Sunday, April 6, 2025

Oh! We Got Trouble - Right Here in River City!
And It Rhymes with OJ! Fuller! Willow Creek! Hour of Power (RIP)! Purpose Driven!

 


LutherQuest is revealing its rapidly increasing failure in LCMS higher education. The Texas situation is a disaster, and so is Michigan. 

If I were Matt the Fatt, I would tell Texas, "Go and sin no more!"

As for Michigan - there is always the insolvency issue, because that glowing spark of Enthusiasm has fanned itself into ashes. They could have boosted the baby population decades ago, but now is a bit late. 

Valpo  - Not a Just A Breakfast Cereal Anymore 

Valparaiso University is a private university in Valparaiso, Indiana, United States. It is an independent Lutheran university with five colleges. It enrolls nearly 2,300 students and has a 350-acre campus. Wikipedia. Oops, I mean Maypo.



A member said something that should awaken more people - "I hope we can keep this going." That is starting from the top layer downward. 

Our task is not to keep anything going but to sow the living seed - the Word. A simple graphic illustrates this.


The seed quickly becomes the plant. Our only job is to scatter the seed, because the energy (efficacy of the Word in Greek - 
ενέργεια - energeia) is already alive and growing. 

I recall the newly graduated pastors who hugged their three-ring binders from Fuller, Willow Creek, and other fraudulent emporiums. The other suckers were nimbly scouting the nearest Priest's Warehouse to plot their way to Rome.

Whether higher education or lower expectations in schools, the Boomer leaders have wasted their inheritance.



Judica - The Fifth Sunday in Lent, 2025.




Bethany Lutheran Church

Springdale, Arkansas 72762

Pastor Gregory L. Jackson


The Hymn #13     Jehovah's Awful Throne                                    
The Absolution
The Introit p. 16

Judge me, O God: and plead my cause against an ungodly nation. 

Oh, deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man: for Thou art the God of my strength.

Psalm. Oh, send out Thy light and Thy truth: let them lead me; let them bring me unto Thy holy hill.

The Gloria Patri
The Kyrie p. 17
The Gloria in Excelsis
The Salutation and Collect p. 19
Collect
We beseech Thee, Almighty God, mercifully to look upon Thy people, that by 
Thy great goodness they may be governed and preserved evermore both 
in body and soul; through Jesus Christ, Thy Son, our Lord, who liveth, etc.

The Epistle and Gradual
Gradual
Deliver me, O Lord, from mine enemies; teach me to do Thy will.
He delivereth me from mine enemies: yes. Thou liftest me up above those that rise against me; Thou hast delivered me: Thou hast delivered me from the violent man.
Tract. Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth.
May Israel now say: many a time have they afflicted me from my youth.
Yet they have not prevailed against me.
       
The Gospel              
Glory be to Thee, O Lord!
Praise be to Thee, O Christ!
The Nicene Creed p. 22
The Sermon Hymn #369    All Mankind Fell in Adam's Fall
                          
I AM - The Name of God

The Preface p. 24
The Sanctus p. 26
The Lord's Prayer p. 27
The Words of Institution
The Agnus Dei p. 28
The Nunc Dimittis p. 29
The Benediction p. 31
The Hymn #410    Jesus Lead Thou On    



       
Prayers and Announcements

  • In our prayers -  Pastor Jim Shrader, Chris Shrader, Dr. Lito Cruz and his family, Sarah Buck.
  • Matt Howell had a birthday recently.
  • Acts of the Apostles, Tuesday and Thursday 10 AM. Zoom.
  • Midweek Vespers, 7 PM
  • Holy Week -  Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday Communion 7 PM. Good Friday Vespers 7 PM. Easter Sunday 10 AM. Acts at 10 AM on Tuesday and Thursday.


       

KJV Hebrews 9:11 But Christ being come an high priest of good things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this building; 12 Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us. 13 For if the blood of bulls and of goats, and the ashes of an heifer sprinkling the unclean, sanctifieth to the purifying of the flesh: 14 How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God? 15 And for this cause he is the mediator of the new testament, that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first testament, they which are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance.

KJV John 8:46 Which of you convinceth me of sin? And if I say the truth, why do ye not believe me? 47 He that is of God heareth God's words: ye therefore hear them not, because ye are not of God. 48 Then answered the Jews, and said unto him, Say we not well that thou art a Samaritan, and hast a devil? 49 Jesus answered, I have not a devil; but I honour my Father, and ye do dishonour me. 50 And I seek not mine own glory: there is one that seeketh and judgeth. 51 Verily, verily, I say unto you, If a man keep my saying, he shall never see death. 52 Then said the Jews unto him, Now we know that thou hast a devil. Abraham is dead, and the prophets; and thou sayest, If a man keep my saying, he shall never taste of death. 53 Art thou greater than our father Abraham, which is dead? and the prophets are dead: whom makest thou thyself? 54 Jesus answered, If I honour myself, my honour is nothing: it is my Father that honoureth me; of whom ye say, that he is your God: 55 Yet ye have not known him; but I know him: and if I should say, I know him not, I shall be a liar like unto you: but I know him, and keep his saying. 56 Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day: and he saw it, and was glad. 57 Then said the Jews unto him, Thou art not yet fifty years old, and hast thou seen Abraham? 58 Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I AM. 59 Then took they up stones to cast at him: but Jesus hid himself, and went out of the temple, going through the midst of them, and so passed by.

