A proof for the KJV and the doctrine of The Trinity!

1 John 5:7-8 (KJV)

7 For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one.

8 And there are three that bear witness in earth, the Spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three agree in one.


THE TRINITY?
There seems to be great debate and controversy over these verses, whether the original texts support the Trinity here.

For those of us who believe the King James version is the only preserved word of God, there is no debate, we know that this supports the trinity and that is what God intended, for us to have a better understanding of him.

The other versions virtually attack and undermine the Trinity for what?

To me how could Satan effectively attack the Trinity?

He would attack it the way a naturalist or a atheist would and pick it apart and debate and have controversy over it so that it undermines the True value of the scripture.

Even if, controversy aside, there are plenty of other scripture and evidence in the Bible that support the Trinity and although the word TRINITY is not in the bible on it's own.. surely the teachings suggest the doctrine is not simply a man made thought but a fact that God, Jesus, and the Holy Ghost are one is completely evident in the Bible.

Below are some other references to the Trinity.. Or should you say the plurality of the Godhead..
John 10:30 -

Matthew 28:19 -

1 Corinthians 8:6 -

2 Corinthians 13:14 -

Matthew 3:16-17 -

John 14:26 -

John 1:14 -

1 John 5:7-8 -

John 14:16-17 -

Colossians 2:9 -

Philippians 2:5-8 -

Genesis 1:26 -

John 1:1-51 -

1 Peter 1:2 -

Ephesians 4:4-6 -

2 Corinthians 1:21-22 -

Genesis 3:22 -

Children of God starving inside the Church pew

I trust I speak in love, but the lack in our pulpits is real. Milton’s terrible sentence applies to our day as accurately as it did to his: “The hungry sheep look up, and are not fed.” It is a solemn thing, and no small scandal in the kingdom, to see God’s children starving while actually seated at the Father’s table. The truth of Wesley’s words is established before our eyes: “Orthodoxy, or right opinion, is, at best, a very slender part of religion. Though right tempers cannot subsist without right opinions, yet right opinions may subsist without right tempers. There may be a right opinion of God without either love or one right temper toward Him. Satan is a proof of this.” Thanks to our splendid Bible societies and to other effective agencies for the dissemination of the Word, there are today many millions of people who hold “right opinions,” probably more than ever before in the history of the church. Yet I wonder if there was ever a time when true spiritual worship was at a lower ebb. To great sections of the church, the art of worship has been lost entirely, and in its place has come that strange and foreign thing called the “program.” This word has been borrowed from the stage and applied with sad wisdom to the type of public service which now passes for worship among us.

Are you struggling??

 

