The Scribes of the Bible Did Not Speak or Write English

Did you know that none of our English words we speak were in God's Word.

Yep, the Scriptures were written in Greek and Hebrew, since we do not speak those languages and neither does most of the world, the words of God must be translated into each language so the people can read words in their own language that reflect the meaning from God's original languages.

It is a red herring to argue that certain English words are not reflected in the Bible, of course, they are not, Christ did not speak English and neither did His scribes who wrote down His words.

Only the original Greek and Hebrew is inspired by God. All other people groups had to have the original languages translated into theirs to be able to read it.

We should not be fighting over which translation, but we should discuss meanings as guided by the Holy Spirit.

If I were the devil manipulating politics!

I would pretend to be one of them and they will follow me anywhere. They would ignore all the clues that I was working against them.

All I would have to do is tickle their ears with the lies they love to hear and emotionally manipulate them so that they feel excited about what I have told them. After all, I have already been doing this in all the apostate churches.

They would not notice the clues that were not even all that subtle but would have warned them had they been alert.

After being indoctrinated in this way they would begin to refuse any criticism toward me that would enlighten them as to my character.

I would become an idol to them to the point where they would fight with their friends family and churches to defend me.

Even when a discerning friend comes along to warn them with facts that I am not what I claim they would dissolve the friendship rather than go to prayer to find out the truth.

They are more committed to their personal desires than facts. They are more committed to their candidate who says the things they like to hear than they are to God and his word. I could distract them from God to praise me!

I will come to them as an angel of light solidifying their resolve to defend me. I would use the words of God out of context to intimidate those who dare to question me. I would use their undiscerning friends to pressure them to follow me.

Many Christians will walk in fear of losing their freedom their stuff their pleasures, all I have to do is promise I can save all those things for them.

Now that I have played the devil's advocate let me tell a story that illustrates how the devil operates.

A man went to hell, the devil gave him three choices. The choices were behind three doors. When the first door was opened there were people standing in dung up to their neck. Just beyond their reach was a container of water. The could not get to the water.

The man shut the door and moved to the second door opening it he found the people sitting on a chair while the dung was up around their waist. There was no water to be seen.

The man came to the third door, opening it he found people sitting in a chair with dung to his ankles drinking a cup of coffee. The moment the man saw this he chose that door, it seems less miserable.

After the man chose that door the devil commanded the people in that room that the coffee break was over to get back on their heads.

The story sort of illustrates the message quite clearly that we cannot trust those who are controlled by the devil.

1MaryAnn Shaw

Who is Your Spiritual Advisor: Is it Jesus Christ?

The spiritual advisor to the president is on her third marriage.

She met her husband Randy White while in a church, they were each divorced and married one another, a serious violation of God's word.

White married a rock star, her third husband, they are both entertainers, she in the pulpit and he in the world.

Aside from being the pastor as a woman of a large congregation she has a net worth of 5 million dollars but claims she is no a prosperity preacher. Her violations of the command that woman should not lead over men in the church, as well as her divorces and remarriages, disqualify her to advise anyone.

It makes sense that the president would not be convicted about his divorce from his first wife and his adulterous marriage to the other two when he chooses a spiritual advisor who endorses these practices.

This is the man you want to lead you.....into what, more debauchery?

White, the spiritual advisor to the president would not counsel him about his sins of divorce and remarriage and serial adultery, because she has done it herself and has never repented from any of it.

You might say: "but he is doing good things for the country!" What good things does he do for the moral fabric of this country? His example is abysmal full of unrepentant sin, this is the example he gives to the country.

It makes no difference that he is going to give us a wall, improve the economy and give us a lot of things we want if he is leading us down the unrighteous path of sinful behavior.

Truly I have never seen a public figure denounce the sins of divorce and remarriage who caused anyone to confess their sinfulness to be born again.

You might say; "but he is not a pastor of a church!" If we love the Lord Jesus Christ our concern for the country is not a better life now, it's how can we honor and obey Jesus Christ.

Far too many people are believing in someone merely for what they say, they are being manipulated.

Paula White is the worst possible spiritual advisor to anyone let alone our president. She claimed she believes President Trump was a Christian as a young child. We know this could not be true because his life was so very wicked without remorse for his sins. To this day he says he doesn't think he has any reason to repent, that he lived a good life and just tries to do better. This is antithetical to the gospel.

I have grown weary of superficial Christians claiming he is a Christian just because he says so, this is not Christianity. Christianity is when Christ hears our prayer of repentance, comes to dwell in us, and cleanses us from our sinfulness. No one who claims to be a Christian remains an adulterer or a serial pathological liar.

Matthew 7:15-20 "15 “Beware of the false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly are ravenous wolves.

