STUDYING the WORD

 

2 Timothy 3:16-17

King James Version

16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God,

and is profitable for doctrine, 

for reproof, 

for correction, 

for instruction in righteousness:

17 That the man of God may be perfect, 

thoroughly furnished unto all good works.

GOD's WORD is rich in JESUS, truth, and history.

Only by reading the Bible can we know GOD's laws.

Only by being born again can we be gifted with SPIRIT.

Only through SPIRIT can we understand Scripture.

Only through JESUS can we love, and appreciate, GOD.

That's why I meditate upon GOD's WORD, night and day.

That's also how we get to create all those blogs, and books.

Here's how to study GOD's WORD:

Joshua 1:7-8

King James Version

7 Only be thou strong and very courageous, 

that thou mayest observe to do according to all the law, 

which Moses my servant commanded thee: 

turn not from it to the right hand or to the left, 

that thou mayest prosper withersoever thou goest.

8 This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; 

but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, 

that thou mayest observe to do 

according to all that is written therein: 

for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, 

and then thou shalt have good success.

Psalm 1:1-2

King James Version

1 Blessed is the man that walketh not 

in the counsel of the ungodly, 

nor standeth in the way of sinners, 

nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.

2 But his delight is in the law of the Lord; 

and in his law doth he meditate day and night.

Psalm 49:3

King James Version

3 My mouth shall speak of wisdom; 

and the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding.

Psalm 63:5-6

King James Version

5 My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness; 

and my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips:

6 When I remember thee upon my bed, 

and meditate on thee in the night watches.

Psalm 77:11-13

King James Version

11 I will remember the works of the Lord: 

surely I will remember thy wonders of old.

12 I will meditate also of all thy work, 

and talk of thy doings.

13 Thy way, O God, is in the sanctuary: 

who is so great a God as our God?

Psalm 91:1

King James Version

91 He that dwelleth 

in the secret place of the most High 

shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.

Psalm 104:34

King James Version

34 My meditation of him shall be sweet: 

I will be glad in the Lord.

Psalm 119:15-16

King James Version

15 I will meditate in thy precepts, 

and have respect unto thy ways.

16 I will delight myself in thy statutes: 

I will not forget thy word.

Psalm 143:5-6

King James Version

5 I remember the days of old; 

I meditate on all thy works; 

I muse on the work of thy hands.

6 I stretch forth my hands unto thee: 

my soul thirsteth after thee, as a thirsty land. Selah.

Matthew 4:4

King James Version

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.

Matthew 7:24-25

King James Version

24 Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, 

and doeth them, 

I will liken him unto a wise man, 

which built his house upon a rock:

25 And the rain descended, and the floods came, 

and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; 

and it fell not: 

for it was founded upon a rock.

(That ROCK is CHRIST.)

1 Corinthians 10:4

King James Version

4 And did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ.

John 5:39

King James Version

39 Search the scriptures; 

for in them ye think ye have eternal life: 

and they are they which testify of me.

Romans 1:16-17

King James Version

16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: 

for it is the power of God unto salvation 

to every one that believeth; 

to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.

17 For therein is the righteousness of God revealed 

from faith to faith: 

as it is written, 

The just shall live by faith.

Romans 10:17

King James Version

17 So then faith cometh by hearing, 

and hearing by the word of God.

1 Timothy 4:13-15

King James Version

13 Till I come, 

give attendance to reading, 

to exhortation, 

to doctrine.

14 Neglect not the gift that is in thee, 

which was given thee by prophecy, 

with the laying on of the hands of the presbytery.

15 Meditate upon these things; 

give thyself wholly to them; 

that thy profiting may appear to all.

1 Timothy 4:16

King James Version

16 Take heed unto thyself, 

and unto the doctrine; 

continue in them: 

for in doing this thou shalt both save thyself, 

and them that hear thee.

Revelation 1:3

King James Version

3 Blessed is he that readeth, 

and they that hear the words of this prophecy, 

and keep those things which are written therein: 

for the time is at hand.