					We frequently face difficulties of all kinds, big and small; personal as well as global tragedies. Seeing this, we can't help but ask,  "How can this be? How can a loving God have created this? There is something missing from this picture. It doesn't add up!"  That's true.  There is a piece missing from our equation. There IS something that we are refusing to look at, which would reconcile these contradictions in our minds and heal our discomfiture with God. We need to understand what that is, because that missing piece is causing a breakdown of affinity between mankind and God, and making us miserable. This article is to help you find the missing piece, and by doing so, heal your relationship with God, and empower you to have a better life.
					The truth no one wants to know, and why The truth is not hidden; it's not cryptic; it's not far away. It's HERE. Anybody who is willing to be implicated by the truth can easily discover it. But friends, there is no higher truth that does not implicate the hearer of it. If we saw the truth about God, we'd see the truth about ourselves too, and what's wrong about the way we live and think. That truth would hold us responsible for living much more beautifully than we tend to do. We don't want to know the truth that we are enormously powerful, creative children of the Creator; that we are always connected to God and all; and that we are truly very sensitive, loving, and good. In God's words:	TOP
					"If you knew who you were, and you were acting like yourself, you would naturally be responsible for everyone. You would naturally feel love for everyone. You would naturally reach out, and help, and heal."
					In our current, ego-identified level of consciousness, most of us can hardly face our ordinary human responsibilities, let alone the ultimate responsibility of living as the Godly creatures we truly are. Furthermore, we don't want to face the IMPLICATIONS of how uncomfortable we REALLY ARE with our ego-driven lifestyle; how much better we actually KNOW than what our behavior suggests; how much it pains us to be selfish; and how many problems it really causes. We're attached to our self-centered ideas, desires, and ways of doing things. It is said, "Know the truth, and the truth will set you free." But, if the price of freedom is to give up our egotistical habits and false ideas -- which it IS -- WE DON'T WANT the truth that sets us free. We're like a man who's married to an ill-tempered wife. She's making his life a living nightmare, but he's attached to her. He's got a problem: He wants to keep his wife, but if he does, she will continue to make his life miserable. The same could be said for egotism. It causes us all kinds of problems, but we're attached to it. Therefore, we feel we can't AFFORD to know the truth about God. We don't want the RESPONSIBILITY of knowing. Now we're getting to the heart of the matter: we don't want to be responsible.
					God is a victim of our war against responsibility Isn't it obvious that, all around the world, countless people avoid personal responsibility, or minimize it? When things go wrong, we tend to point the finger of blame at everybody ELSE -- and especially at God. We may admit that human beings are responsible to a degree; but usually that means OTHER human beings, rather than, say, oneself. Unfortunately, when we reject personal responsibility, we also reject the truth about God. Can we be honest? Our war against responsibility is war on God, war on our fellow man. We attack those we blame with negative judgments -- "God is mean, and other people are mean" -- and we hold them hostage in our minds. For example, if I think my mate is responsible for my feelings of depression, then I resent my mate, or anxiously try to change my mate; or at least, I'll sit with folded arms, waiting for my mate to change. Inevitably, in our war against responsibility, God's reputation takes a beating. When bad things happen, we think that God is either wrongly doing them, or wrongly allowing them to be done. We resent God for the sorry state of the world we see. So we ask accusatory questions like these:	TOP
					Why does God let all these bad things happen? Why doesn't God make people do the right thing? Why does God allow people to suffer? Why won't God let me succeed at this or that? Why is God always testing me?
					All those questions assume that God has huge responsibility for the troubles of the world -- as well as huge responsibility for our own difficulties. So you see, the human penchant for blame -- that is, the desire to displace responsibility -- has a major effect on our view of God. Where the relationship to God is concerned, it is crucial to admit that negative views of God result directly from our reluctance to take responsibility for difficulties we and other humans create. As long as it exists, that pattern will always foster an unfavorable view of God. To improve our view of God we must upgrade our willingness to take responsibility.
					The world we create How much better EVERYTHING would be if we would start taking more responsibility! Because, if the truth be told most of the events and circumstances in our life are generated by what WE think and do. Granted, some of the trouble that befalls us is caused by other people, out of their will and actions, but generally the overall impact of others' actions on our lives is greatly exaggerated. Even when others say or do things that are hurtful, often we are largely responsible for HOW MUCH those things hurt us. MOST of the negative impact of others' actions results not from the actions themselves, but from the way WE interpret and respond to those actions. For example, somebody makes a thoughtless and offensive remark, and then we spend days hurting ourselves by harboring resentment. Let it go! Honestly, each of us has a MUCH larger share in the creation of our own suffering than we prefer to admit. The world we see is the world we are creating around ourselves. That world includes not just the lifestyle that we live, but also the people surrounding us, and the way they relate to us. One man works hard to be reliable, and has the happy experience of being trusted, while another earns distrust, and suffers THAT unpleasant experience. A reactive person evokes negative reactions in others; then there are two reactive people -- or a roomful. Conditions deteriorate instantly. Mayhem! Look around at what man hath wrought:	TOP
					A bar fight breaks out. Did God create it? A couple argues. Did God create that argument? A world leader decides to wage war. Did God create that war?
