Actually the OT was inspired by God in Hebrew and not in 16th Century English and the NT was inspired by God in Koine Greek and not in 16th Century English. In fact not even one word of God's Word was inspired in English.
Now Jesus has commanded us to make disciples of **ALL NATIONS** In Matthew 28:18-20. And in Matthew 24:13 Jesus says, "This gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to **ALL NATIONS, and then the end will come!"
And in Revelation 5:9 we read: "You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals because you were slain, and with your blood you purchased men for God from **EVERY** tribe and **LANGUAGE** and people and nation!"
So far devoted Christian translators have obeyed God's commands and have translated God's Word into over 2,000 different languages; which has resulted in people being saved in over 2,000 languages by devoted Christian missionaries who also learned these languages. Only **ONE** of these 2,000 languages is English and only people who read English can understand the King James version of the Bible written in archaic 16th Century English. So according to the KJV only cult you would have to learn English in order to be saved by the KJV Bible which is only in English????
And so according to those who believe in the King James only cult no one can be saved unless they are saved through the KJV Bible in English and all the other 2,000 translations of the inspired Greek and Hebrew in 2,000 different languages are of Satan and saved no one???? And all translations written before the 1611 KJV version except for the original inspired Greek and Hebrew manuscripts saved no one and were of Satan.?????
It is interesting to note that all 47 translators of the KJV version were members of the Church of England or the Episcopal Church. The Church of England was the most liberal church in 1611 and at present and followed many of the Roman Catholic beliefs except for the Pope and Mary. Only about 20% of the present theologians in the Episcopal Church believe in the inspiration of the Bible or even the Divinity of Jesus Christ our Savior. Whereas the translators of the NIV version were all from very conservative churches such as the Baptist, and Orthodox Presbyterian and Christian Reformed churches.
In 1546 the Roman Catholic Church added the 7 Satanic books called the Apocrypha to their Bible. In the original KJV version in 1611 these evil 7 books were also **INCLUDED** and there were even cross references to the Apocrypha through out the 1611 KJV version??? The Apocrypha was not eliminated from the KJV version until AD 1725.
The liberal Church of England persecuted the conservative believers in God's Word such as the Calvinists, Lutherans, Anabaptists and Puritans which resulted in many true believers fleeing to America.
The original 1611 King James version also had 2 full pages of praise for King James who assembled them; even though King James was a lifelong homosexual.
I Peter 1:22-25: Now that you have purified yourselves by obeying the Truth so that you have sincere love for your brothers, love one another deeply from the heart. For you have be **BORN AGAIN**, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring **WORD OF GOD**{In over 2,000 LANGUAGES!!}. For, all men are like grass, all their glory is like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall, but the **WORD OF THE LORD STANDS FOREVER**. And this is the Word that was preached to you!!
John 15:1,2,6,8 in NIV version: Jesus says, "I am the true Vine, and My Father is the Gardner. He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit He *PRUNES* so that it will be even more fruitful.... If anyone does not remain in Me, he is like a branch that is thrown away and withers; such branches are picked up, thrown into the fire and burned... This is to My Father's glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be My disciples!"
*NIV footnote : The Greek for PRUNES also means CLEANS.
John 15:1,2,6,8 in KJV version in archaic 16th Century English: Jesus saith, "I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman. Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away; and every branch that beareth fruit, he *PURGETH* it, that it may bring forth more fruit... If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned... Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit, so shall ye be my disciples."
IS THE FIRST 1,000 YEAR RESURRECTION IN REVELATION 20:4-6 FOR MARTYRS LIKE JESUS AND THE 24 ELDERS ON THRONES WITH AUTHORITY TO JUDGE ONLY??
Revelation 4:4: Surrounding God's Throne were 24 other **THRONES**, and seated on them were **24 ELDERS**!
It is completely obvious that the continuous 1,000 year reign mentioned in Revelation 20:4-6 is for 24 ELDERS on Thrones and MARTYRS ONLY according to God's Word in:
Revelation 20:4-6: I saw {24} **THRONES** on which were seated those who had been given authority to JUDGE and I saw the SOULS of those who had been beheaded because of their testimony for Jesus {NT MARTYRS}and because of the word of God {OT MARTYRS}. They had not worshiped the beast and had not received his mark on their foreheads or their hands {Tribulation MARTYRS}. They came to life and reigned with Christ a thousand years. The rest of the dead {Saints who were not martyrs or the 24 elders}did not come to life until the thousand years were ended. {At the 2nd coming of Jesus} This is the **FIRST RESURRECTION**...They will be priests of God and of Christ and will reign with Him for a thousand years.
