1Let a man so account of us, as of the ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God.
2Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful.
There is quite a bit to a steward being required to be found faithful , read Luke 12 : 35-48 is talking about servants , some would debate that they were false servants and some would debate that they were real servants that loss their salvation, no matter what you believe on it , it is clear that stewards are judged more strictly (James 3:1).
3But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged of you, or of man's judgment: yea, I judge not mine own self.
4For I know nothing by myself; yet am I not hereby justified: but he that judgeth me is the Lord.
5Therefore
judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring
to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the
counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have praise of God.
No one should judge anything of you , you shouldn't even judge yourself , because the time will come when the Lord will judge our works and then "shall every man have praise of God".
6And
these things, brethren, I have in a figure transferred to myself and to
Apollos for your sakes; that ye might learn in us not to think of men
above that which is written, that no one of you be puffed up for one
against another.
7For
who maketh thee to differ from another? and what hast thou that thou
didst not receive? now if thou didst receive it, why dost thou glory, as
if thou hadst not received it?
8Now
ye are full, now ye are rich, ye have reigned as kings without us: and I
would to God ye did reign, that we also might reign with you.
9For
I think that God hath set forth us the apostles last, as it were
appointed to death: for we are made a spectacle unto the world, and to
angels, and to men.
10We
are fools for Christ's sake, but ye are wise in Christ; we are weak,
but ye are strong; ye are honourable, but we are despised.
11Even unto this present hour we both hunger, and thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted, and have no certain dwellingplace;
12And labour, working with our own hands: being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer it:
13Being defamed, we intreat: we are made as the filth of the world, and are the offscouring of all things unto this day.
14I write not these things to shame you, but as my beloved sons I warn you.
15For
though ye have ten thousand instructers in Christ, yet have ye not many
fathers: for in Christ Jesus I have begotten you through the gospel.
16Wherefore I beseech you, be ye followers of me.
17For
this cause have I sent unto you Timotheus, who is my beloved son, and
faithful in the Lord, who shall bring you into remembrance of my ways
which be in Christ, as I teach every where in every church.
18Now some are puffed up, as though I would not come to you.
19But I will come to you shortly, if the Lord will, and will know, not the speech of them which are puffed up, but the power.
20For the kingdom of God is not in word, but in power.
21What will ye? shall I come unto you with a rod, or in love, and in the spirit of meekness?
The major problem with the Church addressed in this chapter was that they were prideful and lacked real leadership. They had gotten away from the teachings and ways of Christ (verse 17). Some of them were apparently mocking Paul's teachings (verse 18). Paul will not be talking in the same speech that they talk but with power . Verse 20 makes a point that the kingdom of God is in power. Finally verse 21 he gives them a choice he came come with a rod (discipline) or in love. The choice is there's. A real good point from this chapter that we can take away is that we can always get "puffed up" in our heads and sway from the truth. We ought to be alert and have enough respect for the leadership God has put in our lives to at least examine correction by them instead of over-reacting to it. Too many times I have seen people with a little pride problem go into full blown back slidding just because a Pastor pointed out a tiny problem.
Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates correction is stupid.
Probverbs 12: 1
Saturday, April 7, 2012
Friday, April 6, 2012
1 Corinthians Chapter 3
1And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, even as unto babes in Christ.
2I have fed you with milk, and not with meat: for hitherto ye were not able to bear it, neither yet now are ye able.
3For ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as men?
4For while one saith, I am of Paul; and another, I am of Apollos; are ye not carnal?
Here Paul is making a point of the spiritual condition that the Corinthians are in. They have to be fed milk because there fighting amongst themselves indicates that they are still carnal. Carnal means fleshly desire.
5Who then is Paul, and who is Apollos, but ministers by whom ye believed, even as the Lord gave to every man?
6I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase.
7So then neither is he that planteth any thing, neither he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase.
Them fighting over Paul or Apollos for credit is pointless as it is GOD that gives the increase.