					Clearly, God is not creating those things -- PEOPLE are! And yet, people suffering those experiences will cry, "God, why did You make such a miserable, horrible world?" Poor God! And, poor blaming, irresponsible, disempowered humanity! If people would take responsibility, we'd create differently. Otherwise, we will continue to create the 'cruel world' in which we live. We seem to have a blind spot that prevents us from seeing the relationship between what we do and what "happens to" us. Could it be that we're covering our eyes with our own hands? For example: A person steals at work, gets caught and sent to jail. The thief complains, "The world is a cruel place -- it jails people." But a wise voice replies, "The world jails THIEVES. You went to jail because you were stealing. You don't do the time if you don't do the crime." If we would admit that, we could get off blame, and onto a MUCH better life. It's hard to admit we're creating a cruel world. Consequently, we're quick to defend against that realization, saying, "How could I have created THIS? This is NOT the world I want to see!" Wisdom would reply, "True! This is not the world you want to see; but this is the world that reflects who you are WILLING to be." If you are willing to start a fight, the next thing you know, you have a fight on your hands. If you're willing to steal, you may get caught. Since that is not a world you want to SEE, those are ways you'd better not BE.
					Dividing up the "why pie"	TOP
					"The love you take is equal to the love you make." "We make our bed and we lie in it."
					Those expressions remind us that we are the creators of what happens in our lives. To understand and accept that principle is to take responsibility -- which is EXACTLY what the ego wants to avoid. So, to make matters worse, we make our bed and we lie ABOUT it (that is, we deny or overlook the fact that we ourselves made it). As long as we keep ourselves in the dark about our own responsibility for the world we live in, we won't be motivated to create differently. People often concern themselves almost obsessively with the behavior of others, constantly asking, "Why do people do this and that; and why does God do this and that?" Rarely do people ask, "What am I doing -- and why am I doing it?" Evidently, people do want to know "why," but not if it means they have to eat their share of the "why pie" -- that is, assume their rightful share of the responsibility. Oftentimes, the "why pie" is humble pie; that's why so many of us show an aversion to eating it. We think we're better off NOT being responsible. But, if we give the lion's share of the responsibility to God and others, we count ourselves out of the world we see, for all practical purposes. We deny or underestimate our role in the creation of that world. So, once we get the WHY -- that is, the responsibility -- wrongly allocated, nothing makes sense any more. And, nothing works. Displaced responsibility means confusion and delusion, powerlessness and suffering. We would be wise to develop a taste for why pie. It's good for us -- really! Any displaced responsibility robs us of a portion of our actual power and control. And in our minds, it makes God and everybody else responsible for our well-being and happiness. Then, when we find ourselves to be miserable -- because it's impossible for God or anyone else to make us happy if we don't do our part -- we feel like victims. We complain that God victimized us, or everybody else victimized us. But the fact is, we have victimized ourselves. We've defaulted from our own, rightful, God-given responsibility. Friends, that's how God, among others, got in the doghouse. And until we take true responsibility, that's where they're going to stay. They have to, because we keep putting them back there, every time something goes wrong. It's up to us to let them free.
					Wake up at the wheel Just as spouses sit in counseling waiting for one another to change, people sit waiting for God to become less mean; or to stop allowing bad things to happen -- or to make sure more good things happen. But, in fact, we -- the people waiting for God -- hold the steering wheel. And if we are looking to God, or to others, when we should be watching the road, we steer ourselves into a ditch with our own hands. God can't do anything about the fact that human beings are creating so much pain. We're doing it with our own free will. We've got to wake up at the wheel. We've got to pay attention to what's really happening. We've got to see how WE'RE creating the pain we suffer. We've got to take control ... and responsibility. It is wise to control your whys, and tragic NOT to do so. Don't say, "They made me feel this way, or act this way." That's blame. Instead, take responsibility! Simply and honestly say, "I have capitulated to culture. I have capitulated to my husband. I have caved in to expectations. I did that. That's my responsibility. I have displaced my why to my mate, to common culture, etc., instead of authentically sourcing my own existence. I need to take my power back; and the only way I can do that is by being who I am, and taking responsibility for what I do." Then take responsibility! Admit and correct your mistakes; but more than that, start creating BEAUTIFULLY. And do it all in a joyful, loving, Godly way -- as is fitting for a child of God -- not in a reactive, fiercely independent way, as a martyr or a bitter victim would do. (That would still be blaming and harvest all of blame's bad results.) If we would embrace our responsibility in a good spirit, we'd find nothing left to blame God for -- and MUCH to be thankful for.	TOP
					God-seeking is fruitless without responsibility This world is full of seekers who would like to see God, but too often, their motivations are related to blame. "I'm glad I finally got to meet You, God, because I've got some grievances ...." Or, "I'm glad I finally got to meet You, God, because I've got a few problems I'm hoping You can fix for me." Relying on God's help is not necessarily a form of blame -- in fact, it is appropriate to depend rightly on God. But dependence on God reflects blame if we put all the responsibility for fixing our problems on God, and take too little responsibility ourselves. It's a given, in the world of ego, that people hate taking responsibility, or being accountable for their lives. But until we stop displacing our problems on God, how CAN we rightly understand God? We can't. How can we succeed in loving, knowing, understanding God, when we are constantly putting God in the doghouse by blaming God for the results of OUR choices. Only if we will stop blaming God can we SEE the beauty of God, and the beauty of ourselves. Our world will not be beautiful until we take responsibility for being beautiful -- as we ARE, as God made us. When we stop blaming God, and start living as we ARE, we will finally see heaven on earth, where heaven really already IS. God is waiting for each and every one of us to take responsibility, so that our relationship with God can be fulfilled, and so that WE can be fulfilled. So, stop being an irresponsible person looking for a scapegoat. Stop making yourself miserable that way. Get back to responsibility. Back to power. Back to control. Only then can you know the truth about yourself. And others. And God. This is the truth: God is love. God loves you. And God only wants to help you see a better world -- the world GOD created.

