For I would that ye knew what great conflict I have for you, and for them at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh;
2 That their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the acknowledgement of the mystery of God, and of the Father, and of Christ;
3 In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
4 And this I say, lest any man should beguile you with enticing words.
5 For though I be absent in the flesh, yet am I with you in the spirit, joying and beholding your order, and the stedfastness of your faith in Christ.
6 As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him:
7 Rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving.
8 Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.
9 For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.
10 And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power:
11 In whom also ye are circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, in putting off the body of the sins of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ:
12 Buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with him through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him from the dead.
13 And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses;
14 Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross;
15 And having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it. Colossians 2:1-15
Make sure that no one leads you astray with an empty and deceitful philosophy that depends on human tradition[a] and worldly principles, and not on Christ.
God Has Given You Life in Christ. 9 For it is in him that the entire fullness of deity dwells in bodily form,[b] 10 and you share this fullness in him who is the head of every ruler and power.
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- Colossians 2:8 Human tradition: literally, “philosophy,” a word that occurs only here in the New Testament. In this context, it refers not to systematic thought but to religious speculations.
- Colossians 2:9 The entire fullness of deity dwells in bodily form: i.e., in the risen and glorified body of Christ. Colossians 2:9 New Catholic Bible
The words of the Lord are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.
7 Thou shalt keep them, O Lord, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever. Psalms 12:6,7
Wow!! I will trust God and His Word rather than men no matter how smart, erudite, and scientific they appear to be!!!! Away with your 'older more accurate manuscripts' footnote nonsense. Doubt creating footnotes are NEVER found in the Bibles (TEXTUS RECEPTUS, King James Bible, Luther's Bible) chosen by God. God's Word is pure, certain, and eternal. Away with your dynamic equivalent paraphrasing. God's Bible translations (King James Bible, Luther's 1545 German Bible, etc) are exact, literal translations of the Greek Text (TEXTUS RECEPTUS) and Hebrew Masoretic Text. Away with your older, more accurate, scientific Greek Texts (Vaticanus, Sinaticus, Nestle-Aland, United Bible Society etc.). God REJECTED all of these corrupted Greek texts and CHOSE the Greek TEXTUS RECEPTUS to be the foundation of all translations ( King James Bible, Luther's 1545 German Bible, etc) for the reformation of the world.
Perhaps Colossians 2:9 is an isolated occurrence. Let's take a look at all the English translations and see how many omit that precious little word 'God' from 1 Timothy 3:16:
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ομολογουμενως μεγα εστιν το της ευσεβειας μυστηριον θεος εφανερωθη εν
σαρκι εδικαιωθη εν πνευματι ωφθη αγγελοις εκηρυχθη εν εθνεσιν επιστευθη
εν κοσμω ανεληφθη εν δοξη 1 Timothy 3:16 Stephanus 1550 Greek TEXTUS
RECEPTUS (God chose this text for the reformation and rejected the
Vaticanus text) Here is a corrupted Greek Text God rejected during the reformation: 16 καὶ ὁμολογουμένως μέγα ἐστὶν τὸ τῆς εὐσεβείας μυστήριον· [a]Ὃς ἐφανερώθη ἐν σαρκί, ἐδικαιώθη ἐν πνεύματι, ὤφθη ἀγγέλοις, ἐκηρύχθη ἐν ἔθνεσιν, ἐπιστεύθη ἐν κόσμῳ, ἀνελήμφθη ἐν δόξῃ. Read full chapterFootnotes
θεος (pronounced 'Theos' :God) Here is the ultra corrupt Westcott-Hort Greek Text: 16 και ομολογουμενως μεγα εστιν το της ευσεβειας μυστηριον ος εφανερωθη εν σαρκι εδικαιωθη εν πνευματι ωφθη αγγελοις εκηρυχθη εν εθνεσιν επιστευθη εν κοσμω ανελημφθη εν δοξη God did not want anyone to doubt the text of His Word so He only allowed one reformation text to be used and flourish during the reformation: the Greek TEXTUS RECEPTUS and all the translations (King James Bible, Luther's German Bible of 1545, etc) emanating from it. So the TEXTUS RECEPTUS, King James Bible, and Luther's Bible of 1545 reigned supreme and were the ONLY reformation Bibles published for over 300 years until wicked Westcott-Hort created their own corrupted Greek Text in 1881, followed by the corrupt Nestle-Aland Text in 1898. See Pastor Jackson's book (The King James Version, Apostolic Texts, Precise Translation versus Fraudulent Texts and Heretical Translations, Gregory L Jackson, PhD.; ISBN 9798429093451) beginning on page 170 for a detailed history of how the Bible was corrupted by evil wicked men. Now I must become very CONFRONTATIONAL against you wicked, evil Lutheran 'pastors' who stubbornly continue to create doubt in the text of God's Word by using corrupt Bible translations (NIV, ESV, RSV, NKJV, NASB, Beck's, etc). Doesn't it bother you that the ESV, NIV, NKJV, NASB, RSV, etc, all bracket or footnote Mark 16:9-20 as most likely not being in the text at all? Why aren't you alarmed that the word 'God' is omitted from 1 Timothy 3:16? Has your wicked vile reasoning completely destroyed your faith and blinded your understanding to the point you don't even care that the word "Godhead" is omitted from Colossians 2:9? You are all lying and deceiving by God's name by promoting and using corrupt Bibles that create doubt in the very text of God's Word. All I hear from you blasphemous vipers is: "God's Word only exists in the original autographs. The autographs are gone, therefore all Bibles contain some errors and omissions." You vile liars and deceivers. God has promised to preserve His Word that He inspired the prophets and apostles to write. He has perfectly preserved His Word that He inspired the prophets to write in the Greek TEXTUS RECEPTUS and the literal translations (King James Bible, Luther's German Bible of 1545, etc) emanating from it. Why do you show such vile satanic hatred against the TEXTUS RECEPTUS, King James Bible, and Luther's 1545 German Bible?? Obviously God clearly CHOSE these Bibles and REJECTED all the corrupted Bibles (Vaticanus, Sinaticus Nestle-Aland, United Bible Society, NIV, ESV, RSV, NKJV, Beck's, etc) that you continue to use and promote. You are lying and deceiving by God's name and Word. Even worse you openly and fearlessly blaspheme God the Holy Ghost who has obviously attached Himself to His pure Word in the TEXTUS RECEPTUS, King James Bible, Luther's 1545, etc). REPENT!! You have fallen from grace. Your vile, wicked reasoning has completely destroyed your Christian faith. There can be no doubt in the text of the Word of God. The words of the Lord are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times. 7 Thou shalt keep them, O Lord, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever. Psalms 12:6,7 Here stands the invincible Word of God. We must believe God and His Word rather than you vile, wicked Lutheran pastors who lie and deceive by God's name and Word.In Christ, Tom Fisher |