8Now he that planteth and he that watereth are one: and every man shall receive his own reward according to his own labour.
9For we are labourers together with God: ye are God's husbandry, ye are God's building.
10According to the grace of God which is given unto me, as a wise masterbuilder, I have laid the foundation, and another buildeth thereon. But let every man take heed how he buildeth thereupon.
11For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ.
12Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble;
13Every man's work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man's work of what sort it is.
14If any man's work abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward.
15If any man's work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire.
All labor should be built upon the foundation of Christ and the type of work that is built will determine reward. A point that is sometimes forgotten that is made here is that only Christ can give the reward not man , and not a church. In verse 15 we find out that a man's work can suffer loss but he will still be save , yet by the fire which in modern terms would be : "by the skin of your teeth".
16Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?
17If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are.
If you put two and two together here this passage is talking about defiling your body by living by your carnal desires and those works God will destroy because your body is the temple of God. As we read more in 1 Corinthians you will notice ways that this Church defiled the temple of God which is there bodies.
18Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise.
19For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness.
20And again, The Lord knoweth the thoughts of the wise, that they are vain.
Glorying in man's wisdom is pointless . A point that has always helped me in my relationship with the Lord is knowing that the world's wisdom is foolishness with God . How many have us been called foolish for believing in the gospel , the world's wisdom and God's wisdom are incapable. The other point made right here is that worldly wisdom is really vainity (verse 20)
21Therefore let no man glory in men. For all things are your's;
22Whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come; all are your's;
23And ye are Christ's; and Christ is God's.
The basic , essential theme of this chapter glorying in men is worthless , all glory goes to Christ and he is God's. I skimmed over the middle of the chapter but right now I want to reiterate we all will be tried for our works and they could stand or they could burn up it says we will still be saved but none of us Christians should want to spend eternity poor. If all our rewards are burned up we will in one sense be poor. God bless you.
2I have fed you with milk, and not with meat: for hitherto ye were not able to bear it, neither yet now are ye able.
3For ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as men?
4For while one saith, I am of Paul; and another, I am of Apollos; are ye not carnal?
Here Paul is making a point of the spiritual condition that the Corinthians are in. They have to be fed milk because there fighting amongst themselves indicates that they are still carnal. Carnal means fleshly desire.
5Who then is Paul, and who is Apollos, but ministers by whom ye believed, even as the Lord gave to every man?
6I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase.
7So then neither is he that planteth any thing, neither he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase.
Them fighting over Paul or Apollos for credit is pointless as it is GOD that gives the increase.
8Now he that planteth and he that watereth are one: and every man shall receive his own reward according to his own labour.
9For we are labourers together with God: ye are God's husbandry, ye are God's building.
10According to the grace of God which is given unto me, as a wise masterbuilder, I have laid the foundation, and another buildeth thereon. But let every man take heed how he buildeth thereupon.
11For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ.
12Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble;
13Every man's work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man's work of what sort it is.
14If any man's work abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward.
15If any man's work shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet so as by fire.
All labor should be built upon the foundation of Christ and the type of work that is built will determine reward. A point that is sometimes forgotten that is made here is that only Christ can give the reward not man , and not a church. In verse 15 we find out that a man's work can suffer loss but he will still be save , yet by the fire which in modern terms would be : "by the skin of your teeth".
16Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?
17If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are.
If you put two and two together here this passage is talking about defiling your body by living by your carnal desires and those works God will destroy because your body is the temple of God. As we read more in 1 Corinthians you will notice ways that this Church defiled the temple of God which is there bodies.
18Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise.
19For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness.
20And again, The Lord knoweth the thoughts of the wise, that they are vain.
Glorying in man's wisdom is pointless . A point that has always helped me in my relationship with the Lord is knowing that the world's wisdom is foolishness with God . How many have us been called foolish for believing in the gospel , the world's wisdom and God's wisdom are incapable. The other point made right here is that worldly wisdom is really vainity (verse 20)
21Therefore let no man glory in men. For all things are your's;
22Whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come; all are your's;
23And ye are Christ's; and Christ is God's.