Not of God
KJV John 8:46 Which of you convinceth me of sin? And if I say the truth, why do ye not believe me? 47 He that is of God heareth God's words: ye therefore hear them not, because ye are not of God.

The Fourth Gospel has so much to teach us - and with such clarity. Matthew-Mark-Luke give us a lifetime of study and John gathers it all together in one phrase - Faith in Jesus.

Faith in Jesus is not just a theme but the bedrock of everything He says and does. This Faith in Jesus is both the foundation and the ultimate truth. The miraculous change of water into wine showed that little wedding party in Cana His ability to accomplish anything we can imagine - and far beyond that miracle. He enraged the officials in Jerusalem, John 2 after the wedding, because the Temple was distorted into a multi-national Walmart.

This comes down to believing rather than doing. The truly hip churches now feature their personal garments to wear as their "merch" to buy - and many more travesties, which are always promoted with great excitement and errors. That began with a "new" Bible in 1881 - exciting new wording! And everything unraveled from there, so the basis was the latest and not the best.

The miracles of Jesus were displayed so all the people would believe rather than try to purchase. After carrying the burden of works so long - with little relief - they longed to have healing, peace, and forgiveness - Faith in Jesus.

 48 Then answered the Jews, and said unto him, Say we not well that thou art a Samaritan, and hast a devil?

Faith in Jesus enrages unbelievers. Some are filled with anger. Others sneer about faith. Still others find ways to compromise - the elixir of modernism, which lets people pick here and there to approve the message. Two great insults are thrown at Jesus - one is that He belongs to the hated Samaritans (in Luke Jesus is the Samaritan, the Good Samaritan, a mystery to many do-gooders). The other is that He belongs to Satan. One Church Growther denied that he was a Church Growther even though he "earned" a D.Min. in Church Growth. A pastor from the ELS was outraged that I criticized CG! Hatred is the response that comes from unbelievers pretending to have something better, more successful, more winsome.

49 Jesus answered, I have not a devil; but I honour my Father, and ye do dishonour me. 50 And I seek not mine own glory: there is one that seeketh and judgeth. 51 Verily, verily, I say unto you, If a man keep my saying, he shall never see death.

Isn't it strange - or natural - that our technology consists of yes and no, one and zero? One of my early computer courses had all of us using binary (the old fashioned version) and most students fell into despair using 0 and 1 instead of base 10. The basis of the universe is Yes or No, Light or Darkness, Truth or Falsehood.

Jesus made this clear - there is life and death, only. 

52 Then said the Jews unto him, Now we know that thou hast a devil. Abraham is dead, and the prophets; and thou sayest, If a man keep my saying, he shall never taste of death. 53 Art thou greater than our father Abraham, which is dead? and the prophets are dead: whom makest thou thyself?

Abraham is the Faith of Faith in the New Testament. The Genesis 15:6 passage is clear. Abraham's faith concerns his impossible age with a first-born son but also the continuous Promise that would lead to King David and then the King of Kings, Jesus.

54 Jesus answered, If I honour myself, my honour is nothing: it is my Father that honoureth me; of whom ye say, that he is your God: 55 Yet ye have not known him; but I know him: and if I should say, I know him not, I shall be a liar like unto you: but I know him, and keep his saying. 56 Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day: and he saw it, and was glad. 

This is the clearest possible message about Jesus the Son and His Father. That is why so many academics (hipsters, philosophers, modernists etc) scorn the Fourth Gospel, the miracles of Jesus and the Holy Trinity. One does not simply scoff at the Chief Article of the Bible - Justification by Faith in Jesus Christ. This builds up so that no one is confused unless that person cannot  grasp the words clearly.

57 Then said the Jews unto him, Thou art not yet fifty years old, and hast thou seen Abraham? 58 Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I AM.

The Son is from everlasting. When God spoke and said "Let there be Light," He was ordering the Son to execute the command. John's Gospel revealed this clearly.
1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
2 The same was in the beginning with God.
3 All things were made by Him; and without Him was not any thing made that was made.
4 In him was life; and the life was the light of men.
5 And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.
59 Then took they up stones to cast at him: but Jesus hid himself, and went out of the temple, going through the midst of them, and so passed by.

This shows how Jesus' His divine nature was not limited by His human nature, because an ordinary man would have been killed in short order.

