world economic system and they can all gather in unity at the foot of the tower of Babel.  MYSTERY BABYLON THE GREAT THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.  The harlots are the false religious systems of this world.
    While “the One” blurs the distinction between genders, he, Satan,  is ever busy trying to blur the distinction between himself and Jehovah God of the Bible.  Remember this false god is a number – ONE. Many Christians grab hold of the idea that the antichrist comes as being against God.  While it is true that he opposes God, his ultimate aim is to come instead of God to appear in the restored temple as God.  In this role, he is the false messiah (christ), the One that is to come in every pagan religion.  God makes a distinction between himself and this “false One”.  God refers to himself as the Holy One of Israel 53 different times in the Bible.  It is this one word “Holy” that distinguishes God, the Holy One of Israel, from the one, the false messiah of New Age paganism and the modern Bible versions.  God is the Holy One.  Satan is the wicked one.  The King James Bible never uses the phrase “the One” when referring to the Lord Jesus Christ while The Message uses it 54 times, the New American Standard Bible 16 times, the New Century Version 84 times, the New International Version 5 times, and the New King James Version 8 times.  This false messiah comes to usurp the throne of the Living God.  For documentation on the increase of the false christs (messiahs) in the new versions, see page 270 of this book.

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