The basic , essential theme of this chapter glorying in men is worthless , all glory goes to Christ and he is God's. I skimmed over the middle of the chapter but right now I want to reiterate we all will be tried for our works and they could stand or they could burn up it says we will still be saved but none of us Christians should want to spend eternity poor. If all our rewards are burned up we will in one sense be poor. God bless you.
Thursday, April 5, 2012
1 Corinthians Chapter 2
1And I, brethren, when I came to you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, declaring unto you the testimony of God.
2For I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified.
At the end of the day preaching Christ crucified is better than all the wisdom or "excellent speech" that we could use for the testimony of God.
3And I was with you in weakness, and in fear, and in much trembling.
4And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man's wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power:
5That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.
Again it is reinforced that speech and preaching with "enticing words of man's wisdom" is nothing compared to preaching in the demonstration of the Spirit and of Power . The reason why? Verse 5 sums it up , Our faith should not come from wisdom of men , but in the power of God.
6Howbeit we speak wisdom among them that are perfect: yet not the wisdom of this world, nor of the princes of this world, that come to nought:
7But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom, which God ordained before the world unto our glory:
8Which none of the princes of this world knew: for had they known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.
The wisdom of God is different than the wisdom of this world and different than the wisdom of the princes of this world . The interesting thing about Princes of the World is that Satan is referred to as the "Prince of this World" in John 12 : 31 , 14:30 , and 16 : 11 , Jesus says in 14:30 that there was much more to tell his disciples but it had to wait because "The Prince of this World" has come , so these verses in 1 Corinthians 2 : 6-8 could very well be talking about Spiritual forces and how they would not had crucified Christ if they knew the hidden wisdom of God which is Christ crucified . See Ephesians 2: 2 for another reference to "The Prince of the Air".
9But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.
This is a wonderful promise for us that love him , that believe the gospel of Jesus. Our eyes , ears , and even heart can not comprehend the things that God has prepared for us.
10But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God.
11For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God.
12Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God.
13Which things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual.
14But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.
15But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged of no man.
16For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? but we have the mind of Christ.
Verses 10 -16 set out the difference between wisdom by the Holy Spirit and wisdom by man :
Verse 10 : The Spirit searches the deep things of God and reveals things to us.
Verse 11-12: The spirit of man can not know the things of God , only the Spirit of God
can. In verse 12 it also makes it clear that the things we might know from
God are freely given by God
Verse 13 : Speaking in things that the Holy Ghost teaches is different than man's
wisdom . Comparing spiritual things with spiritual is a good idea.
Verse 14 : Nautural man can not receive the things of the Spirit of God they are foolish-
ness to him, this verse is quite packed first of all it was written because as we
will see the Corinthian Church was having a hard time walking by the Spirit
and were certainly walking by the natural man. But also this verse explains
why unsaved people can not understand the things of God outside of their
hearts convicted them. I would suggest that next time someone tells you that
what you believe is foolish or doesn't make any sense you quote this verse to
them .
Verse 15-16: Who can judge the Spirit and who can instruct the Lord? Very good points
here. This whole Chapter has been comparing the difference between
man's wisdom and God's wisdom. Wisdom given by the Spirit is beneficial
and wisdom given by the flesh isn't. How can we know it is Spirit led?
Verse 13 says comparing spiritual things with spiritual. Well the Word of
God is spiritual we know this from a couple places : John 1 says the Word
was there in the begining was with God and was God. Also 2 Timothy3:16
says All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: , and
Hebrews 4:12 says the word of God is sharper than a two edged sword.
So the Word of God is spiritual and the way to compare spirtual would
be to compare the message with the word of God just like the Bereans did
in Acts 17.
2For I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified.
At the end of the day preaching Christ crucified is better than all the wisdom or "excellent speech" that we could use for the testimony of God.
