It Matters Which Bible We Use

Matthew 4:4, “But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.” 2nd Corinthians 2:17, “For we are not as many, which corrupt the word of God: but as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God speak we in Christ.”

I love the King James Bible. I believe it is 100% verbally inspired by God. That means every word is inspired. By inspired I simply means that they are God's words, every one of them! I do not believe that there are errors in the King James Bible. I believe it is infallible. I have viewed some of the criticisms of well meaning preachers who attempt to correct the King James Bible, and I don't agree with their assertions. Anybody can become a critic! No matter how the King James translators translated the Bible, someone would still attempt to correct their scholarship. My friend, the Bible doesn't need to be rewritten, it needs to be reread!

I could literally go on for hours explaining to you what is wrong with the Devil's modern Bible revisions. Even the so-called “New King James Version” is a bad apple. In Matthew 7:13-14 the NKJV changes the word “difficult” to “hard” to be saved. Friend, it is not hard to be saved. Jesus said getting saved is as easy as walking through a door (John 10:9). Jesus said getting saved is as easy as drinking a cup of water (John 4:14). Jesus said that getting saved is as easy as eating a piece of bread. John 6:35, “And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst.”

Repeatedly in the Bible we are simply taught to BELIEVE ON JESUS to be saved. John 6:47, “Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life.” Yet, wicked men have added to God's Words in the modern perversions of the Bible. For example: Here is a comparison between Mark 1:15 between the King James Bible and the Easy-To-Read Version (ERV). Look how the ERV corrupts God's simple plan of salvation, requiring that you change your life to be saved...

KING JAMES BIBLE (KJB) — Mark 1:15, “And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.” [emphasis added]

EASY-TO-READ VERSION (ERV) — Mark 1:15, “He said, “The right time is now here. God’s kingdom is very near. Change your hearts and lives, and believe the Good News!” [emphasis added]

The Greek word for “repent” in Mark 1:15 in the King James Bible is metanoeo, a verb which means “to think differently.” The noun form is metanoia (“a change of mind”). Repentance is a simple change of mind. It DOESN'T mean to “change your hearts and lives,” which is what the corrupt ERV says! Repentance is “a change of mind,” not “a change of heart and life.” You cannot show me anywhere in the Bible that says to “turn from sin” or “repent of your sin” to be saved. Acts 20:21 speaks of “repentance toward God,” not from sin. We are saved by BELIEVING not repenting. Yes, repentance is necessary for salvation, but to “repent” simply means to change your mind, acknowledging yourself as a needy sinner (Romans 3:19; 2nd Timothy 2:25), so that you will believe the Gospel to be saved (1st Corinthians 15:1-4).

These new Bibles are BAD NEWS! In this helpful sermon, Brother Lester Roloff (1914-1982) exposes the Devil's Living Bible (TLB). Folks, words matter to architects, bankers, lawyers, businessmen, educators and in every contract that you sign. Yet, most of today's pastors would somehow have us to believe that words don't really matter to God. Do you agree with them? Right doctrine matters! Words do matter!!! Proverbs 30:5-6, “Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him. Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.” 

It is a very serious crime against God, when wicked theologians and incompetent pastors CHANGE what God said to fit their agenda. Nowhere in the inspired King James Bible are we taught to repent “of your sins” to have eternal life. God offers this free gift to all men without charge. If behavior modification is a requirement to receive God's gift, then it is not really a free gift, it is an exchange of sorts. Pastor John MacArthur is so corrupt in his theology that he even calls salvation a “trade.” That is the Devil talking people! There is no trade! Jesus paid for your sins and mine with His precious blood on the cross. The payment has been made in full. Nothing is required of you dear friend, except that you cease from your own works, and rest wholly in Jesus' precious name as your Savior (Hebrews 4:10-11). Christ saves alone!

We need to stop bidding Godspeed to these horrible preachers today who get the Gospel wrong. We are saved by the work of Jesus Christ exclusively. We have no part in the saving of our own soul. God does the saving—all of it. Our only part is to get out of the way, and then let Jesus do the saving, all of it! It matters which Bible we use. It really does matter folks. All of the Modern Bible versions attack the deity of the Lord Jesus Christ. Instead of “worshipping” Jesus, the Devil's bibles change it to “bowed” or “knelt” before. Well, you can bow before a king to show honor. You can kneel to propose to your fiancée. But these humble gestures are not the same as worship. The corrupt modern Bible versions say that a leper knelt before Jesus in Matthew 8:2, but the inspired King James Bible correctly says that the leper WORSHIPPED Jesus.

