ICHABOD, THE GLORY HAS DEPARTED - explores the Age of Apostasy, predicted in 2 Thessalonians 2:3, to attack Objective Faithless Justification, Church Growth Clowns, and their ringmasters. The antidote to these poisons is trusting the efficacious Word in the Means of Grace. John 16:8. Isaiah 55:8ff. Romans 10. Most readers are WELS, LCMS, ELS, or ELCA. This blog also covers the Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodoxy, and the Left-wing, National Council of Churches denominations.
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| Aleph - the first letter in the Hebrew alphabet - is another con job from the apostates. Count Tischendorf, keenly aware of the need to promote himself, designated Codex Sinaiticus as Aleph to give his red-headed child legitimacy. |
I noticed that "red-headed child" is being used again to describe an idea or person everyone wants to disown, like the child who does not share the family's looks and hair color. Leave Prince Harry out of this. The expression began in America.
Count Tischendorf declared from the start that Sinaiticus - Aleph - was the earliest and best example of the Greek New Testament. Moreover, the Church of Rome gave him another codex (bound book) to help the cause - Vaticanus. The count designated Vaticanus as B, so he could claim both Greek New Testaments were his children - Aleph and B - and therefore legitimate.
What a thrill that must have been to declare - against all the facts - Eureka! Eureka! (εύρηκα -Greek for "I have found them!") Yes, I am plagiarizing Archimedes. In Tischendorf's case, the verb should be translated as "I have invented them! I have invented them!"
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| Count Tischendorf is connected with Aleph and B! |
Chapter Two - The Count's Excellent Apostles
The Count needed apostles for his messianic mission. They were the two British professors and friends - Westcott and Hort.
They created their own Greek New Testament, modestly named the Westcott-Hort, and secretly gave the revisers of the King James their own idea of the perfect Greek New Testament. That meant 10 years of lobbying for the removal of every word, phrase, and section where the words were missing in Aleph, B, or both.
Most of us never knew or only barely knew the work of this 19th century KJV revision committee. They brought out their English version after 10 years of work, and Westcott-Hort published their invented Greek New Testament at the same time.
Except for those specializing in translations, most people do not realize that the KJV revision was shaped by Westcott-Hort using the dubious Aleph and B codices. No, most think that the current stream of new, easy to read Bibles is directly related to the KJV of 1611. The 19th century English revision and the Westcott-Hort were rebuked by the majority of British and American readers, professors, and leaders, but all the work afterwards really began with that sorry episode in Biblical history.
There is a clear contrast between the original KJV and the turning point - the Revision. The KJV was developed by scholars of Hebrew and Greek who were believers in the inerrant Word of God.
The Revision and Westcott-Hort New Testaments were produced by non-believers who loathed the KJV and thought a New Testament missing large amounts of words, verses, and sections was the best and "most scientific" product of their labors.
Chapter Three - Eugene Nida's Excellent Final Touch,
Serving Their Father Below
Almost every single modern Bible "translation" is based on Westcott-Hort. The translators themselves do not use the Westcott-Hort, which was my first Greek New Testament over 50 years ago, but they use the same principles as Westcott-Hort via the Nestle-Aland-USB Greek New Testament (which I also own). Yes, I have my own Majority Text GNT as well.
An important bridge between traditional translation effort and the Anything Goes paraphrases is this - Eugene Nida has had enormous control over everything through his Dynamic Equivalence dogma. They feel free to use any combination of words - even adding perverse words - to get their message across.
Most modern translations have erased or footnoted (death by footnotes) the Majority Text when they can get away with their destruction. Who is funding this destruction of the Word of God? - Anyone who buys the
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| Eugene Nida is living off the rewards of apostasy. |
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| Also called Today's English Version |
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| "Cha-ching! You keep the name - we'll take the change. Church and Change!" |
“I present to our church body Calvinist Worship: Hymnal for the glory of God and the edification of his people.”
Rev. Michael Schultz, director of the WELS Hymnal Project, said these words as he presented the first copy of the new hymnal to Pres. Mark Schroeder Wednesday morning.
It has been 28 years since a presentation like this happened and 10 years since the 2011 synod convention resolved to establish the WELS Geneva Hymnal Project committee. This fall, the new hymnal, psalter, and multiple supporting resources for pastors, musicians, and worship planners will be available to congregations and WELS members. In September, Northwestern Publishing House will send every congregation two copies of Christian Worship: Hymnal and one copy of Christian Worship: Psalter as a preview. The bill will arrive later.
Schultz called for a celebration as he shared more about the 17 books, 3 digital products, and multiple accompaniment volumes that are part of the Christian Worship suite of resources—resources that the WELS Hymnal Project states are “for a generation yet unborn.”