3And I was with you in weakness, and in fear, and in much trembling.
4And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man's wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power:
5That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.
Again it is reinforced that speech and preaching with "enticing words of man's wisdom" is nothing compared to preaching in the demonstration of the Spirit and of Power . The reason why? Verse 5 sums it up , Our faith should not come from wisdom of men , but in the power of God.
6Howbeit we speak wisdom among them that are perfect: yet not the wisdom of this world, nor of the princes of this world, that come to nought:
7But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom, which God ordained before the world unto our glory:
8Which none of the princes of this world knew: for had they known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.
The wisdom of God is different than the wisdom of this world and different than the wisdom of the princes of this world . The interesting thing about Princes of the World is that Satan is referred to as the "Prince of this World" in John 12 : 31 , 14:30 , and 16 : 11 , Jesus says in 14:30 that there was much more to tell his disciples but it had to wait because "The Prince of this World" has come , so these verses in 1 Corinthians 2 : 6-8 could very well be talking about Spiritual forces and how they would not had crucified Christ if they knew the hidden wisdom of God which is Christ crucified . See Ephesians 2: 2 for another reference to "The Prince of the Air".
9But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.
This is a wonderful promise for us that love him , that believe the gospel of Jesus. Our eyes , ears , and even heart can not comprehend the things that God has prepared for us.
10But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God.
11For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God.
12Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God.
13Which things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual.
14But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.
15But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged of no man.
16For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? but we have the mind of Christ.
Verses 10 -16 set out the difference between wisdom by the Holy Spirit and wisdom by man :
Verse 10 : The Spirit searches the deep things of God and reveals things to us.
Verse 11-12: The spirit of man can not know the things of God , only the Spirit of God
can. In verse 12 it also makes it clear that the things we might know from
God are freely given by God
Verse 13 : Speaking in things that the Holy Ghost teaches is different than man's
wisdom . Comparing spiritual things with spiritual is a good idea.
Verse 14 : Nautural man can not receive the things of the Spirit of God they are foolish-
ness to him, this verse is quite packed first of all it was written because as we
will see the Corinthian Church was having a hard time walking by the Spirit
and were certainly walking by the natural man. But also this verse explains
why unsaved people can not understand the things of God outside of their
hearts convicted them. I would suggest that next time someone tells you that
what you believe is foolish or doesn't make any sense you quote this verse to
them .
Verse 15-16: Who can judge the Spirit and who can instruct the Lord? Very good points
here. This whole Chapter has been comparing the difference between
man's wisdom and God's wisdom. Wisdom given by the Spirit is beneficial
and wisdom given by the flesh isn't. How can we know it is Spirit led?
Verse 13 says comparing spiritual things with spiritual. Well the Word of
God is spiritual we know this from a couple places : John 1 says the Word
was there in the begining was with God and was God. Also 2 Timothy3:16
says All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: , and
Hebrews 4:12 says the word of God is sharper than a two edged sword.
So the Word of God is spiritual and the way to compare spirtual would
be to compare the message with the word of God just like the Bereans did
in Acts 17.
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
1 Corinthians Chapter 1
1Paul, called as an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother,
2To the church of God which is at Corinth, to those who have been sanctified in Christ Jesus, saints by calling, with all who in every place call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours:
3Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
4I thank my God always concerning you for the grace of God which was given you in Christ Jesus, 5that in everything you were enriched in Him, in all speech and all knowledge, 6even as the testimony concerning Christ was confirmed in you, 7so that you are not lacking in any gift, awaiting eagerly the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ, 8who will also confirm you to the end, blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9God is faithful, through whom you were called into fellowship with His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.
