Adding to or subtracting from the Word

Last two weeks or so has been crazy. Had a computer crash I'm still dealing with even now, but I am up and running on another machine which allows me to get back into it.

So now. Get ready for some discernment...

A few weeks back I had posted on some social media sites and forums my disdain for the "new bible" being offered and endorsed by Trump.

My complaint, other than hocking the Word for an income for a Presidential run, was the inclusion of that which should not be added alongside the word.

This is NOT about Trump, or about Politics, or about a youtube channel, etc, but is squarely about the act of adding to the word in any form or shape for any reason.

It's one thing to add chapter and verse, notes, and study guides along side the word to help you understand the word a little better, but ultimately our teacher is the Holy Spirit. And these things are obvious and self evident that they are not the word or any part of the word.

It's another, and quite frankly detestable thing to add human, government documents as though they rise to the same value as the Inspired Word of God.

I was also given the following link to a video of clip of a pastor's sermon that I was happy to see and hear.

Sermon video

It's nice to see that I'm not alone, and that there are others speaking out in their circles of influence.

Now onto the original video and my post several weeks ago about the Ad, in various places.

Before you view this, if you view this...

... understand that I am speaking solely to and about the Trump commercial within this video that starts at 2:05 timestamp, not "The Next News Network", not Trump, not the KJV bible, etc...

Also this is not about a VP choice as the splash screen tends to imply.

Trump Bible Ad at 2:05 minutes 

Before I continue, I will say:

- I am not against KJV bibles, I have and use one.

- I am not against America, nor her founding fathers, nor her documents

- I am not even against Trump really, as compared to Biden

But...

I am not a fan of the use of the bible for political maneuvering or fundraising.

The whole thing to me is atrocious. Like a Snake Oil salesman. His is the very first money changer table that Jesus would turn over.

The documents of the founding fathers for this nation do not equate to the level of the writings in the Bible. They simply are not the inspired word of God, so they are not only considered adding to God's word, but an insult by tying them (and America) falsely to the word of God. This is the same mistake of the Jews with the Talmud, elevating the writings of men to the level of scripture "to be included" along with it.

This is a ploy to promote a false blessing and anointment on America that does not exist, into the mind of the gullible and weak of faith. It is an insult to true Christendom. It is also subliminally, a move of NAR and Replacement Theology.

The timing is very suspicious as well, concerning the national vote to come, so as to grease the track and fan the patriotic flame.

And I do have to wonder a bit at the KJV aspect along with the whole package. Is this a ploy also to expand the KJV only demographics?

It would have been better to put all the documents in a separate book along with a KJV bible. And that is the most positive comment I can muster.

Get your own bible on your own terms. Run from this!

May God richly bless you, and protect you, in these very troubling times. 🦊❤️

1 Thessalonians 5:14-22

And we urge you, brothers,

to admonish the unruly,

encourage the fainthearted,

help the weak,

and be patient with everyone.

Make sure that no one repays evil for evil.

Always pursue what is good for one another and for all people.

Rejoice at all times.

Pray without ceasing.

Give thanks in every circumstance, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.

Do not extinguish the Spirit.

Do not treat prophecies with contempt, but test all things.

Hold fast to what is good.

Abstain from every form of evil.

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Don't be a grape. 🚫 🍇

🦊 Jack [ The Foxman on the Wall ]

A reminder through all the days...

His Grace is sufficient for us!

As of late, with all that is going on, instead of focusing on the clamor of war, social collapse, days of evil waxing worse and worse, all the pain and suffering, sickness and illness, lies and deception...

I step back, seek solitude, seek His presence, quieting my soul and spirit to listen to His counsel, breath His word through my mind and tongue.

The battle is raging, and these moments of rest are crucial in these days.

I present the word, which speaks for itself. And today's message, is an old one, yet so pertinent to our times. Paul faced all these same things in his time, and his words from the Holy Spirit ring true today... The promise is real, and it is very near.

2 Corinthians 4:7-18

Now we have this treasure (His Spirit) in jars of clay (our bodies) to show that this surpassingly great power is from God and not from us.

We are hard pressed on all sides, but not crushed;
perplexed, but not in despair;
persecuted, but not forsaken;
struck down, but not destroyed.

We always carry around in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body.

For we who are alive are always consigned to death for Jesus’ sake, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our mortal body.

So then, death is at work in us (for all men), but life is at work in you (the believer).

And in keeping with what is written: “I believed, therefore I have spoken,”;

We who have the same spirit of faith also believe and therefore speak, knowing that the One who raised the Lord Jesus (the Father) will also raise us with Jesus and present us with you in His presence.

All this is for your benefit, so that the grace that is extending to more and more people may overflow in thanksgiving, to the glory of God.

Therefore we do not lose heart.

Though our outer self is wasting away, yet our inner self is being renewed day by day. 

For our light and momentary affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory that is far beyond comparison.

So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem and for Israel.

Grace and Peace to you all in Jesus Christ our Lord, God in the Flesh!

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Don't be a grape. 🚫 🍇

🦊 Jack [ The Foxman on the Wall ]

Just a small entry...

So it's over, for my area anyway. :)

Managed to get lucky again with a cloud break at a good time.

The First image here is August 21, 2017 with the First Great American Eclipse. Remember it well. Bright Sunny and clear skies, and an awesome view.

Didn't really think I'd still be here for the Second one, but hey, nothing wrong with book ends.

Second image here is today April 8, 2024, for the Second Great American Eclipse.

Been rainy and cloud cover all morning, and more to come, but someone slid the curtains open for a bit... :)

With all the hoopla over with, it's time to get back into serious mode and occupy until we fly.

No reason to stop looking up, but the less distractions the better...

The world has gone crazy, and it's hard not to join the bandwagon under the strain of life and the irrational worldly demands.

May the rest of 2024 find us sober, sensible, and dedicated to His will...

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2 Timothy 2:22 Flee from youthful passions and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, along with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

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John 15:5 I am the vine and you are the branches. The one who remains in Me, and I in him, will bear much fruit. For apart from Me you can do nothing.

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Grace and peace to you in our Lord Jesus Christ!

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Don't be a grape. 🚫 🍇

🦊 Jack [ The Foxman on the Wall ]