According to Revelation 20:4-6 there will be *TWO* Resurrections. The 1st continuous 1,000 year Heavenly Resurrection is for the 24 Elders on thrones and *MARTYRS* LIKE JESUS ONLY* and will end at the 2nd coming of Jesus when the 2nd Resurrection will take place for the saints of all ages who are *NOT MARTYRS*!!
In Daniel 12:2 just after the Great Tribulation we read, "Multitudes who SLEEP in the dust of the earth will *AWAKE*, some to everlasting life, others to shame and everlasting contempt.
I Thess 5:10: He {Jesus} died for us so that, whether we are AWAKE {Martyrs} or asleep, we may live together with Him. The martyrs who are *AWAKE* with Jesus will also receive their new heavenly bodies at the 2nd coming of Jesus as per I Corinthians 15:51,52: Listen, I tell you a mystery: We will not all *SLEEP* but we will all be changed--in a flash, in a twinkling of an eye, at the Last {7TH} Trumpet!!
There are only TWO RESURRECTIONS for all saints mentioned in Rev 20:4-6: The FIRST RESURRECTION is for MARTYRS AND THE 24 ELDERS ONLY and INCLUDES the Tribulation Martyrs. And therefore the SECOND RESURRECTION must come on the Last Day of the Great Tribulation and must include ALL SAINTS {Both OT & NT} who are not martyrs or the 24 Elders on thrones.
The Heavenly rewards for the faithful and courageous *MARTYRS* is one of the most important central themes in the book of Revelation. For they will reign with Jesus in Heaven during the 1,000 years before His 2nd Coming; and according to:
Revelation 7:14-17: They are before the Throne of God and God will spread His tent over them. They will receive White Robes washed in the blood of the Lamb. Never again will they hunger or thirst and God Himself will wipe every tear from their eyes. Jesus will be their Shepherd and will lead them to springs of Living Water.
FOR EXAMPLE: Let us suppose that the SECOND RESURRECTION takes place on May 15th; 2020 then the continuous 1,000 year FIRST RESURRECTION for MARTYRS AND 24 ELDERS ONLY would take place from May 15th, AD 1020 to May 15th, 2020. The 24 Elders and all of the OT & NT saints martyred before May 15th, 1020 were awakened to reign with Jesus in Heaven and every Martyr martyred after May 15th, 1020 were and will be immediately awakened to reign with Jesus in the continuous 1,000 year FIRST RESURRECTION to be completed on May 15th, 2020 at the SECOND RESURRECTION when "The rest of the dead come to life when the thousand years are ENDED." {Rev 20:5a}
Rev 20:4b �I saw the *SOULS of those who had been martyred because of their testimony for Jesus... they came to life and reigned with Christ for 1,000 years. The Martyrs SOULS will only get their New Heavenly bodies when the 1,000 years are ENDED at the 2nd Coming of Jesus.
This seems to contradict John 6:40: Jesus says, �EVERYONE who looks to the Son and believes in Him shall have eternal life and I will raise him up at the LAST DAY.� HOWEVER, the LAST DAY RESURRECTION could last 1,000 years for in 2 Pet 3:8 we read: �With the Lord a DAY is like 1,000 years, and 1,000 years are like a DAY!!
We see the martyrs talking in heaven at the beginning of the Great Tribulation in Revelation 6:9-11 and then we see a great multitude of martyrs who have come out of the Great Tribulation from every nation and language awake in heaven just before the first 7 trumpet plagues in Revelation 7:9-17.
And then just before the last 7 bowl plagues we see martyrs in heaven singing the song of the Lamb in Revelation 15:2-4: And then we see 144,000 Jewish martyrs in heaven with Jesus BEFORE Rome or Babylon is destroyed in Rev 14:8 in Revelation 14:1-5:
Revelation 6:9-11: When He {Jesus} opened the 5th seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain because of the word of God and the testimony they had maintained. They called out in a loud voice, How long, Sovereign Lord, holy and true, until you judge the inhabitants of the earth and avenge our blood? Then each of them were given a WHITE ROBE, and they were told to wait a little longer, until the number of their fellow servants and brothers who were to be killed {Tribulation martyrs} as they had been was completed.