16 You will know them by their fruits. Grapes are not gathered from thornbushes, nor figs from thistles, are they?

17 So every good tree bears good fruit, but the bad tree bears bad fruit.

18 A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit.

19 Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.

What is the fruit? It is not a few good deeds to appear righteous, the fruit is the character qualities of Christ.

Galatians 5:22-24 "22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. 24 Now those who belong to Christ Jesus crucified the flesh with its passions and desires."

Here is the thing: go ahead and vote for the candidate that will get you some things you want and believe in based on his words, but do not call him a Christian. Please stop this, it sends a wrong message to the world of what Christianity looks like.

To call our president a Christian is sending a terrible message to the world of a false idea of what it is to be born again. I am also wary of the excuse that "he is a new believer", this is not accurate about what happens when a new believer becomes a Christian.

When someone becomes born again they do not lie, manipulate or profane the Bible, they are easily convicted of sin by the Holy Spirit Who lives in them. Their entire demeanor, words and actions are changed. They no longer think the same way.

It is clear to me now how easily many "religious" people will fall right in line when the antichrist appears on the scene. He will say all they like to hear, do a few things that please them and they will believe him when he claims to be christ. These elections are dry runs to see what is in the hearts of "Christians" or should I say pretenders who love the idea of power more than they care about the things of God.

God never promised we will live in a free country or that we would have a good economy, He did, however, promise persecution. Please remember this when the election is over, things are not going to improve because we are in the end times. No matter who you vote for you will see evil escalate.

No country can continue in the monstrous sins we have defended and grow every day in this country and be blessed by God. Trump is not a "reprieve" from the downfall of this country, he is an escalation and there are continued worse things to come. I am now convinced that God allowed Trump to be in the office to show us our own weakness for believing what we like to believe rather than seeing the truth. All the boasting and bluster is smoke and mirrors. It is also enraging the liberals who will step up their evil because of their rage.

2 Timothy 3:11-13 "…11 my persecutions, and the sufferings that came upon me in Antioch, Iconium, and Lystra. What persecutions I endured! Yet the Lord rescued me from all of them.

12 Indeed, all who desire to live godly lives in Christ Jesus will be persecuted,

13 while evil men and imposters go from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived."

The hearts of the American people, for the most part, are rebellious against God while pretending to know Him. They love the idea of protection from Him but are hostile to any suggestion that they should actually follow His Word. They even say they follow His word while violating more than we can count.

In short, the American people want to be prosperous and protected by God but do not want Him. Any parent who has been rejected by children will understand this. Because of their desire to protect them from the sin they want to engage in, the children will want all the perks of being a child, the provision of housing, clothing and nurturing when they are sick but they refuse the correction and instruction that is their real help for a lifetime. In the case of God's salvation, after there is repentance, it is the protection from hell and for eternity that we enjoy and want for our children far above any of their desires or happiness. We know as caring adults that our children will be joyful and happy if they follow Christ. But all the children see is the restrictions placed on their sinful behavior.

This is the way we treat God in this country, boasting and bragging about loving Jesus while defying His word, even lacking any interest in consulting His word.

Today's generation wants to gain heaven while hating God. So they pretend to care about Him but have no fruit of the Spirit that comes from the Holy Spirit living inside of them. They have no fruit because they have no Holy Spirit.

God will not impart the Holy Spirit to anyone who does not want Him. He will not dwell in someone who only wants to use Him but will not obey Him.

John 14:15-16 "15If you love Me, you will keep My commandments. 16And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Advocate to be with you forever—…"

John 14:21

"Whoever has My commandments and keeps them is the one who loves Me. The one who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and reveal Myself to him."

If you meet someone who claims to be a Christian but lives in sin and is hostile to correction about that sin, this is one who is not born again. Those who are born again and confronted about their sin are ashamed of it and eventually will repent being cleansed.

1 John 3:8-10 "…8 The one who practices sin is of the devil because the devil has been sinning from the very start. This is why the Son of God was revealed, to destroy the works of the devil. 9 Anyone born of God refuses to practice sin because God’s seed abides in him; he cannot go on sinning, because he has been born of God. 10 By this the children of God are distinguished from the children of the devil: Anyone who does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is anyone who does not love his brother.…"

1 John 1: 9 "9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness."

1 John 2:18-20 "18 Children, it is the last hour; and just as you have heard that the antichrist is coming, so now many antichrists have appeared. This is how we know it is the last hour. 19 They went out from us, but they did not belong to us. For if they had belonged to us, they would have remained with us. But their departure made it clear that none of them belonged to us. 20 You, however, have an anointing from the Holy One, and all of you know the truth.…"

When God said "you shall know them by their fruit", he did not mean works, He was talking about the character qualities of Christ. Born again believers can see the fruit or lack of it in someone else. The Spirit Who lives in us as believers know the Spirit Who lives in someone else. We can discern the truth based on these qualities listed.