This passage in John is a bundle of divine knowledge, which moves us to rely on that power freely given to us, according to God's wisdom, power, and sense of timing.

 Norma A. Boeckler


Exodus 3:2 And the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush: and he looked, and, behold, the bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed.

Moreover he said, I am the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses hid his face; for he was afraid to look upon God.

13 And Moses said unto God, Behold, when I come unto the children of Israel, and shall say unto them, The God of your fathers hath sent me unto you; and they shall say to me, What is his name? what shall I say unto them?
14 And God said unto Moses, I Am That I Am: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you.

Genesis 15:6 And he [Abraham] believed in the LORD; and he counted it to him for righteousness.

Prayer
O Lord Jesus Christ, we thank Thee, that of Thine infinite mercy Thou hast instituted this Thy sacrament, in which we eat Thy body and drink Thy blood: Grant us, we beseech Thee, by Thy Holy Spirit, that we may not receive this gift unworthily, but that we may confess our sins, remember Thine agony and death, believe the forgiveness of sin, and day by day grow in faith and love, until we obtain eternal salvation through Thee, who livest and reignest with the Father and the Holy Ghost, one true God, world without end. Amen.

Saturday, April 5, 2025

Tom Fisher - Predator Attacking the Sheep.
Ringo Saves Them.

 



Dear Pastor Jackson,

I had a near disaster last night. Coyotes chased and panicked my sheep, but Ringo [farm dog] must have ferociously fought them off. My ewes and lambs panicked, tearing and twisting through my four foot high netting fence. One of my best ewes was lying on her back all tangled up in the netting. She was choking, so I quickly used my pliers to cut her head out of the netting. I thought she was already dead, but she came alive as I rolled her onto her chest.  Three new born lambs cried helplessly for their panicked mother's, now scattered far to the other side of the pasture. A cold steady rain and cold wind out of the North made everything worse. I feverishly constructed a pen out of four foot by eight foot wire panels to hold my newborn lambs and very nervous and jumpy mothers. I failed to get the now very weak lambs to be able to nurse their jittery mothers, so I fled back to my house for some warm fresh sheep milk. I raced back to the high pasture on my 4-wheeler with a bottle full of warm raw sheep milk. One of the lambs was to weak to suck on the bottle. The other lamb sucked enthusiastically and gained enough strength to begin nursing on her jittery mother. The weak lamb was going to die soon, so I scooped her up and put her inside my coat and raced back to the house on my 4-wheeler. She is pictured below curled up in a box I found for her. Soon she warmed up and began taking a little warm fresh sheep milk from her bottle. Soon her head was peaking over the side of her box crying for more milk. Soon she curled up and went to sleep, her belly full of warm fresh sheep milk. 

I looked at the clock and suddenly felt very tired. It's already getting close to 1 AM. What a day! Then it occurred to me that very similar 'coyote attacks' occur  in the church, panicking and scattering Christ's sheep. Then the sheep hear the voice of Christ's INCORRUPTIBLE Word in the King Bible:

"My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: and I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall  man pluck them out of my hand. My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father's hand. I and my Father are one." John 10:27-30

In Christ,

Tom Fisher



Weather Here at Walmart-Tyson Headquarters -
Raining Continues Today and Tomorrow

 

The Golpher's Moon

My Moline friends and others have been asking about the weather in Northwest Arkansas. Fortunately it is only a steady, very cold rainstorm, balmy compared to the Southeast.

Daily Luther Sermon Quote - Lent 5 - "For even in our day it happens that many read and study in the Scriptures and yet they cannot find Christ, he is hid and has gone out of the temple. And how many there are who say with their mouth that God is become man, and yet they are without the Spirit in their hearts; who whenever tested, prove that they were never in real earnest. This is sufficient on this subject."

 




Luther's Sermons - John 8:46-59.
Judica. Fifth Sunday in Lent



15. But here reason is terribly offended and becomes mad and furious because God should become man; this reason cannot harmonize and understand. And this is the article of faith to which the Jews still in our day can not reconcile themselves, hence they cannot cease their throwing stones and their blasphemy. But Christ also continues on the other hand to hide himself from them and to go out of their temple, so that they cannot see nor find him in the Scriptures, in which they search daily. Again, this narrative is not a little terror to all who are so foolhardy about the Scriptures and never approach them with a humble spirit. For even in our day it happens that many read and study in the Scriptures and yet they cannot find Christ, he is hid and has gone out of the temple. And how many there are who say with their mouth that God is become man, and yet they are without the Spirit in their hearts; who whenever tested, prove that they were never in real earnest. This is sufficient on this subject.



Friday, April 4, 2025

Tom Fisher on the Incorruptible Word of God

 




Dear Pastor Jackson,

Thank you for posting my article. My next article is the law of faith in Romans and the law of liberty in James. Please pray God will give me health, strength, and his mercy and grace to write about His incorruptible Word.