Revelation 7:9,10,13-15,17: After this I looked and there before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from EVERY nation, tribe, people and language standing before the throne and in front of the Lamb {Jesus} They were wearing WHITE ROBES and were holding.. And they cried out in a loud voice, "Salvation belongs to our God, who sits on the throne , and to the Lamb...Then one of the {24} elders asked me, "Those in WHITE ROBES--who are they, and where did they come from?" And he said, "They are they who have come out of the *GREAT TRIBULATION*, they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. Therefore, They are before the throne of God and serve Him day and night in His temple...The Lamb in the center of the throne will be their Shepherd!"
Revelation 15:2,3: And I saw... those who had been victorious over the Beast {666} and his image and the number of his name {Tribulation MARTYRS}. They held harps given them by God and sang the song of Moses the servant of God and the song of the Lamb: "Great and marvelous are your deeds, Lord God Almighty. Just and true are your ways, King of the ages..."
Note: Mount Zion is another name for heaven as per Hebrews 12:22}
Revelation 14:1-4: Then I looked, an there before me was the Lamb, standing on Mount Zion, and with Him 144,000 {See Rev 7:3-8}...And I heard a sound from Heaven...And they sang a new song before the throne. No one could learn the song except the 144,000 {Jewish Martyrs} who had been REDEEMED from the earth...They follow the Lamb wherever He goes.
The 24 Elders on thrones are mentioned many times in Revelation 4:4,10; 5:5,6,8,11,14; 7:11,13; 11:16-18; 14:3 and 19:4 The 24 Elders on thrones are mentioned many times speaking from heaven during the Great Tribulation and are the only saints mentioned in heaven during the Great Tribulation besides the MARTYRS!!
It is completely obvious that the continuous 1,000 year reign mentioned in Revelation 20:4-6 is for 24 ELDERS on Thrones and MARTYRS ONLY according to God's Word in Revelation 20:4-6.
Revelation 4:4: Surrounding God's throne were 24 other **THRONES**, and seated on them were **24 ELDERS**!
Revelation 20:4-6: I saw {24} Thrones on which were seated those {24 Elders} who had been given authority to judge and I saw the SOULS of those who had been beheaded because of their testimony for Jesus {NT MARTYRS} and because of the word of God {OT MARTYRS}. They had not worshiped the beast and had not received his mark on their foreheads or their hands {Tribulation MARTYRS}. They came to life and reigned with Christ a thousand years. The rest of the dead {Saints who were not martyrs or the 24 elders}did not come to life until the thousand years were ended. {At the 2nd coming of Jesus} This is the **FIRST RESURRECTION**. Blessed and holy are those who have part in the First Resurrection.... They will be priests of God and of Christ and will reign with Him for a thousand years!
WE ARE ALL WAITING FOR THE NEW EARTH, THE NEW HEAVENS AND THE **HEAVENLY** NEW JERUSALEM!!
Revelation 21:1-5: Then I saw a New heaven and a New Earth, for the first heaven and first earth had *PASSED WAY*, and there was *NO LONGER ANY SEA*. I saw the Holy City, the **NEW JERUSALEM**, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, "Now the dwelling of God is with men, and He will live with them. They will be His people, and God Himself will be with them. They will be His people, and God Himself will be with them and be their God. He will wipe every tear from their eyes, There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away." He who was seated on the throne said, "I am making **EVERYTHING NEW**!" Then He said, "Write this down, for these words are TRUSTWORTHY and TRUE!"
ADAM7777 claims that we are saved by obeying OT Laws and that Jesus didn't change any of the OT commands??
BUT WHAT DOES GOD'S WORD SAY??
LEVITICUS 20:10: If a man commits adultery with another man's wife--with the wife of his neighbor--both the adulterer and the adulteress **MUST** be put to death!!