1 Corinthians 1 : 1 -9
So in the 2nd verse Paul is reminding the Corinthian Church that they have been sanctified in Jesus and that they are Saints by calling. In verses 5 -7 we see that the Corinthian Church has been blessed with gifts and in verses 8 - 9 Paul is confident that God will keep the Corinthian Church blameless to the end. So in the first 9 verses we see Paul reminding the Corinthian Church who they are (verse 2) , thanking God for them (verse 4) , reminding them of all that they received from Jesus (verse 5-7) , and being confident that God will keep them(verse 8-9)
10Now I exhort you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all agree and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be made complete in the same mind and in the same judgment. 11For I have been informed concerning you, my brethren, by Chloe’s people, that there are quarrels among you. 12Now I mean this, that each one of you is saying, “I am of Paul,” and “I of Apollos,” and “I of Cephas,” and “I of Christ.” 13Has Christ been divided? Paul was not crucified for you, was he? Or were you baptized in the name of Paul? 14I thank God that I baptized none of you except Crispus and Gaius, 15so that no one would say you were baptized in my name. 16Now I did baptize also the household of Stephanas; beyond that, I do not know whether I baptized any other. 17For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel, not in cleverness of speech, so that the cross of Christ would not be made void.
1 Corinthians 1 : 10-17
Any preacher could do a sermon on verse 10 alone here . The Church is not meant to have divisions , in Romans 16 : 17 they are warned to watch out for those that cause divisions and in Ephesians 4:3 they are to keep the Unity of the Spirit (same mind and same judgement) . Verses 4 - 6 in Ephesians 4, then go on to talk about one faith , one body , one God and father above all . The point is that Jesus does not want divisions among the Church In verse 11 - 12 we find out that they are fighting over which teacher they listen to ! Now does this sound familar to any of us? How many of us have ever had a teacher that we prefer over another one? I'm talking about in Church , I know I have before and I'm sure some of you have too . In verse 13 -14 Paul makes the point clear and that point is that we ALL follow Christ not this teacher or that teacher but Christ , after all none of our teachers was crucified for us only Christ Jesus . Verse 17 is interesting : the Gospel and Baptism are different , but the other point I find real interesting is that Paul points out that he preached the gospel without cleverness of speech because he did not want to void the cross of Christ . This is a problem in the Church these days , the gospel has become blurry to some , everyone has a different "requirement" , what is a simple message has been made complex , honestly if we all just preached John 3 : 16 -18 and Romans 10 : 9-10 the Gospel would probably be more clear. Personally I like Acts 16 : 30-31 . We could throw in all the conditions like "repent" or be "be baptized" or "say this simple pray" , but none of that will mean anything if they don't believe in there heart who Jesus is , I mean Acts 16 : 30 -31 makes it simple , believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved.
2To the church of God which is at Corinth, to those who have been sanctified in Christ Jesus, saints by calling, with all who in every place call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours:
3Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
4I thank my God always concerning you for the grace of God which was given you in Christ Jesus, 5that in everything you were enriched in Him, in all speech and all knowledge, 6even as the testimony concerning Christ was confirmed in you, 7so that you are not lacking in any gift, awaiting eagerly the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ, 8who will also confirm you to the end, blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9God is faithful, through whom you were called into fellowship with His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.
1 Corinthians 1 : 1 -9
So in the 2nd verse Paul is reminding the Corinthian Church that they have been sanctified in Jesus and that they are Saints by calling. In verses 5 -7 we see that the Corinthian Church has been blessed with gifts and in verses 8 - 9 Paul is confident that God will keep the Corinthian Church blameless to the end. So in the first 9 verses we see Paul reminding the Corinthian Church who they are (verse 2) , thanking God for them (verse 4) , reminding them of all that they received from Jesus (verse 5-7) , and being confident that God will keep them(verse 8-9)
10Now I exhort you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all agree and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be made complete in the same mind and in the same judgment. 11For I have been informed concerning you, my brethren, by Chloe’s people, that there are quarrels among you. 12Now I mean this, that each one of you is saying, “I am of Paul,” and “I of Apollos,” and “I of Cephas,” and “I of Christ.” 13Has Christ been divided? Paul was not crucified for you, was he? Or were you baptized in the name of Paul? 14I thank God that I baptized none of you except Crispus and Gaius, 15so that no one would say you were baptized in my name. 16Now I did baptize also the household of Stephanas; beyond that, I do not know whether I baptized any other. 17For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel, not in cleverness of speech, so that the cross of Christ would not be made void.