Pray God will heal my tooth problems and give me healing after oral surgery which I had to reschedule due to the massive and frantic work load during lambing. Ringo is good with the lambs, but I lock him out when I am not there. 

So far my ewes have kept 12 out of 14 lambs alive during this stormy, cold, weather. The 20-40 mph winds is the worst. 

In Christ,

Tom Fisher


On 4/2/2025 10:27 AM, Tom Fisher wrote:

The polemic portions of this article are directed at persistent heretics not Christians. Christians do not need polemic persuasion. They are born again by the INCORRUPTIBLE Word of God in the King James Bible and are clothed in the righteousness of Christ, and have the gift of the Holy Ghost to understand and believe God's Word. 

23 Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.

24 For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away:

25 But the word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you.  1 Peter 1:23-25 King James Bible

God the Holy Ghost attached Himself to the INCORRUPTIBLE Word of God in the King James Bible for the reformation of the world and our present day reformation. True Christians believe God preserved the Words He inspired the prophets and apostles to write in the TEXTUS RECEPTUS, Luther's Bible, King James,
Russian Synodal Bible, the Portuguese Almeida Recebida Bible, the Dutch Statenvertaling Bible, the Spanish Reina-Valera Bible, etc.

"The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times. Thou shalt keep them, O LORD, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever." Psalm 12:6,7

I am compelled by the Word of God in Psalm 12 to believe with absolute CERTAINTY, that God preserved the exact Words He inspired the prophets and apostles to write in the Greek TEXTUS RECEPTUS, Ben Chayyim Hebrew Masoretic Text, King James Bible, and Luther's German Bible, the Russian Synodal Bible, the Portuguese Almeida Recebida Bible, the Dutch Statenvertaling Bible, the Spanish Reina-Valera Bible, etc. These are the Bibles God chose and used for the reformation and these are the Bibles God has chosen for our current global reformation. 

I want to amplify the CERTAINTY Psalm 12 gives me in the perfectly preserved TEXT of God's Word in the TEXTUS RECEPTUS and the King James Bible. There are NO footnotes referencing the fraudulent and corrupt Vaticanus in the TEXT of God's Word. God forever rejected the corrupt Vaticanus text and all the modern English Bibles (NIV, ESV, RSV, NKJV, NASB, Beck's, etc.) emanating from it:

Psalm 12 compels me to believe the King James Bible is the exact perfectly preserved Word of God. It has NO errors or omissions. It has NO alternative readings or doubt creating footnotes. It creates certainty in the text of God's Word. 

There are NO alternative readings for Christ's Words instituting His LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT for us sinners in Holy Communion:

19 And he took bread, and gave thanks, and brake it, and gave unto them, saying, This is my body which is given for you: this do in remembrance of me.

20 Likewise also the cup after supper, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood, which is shed for you. Luke 22:19,20

Many sophomoric school boy "Lutheran Pastors" do not believe these are the exact Words spoken by Christ. They don't like what Christ said, so they change and alter the text of God's Word to say "new covenant" instead of "new testament", and "poured out for you" instead of "shed for you". All of the modern Bibles (NIV, ESV, NKJV, NASB, RSV, Beck's, etc) corrupt the text of God's Word in this way. 

The phrase "poured out for you" can best be illustrated by my grandmother's milk pitcher. She would fill it with fresh milk from grandpa's milk cow 'Daisy'. I remember grandmother pouring the white milk into my cup at breakfast. So when you use the phrase "poured out for you" I picture white milk being poured out of grandmother's pitcher.

Can you imagine how absurd it would be to change Luther's catechism to say "poured out for you" instead of "shed for you".  Luther's catechism stresses the phrase "Given and shed for you":

"What is the benefit of such eating and drinking?

That is shown by these words, "Given and shed for you for the remission of sins; namely, that in the Sacrament forgiveness of sin, life, and salvation are given to us through these words. For where there is forgiveness of sin, there is also life and salvation."

Tell me. Can there be forgiveness of sin with the phrase "poured out for you"? I think not, for without the shedding of blood there is no remission of sins. Christ died and shed His blood on the cross once for the remission of all our sins. So let us stick to the text of God's Word when instituting and distributing the Sacrament. It is especially needful to repeat the Words, "Given and shed for you" during the distribution of the Sacrament. To say otherwise is to wickedly teach against Christ's Last will and Testament for us sinners. I will not allow these 'Lutheran Pastors' to give me communion. 

The Lutheran Church Missouri Synod's 1941 Hymnal and the current Hymnal both adhere to the King James Bible text for Holy Communion. Pastor's in LCMS must adhere to the King James Bible text found in the 1941 Hymnal and current Hymnal. It is our duty to insist and DEMAND that they adhere to the Word's of Christ in the King James Bible as found especially in the 1941 Hymnal. If they refuse then write a letter to President Harrison requesting they be removed from office. I have done this many times. Explain that you are absolutely unable to allow such minions of Satan to give you communion, for your conscience is bound to the Word's of Christ in the King James Bible. Explain that you will not allow any Lutheran Pastor to change Holy Communion into a Calvinistic covenant that gives nothing. Assert that Holy Communion is Christ's last Will and Testament, bequeathing to you forgiveness of all sin and eternal life. 