John 8:3-11: The teachers of the law {like TNT} and the Pharisees brought in a woman caught in adultery. They made her stand before the group and said to Jesus, "Teacher, this woman was caught in the act of adultery. In the Law Moses commanded us to stone such women.{As per Lev 20:10 above!} Now what do You say?" .. But Jesus bent down and started to write on the ground with His finger. When they kept questioning Him, He straightened up and said to them. "If anyone of you is without sin, let him be the first to throw a stone at her." Again He stooped down and wrote on the ground. At this, those who heard began to go away one at a time, the older ones {Like TNT}first, and only Jesus was left, with the woman still standing there. Jesus straightened up and asked her, "Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you?" "No one, Sir," she said. "Then neither do I condemn you!" **JESUS DECLARED**!!
And so TNT lied when he claimed that Jesus or Yeshua followed all of the laws of Moses!!
John 12:48: Jesus says, "There is a Judge for the one who does not accept My words, that very word which I spoke will condemn him on the Last Day!!"
John 14:23,24: Jesus says, "If anyone loves Me, he will obey My teaching. My Father will love him, and We will make Our home with him. He who does not love Me will not obey My teaching!! These words you hear are not My own; they belong to the Father who sent Me!!"
Leviticus 24:19,20: Moses said, "If anyone injures his neighbor, whatever he has done **MUST** be done to him: fracture for fracture, **EYE FOR EYE, TOOTH FOR TOOTH**. As he injured the other, so he is to be injured!!"
Deuteronomy 33:27: Moses said, "The eternal God is your refuge. He will drive out your **ENEMY* before you, saying: **DESTROY THEM**!"
Matthew 5:38,39,43-45: But Jesus says, "You have heard that it was said, 'Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth.' But I tell you. Do not resist an evil person. If someone strikes you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also!... "You have heard that it was said. 'Love your neighbor and hate you enemy.' But I tell you: Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be sons of your Father in heaven!!"
Dueteronomy 18:17-19: The Lord said to Moses, "I will raise up fro them a Prophet like you from among your brothers. I will put My words in His mouth, and he will tell them everything I command him. If anyone does not listen to My words that the Prophet speaks in My name, I Myself will call him to account!!"
Mark 7:18,19: Jesus says, "Are you so dull?" He asked. "Don't you see that nothing that enters a man from the outside can make him 'UNCLEAN'? For it doesn't go into his heart but into his stomach, and then out of his body." In saying this. Jesus declared **ALL FOODS CLEAN**! What comes out of a man is what makes him **UNCLEAN**. For from within; out of men's hearts, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, deceit, lewdness, envy, slander, arrogance, and folly. All these evils come from inside and make a man **UNCLEAN**!!"
I John 2:1-5: Jesus Christ, the Righteous One. He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for our sins but also for the sins of the whole world!! {Jesus also put an **END** to all OT animal sacrifices for sin!!} We know that we have come to know Him **IF** we obey **HIS COMMANDS**. The man who says, "I know Him," but does not do what He commands is a liar, and the truth is not in him. But if anyone obeys His word, God's love is truly made complete in him!!
I Peter 1:1,19: For you know that it was no with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were **REDEEMED** from the empty way of life handed down to you by you forefathers, but with the **PRECIOUS BLOOD OF CHRIST**, a Lamb without blemish or defect!!
Hebrews 12:23: You have come to the **CHURCH** of the firstborn, **WHOSE NAMES ARE WRITTEN IN HEAVEN**!!
THE **CHURCH** IS MENTIONED IN 3 DIFFERENT WAYS IN THE NEW TESTAMENT:
{*1*} The whole body of Christian believers; Christendom.
{*2*] That part of the whole Christian body belonging to the same city, country, nation, etc.
In Revelation Jesus wrote to 7 **CHURCHES** in western Turkey "To the **CHURCH** in Ephesus write:" "To the **CHURCH** in Philadelphia write:" etc. Paul wrote letters to the **CHURCH** or body of believers in Rome, Corinth, Galatians, Ephesus, Colosse, Phillipi and Thessalonica. Ephesians 1:2 "To the saints in Ephesus, the faithful in Christ Jesus." I Corinthians 1:2: "To the **CHURCH** of God in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus and called to be holy." Romans 1:7: "To all in Rome who are loved by God and called to be saints."
