The Bible says of a bishop, that he must be "apt to teach"
in 1 Timothy 3:2.
And 2 Timothy 2:24 says, 24 "And the servant of the Lord
must not strive; but be gentle unto all men,
apt to teach, patient," which is very important to God.
Would you like to know a simple method by which
you can teach the main points about God's preserved words
and the Devil's counterfeit Bibles? It's as easy as
those same three letters that I read of "apt": A, P, and T.
Are you interested?
Hi, I'm David Daniels from Chick Publications.
The first thing everybody needs to know is
there are two streams of Bibles.
They come through two cities: one north of Israel, in Syria;
and the other southwest, in Egypt.
They are two cities: Antioch of Syria and
Alexandria, Egypt. A and A
At Antioch were the Apostles, and people the Apostles approved.
But at Alexandria were Apostates, who went against
the Apostles' teaching.
Again, A and A A: Antioch and Apostles.
A: Alexandria and Apostates.
Can you tell I used to be a Kindergarten teacher?
But hey, it works!
Now P. The Antioch stream
preserved the words of God. They wanted to protect
the exact words that God said.
But the Alexandria stream polluted the words of God.
They polluted the stream of God's words by
taking some of them away and adding other words they wanted,
their own opinions.
Two streams: Preserved vs. Polluted. P and P.
But what exactly was preserved or polluted?
Many people make a mistake at this point.
They think it was only the words that were preserved or polluted.
Oh, no.
There were two things, not just one.
The first you already know. That's T, the Text.
God would never tell us that He is going to judge us
by His words, if He wouldn't also give us,
and preserve for us, His holy words.
So the first things that God preserved for us
are His words, the Text. T.
But the guy who makes the dictionary defines the doctrine.
So the Devil has put amazing effort into redefining words.
If the word doesn't mean the same thing,
the scripture changes. When the scripture changes,
the doctrine changes.
It's that simple.
So the Devil didn't have to just mess with the Text.
He also messes with the Translation.
Text and Translation. T and T.
This is so important, I want you to understand
the two important issues of changed Text
and changed Translation. The majority of new Bibles
have a changed Text, but not all of them.
When you read 1 Corinthians 1:18 in the King James, it sounds like this:
18 "For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness;
but unto us which are saved it is the power of God."
So the preaching of the cross is the power of God
to us which are saved. Right?
You're either saved or lost. And the preaching of the cross
marks that dividing line.
There are a good number of Bibles that I call "King James lookalikes."
But in most modern versions, including the lookalikes,
it says something like this:
"For the message of the cross is foolishness to
those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved
(working for our salvation? getting saved, bit by bit?)
it is the power of God."
See the difference? In the preserved King James,
you are sure. You are saved.
But not here. "Jesus paid for some,
all the rest I owe. I am only being saved.
When I'll be I don't know."
That sounds like a Catholic hymn book.
No. Jesus paid it all! I'm sure.
In the other versions, you are not sure.
And that plays into the hands of the Catholic doctrine
of progressing toward salvation, but not being sure
that you are saved at any time.
Now, I've talked about King James Bible lookalikes a lot.
They look like the King James, have some of the flavor
of the King James, but let's face it:
they're not the King James.
They're different. They take away the
2nd or 3rd person singular, hast, hath, the "t" words,
that help you tell them apart from the "y" words that are plural:
ye, you, your, yours.
But they change other words, too. The lookalikes think it's easier for you.
But they make some big mistakes.
So in Exodus 16, here is a modern version of
what God said to Moses.
28 "And the Lord said to Moses, How long do you refuse
to keep my commandments and my laws?"
"Is the Lord mad at Moses? Did Moses break the law?"
That is what my young child asked, not knowing he had picked up
a New King James for Bible study.
He asked a good question. As it was written, you can't tell!
In the modern Bibles, including King James lookalikes
like the New King James, they remove the classic language,
and you can't tell the difference between singular and plural "you."
But in the King James, it is plain and simple.
"Ye" is plural, and only plural. "Thee" and "thou" are singular,
and always singular. Simple, right?
So Exodus 16:28 really says,
"And the Lord said unto Moses, How long refuse ye
to keep my commandments and my laws?"
See? "Y." It's plural! So the Lord was upset with
the people, not with Moses. That makes perfect sense.
So the Text and the Translation are both very important.
Now you see the difference between the two streams of Bibles
through history.
So let's review! Remember to be an apt
student of the word: a, p, and t. Two Cities, A and A:
Antioch, which was apostolic vs. Alexandria, which was apostate.
Two streams, P and P: Preserved stream and
Polluted stream.
And finally: T and T: What did Antioch preserve,
but Alexandria pollute? T and T:
Both the Text and the Translation.
They have different origins.
They have different purposes.
And most Bibles have different texts,
but all of them have different translations.
Otherwise, they'd all be copies of the King James.
Well, that wouldn't be so bad, would it?
Now you can be "apt to teach" someone else
the difference between Bibles, using those three letters: a, p, and t.
God bless you, and have a wonderful day.