Words do matter to God, very much so, and they should matter to everyone else too! God always says what He means, always, and He always means what He says! I love that. John 14:2, “In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.” I love Jesus' candor. There is a sinister shady element which permeates the Devil's modern Bibles. As I showed you earlier from Mark 1:15 in the ERV, the translators glibly have taken it upon themselves to corrupt the Words of Almighty God. Without any ancient Hebrew, Chaldean or Greek manuscript to base their translation upon, those incompetent ungodly sinners took it upon themselves to recklessly tread upon holy ground, defiling the sacred text by changing it to mean something entirely differently than God's Word. These Devil's Bibles corrupt the Word of God, changing it to say things that are nowhere found in the Bible at all (not in any original manuscript). Literally, they just made it up!!!

Words matter dear reader. Right doctrine matters! Romans 16:17-18 warns about fake ministers, who serve their own belly for money, and not the Lord Jesus Christ. You can spot these phony preachers, because they make light of the inspiration of the Holy Bible. They make light of the never-ending rash of new Bible revisions which keep coming out, year after year, further corrupting the Word of God. These ungodly pastors make light of the Gospel, tolerating all sorts of embellishments that completely change what it means to be saved.

The greatest threat to New Testament Christianity in the world today is a lackadaisical attitude toward the accuracy of the Gospel, the purity of God's inspired Word, and the proper Bible meaning of repentance for salvation. I am sick and tired of hearing ecumenical ministers claim that it doesn't really matter, because both Lordship Salvation, Misunderstood Repentance and False Bibles all fall within the realm of orthodox Christianity. No, they surely do not!!! Lordship Salvation is a perversion of God's grace, which places the emphasis upon YOU to change, instead of focusing 100% on JESUS, Who is the Author and Finisher of our faith (Hebrews 12:2). The true Gospel always points you to CHRIST; a false gospel always points to YOU.

So you see friend, it does very much matter which Bible that you chose to use, because your entire mindset will be adversely impacted by a corrupt Bible. Here are hundreds of deadly corruptions in the Devil's English Standard Version (ERV). Please, for your own safety and protection, only use the King James Bible. I just bought a Bible at the Pensacola Christian College (PCC) Campus Bookstore. I loved it as I saw that they only offer King James Bible. I felt like a kid in a candy store! They had a large assortment of little Bibles, big giant print Bibles, small compact Bibles, even a check-note-book shaped Bible. 

I bought a modest sized Bible, black, with a zipper. Florida rains a lot and I thought it wise to protect the pages when it rains. But of all the hundreds of Bibles they offer, they were all inspired King James Bibles. So far, I love being a new member of the Campus Church, and they have my heart using only the King James Bible. I know that no church is perfect, and I don't expect them to be, just as I am not perfect. I am a sinner, joining a church group of sinners, so we can work together at becoming better people with God's help. THE TRUTH shall set you free Jesus said in John 8:32-36.

If you look at all these worldly false churches today, like the Elevation Church in North Carolina, Joel Osteen, Rick Warren and Hillsong Churches worldwide, you'll find that they support using umpteen Bible versions, they are vague on the true explanation of the Gospel, truth doesn't really matter to them, and there are no high moral standards or convictions. These ungodly, shallow, neo-evangelical, sycophantic places of worship, parasite financially off of naïve people who superficially worship God with their mouth, but their heart is far from Him (Matthew 15:8). 

The time-tested King James Bible crowd is still standing true to THE TRUTH. We don't need a new Bible. The one that we still have since 1611 works just fine! We don't need a new gospel. In the Gospel of John, salvation was simply by BELIEVING ON JESUS. Nothing more or less was required. Christ died on the cross for our sins. He was buried. Three days later He miraculously resurrected from the dead (John 19-20; 1st Corinthians 15:1-4). Anyone who comes to God as a needy sinner, receiving by faith Christ's sacrifice on the cross as payment for their sins, trusting in the risen Savior, is saved. 

God simply wants you to BELIEVE on His only begotten Son. Even a small child can do that. God has made His plan of salvation very simple, and He needed to, because there are a lot of people in this world who are not very smart. They needed a way to be saved that was very simple, easy and free. God offers that simple plan of salvation to you dear friend, freely, simply for the taking, and all you need to do is BELIEVE. God can read your mind. So the very moment that you make the decision to place your trust in Christ's death, burial and resurrection, trusting in Jesus' name alone for salvation, God works a supernatural miracle and saves you. God regenerates you with His Holy Spirit (Titus 3:5; 1st John 3:24), and seals you with the Spirit (Ephesians 1:12-15; Romans 8:9).

What an awesome and omnipotent God, glorious Holy Spirit and blessed Savior!!!