1 Corinthians 1 : 10-17
Any preacher could do a sermon on verse 10 alone here . The Church is not meant to have divisions , in Romans 16 : 17 they are warned to watch out for those that cause divisions and in Ephesians 4:3 they are to keep the Unity of the Spirit (same mind and same judgement) . Verses 4 - 6 in Ephesians 4, then go on to talk about one faith , one body , one God and father above all . The point is that Jesus does not want divisions among the Church In verse 11 - 12 we find out that they are fighting over which teacher they listen to ! Now does this sound familar to any of us? How many of us have ever had a teacher that we prefer over another one? I'm talking about in Church , I know I have before and I'm sure some of you have too . In verse 13 -14 Paul makes the point clear and that point is that we ALL follow Christ not this teacher or that teacher but Christ , after all none of our teachers was crucified for us only Christ Jesus . Verse 17 is interesting : the Gospel and Baptism are different , but the other point I find real interesting is that Paul points out that he preached the gospel without cleverness of speech because he did not want to void the cross of Christ . This is a problem in the Church these days , the gospel has become blurry to some , everyone has a different "requirement" , what is a simple message has been made complex , honestly if we all just preached John 3 : 16 -18 and Romans 10 : 9-10 the Gospel would probably be more clear. Personally I like Acts 16 : 30-31 . We could throw in all the conditions like "repent" or be "be baptized" or "say this simple pray" , but none of that will mean anything if they don't believe in there heart who Jesus is , I mean Acts 16 : 30 -31 makes it simple , believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved.
1 Corinthians Part 1 Intro
This will be a study series on the book of 1 Corinthians. Why 1 Corinthians? Simply the Corinthian Church had so much going on that Paul's letter to them covers a wide variety of topics and is applicable for many situations in our lives . I will put it to you this way take the most Worldly but biblical sound church you could think of and they are not even close to the Corinthian church. God must have a great sense of humor because this Church that was being disciplined by him even to the point of some being killed also seem to have more Spiritual gifts than the other early Churches .
Friday, March 30, 2012
NIV translation issues
Behold the land of the Chaldeans; this people was not, till the
Assyrian founded it for them that dwell in the wilderness: they set up
the towers thereof, they raised up the palaces thereof; and he brought it to ruin.
Isaiah 23 : 13 kjv
Look at the land of the Babylonians, this people that is now of no account! The Assyrians have made it a place for desert creatures; they raised up their siege towers, they stripped its fortresses bare and turned it into a ruin.
Isaiah 23 : 13 niv
Now I'm sure you can see the difference but think that is is a minor verse to mess up the truth is that is not so , The Assyrian is very different from the Assyrians. The Assyrian is a name used for the Anti-Christ in Micah 5 : 5-8 . Here in the King James it gives us more clues on the Assyrian saying that he founded the Chaldeans , the Chaldeans were in control Babylon . In fact Isaiah 23 : 13 in the King James Version eludes the Tower of Babel episode in Genesis 11 and if you go back to Genesis 10 : 8-12 you would see that Nimrod founded both Babylon and Assyria , in fact Assyria is called the land of Nimrod . So the Anti-Christ aka the Assyrian will be like Nimrod he won't look like a Hitler or a Stalin , he will instead be a hero to the Earth and unite the people.
Let's look at another mis-translation :
And whereas thou sawest iron mixed with miry clay, they shall mingle themselves with the seed of men: but they shall not cleave one to another, even as iron is not mixed with clay.
Daniel 2 : 43 KJV
And just as you saw the iron mixed with baked clay, so the people will be a mixture and will not remain united, any more than iron mixes with clay.