{*3*} A body of Christians worshipping in a particular **HOUSE** or home, constituting one congregation:
I Corinthians 16:19: "The **CHURCHES** in the province of Asia send you greetings. Aquila and Priscilla greet you warmly in the Lord, and so does the **CHURCH** that meets at their house." Romans 16:5 "Greet also the **CHURCH** that meets at their house." Philemon 1:1: "To the **CHURCH** that meets in your home." Colossians 4:15: "Give my greetings to the brothers in Laodicea, and to Nympha and the **CHURCH** in her house."
It is interesting to note that **LARGE CHURCH BUILDINGS** as places of worship for God's chosen and faithful saints are never mentioned in the New Testament!!
It is also interesting to note that religious denominations such as the Roman Catholic Church or the 7th Day Adventists Church are not mentioned or even implied in God's Word.
WHO IS THE **HEAD** OF GOD'S CHURCH **ON EARTH** IN THIS **PRESENT AGE**??
Matthew 28:18-29: Jesus says, "**ALL AUTHORITY** in heaven and **ON EARTH** has been given to Me. {Not some pope!} Therefore go and make disciples of all nations... teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you **ALWAYS**, to the very **END** of the age!"
Ephesians 1:19-23: That power is like the working of His mighty strength, which He exerted in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly realms, far above all rule and authority, power and dominion, and every title that can be given, not only in this **PRESENT AGE** but also in the one to come. And God placed all things under His feet and appointed **HIM** {Not some pope!}to be the **HEAD OF EVERYTHING FOR THE CHURCH**, which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills everything in every way!!
Colossians 1:17-20: He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together. And **HE** is the **HEAD**of His body, the **CHURCH**. He is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in **EVERYTHING** He might have the **SUPREMACY**!! For God was pleased to have all His fullness dwell in Him, and through Him to reconcile to Himself all things, whether things **ON EARTH** or things in heaven, by making peace through **HIS BLOOD**, shed on the cross!!
Ephesians 5:2226: Wives, submit to your husbands as to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife as **CHRIST IS THE HEAD OF THE CHURCH**, His body, of which He is the Savior. Now as the **CHURCH** submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything. Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the **CHURCH** and gave Himself up for her to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing with water **THROUGH THE WORD**, and to present her to Himself as a **RADIANT CHURCH**!!
Ephesians 4:7,11-16: But each of us grace has been given as Christ apportioned it... It was **HE** {Not the church} who gives some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers, to prepare God's people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ... Speaking the **TRUTH** in *LOVE*, we will in all things grow up into *HIM WHO IS THE HEAD**, that is **CHRIST**. {Not some pope!} From Him the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in **LOVE**, as each part does its work!!
In John 17:17 Jesus says to His Father, "Sanctify them by the **TRUTH**, Your **WORD IS TRUTH**!!"
I Peter 1:23-25: For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of the imperishable, through the living and enduring **WORD OF GOD**. For all men {Like popes} are like grass, and all their glory is like the flowers of the field, the grass withers and the flowers fall, but the **WORD OF THE LORD** stands forever. And this is the **WORD** that was preached to you!!
Revelation 22:16,18-20: "I, Jesus, have sent My angel to give you this testimony **FOR THE CHURCHES**.... I warn everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book. If anyone **ADDS** anything to them {Like popes}, God will add to him the plagues described in this book. And if anyone **TAKES WORDS* AWAY**{Like popes!} from this book of prophecy, God will take away his share in the Tree of Life and in the Holy City {The New Jerusalem} described in this book!!"
Revelation 5:9: "You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals, because You were slain, and with **YOUR BLOOD** you purchased men for God from every tribe and language and people and nation!!"
Revelation 1:5,6: From Jesus Christ, who is the faithful Witness.. To Him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by **HIS BLOOD**... To Him be glory and power for ever and ever! Amen.
Nowhere in the Bible does Christ say: "Pray ONLY to the Father"
**BUT WHAT DOES GOD'S WORD SAY**??
Matthew 6:5-11 Jesus commands, �When you PRAY, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues {churches} and on the street corners to be seen by men...But **WHEN YOU PRAY**, go into your room, close the door and **PRAY** TO YOUR **FATHER**, who is unseen. Then your **FATHER**, who sees what is done in secret will reward you... This, then, is *HOW* you should PRAY: �Our **FATHER** in heaven hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread.� and Luke 11:4 adds,{**FATHER**} "Forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who sins against us.�
Some Words of God concerning prayer which is always to God the Father!!
