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THE BIBLE
            Majestic, eternal, immutable BOOK,
            Inspired, inerrant, complete.
            The Light of my path as I walk on life's way,
            The Guide and the Lamp to  my feet.


            Its writings are holy and verbally true,
            The unalterable Statute of Light,
            For profit, for doctrine, for correction, reproof,
            Infallible Guide to the right.
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            My Treasure, my Comfort, my Help, and my Stay,
            Incomparable Measure and Rod,
            Each page is replete with its textual proof,
            The Bible, the exact WORD OF GOD! 



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FOUR REASONS FOR DEFENDING THE KJV
KING JAMES ONLY

How to Spot a Counterfeit
There are several ways to spot a counterfeit, that is, a Bible whose words have been adulterated. Check your Bible and see if you find any of the following 25 counterfeits: [Each point will show the KJV, non-adulterated translation]

  • Genesis 22:8 Instead of ". . . My son, God will provide himself a lamb for
    a burnt offering:. . ." to distort the prophesy that God would become the Lamb.
    The counterfeit reads, "God will provide for Himself the lamb. . ." or "God
    himself will provide the lamb for the burnt offering". The fulfillment of
    Genesis 22:8 is found in John 1:29.


  • Isaiah 14:12 Most counterfeit versions confuse the Lord Jesus Christ with
    Lucifer. They replace the word "Lucifer" with "morning star, day star, star of
    the morning". Morning star is a title reserved for the Lord Jesus in Revelation
    22:16. This is also the only time the word "Lucifer" is found in the Word of
    God. In Isaiah 14:15 the counterfeit does not send Lucifer to "hell" but only to
    the confusing "Sheol", or the "grave".


  • Matthew 20:20 Many counterfeits remove the words "worshipping him" and rob
    worship from the Lord Jesus Christ. Some will replace "worshipping him" with
    "kneeling down" or "kneeling before", but just simply "kneeling" is not
    worship.


  • Matthew 26:28 Many counterfeits replace the phrase "new testament" with the
    generic phrase "new agreement" or "new covenant". This is an obvious attack on
    the written Word of God. It’s interesting, even though the counterfeits remove
    the phrase "new testament", they do not title their New Testaments as "New
    Agreement" or "New Covenant". Why? The counterfeiters know they could not sell
    their counterfeit bearing the title "New Agreement" or "New Covenant" on the
    cover, so like any good counterfeiter, they disguise it.


  • Mark 3:29 The counterfeits change the serious consequences of blaspheme
    against the Holy Ghost from "eternal damnation" to "eternal sin" or "eternal
    condemnation".


  • Luke 4:4 Many counterfeits remove the last half of Luke 4:4, ". . . but by
    every word of God" This is another assault on the Word of God. In Luke 4:4, the
    Lord Jesus Christ is quoting Deuteronomy 8:3. Do the counterfeiters believe the
    Lord Jesus does not know what Deuteronomy 8:3 says?


  •   Luke 4:8 Many counterfeits remove the words "get thee behind me, Satan".
    Here the Lord Jesus Christ openly rebukes Satan – but the counterfeits do not
    rebuke Satan.


  • Luke 16:23 Many counterfeits refuse to translate the Greek word "haides".
    Rather than translate "haides" to the word "hell", the counterfeit will
    transliterate the Greek word "haides" into the English "hades". By this trick
    the counterfeit attempts to extinguish the flames of hell. Hades is not "hell".
    Hell is flames, torments, weeping and wailing, complete darkness – forever.
    Hades is a new-age place of purification, or a fantasy place in Greek mythology.
    The Assyrian Hades is an abode of blessedness with silver skies called Happy
    Fields.


  • John 4:24 Many counterfeits change "God is a spirit" to "God is spirit". By
    removing the critical article "a", the counterfeits teach an impersonal,
    formless, esoteric, new-age "spirit god".


  • John 14:16 Many counterfeits change the Holy Spirit from a loving,
    concerned "Comforter" to simply another "Helper, Counselor".