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Practical Applications to the Bible Day 7

Don't let your heart be tripped up with the cares of this world.

Don't let your FEARS run all over you..

“Cowards die many times before their deaths;
The valiant never taste of death but once.
Of all the wonders that I yet have heard,
It seems to me most strange that men should fear;
Seeing that death, a necessary end,
Will come when it will come.”

― William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar
Come on people..

No one wants bad things to happen.. 
But they come to the rich and the poor alike..
These kinds of things are supposed to be what makes a CHRISTIANS LIFE SHINE!

"3 Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience. 4 But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing" (James 1:3-4).
God has not called us to a monkish life of separation, but only to allow the All Wise Father to choose for us the best means and circumstances for our sanctification. "Wherefore let them that suffer according to the Will of God commit the keeping of their souls to Him in well doing, as unto a Faithful Creator" (1Peter 4:19).

Suffering and joy seem so much to be opposites, yet Jesus "Who for the joy that was set before Him endured [took patiently] the Cross" (Hebrews 12:2).

The Cross itself was the pain and suffering, but the resulting Atonement for our sins was the joy. "13 Greater Love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. 14 Ye are My friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you" (John 15:13-14).

It is evident from Scripture that our true necessity of patience must be matured through the Divinely directed trials of our life. "Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience" (James 1:3). Rather than comparing our circumstances with others or feeling that we have seen an unusually hard turn of events, we are to rejoice as only the LORD's Saints can. "12 Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you: 13 But rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ's sufferings; that, when His Glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy" (1Peter 4:12-13). The resulting refinement of our character is worth more than gold. "6 Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations: 7 that the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ" (1:6-7).