I Timothy 5:5: The widow who is really in need and left all alone puts her hope in God and continues **NIGHT AND DAY** to **PRAY** and ***ASK GOD*** for HELP!
John 17:15-17: Jesus prayed to the **FATHER**, �My PRAYER is not to take them out of the world but that **YOU** protect them from the evil one. Sanctify them by the Truth Your Word is Truth!�
I Peter 3:12: The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous and *HIS EARS* are attentive to their PRAYER.
Philippians 4:6: Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by PRAYER, and petition, with thanksgiving present your requests *TO GOD*.
I John 5:17 This is the confidence we have in approaching God; that if we ask anything ACCORDING TO HIS WILL **HE** hears us.
Matthew 18:10-14: Jesus said, �Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. The Pharisee stood up and prayed about himself: '**GOD**, I thank you that I am not like other men�robbers, evildoers, adulterers�or even like this tax collector. I fast twice a week and give a tenth of all I get.' �But the tax collector stood at a distance, He would not even look up to heaven, but beat his breast and said, 'God, have mercy on me, a sinner.� �I tell you that this man rather than the other, went home justified before God. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted!�
How many verses in God's Word tells us to pray to anyone besides God the Father???
Answer: ***ZERO***
However, the popes or poopes of the Roman Catholic Church believe that have the power to **ADD** and **TAKE WORDS AWAY** from God's Word, like praying to someone other than our **HEAVENLY FATHER**???
**BUT WHAT DOES GOD'S WORD SAY**??
John 17:17: Jesus prayed to His **FATHER**, "Sanctify them by the **TRUTH**, Your **WORD IS TRUTH**!!"
Ephesians 1:19-23: That power is like the working of His mighty strength, which He exerted in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly realms, far above all rule and authority, power and dominion, and every title that can be given, not only in the **PRESENT AGE** but also in the one to come. And God paced **ALL THINGS** under His feet and appointed ***HIM*** {Not a poope}to be the ***HEAD OVER EVERYTHING FOR THE CHURCH**, which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills everything in every way!!
Ephesians 4:7; 11-16; But to each one of us grace has been given as Christ apportioned it.... It is **HE** {**NOT** the Church or poopes} who gives some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers, to prepare God's people for works of service, so that the body of Christ, may be built up until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ. Then we will no longer be infants, tossed back and forth by the waves, and blown here and there by every wind of teaching and by the cunning and craftiness of men in their deceitful scheming. Instead, speaking the **TRUTH IN LOVE**, we will in all things grow up into Him who is the **HEAD**, **THAT IS CHRIST** {**NOT** a poope!} From Him the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does its work!!
Matthew 28:18-20: Jesus says, "**ALL AUTHORITY** in heaven and **ON EARTH** has been given to **ME**. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations... teaching them to obey **EVERYTHING** I have commanded you! And surely I am with you **ALWAYS, to the very **END OF THE AGE****!"
Ephesians 5:22-30: Wives, submit to your husbands, as to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife **AS CHRIST IS THE HEAD OF THE CHURCH**, His body, of which He is the **SAVIOR**. Now **AS THE CHURCH SUBMITS TO CHRIST**, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything! Husbands love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her to make her holy , cleansing her by the washing with water **THROUGH THE WORD**, and to present her to Himself as a radiant church, without stain or blemish, but holy and blameless.... No one ever hated his own body, but he **FEEDS AND CARES FOR IT**, just as **CHRIST DOES THE CHURCH**--for we are members of His body!!
**THE SUPREMACY OF CHRIST**:
Colossians 1:15-20: He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For by Him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities, all things were created by Him and for Him. He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together. And He is the **HEAD OF HIS BODY, THE CHURCH**; He is the beginning and the firstborn from the
dead, so that is **EVERYTHING HE MIGHT HAVE THE SUPREMACY**. For God was pleased to have all His fullness dwell in Him, and through Him to reconcile to Himself all things, whether things **ON EARTH** or things in heaven, by making peace **THROUGH HIS BLOOD**, shed on the cross!!