  • Acts 2:47 Many counterfeits change the completed act of "saved" to the
    working, in progress "being saved". With this change, the counterfeits deny the
    complete and finished salvation in the blood of Jesus Christ to a progressive,
    salvation by works. You are no longer "saved" but in the process of "being
    saved". See also in 1 Corinthian 1:18 and 2 Corinthians 2:15.


  • Acts 4:27 Many counterfeits abort the Lord Jesus Christ as the Father’s
    "holy child" to His "holy servant". A subtle (see Genesis 3:1) and clever denial
    of the deity of the Lord Jesus Christ. The counterfeits do this again in Acts
    4:30.


  • Acts 8:37 Some counterfeits completely remove this wonderful verse (and
    several others). Acts 8:37 is the Ethiopian eunuch getting saved. The
    counterfeits stop him from getting saved. Some counterfeits are a little more
    subtle. They do not remove the verse from the text, but will add a footnote
    questioning the verse and plant a seed of doubt. Sound familiar? "Yea, hath God
    said. . .?" Many counterfeits also remove: Matthew 17:21, 18:11, 23:14, Mark
    7:16, 9:44, 9:46, Mark 11:26, 15:28, Luke 17:36, 23:17, John 5:4, Acts 8:37,
    15:34, 24:7, 28:28, Romans 16:24 and 1 John 5:7!


  • Acts 17:29 The counterfeits change "Godhead" to the new age doctrine of
    "Divine Nature" or "Divine Being".


  • Romans 6:22 Many counterfeits demote Christians from the voluntary, loving
    "servants of God" to cruel "enslaved" or "slaves of God". The counterfeits
    describe my Father as a "slave owner" and His precious children as "slaves". Oh
    how contrary and wicked to the character of my loving and wonderful Heavenly
    Father! This is done many times in the counterfeits. It's amazing because the
    first part of Romans 6:22 reads ". . . being made free from sin,. . ." and
    according to the counterfeits we now are slaves!


  • 1 Corinthians 1:21 Many counterfeits change ". . .the foolishness of
    preaching. . ." to the "foolishness of what was preached" or "foolishness of the
    message preached". The deceitful counterfeits change the object of "foolishness"
    from the act of "preaching" to the "message" of preaching – the gospel of the
    Lord Jesus. There’s nothing "foolish" about the "message" of Jesus Christ – it’s
    the greatest and most reasonable message in the history of the universe! 1
    Corinthians 1:18, shines some eye-opening light on the counterfeiters. 1
    Corinthians 1:18 says ". . . the preaching of the cross is to them that perish
    foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God." It makes you
    wonder. . . are the publishers of these counterfeits saved?


  • 1 Corinthians 6:9 The counterfeits change the word "effeminate" to
    "homosexual" or "male prostitutes". This dilutes the serious warning of just the
    appearance or mannerism (effeminate) to the sexual act of homosexuals.


  • 2 Corinthians 2:17 The counterfeits change the word "corrupt the word of
    God" to "peddling (or selling) the word of God". An apparent attempt by the
    counterfeiters to hide the fact they are "corrupting the word of God". It won’t
    work. . . God knows what they are doing.


  • 2 Corinthians 10:5 The counterfeits change "imaginations" to "arguments" or
    "obstacles" or "speculations". This change lines the counterfeit up with the new
    age religion, as the new age is built upon "imaging" and "imaginations". It also
    removes the spiritual identification to where sin begins – in our
    imaginations.


  • Colossians 1:14 Many counterfeits remove the phrase "through his blood".
    Salvation is only "through his blood". Without shedding of blood is no remission
    of sins (Hebrews 9:22)


  • 1 Thessalonians 5:22 The counterfeits change "all appearance of evil" to
    "every form (or kind) of evil".


  • 1 Timothy 3:16 Many counterfeits change the crucial word "God" to the
    unmodified, vague pronoun "he". This is the clearest verse in the Bible stating
    that Jesus Christ was "God manifest in the flesh" and the counterfeits destroy
    it.


  • 1 Timothy 6:10 The counterfeits add the words "kinds of". This addition
    dilutes the conclusive statement, ". . .the love of money is the root of all
    evil" to the subjective ". . .the love of money is a root of all kinds of
    evil".