Any spiritual growth that ever takes place in our life will always be accompanied by the trials of life, for "He knoweth the way that I take: when He hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold" (Job 23:10). Though it is natural for us to shield ourselves from the vicissitudes of life, it is an act of faith to entrust our circumstances to the LORD, placing greater emphasis upon the development of our spiritual character than the defense of our mortal flesh. "My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations" (James 1:2). Patience is that misunderstood commodity that must be continually supplied to connect the certainty of our past faith with our hope of seeing the result of the thing promised. "For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the Will of God, ye might receive the Promise" (Hebrews 10:36). Our Faithful God (Deuteronomy 7:9) wisely supplies the opportunity for patience to be formed in us by the "trying of [our] faith [which] worketh patience" (James 1:3). Of course, patience will never be formed in us, if we do not cooperatively endure. "He that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved" (Mark 13:13). Remember that Salvation has always been conditional, i.e., on condition of our faith and repentance-- "The time is fulfilled, and the Kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the Gospel" (Mark 1:15).

Humanly speaking, we would rather forego our testings by the Almighty, for "no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it" (Ephesians 5:29). But, how can we call ourselves Christian, if we only trust God when things are seemingly going well, when our peers feel that we walk spiritually, and when the world thinks that we prosper? "17 And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with Him, that we may be also glorified together. 18 For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us" (Romans 8:17-18). We are prone to think that Scripture describes only the suffering that comes at the hands of those that oppose Christianity; but, even more often, our suffering simply will come from our physical circumstances. "Though He were a Son, yet learned He obedience by the things which He suffered" (Hebrews 5:8). In fact, God must periodically hide His face from us to strengthen our faith-- just read about Job. "Who is among you that feareth the LORD, that obeyeth the voice of His servant, that walketh in darkness, and hath no light? let him trust in the Name of the LORD, and stay upon his God" (Isaiah 50:10).

 

Practical Applications to the Bible Day 6

This is our scripture for today..

How can we practically apply this to our lives today?

Practical Applications to the Bible Day 5

This is our verses for today..

 How do we have practical application made for these verses??


Well I think the first step is to accept that there are things going on around us that really are bigger in the grand scheme of things than we really give them credit for..


Our bible tells us that  there have been several times when The Devil and his henchmen have been out there fighting against God and his angels and the humans were unaware of what was going on around them


3 Examples I will give you


Daniel- He was praying and Gabriel tells him that FROM THE DAY he started praying that God gave the command to come and minister unto Daniel who by the way.. Had been beseeching God for answers and finally had learned the truth from the scriptures about his peoples..

⁴ And in the four and twentieth day of the first month, as I was by the side of the great river, which is Hiddekel;
⁵ Then I lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and behold a certain man clothed in linen, whose loins were girded with fine gold of Uphaz:
⁶ His body also was like the beryl, and his face as the appearance of lightning, and his eyes as lamps of fire, and his arms and his feet like in colour to polished brass, and the voice of his words like the voice of a multitude.
⁷ And I Daniel alone saw the vision: for the men that were with me saw not the vision; but a great quaking fell upon them, so that they fled to hide themselves.
⁸ Therefore I was left alone, and saw this great vision, and there remained no strength in me: for my comeliness was turned in me into corruption, and I retained no strength.
⁹ Yet heard I the voice of his words: and when I heard the voice of his words, then was I in a deep sleep on my face, and my face toward the ground.
¹⁰ And, behold, an hand touched me, which set me upon my knees and upon the palms of my hands.
¹¹ And he said unto me, O Daniel, a man greatly beloved, understand the words that I speak unto thee, and stand upright: for unto thee am I now sent. And when he had spoken this word unto me, I stood trembling.
¹² Then said he unto me, Fear not, Daniel: for from the first day that thou didst set thine heart to understand, and to chasten thyself before thy God, thy words were heard, and I am come for thy words.
¹³ But the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me one and twenty days: but, lo, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me; and I remained there with the kings of Persia.
¹⁴ Now I am come to make thee understand what shall befall thy people in the latter days: for yet the vision is for many days.
¹⁵ And when he had spoken such words unto me, I set my face toward the ground, and I became dumb.

**There was a great battle in heavenly places**

Moses- The scripture tells us that Satan fought for the body of Moses. What would he have done with that body? Well mind you this is pure speculation because scripture doesn't tell us Satan's motivation.. But just lets think about how revered Moses was..