Colossians 2:13-15: When you were dead in your sins and in the uncircumcision of your sinful nature, God made you **ALIVE WITH CHRIST**. He forgave us **ALL OUR SINS**, having canceled the written code, with its regulation, that was against us and that stood opposed to us, He took it away, **NAILNG IT TO THE CROSS**!!.
Ephesians 1:3-8; 11: Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with **EVERY** spiritual blessing in Christ. For He chose us in Him before the creation of the world to be holy and **BLAMELESS** in His sight. In love He predestined us to be adopted as His sons through Jesus Christ, in accordance with His pleasure and will--to the praise of His **GLORIOUS GRACE**, which He has freely given us in the One He loves. In Him we have **REDEMPTION THROUGH HIS BLOOD**, **THE FORGIVENESS OF SINS**, in accordance the riches of God's grace that He lavished on us with all wisdom and understanding!!
Romans 1:17: For in the Gospel a righteousness from God is revealed, a righteousness that is **BY FAITH FROM FIRST TO LAST**!!
Romans 3:21-25: But now a righteousness from God, **APART FROM THE LAW**, has been made known, to which the Law and the Prophets testify. This righteousness from God comes **THROUGH FAITH** in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no difference, for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified freely by **HIS GRACE** through the **REDENPTION** that came by Christ Jesus. God presented Him as a **SACRIFICE OF ATONEMENT**, **THROUGH FAITH IN HIS BLOOD**!!
Romans 4:6-8: David says the same thing when he speaks of the righteousness of the man whom God credits righteousness **APART FROM WORKS**. "Blessed are they whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered. Blessed is the man whom sin the Lord **WILL NEVER COUNT AGAINST HIM**!"{David was inspired to write this in Psalm 32:1,2}
Romans 8:28-30: And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him, who have been **CALLED** according to His purpose. For those God **FOREKNEW** He also **PREDESTINED** to be conformed to the likeness of His Son... And those He **PREDESTINED**, He also **CALLED**, those He called, He also **JUSTIFIED**, those He justified, He also **GLORIFIED**!!
Romans 8:38,39: In all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us. For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels or demons, neither the present or the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation , **WILL BE ABLE TO SEPARATE US** from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord!!
Romans 12:3-7: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the measure of faith **GOD HAS GIVEN YOU**! Just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, so in Christ we who are many form one body, and each member belongs to all the others. We have **DIFFERENT GIFTS**, according to the grace given us. If a man's gift is prophesying, let him use it in proportion to his faith. If it is serving. let him serve, if it is encouraging, let him encourage, if it is contributing to the needs of others, let him give generously; if it is leadership , let him govern diligently, if it is showing mercy, let him do it cheerfully!!
Romans 12:17-21: Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Be careful to do what is right in the eyes of everybody. If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, **LIVE AT PEACE WITH EVERYONE**. Do not take revenge, my friends, but leave room for God's wrath, for it is written: "It is Mine to avenge, I will repay," says the Lord. On the contrary: If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink. In doing this you will heap burning coals on his head. Do not be overcome by evil, but **OVERCOME EVIL WITH GOOD**!!
Galatians 2:15,16: We who are Jews by birth and not Gentile sinners know that a man is not justified by observing the law, but **BY FAITH** in Jesus Christ that we may be **JUSTIFIED BY FAITH** in Christ and **NOT** by observing the law, because by observing the law no one will be justified!!
Galatians 2:18-21: I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me! The life I live in the body, I live by **FAITH** in the Son of God, who loved me and **GAVE HIMSELF FOR ME**!! I do not set aside the grace of God, for if righteousness could be gained through the law, Christ died for nothing!!
Galatians 3:23-25: Before faith came, we were held prisoners by the law, locked up until **FAITH** should be revealed. So the law was put in charge to lead us to Christ that we might be **JUSTIFIED BY FAITH**!! Now that **FAITH** has come, we are **NO LONGER UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE LAW**!!
Galatians 5:5,6: By **FAITH** we eagerly await through the Spirit, the righteousness for which we hope. For in Christ neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value. The **ONLY THING** that counts is **FAITH** expressing itself through **LOVE**!!
Galatians 5:22-25: But the fruit of the Spirit is *LOVE**, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law. Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the sinful nature with its passions and desires. Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit!!