  • 2 Timothy 2:15 The counterfeits remove the word "study". The counterfeits do
    not want you to study your Bible. You might just find out they are mutilating
    it.


  • Revelation 1:5 Many counterfeits change the wonderful words "washed us from
    our sins in his own blood," to "loosed" or "freed" us from our sins. Revelation
    1:5 is the only verse in the Bible that says you are washed in the blood – and
    the counterfeits destroy it. What can wash away my sin? Nothing but the blood of
    Jesus.

NIV Quiz
Instructions: Using the New International Version of the Bible, answer the following questions. Do not rely on your memory. As the Bible is the final authority, you must take the answer from the Bible verse (not from footnotes but from the text).
  1. Fill in the missing words in Matthew 5:44. “Love your enemies, ________ them that curse you, ____ _____ to them that hate you, and pray for them that _______ ________ ________ and persecute you.”
  2. According to Matthew 17:21, what two things are required to cast out this type of demon?
  3. According to Matthew 18:11, why did Jesus come to earth?
  4. According to Matthew 27:2, what was Pilate’s first name?
  5. In Matthew 27:35, when the wicked soldiers parted His garments, they were fulfilling the words of the prophet. Copy what the prophet said in Matthew 27:35 from the NIV.
  6. In Mark 3:15, Jesus gave the apostles power to cast out demons and to:
  7. According to Mark 7:16, what does a man need to be able to hear?
  8. According to Luke 7:28, what was John? (teacher, prophet, carpenter, etc.) What is his title or last name?
  9. In Luke 9:55, what did the disciples not know?
  10. In Luke 9:56, what did the Son of man not come to do? And, what did He come to do?
  11. In Luke 22:14, how many apostles were with Jesus?
    According to Luke 23:38, in what three languages was the superscription written?
  12. In Luke 24:42, what did they give Jesus to eat with His fish?
  13. John 3:13 is a very important verse, proving the deity of Christ. As Jesus spoke, where was the Son of man?
  14. What happened each year as told in John 5:4?
  15. In John 7:50, what time of day did Nicodemus come to Jesus?
  16. In Acts 8:37, what is the one requirement for baptism?
  17. What did Saul ask Jesus in Acts 9:6?
  18. Write the name of the man mentioned in Acts 15:34.
  19. Study Acts 24:6-8. What would the Jew have done with Paul?
  20. What did the chief captain command?
  21. Copy Romans 16:24 word for word from the NIV.
  22. First Timothy 3:16 is perhaps the greatest verse in the New Testament concerning the deity of Christ. In this verse, who was manifested in the flesh?
  23. In the second part of First Peter 4:14, how do “they” speak of Christ? And, what do Christians do?
  24. Who are the three Persons of the Trinity in First John 5:7?
  25. Revelation 1:11 is another very important verse that proves the deity of Christ. In this verse Jesus said, “I am the A__________ and O___________, the _________ and the _______:”
Conclusion: Little space is provided for your answers, but it’s much more than needed. If you followed the instructions above, you not only failed the test, you receive a big goose egg. So now what do you think of this “accurate, easy-to-understand, up-to-date Bible”? If these 25 questions haven’t served to show you that the NIV is a very inferior Bible, based on a very inferior Greek text, it is possible to write up another quiz with 25 more questions, or even 250, and you will still flunk the test. If you would like to improve your score, and in fact score 100%, you can take this test using the Authorized (King James) Bible.

THE ANVIL OF GOD'S WORD

            Last eve I passed beside a blacksmith's door
            And heard the anvil sing the vesper chime;
            Then, looking in, I saw upon the floor
            Old hammers, worn with blasting years of time.


            "How many anvils have you had," said I,
            "To wear and batter all these hammers so?"
            "Just one," said he; and then, with twinkling eye,
            "The anvil wears the hammers out, you know."


            And so I thought, the anvil of God's Word
            For ages, skeptic blows have beat upon.
            Yet tho' the noise of falling blows was heard
            The anvil is unharmed--the hammers gone.

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By John Clifford 


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