“These are books that will put our worshiping church body in a good place for the next 2 to 3 years,” said Schultz.
He stressed that these resources are a careful collection of materials, not “everything under the sun.” Said Schultz, “We’re confident in commending these resources to the church body that they’re going to see these things and they’re going to hear about double-predestination, covenants, tithing, total depravity, and everyone absolved.
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| WELS pastors will be pretty in pink as they don their new garments, thinking fondly about their days of hazing and creative dressing for copycat videos. |
Schultz thanked the 90 to 100 volunteers who served on 13 committees for the last nine years as part of the WELS Geneva Hymnal Project. He also highlighted the work of Northwestern Publishing House in the production of the suite of expensive resources and acknowledged the support and partnership of the Synodical Council, Fuller Seminary, Willow Creek, and WELS Congregational Services throughout the process.
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| Years of trashing the sound KJV and promoting the Calvinist NIV Paraphrase enabled apostates to remove objections to Church Growth and the WELS Calvinist hymnal. Young Calvinist - Old Unitarian. |
As part of his presentation, Schultz announced the first major release for the hymnal project: a limited release of the new lectionary through the Calvinist Worship: Service Builder electronic resource. Access the lectionary at builder.calvinist-worship.com. Note our three year Scripture lectionary copied from the Church of Rome and endorsed by ELCA.
WELS President Rev. Mark Schroeder asked delegates to resolve to thank all who worked on the project to the glory of God and to formally accept and adopt Christian Worship: Hymnal as the official NIV Objective Justification hymnal of WELS. He also encouraged all congregations to use this resource not just in their churches but also in their homes, to add to the profit margin.
The presentation ended with delegates praising God through the singing of the Calvinist Doxology.
Watch a video sharing more about the hymnal or visit calvinist-worship.com.
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| Where would WELS be without the leadership of Jim Tiefel? - no less inspirational than Paul Tiefel, his skinny CLC cousin. |
We have enjoyed plenty of rain, followed by sunny days, so there is no excuse for a poor performance in the Creation Garden. The last three plants to bloom are Clethra (two shrubs), Joe Pye, and Little Joe Pye. I kept thinking I needed more Pye when spaces looked empty, but all of them came up this year with great growth.
Every plant has a distinctive fragrance to attract the bees, beneficial insects, and hummingbirds. When I was inspecting yesterday, I forgot that the bees would be busy harvesting early in the morning. I casually brushed aside an 8 foot Pye spear holding a globe of tiny flowers. That dislodged the insect population and bees began circling my face for a few seconds. They could have stung me, humming, "After all we did for you." Instead, they settled down for work.
When Joe Pye goes to seed, I can cut down the stalks and use them for mulch. That will give the roses more sun and improve the soil. If people kept all the cut grass, raked leaves, and garden remains in the yard, they would see far more growth and fertility. One family raked leaves around their fruit tree instead of raking them away. They doubled their production in one year.
A garden is not a zero sum example. The sun provides the energy for roots to fertilize the soil (75% of the soil fertility). A toxin free property (or close to that goal) will allow all the creatures to thrive, share the food for a brief period of time, and become part of the renewal of the soil.
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| Bengel's Gnomon was widely used - often quoted by Lenski. Bengel was the first to make up his own rules for deciding on the merits of a reading. |
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Fritz Pfotenhauer said "Resist the beginnings" and was not heeded. That warning explains what happened to the text of the Greek New Testament.
Count Tischendorf was a fraud who constantly pumped up his status as a great scholar. He declared Sinaiticus (Aleph) and Vaticanus (B) to be the earliest and best manuscripts, and that was accepted with great excitement.
Two ridiculous notions helped fuel this.
I. John's Gospel was dismissed as being very late (300 AD or so) and therefore not from an apostle or anyone close to that era. That claim came from the Tuebingen School - and that sticks today among the apostate scholars. So nothing in John had any validity, and dropping the woman caught in adultery passage was easily accomplished (plus the Johannine Comma).
II. Mark's Gospel was held up as the earliest of the four, the simplest in concepts, and the most likely to reveal the real historical Jesus - a rabbi and nothing more.
III. There are 5,000 or more witnesses to the Majority Text, which varies only a little due to typical copyist errors. Aleph and Vaticanus must be the best because they are a tiny minority. The Majority Text was preserved in the Greek Byzantine Empire for 1100 years, so it must be loaded down with errors.
Notice how powerful those false concepts are when considered together with these below.
A. The oldest and best readings must be the shortest ones, because "everyone adds details" to older stories. Since Jesus was "only a man", anything suggesting His divinity was added later and a "pious fiction." But actually, a new writer's additions will stick out when inserted into the original text. even today.