Luther's catechism magnifies the phrase, "Given and Shed for you".

"How can bodily eating and drinking do such great things?

It is not the eating and drinking, indeed, that does them, but the Words here written, 'Given and shed for you for the remission of sins'; which Words, beside the bodily eating and drinking, are the chief thing in the Sacrament; and he that believes these Words, has what they say and express, namely, the forgiveness of sins."

Luther's catechism shows who is worthy to receive the Sacrament with the phrase, "Given and shed for you for the remission of sins":

Who, then, receives such Sacrament worthily?

Fasting and bodily preparation is, indeed, a fine outward training; but he is truly worthy and well prepared who has faith in these Words, "Given and shed for you for the remission of sins". But he that does not believe these words, or doubts, is unworthy and unprepared; for the Words, "For you", require all hearts to believe.

Luther said, "that little word 'testament' is a short summary of all God's wonder and grace fulfilled in Christ." (Martin Luther, CPH, LW, vol.35, pg. 84) Luther went on to say:

"So in this matter, you must  above all else take heed to your heart, that you believe the words of Christ, and admit their truth, when he says to you and to all, 'This is my blood, a new testament, by which I bequeath to you forgiveness of all sins and eternal life. (Martin Luther, CPH, LW, Vol. 35, pg. 88)

Martin Chemnitz, the second Luther, has an ominous warning for evil Lutheran Pastors who change Christ's Testament into a Calvinistic covenant:

"For since Christ instituted His supper in the form of a testament, it is also not allowed at another time to distort even a man's covenant, if it is confirmed, by adding or subtracting. How much greater sin it is therefore, to change or mutilate the testament of the Son of God." (Martin Chemnitz, CPH, Ministry Word and Sacrament)

Satan's ultimate lie is that the pure text of God's Words is lost forever with the original autographs. Satan and his minions have created doubt and uncertainty in all texts of God's Word with this lie. This lie is taught as truth to the point that both Pastor and laymen believe it. Everyone seems to believe the King James Bible contains at least some errors and omissions. It seems no one is certain that God preserved the exact Words He inspired the prophets and apostles to write in the King James Bible. "God only inspired the Words in the original autographs" is a common belief. They insist that since the original autographs are lost that it therefore follows that all texts of God's Word contain errors and omissions. 

The King James Bible is the main Bible God used for the reformation of the world. Yet I constantly hear Lutheran Pastors and laymen insist it contains at least a few errors and omissions. Only an UNCLEAN spirit would attach himself to a Bible corrupted with errors. Yes, that is how most Pastors and laymen blaspheme God the Holy Ghost: (I constantly hear them say, "God only inspired the Words in the original autographs. The autographs are gone, therefore all texts of God's Word contain errors and omissions." Their blasphemy against God the Holy Ghost is relentless as they say, 'The King James Bible, and Luther's 1545 Bible definitely contain some errors and omissions, therefore God the Holy Ghost used Bibles that were corrupted with errors and omissions during the reformation'.). Yes, they are blaspheming God the Holy Ghost as being an UNCLEAN spirit that attaches himself to Bibles corrupted with unclean errors and omissions. They refuse to tremble and submit themselves to God's Word in Psalm 12. They PERSIST in their lies and blasphemy against God the Holy Ghost 

1. How can God the Holy Ghost be the Spirit of truth if all texts of God's Words contain at least some errors and omissions? It's impossible, therefore it is pure blasphemy against God the Holy Ghost to insist all texts (especially the TEXTUS RECEPTUS, Ben Chayyim, Luther's 1545 Bible, and King James Bible) of God's Words contain some errors and omissions.

2. How can God the Holy Ghost guide us into truth if all texts of God's Words contain at least some errors and omissions? It's impossible, therefore it is pure blasphemy against God the Holy Ghost to insist that all texts of God's Words, especially the King James Bible, contain at least some errors and omissions.

3. How can God the Holy Ghost be attached to the pure Words of God if God did not preserve the Words He inspired the prophets and apostles to write in the TEXTUS RECEPTUS Greek, Ben Chayyim Hebrew, Luther's 1545 Bible, and the King James Bible? 

The whole world was plunged into sin when Satan added the word 'not' to the pure text of God's Word in Genesis 3:4.  Notice how Satan creates the possibility that Eve might not die if she eats the fruit God forbid her to eat. 

"And the serpent said unto the woman, 'Ye shall not surely die.' Genesis 3:4

That little word 'not' changed God's Word into a lie. There is no uncertainty in the pure text of God's Word:

" And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, 'Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die."