Galatians 6:14,15: May I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world was crucified to me. and I to the world. Neither circumcision nor uncircumcision means anything; what counts is a **NEW CREATION**!! {Which results in **FAITH** expressing itself through**LOVE**}
**AMAZING TREASURES IN THE BOOKS OF THE APOSTLE PETER**
I Peter 1:8-10: Though you have not even seen Him, you **LOVE** Him, and even though you do not see Him now, you believe in Him and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy, for you are receiving the goal of your **FAITH, the salvation of your souls!!
I Peter 1:18,19: For you know that was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were **REDEEMED** from the empty way of life handed down to you by your forefathers, but with the **PRECIOUS BLOOD OF CHRIST**, Lamb without blemish or defect!!
! Peter 1:22-25: Now that you have purified yourselves by obeying the truth so that you have sincere **LOVE** for your brothers, **LOVE** one another deeply from the heart. For you have bee **BORN AGAIN**, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring **WORD OF GOD**!! For all men are like grass, and all their glory is like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall, but the **WORD OF THE LORD STANDS FOREVER**!! And this is the **WORD** that was preached to you!!
I Peter 2:24,25: He Himself **BORE OUR SINS** in His body on the tree, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness, by **HIS WOUNDS** we are healed{See Isaiah 53:5,6}!! For you were like sheep going astray, but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls!!
I Peter 3:18 For Christ **DIED FOR SINS ONCE FOR ALL**, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God!!
I Peter 4:8-11: Above all, **LOVE** each other deeply, because **LOVE** covers over a multitude of sins. Offer hospitality to one another without grumbling. Each one should us whatever **GIFT** he has received to serve others, faithfully administering God's grace in its various forms. If anyone speaks, he should do it as one speaking the very **WORDS OF GOD**. If anyone serves, he should do it with strength God provides. so that in all things God may be praised through Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory and the power for ever and ever. Amen!!
2 Peter 1:5-11: Make every effort to add to your *FAITH** {A free gift!} goodness, and to goodness, knowledge, and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; and to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness, **LOVE**. For if you possess these qualities in **INCREASING MEASURE**, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. But if anyone does not have them, he is nearsighted and blind, and has forgotten he has been cleansed of his past sins! Therefore, my brothers, be all the more eager to make your calling and election sure. For if you do these things, you will never fall, and you will receive a **RICH WELCOME** into the eternal Kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ!!
2 Peter 3:10-13: But the day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will **DISAPPEAR** with a roar, elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and everything in it will be burned up! {NIV} Since everything will be destroyed in this way, what kind of people ought you to be? You ought to live holy and godly lives as you look forward to the day of God. That day will bring about the destruction of the heavens by fire, and the elements will melt in the heat. But in keeping with His promise **WE** are looking forward to a **NEW HEAVENS and a **NEW EARTH, the home of righteousness!! {Read Revelation 21:1-5!}
James 1:17,18; 22-25: Every good and perfect gift is **FROM ABOVE**, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows. He chose to give us birth through the **WORD OF TRUTH**... Do not merely listen to the **WORD**, and so deceive yourselves. **DO WHAT IT SAYS**. Anyone who listens to the **WORD** but does not do what it says, is like a man who looks at his face in a mirror and, after looking at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like. But the man **LOOKS INTENTLY** into the perfect word that gives freedom, and continues to do this, not forgetting what he heard, but doing it--he will be blessed in what he does!
James 2: 20-22: Do you want evidence that faith without deeds is useless? Was not our ancestor Abraham considered righteous for what he did when he offered his son Isaac on the altar? You see that his **FAITH** and his **ACTIONS** were **WORKING TOGETHER**, and his faith was made complete by what he did!
James 3:17,18: The wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure, then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere. Peacemakers who sow in peace raise a harvest of righteousness!
James 4:6-10: God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble! Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Come near to God and He will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.... Humble yourselves before the Lord, and **HE WILL LIFT YOU UP**!!
James 4:13-17: Now listen, you who say, "Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business and make money." Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow... Instead you ought to say, "If it is the **LORD'S WILL** we will live and do this or that." As it is , you boast and brag. All such boasting is evil. Anyone, then, who knows the good he ought to do and doesn't do it, sins!!
And so God's faithful chosen saints should **READ GOD'S WORD DAILY** {Acts 17:11} and then **DO WHAT IT SAYS**(James 1:22}