B. Those who are indifferent or opposed to the Christian Faith are scholars. But those who understand the Scriptures to be inerrant and infallible are backwoods, ignorant hillbillies who cannot grasp the subtle work of Biblical "scholars" and apostate theologians.
C. The vast majority of scholars agree, so there is no alternative view. Those who favor the King James Version cannot be trusted in teaching at any seminary or university, and congregations must be encouraged to move ahead with the latest translations paraphrases, especially those with NEW! in the title:
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| "Amazing blessings!" he murmured grimly. |
"God’s people of our synod provided faith-filled gifts in support of the mission we carry out together. Fiscal year 2021 ended with an incredible month of June. Total Congregation Mission Offerings (CMO) for the month was $1.82 million, which is 1.6% higher than June 2020."
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| " Some days I just cannot keep from smiling." |
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| WELS opens new horizons while keeping the old felonies a secret. |
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio Governor Mike DeWine joined the Inter-University Council of Ohio Council of Presidents on Monday to announce a new initiative to combat hazing at Ohio's public universities.
You can watch the announcement live below.
The governor will speak at the Ohio Statehouse. Ohio State University President Kristina Johnson, Bowling Green State University President Rodney Rogers and Miami University President Gregory Crawford are expected to attend the press conference.
The parents of Stone Foltz, Shari and Cory Foltz, are also expected to attend.
The announcement comes after this month's signing of Collin's Law, which increases penalties for hazing. The law was named after Collin Wiant, an 18-year-old who was killed in a hazing incident at Ohio University in 2018.
Statement from Cory and Shari Foltz
“The Inter-University Council of Presidents’ Anti-Hazing Principles are a step in the right direction and we sincerely thank everyone’s efforts to-date. However, the Principles are only a starting point; not an end. Much more work needs to be done to eradicate hazing, starting with robust and effective policies instituted by college and university presidents that leave no room for doubt that the era of hazing — in all of its forms — is over for good. To ensure no other student is injured or dies from hazing, IUC schools must establish rules that prevent hazing and hold people and institutions accountable. Zero tolerance means one strike and you’re out. It’s too late to save our son Stone’s life, but these policies will save the lives of other students who deserve to live and learn in an environment where abuse is unacceptable.”
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| Mordor made sure their beloved NIV would become the official Bible of their failing seminary and shrinking sect. |
How Sweet It Must Be - To Ban a Bible
And Denounce "The Bible Banners!"
I had a short discussion with a reader, not in opposition to him, about the New KJV. There are good reasons to own various translations and paraphrases of the Bible, even with computer searches so easily accomplished.
My objection to the New KJV is the way a false Greek New Testament is honored in the footnotes of the NKJV.
Some have observed that I enjoy having fun in the footnotes of the books I write. The reason is that a secondary message can be found in the basement (bottom of the page, the best place) to add details, quotations, wry observations, and other material that would crowd the main message (upstairs).
The New KJV does this by following the KJV above and honoring the Westcott-Hort-Nestle-Aland-UBS below - signified with NU for Nestle-Aland United Leftist Bible Society. The KJV's Greek text is identified in the footnote as M - for Majority Text. This deliberately gives status to an invented Greek New Testament not found anywhere but the crypto-Catholic minds of Westcott and Hort.
Does the NIV honor the and name the Majority/KJV text the way the New KJV honors the Westcott-Hort-Nestle-Aland-UBS? No! That irony fits into my category of the Non-Reciprocity of the False Teachers - they assert themselves everywhere but give no credit to sound doctrine. Theirs is the only truth. Krauth's eloquence below describes this universal decay of sound doctrine.
In a few words, this is the basic difference between the Majority Greek Text of the KJV and the Westcott-Hort-Nestle-Aland-UBS.
The Majority Text has thousands of copies while Westcott-Hort established their invented text from five obscure sources, centered on Count Tischendorf's "discoveries - Sinaiticus and Vaticanus."
Note how the NKJV treats the ending of Mark -
Mark 16:9 Vv. 9–20 are bracketed in NU as not in the original text. They are lacking in Codex Sinaiticus and Codex Vaticanus, although nearly all other mss. of Mark contain them.
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| NPH sold the coffee mug. CPH sold the Here I Stand socks and the Reformation dog collar and t-shirt. |
The NIV-ESV Only Fanatics Ban the KJV in Their Publications, Colleges, and Seminaries
Professors and leaders of most denominations will not even name the KJV as a good Bible, but they make money and get incentives to promote the NIV/ESV apostate Bibles.
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| Eyes Wide Shut Schroeder stole a march on NIV haters by providing an alternate Bible - the EHV copy and paste fake - to thwart KJV buyers. |
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| Norma Boeckler's Christian Art |