Satan and his minions removed the Word 'God' and added the word 'he' in 1 Timothy 3:16. This lie creates the possibility of Jesus being just a man by replacing the Word 'God' with 'he'. The NIV, ESV, NASB, NKJV, Beck's all corrupt 1 Timothy 3:16 in this way. This is why God the Holy Ghost attached Himself to the King James Bible. The King James Bible is the exact Words God preserved and kept for us from the original autographs He inspired the prophets and apostles to write as they were moved by the Holy Ghost. 

The corruption of 1 Timothy 3:16 can be traced back to the Nestle-Aland Greek Text and United Bible Society Greek Text (commonly referred to as NU-Text in footnotes). The corrupt Nestle-Aland Greek traces it's roots back to the ultra corrupt Westcott-Hort Greek Text. The Westcott-Hort Greek Text is based on the fraudulent and ultra corrupt Vaticanus Greek Text. God rejected the corrupt Vaticanus Greek in favor of the perfectly pure TEXTUS RECEPTUS Greek Text at the beginning of the reformation.(To learn more see page 170 of Pastor Jackson's book; The King James Version: Apostolic Texts, Precise Translation versus Fraudulent Texts and Heretical Translations). God the Holy Ghost attached Himself to the Greek TEXTUS RECEPTUS, Luther's 1545 Bible, and the King James Bible, Russian Synodal Bible,  the Portuguese Almeida Recebida Bible, the Dutch Statenvertaling Bible, the Spanish Reina-Valera Bible, etc at the beginning of the reformation to our present reformation of the world. This is why there absolutely cannot be any errors or omissions in these Bibles, unless you want to persist in blasphemy against God the Holy Ghost until forgiveness of sin and eternal life slip away from you forever. Put your hand to your mouth. Turn away from your vile blasphemous reasoning. Tremble and submit to the Word of God in Psalm 12.

"The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times. Thou shalt keep them, O LORD, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever." Psalm 12:6,7

Creating the possibility that Jesus might be just a man persists throughout the corrupt Nestle-Aland Greek and  the corrupt Bibles (NIV, ESV, NASB, RSV, NKJV, Beck's, etc.) emanating from it. The NIV removes the Word 'Godhead' from Colossians 2:9 and replaces it with the phrase 'Deity lives in bodily form'. Many false gods are believed to be 'Deities that live in bodily form'. God's pure Word banishes this lie:

"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. For in him dwelleth all the fullness of the Godhead bodily." Colossians 2:8,9 KJV (Note the Word 'Godhead' immediately brings the Holy Trinity to mind: God the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.)

The corrupt ESV completely denies Jesus is God. It removes 'Godhead' and replaces it with 'deity'. The word 'deity' is NOT capitalized to assert Jesus is just a man. This is vile heresy. It denies Jesus is God.

See to it that no one takes you captive by philosophy and empty deceit, according to human tradition, according to the elemental spirits[a] of the world, and not according to Christ. For in him the whole fullness of deity dwells bodily. (Colossians 2:8,9 from corrupted ESV)

The corrupt RSV also asserts Jesus is not God in Colossians 2:8,9.

 See to it that no one makes a prey of you by philosophy and empty deceit, according to human tradition, according to the elemental spirits of the universe, and not according to Christ. For in him the whole fulness of deity dwells bodily, (Colossians 2:8,9 from corrupt RSV) Note the RSV does not capitalize 'deity'. 

Any Lutheran Pastor or laymen who persists in preaching, teaching and reading Colossians 2:8,9 from the corrupt and heretical ESV, RSV, or NIV is a heretic. Repent! Tremble and submit to the pure Word of God in the King James Bible:

"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. For in him dwelleth all the fullness of the Godhead bodily." Colossians 2:8,9 KJV

Corrupt footnotes promoting errors and omissions throughout the fraudulent Bibles are the heretics friend. They are an excellent way to assert that the devil's lie is actually true. Notice how the Mark 16:9-20 footnote in the corrupt NIV asserts that verses 9-20 actually never existed because the oldest manuscripts omit them. This lie has been taught as absolute truth to the point that all you hear is: 'older manuscripts are more accurate and reliable'.  How can a manuscript be 'more accurate' without being completely inaccurate and fraudulent in the first place? There are no such footnotes found in the King James Bible because it is the pure Word of God. 

[The earliest manuscripts and some other ancient witnesses do not have verses 9–20.]

When Jesus rose early on the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had driven seven demons. 10 She went and told those who had been with him and who were mourning and weeping. 11 When they heard that Jesus was alive and that she had seen him, they did not believe it.

12 Afterward Jesus appeared in a different form to two of them while they were walking in the country. 13 These returned and reported it to the rest; but they did not believe them either.

14 Later Jesus appeared to the Eleven as they were eating; he rebuked them for their lack of faith and their stubborn refusal to believe those who had seen him after he had risen.