Daniel 2 : 43 NIV
Do you see the difference????? One is telling us that something that is not Human will be involved in the ten toes kingdom , meanwhile the NIV switches it around to basically hide the fact that there is a "they" that will mix with the seed of men , if you want more on this they check out Genesis 6 : 1-4 , Jude 1 : 6and 7 , 2 Peter 2 : 4-6 , notice the Angel's act and punishment in Jude and Peter is followed by references to Sodom in the verses after . To put the top on this bizarre story read Genesis 6 :9 and ask yourself why Noah was perfect in his generations because he wasn't sinless we know that . You have to read these in King James because NIV even distorts the Jude passage enough to make it sound different than the King James .
Two mis-translations that have an effect for us in these days , you have to ask yourself who is behind the NIV translations????
Here's a final one , this one made me sick
How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!
Isaiah 14 : 12 KJV
How you have fallen from heaven, O morning star, son of the dawn! You have been cast down to the earth, you who once laid low the nations!
Isaiah 14 :12 NIV
The problem with this one? Jesus is the Morning Star!!!!!! Not Lucifer!!!!!!!
I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star.
Revelation 22 : 16
The NIV commits blasphemy in Isaiah 14 : 12 and that's not something I accuse someone of that often.
Isaiah 23 : 13 kjv
Look at the land of the Babylonians, this people that is now of no account! The Assyrians have made it a place for desert creatures; they raised up their siege towers, they stripped its fortresses bare and turned it into a ruin.
Isaiah 23 : 13 niv
Now I'm sure you can see the difference but think that is is a minor verse to mess up the truth is that is not so , The Assyrian is very different from the Assyrians. The Assyrian is a name used for the Anti-Christ in Micah 5 : 5-8 . Here in the King James it gives us more clues on the Assyrian saying that he founded the Chaldeans , the Chaldeans were in control Babylon . In fact Isaiah 23 : 13 in the King James Version eludes the Tower of Babel episode in Genesis 11 and if you go back to Genesis 10 : 8-12 you would see that Nimrod founded both Babylon and Assyria , in fact Assyria is called the land of Nimrod . So the Anti-Christ aka the Assyrian will be like Nimrod he won't look like a Hitler or a Stalin , he will instead be a hero to the Earth and unite the people.
Let's look at another mis-translation :
And whereas thou sawest iron mixed with miry clay, they shall mingle themselves with the seed of men: but they shall not cleave one to another, even as iron is not mixed with clay.
Daniel 2 : 43 KJV
And just as you saw the iron mixed with baked clay, so the people will be a mixture and will not remain united, any more than iron mixes with clay.
Daniel 2 : 43 NIV
Do you see the difference????? One is telling us that something that is not Human will be involved in the ten toes kingdom , meanwhile the NIV switches it around to basically hide the fact that there is a "they" that will mix with the seed of men , if you want more on this they check out Genesis 6 : 1-4 , Jude 1 : 6and 7 , 2 Peter 2 : 4-6 , notice the Angel's act and punishment in Jude and Peter is followed by references to Sodom in the verses after . To put the top on this bizarre story read Genesis 6 :9 and ask yourself why Noah was perfect in his generations because he wasn't sinless we know that . You have to read these in King James because NIV even distorts the Jude passage enough to make it sound different than the King James .
Two mis-translations that have an effect for us in these days , you have to ask yourself who is behind the NIV translations????
Here's a final one , this one made me sick
How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!
Isaiah 14 : 12 KJV
How you have fallen from heaven, O morning star, son of the dawn! You have been cast down to the earth, you who once laid low the nations!
Isaiah 14 :12 NIV
The problem with this one? Jesus is the Morning Star!!!!!! Not Lucifer!!!!!!!
I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star.
Revelation 22 : 16
The NIV commits blasphemy in Isaiah 14 : 12 and that's not something I accuse someone of that often.
Thursday, March 29, 2012
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