We get some inkling of that in Deuteronomy 34:8 which tells us the Israelites wept and mourned for him for a month after his death. It's quite possible they would have wanted to carry the body of Moses with them into the land of Canaan (as they did that of Joseph), bury him, and erect an elaborate shrine over his remains.

It is easy to see how this could have deteriorated into a center for idolatrous worship. After all, Second Kings 18:4 reveals that the Israelites had carted around the bronze serpent Moses had erected in the wilderness at God's command (Num. 21:5-9). Then they set it up on the Promised Land and began to worship it! (They'd even given it a name!)
Galatians 1:8-9
8But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed. 9As we said before, so say I now again, If any man preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed.

And bearing in mind that PAUL an apostle of Jesus Christ himself was worried that someone else might come and preach another Gospel.. Think about it... How much damage could Satan have created with the body of Moses?

Paul was so afraid that somehow someone maybe even gathering his own body.. That is Paul's body walking back into camp speaking other doctrines and gospels.. (Considering he wrote easily 3/5ths of the New Testament) What kind of chaos would that have created among the christian community?

Paul tells us That anyone preaching any other doctrines are ACCURSED!


Paul placed that curse there.. But it wouldn't have been there to stop satan before when he was fighting for Moses's body.. Think what kind of disaster would that have created for the Isrealites.. These same men and women ran after many forms of idolitry..Why would it have been so out of character for them to set up a shrine for worshiping Moses? Or Could Satan have re-written the ten commandments? Or the Levitical Laws? Or heavens only can guess the ramifications.. But we know that this was a very real prospect..


I want you all to think about this..

There are very real battles going on that you and I may never know about while on this world.. But GOD commands us to be prepared for battles with Principalities and Powers.. He tells us to be ready to stand when we are called upon..

Here is the application for our verses..

~BE PRAYED UP!
~BE READ UP!
~HAVE YOUR ARMOR ON!


Don't be a lackadaisical christian!!

Be ready to stand, fight and serve your king!

Practical Applications to the Bible Day 4

Why is it that God gives us this information??

God is warning us.. That which we put into a child will spring forth someplace.. and at some time in their life..

Want to live a life as a rebel.. Never submitting to authority..

Here is an example:

Little Tommy comes home from school. Beaming and brimming with information about the assignment for his science fair project.. Mom instantly starts grousing about it.. "Where do you think we will get the money for all them supplies" You see little Tommy chose to make a Terrarium On desert life..  She tells dad who might have thought it was a cool thing.. had he not been reminded that this was a prospectively costly project.. So now he calls the school and protests these assignments..

Then 3-4 weeks later at the parent teacher conferences when all the other parents are walking up and down the school halls looking at all the art work.. They seem surprised to hear the teacher talking about how Tommy never turned one in.. and got a zero.  Bringing his class grades dangerously close to failing for this quarter.. But then when they start scolding Tommy he yells.. But you didn't even want me to do the dumb project to begin with!


Now the son is showing them disrespect, rebellion and anger.. And it is their fault.. It was their complaints that stole Tommy's joy at doing the project to begin with.. It was Their attitudes that he reflected and just gave up doing the project anyhow..


How  can you expect a child to obey his teachers and submit to their authority if you go behind their backs undermining everything they tell the kids??


The truth is you can't!


Either you want your child to grow up obedient.. Meaning YES.. Mom & Dad You need to live obedient lives too..



Obedient to the tax law

Obedient to the speed zones

Obedient and REVERENT to that trooper about to give you a ticket..

Obedient to the Man of God who is preaching to you!

Obedient mom to your husband..

Obedient dad to your head Jesus Christ!

Or else.. Your child will model what you have shown them..

How much of the things in your children are things YOU MODELED FOR THEM..

Yes.. Today I am teaching to the Choir..
And to myself.. I have to remind myself frequently..

Those irritating things in my child.. are often things they saw me be sneaky and do! UGG!!

Just Keeping it real..