15 He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation. 16 Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned. 17 And these signs will accompany those who believe: In my name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new tongues; 18 they will pick up snakes with their hands; and when they drink deadly poison, it will not hurt them at all; they will place their hands on sick people, and they will get well.”

19 After the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, he was taken up into heaven and he sat at the right hand of God. 20 Then the disciples went out and preached everywhere, and the Lord worked with them and confirmed his word by the signs that accompanied it.

(Mark 16:9-20 is bracketed and maligned as being untrustworthy in the fraudulent and corrupt NIV.)

The fraudulent and corrupt ESV also casts strong doubt on Mark 16:9-20 by double bracketing and deceitful footnotes. This casts strong doubt on the resurrection of Christ.

[Some of the earliest manuscripts do not include 16:9–20.][a]

Jesus Appears to Mary Magdalene

[[Now when he rose early on the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, from whom he had cast out seven demons. 10 She went and told those who had been with him, as they mourned and wept. 11 But when they heard that he was alive and had been seen by her, they would not believe it.

Jesus Appears to Two Disciples

12 After these things he appeared in another form to two of them, as they were walking into the country. 13 And they went back and told the rest, but they did not believe them.

The Great Commission

14 Afterward he appeared to the eleven themselves as they were reclining at table, and he rebuked them for their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they had not believed those who saw him after he had risen. 15 And he said to them, “Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel to the whole creation. 16 Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned. 17 And these signs will accompany those who believe: in my name they will cast out demons; they will speak in new tongues; 18 they will pick up serpents with their hands; and if they drink any deadly poison, it will not hurt them; they will lay their hands on the sick, and they will recover.”

19 So then the Lord Jesus, after he had spoken to them, was taken up into heaven and sat down at the right hand of God. 20 And they went out and preached everywhere, while the Lord worked with them and confirmed the message by accompanying signs.]]

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 16:9 Some manuscripts end the book with 16:8; others include verses 9–20 immediately after verse 8. At least one manuscript inserts additional material after verse 14; some manuscripts include after verse 8 the following: But they reported briefly to Peter and those with him all that they had been told. And after this, Jesus himself sent out by means of them, from east to west, the sacred and imperishable proclamation of eternal salvation. These manuscripts then continue with verses 9–20 
(Mark 16:9-20 from the fraudulent and corrupt ESV. Note how the footnotes and double bracketing strongly convince you that Mark 16:9-20 may not even exist.)

Satan and his snarky minions don't like the word 'begotten' in the pure Word of God so they REMOVE it and replace it with 'one and only'. They hate the word 'begotten'! Why? They deny Jesus is God, one with God the Father and God the Holy Ghost from eternity. 

 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 3:16 KJV

All of the corrupt Bibles (NIV, ESV, RSV, NASB, etc ) remove the Word ' begotten' from John 3:16. Why is this so tragic and upsetting for me and my faith in Christ? Why is that little Word 'begotten' so necessary for my faith in Christ? 

Luther has always been my faithful and trustworthy pastor and teacher. Luther asserts that the meaning of the Word 'begotten' is described for us in John 1:1 to John 1:18 (See LW, CPH, vol. 22, pg. 114)

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

The same was in the beginning with God.

All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.

In him was life; and the life was the light of men.

And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.

There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.

The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe.

He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light.

That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.

10 He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not.

11 He came unto his own, and his own received him not.

12 But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:

13 Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.

15 John bare witness of him, and cried, saying, This was he of whom I spake, He that cometh after me is preferred before me: for he was before me.

16 And of his fulness have all we received, and grace for grace.

17 For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.

18 No man hath seen God at any time, the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him. John 1:1-18 KJV 

So 'begotten' asserts Jesus is God from all eternity, one with God the Father and God the Holy Ghost, Creator of heaven and earth, the Light of the world. Jesus is begotten of God the Father from all eternity. Jesus always does His Father's will to save us from our sins.

Psalm 2:7 asserts that Christ is begotten of God the Father from all eternity, but the corrupt Bibles (NIV, RSV, ESV, NASB, etc.) deny this by teaching that Christ is begotten of God the Father when He was born of the virgin Mary. They all assert that Christ is just a man.

The corrupt NIV and corrupt RSV do not capitalize the Word 'Son'  in Psalm 2:6-7, asserting Christ is just a man.

“I have installed my king
    on Zion, my holy mountain.”

I will proclaim the Lord’s decree:

He said to me, “You are my son;
    today I have become your father. (Psalm 2:6-7 from the corrupt NIV. Please notice the Words 'son' and 'father are NOT CAPITALIZED, asserting Christ is just a man and God the Father is really not God either.)

The corrupt RSV also teaches Christ is just a man in Psalm 2:6-7

“I have set my king
    on Zion, my holy hill.”

