What We Are Missing
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Proverbs 2:6
Proverbs 2:6
For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding.
“wisdom”
lessons lived and applied, a gift from God
“knowledge”
lessons learned from someone wise
“understanding”
the ability to apply these lessons
Is the Bible Translation something important?
“We might as well trust a lunatic for a lawyer, a quack for a physician, a wolf for a sheepdog, or an alligator for a babysitter, as to trust a modernist translation of the Bible.”
Matthew 24:24
For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.
From 1611 until 1881 we had tremendous moves of God, then it slowed down and stopped.
1611 - The Authorized King James Version of the Bible is printed and released in England.
1881 - Westcott and Hort (two members of The Ghostly Guild) released their perverted Greek New Testament and the perverted Revised Version of the Bible. A translation of the Bible in English that left out words, phrases, and entire verses.
Since 1881 we see some salvations, but there are 8 THINGS we are not seeing:
1. We are not seeing Spiritual growth.
1. We are not seeing Spiritual growth.
Acts 20:32
And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them which are sanctified.
2. We do not see a clean church.
2. We do not see a clean church.
John 15:3
Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you.
3. We see confusion in terms of doctrine.
3. We see confusion in terms of doctrine.
John 17:17
Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.
4. We do not see our offensive weapon.
4. We do not see our offensive weapon.
Ephesians 6:17
And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:
5. The church is not producing fruit.
5. The church is not producing fruit.
Soul winning fruit.
Proverbs 11:30
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise.
Spiritual fruit.
Galatians 5:22-23
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
23 Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.
6. We are not seeing answered prayer.
6. We are not seeing answered prayer.
John 15:7
If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.
7. We are not comforted nor seeing comfort.
7. We are not comforted nor seeing comfort.
1 Thessalonians 4:18
Wherefore comfort one another with these words.
8. We are not seeing Christians readying for the Judgment Seat of Christ.
8. We are not seeing Christians readying for the Judgment Seat of Christ.
John 12:48
He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my words, hath one that judgeth him: the word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day.
Conclusion:
Conclusion:
Revelation 1:3
Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand.