Born again believers are able to sense and connect with the Spirit Who lives in another born again believer.

1 John 3:13-15 "…13 So do not be surprised, brothers, if the world hates you. 14 We know that we have passed from death to life because we love our brothers. The one who does not love remains in death. 15 Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer, and you know that eternal life does not reside in a murderer.…"

Philippians 1:9-10

"And this I pray, that your love may abound still more and more in real knowledge and all discernment, so that you may approve the things that are excellent, in order to be sincere and blameless until the day of Christ;"

This is my prayer for my brothers and sisters: that each one would seek God in prayer to gain discernment to be able to know the truth about any given situation. Secondly; that we will not walk by sight but by the Holy Spirit. Thirdly; that we cast our gaze toward heaven and Jesus Christ that we would be Spiritually minded rather than connected to a dead and dying world.

Colossians 3:1-4 "3 Therefore, if you have been raised with Christ, keep seeking the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. 2 Set your minds on the things that are above, not on the things that are on earth. 3 For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. 4 When Christ, who is our life, is revealed, then you also will be revealed with Him in glory."

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Endure as Christ Endured

Sounds a lot like what Jesus Christ went through when He was on this earth.

1 Peter 4:12-14 "12 Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial that has come upon you, as though something strange were happening to you. 13But rejoice that you share in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed at the revelation of His glory. 14If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you.…"

Trusting in Christ Alone

Those who placed their trust in the leader they voted for will not have the strength to endure whatever is coming.

Psalm 146:3-5

"3 Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help.

4 His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day, his thoughts perish.

5 Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the Lord his God:"

We are living in deep days of deception, nothing is as it seems, all the time everywhere.

2 Corinthians 11:13-15

"For such men are false apostles, deceitful workmen, disguising themselves as apostles of Christ. And no wonder, for even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light. So it is no surprise if his servants, also, disguise themselves as servants of righteousness. Their end will correspond to their deeds."

Did you see these words in this passage? "And no wonder, for even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light." AND, the words; "deceitful workmen."

These people will claim to be whatever we want to believe about them, but they are devils disgusting themselves as angels of light. There are many clues that prove them false but those who wish to have their ears tickled will ignore or excuse away all those clues.

Trust in Christ alone, then you will not be devastated when things go awry, and they are going to become unbearable for those without hope.

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Keep Looking Up!

Brothers and Sisters in Christ, keep looking up, Jesus Christ is our hope, nothing else on this earth matters anymore now except that we obey Christ, He will take care of all the rest.

If you do not see your desires being fulfilled the way you wish then remember that God knows better than us what we need and what fulfills His purposes.

Hebrews 1:3 - Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of His person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;

Isaiah 53:3 - He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not.

Psalm 16:9-11

9 Therefore my heart is glad and my glory rejoices;

My flesh also will dwell securely.

10 For You will not abandon my soul to Sheol;

Nor will You allow Your Holy One to undergo decay.

11 You will make known to me the path of life;

In Your presence is fullness of joy;

In Your right hand there are pleasures forever.

Cringe Worthy Cultural Christianity

Whenever I hear the words, "so and so was converted to Christianity" I cringe a little.

Conversion is not what God wanted, He wanted a transformation by His power in the life of those who believe on Him.

Often "converts" make their choice to be a Christian without a confession of their sinfulness, therefore they have not become born again by the Spirit of God.

These people learn all the cultural standards of those who attend church but are not dedicated to loving God or even His Word. They learn a few verses usually out of context and the rest of their philosophy is lived by cultural cliches that they think come from the Bible but that God never said.

We know their heart because when they are confronted with Biblical truth they fight to defend their sin and error. They "say" they are Bible believers but in reality, they are not.

Matthew 15:7-9 "…7 You hypocrites! Isaiah prophesied correctly about you: 8 ‘These people honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me. 9 They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men.’ ”

Looking to Jesus Christ Alone, Looking Up!!!!

If you think that Trump winning is going to save America take a look at what he has been saying and has lived by all his life.

""“I play to people’s fantasies,” Donald Trump wrote in his 1987 memoir, The Art of the Deal. “I call it truthful hyperbole,” he explained. “It’s an innocent form of exaggeration — and a very effective form of promotion.” Copywritten in 1987

Pretending to be a Christian was one of the "fantasies" he projected to gain votes.

America is in big trouble no matter who wins the election. Any Christian who is looking to this world for a leader to protect them is going to be vulnerable to the ploys and tricks of the antichrist.