I will tell of the decree of the Lord:
He said to me, “You are my son,
    today I have begotten you. (Psalm 2:6-7 from corrupt RSV. Please notice the Word 'son' is NOT CAPITALIZED, asserting Christ is just a man.

God's pure Word in Psalm 2:6-7 teaches Christ is God begotten of God the Father from all eternity.

Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion.

I will declare the decree: the Lord hath said unto me,
Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee. Psalm 2:6-7 KJV


The NIV and RSV deny Christ is God in Psalm 110:1 by not capitalizing the Word 'lord'.

The Lord says to my lord:[a]

“Sit at my right hand
    until I make your enemies
    a footstool for your feet.”

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 110:1 Or Lord. (Psalm 110:1 from the corrupt NIV. Notice 'lord' is NOT CAPITALIZED.
The corrupt RSV also fails to capitalize 'lord' in Psalm 110:1

The Lord says to my lord:
“Sit at my right hand,
till I make your enemies your footstool.” (Psalm 110:1 from the corrupt RSV. Notice 'lord' is NOT CAPITALIZED.)

God's pure Word in the King James Bible asserts Christ is God in Psalm 110:1

The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool. Psalm 110:1 KJV

Satan and his snarky minions tirelessly create doubt in the text of the Word of God, especially passages that assert the Holy Trinity, the virgin birth of Christ, the resurrection of Christ, and the indisputable truth that Jesus is both God and man in one person. 

Satan and his snarky minions relentlessly insist that the pure text of 1 John 5:7-8 was added to the TEXTUS RECEPTUS, Luther's 1545 Bible, and the King James Bible. Lutheran Pastors and laymen fearlessly blaspheme God the Holy Ghost by accusing Him of attaching Himself to unclean errors and additions in 1 John 5:7-8. Yes, they fearlessly blaspheme God the Holy Ghost as being an unclean spirit that attached Himself to unclean errors and additions in 1 John 5:7-8 for the reformation of the world. 

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

And there are three that bear witness in earth, the Spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three agree in one. 1 John 5:7-8 KJV (Notice the corrupt Nestle-Aland Greek and the corrupt Bibles (NIV, ESV, RSV, NASB, etc.) emanating from it omit 1 John 5:7-8.

I still hear Lutheran Pastors continue to lie and deceive by saying, 'The original autographs are gone, therefore all Bibles contain some unclean errors and omissions'. This lie leads to total corruption and uncertainty in all Bibles and all true doctrines taught in the pure Word of God. 

The corrupt RSV denies the virgin birth of Christ by deleting the Word 'virgin' in Isaiah 7:14 to also create doubt in the accuracy of Matthew 1:23; and Luke 1:27.

14 Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, a young woman[a] shall conceive and bear[b] a son, and shall call his name Imman′u-el.[c]

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  1. Isaiah 7:14 Or virgin
  2. Isaiah 7:14 Or is with child and shall bear
  3. Isaiah 7:14 That is God is with us (Note the corrupt RSV creates strong doubt and uncertainty in the virgin birth of Christ.
The corrupt NIV also denies the virgin birth by using a footnote to create strong doubt in God's Word.

14 Therefore the Lord himself will give you[a] a sign: The virgin[b] will conceive and give birth to a son, and[c] will call him Immanuel.[d] 15 He will be eating curds and honey when he knows enough to reject the wrong and choose the right,

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 7:14 The Hebrew is plural.
  2. Isaiah 7:14 Or young woman
  3. Isaiah 7:14 Masoretic Text; Dead Sea Scrolls son, and he or son, and they
  4. Isaiah 7:14 Immanuel means God with us..
There are many miracles in God's creation we will never be able to understand. I am filled with wonder as I watch my ewe gently nudge her lamb to its wobbly legs to drink her life saving milk. So also God gives us the milk of His life giving INCORRUPTIBLE Word in the King James Bible. His Words are efficacious. They give us faith. They give us an understanding to believe His Word. So as Christians we believe His Word when it teaches us to believe the virgin birth of Christ, the humanity and the fullness of the Godhead dwelling in Christ in one person, the Holy Trinity, the creation of the heavens and the earth by the Word of God, The preservation of the Words God inspired the prophets and apostles in the King James Bible. We need no persuasion outside of His INCORRUPTIBLE Word.

By the word of the Lord were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.    Psalm 33:6 KJV (Evolution is a lie)

Isaiah 40:6-8 compels us to believe God has perfectly preserved His Inspired Word in the Bibles He used during the reformation: the Greek TEXTUS RECEPTUS, Ben Chayyim Hebrew, Luther's Bible, 
Russian Synodal Bible, the Portuguese Almeida Recebida Bible, the Dutch Statenvertaling Bible, the Spanish Reina-Valera Bible, etc.

The voice said, Cry. And he said, What shall I cry? All flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field:

The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: because the spirit of the Lord bloweth upon it: surely the people is grass.

The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever. Isaiah 40:6-8

In Christ,

Tom Fisher