Another magnificent outpouring for the love of the WORD can be found on king David's Psalm 119.

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RECEIVING the WORD

 

James 1:21

King James Version

21 Wherefore lay apart all filthiness 

and superfluity of naughtiness, 

and receive with meekness 

the engrafted word, 

which is able to save your souls.

GOD gives us a precious gift.

Which we must receive with a gentle, and humble spirit.

It has the power of saving our souls.

The Bible calls it the "engrafted word".

What does "engrafted word" mean?

These Bible versions tell us more:

James 1:21

Amplified Bible

21 So get rid of all uncleanness and [a]all that remains of wickedness, and with a humble spirit receive the word [of God] which is implanted [actually rooted in your heart], which is able to save your souls.

James 1:21

Christian Standard Bible

21 Therefore, ridding yourselves of all moral filth and the evil that is so prevalent,[a] humbly receive the implanted word, which is able to save your souls

James 1:21

Common English Bible

21 Therefore, with humility, set aside all moral filth and the growth of wickedness, and welcome the word planted deep inside you—the very word that is able to save you.

James 1:21

Contemporary English Version

21 You must stop doing anything immoral or evil. Instead be humble and accept the message planted in you to save you.

James 1:21

Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition

21 Wherefore casting away all uncleanness, and abundance of naughtiness, with meekness receive the ingrafted word, which is able to save your souls.

James 1:21

Easy-to-Read Version

21 So get rid of everything evil in your lives—every kind of wrong you do. Be humble and accept God’s teaching that is planted in your hearts. This teaching can save you.

James 1:21

Evangelical Heritage Version

21 So after getting rid of all moral filthiness and overflowing wickedness, receive with humility the word planted in you. It is able to save your souls.

James 1:21

1599 Geneva Bible

21 Wherefore lay apart all filthiness, and superfluity of maliciousness, and receive with [a]meekness the word that is grafted in you, which is able to save your souls.

James 1:21

GOD’S WORD Translation

21 So get rid of all immoral behavior and all the wicked things you do. Humbly accept the word that God has placed in you. This word can save you.

James 1:21

J.B. Phillips New Testament

21 Have done, then, with impurity and every other evil which touches the lives of others, and humbly accept the message that God has sown in your hearts, and which can save your souls.

James 1:21

Jubilee Bible 2000

21 So then, leave all uncleanness and remains of malice and receive with meekness the word ingested within you, which is able to cause your souls to be saved.

James 1:21

Lexham English Bible

21 Therefore, putting aside all moral uncleanness and wicked excess, welcome[a] with humility the implanted message which is able to save your souls.

James 1:21

Living Bible

21 So get rid of all that is wrong in your life, both inside and outside, and humbly be glad for the wonderful message we have received, for it is able to save our souls as it takes hold of our hearts.

James 1:21

The Message

21 In simple humility, let our gardener, God, landscape you with the Word, making a salvation-garden of your life.

James 1:21

New American Bible (Revised Edition)

21 Therefore, put away all filth and evil excess and humbly welcome the word that has been planted in you and is able to save your souls.

James 1:21

New Catholic Bible

21 Therefore, rid yourselves of everything sordid and of every wicked excess, and welcome in all humility the word that is implanted in you and is able to save your souls.

James 1:21

New English Translation

21 So put away all filth and evil excess and humbly[a] welcome the message implanted within you, which is able to save your souls.

James 1:21

New International Reader's Version

21 So get rid of everything that is sinful. Get rid of the evil that is all around us. Don’t be too proud to accept the word that is planted in you. It can save you.

James 1:21

New Life Version

21 Put out of your life all that is unclean and wrong. Receive with a gentle spirit the Word that was taught. It has the power to save your souls from the punishment of sin.

James 1:21

New Living Translation

21 So get rid of all the filth and evil in your lives, and humbly accept the word God has planted in your hearts, for it has the power to save your souls.

James 1:21

New Testament for Everyone

21 So put away everything that is sordid, all that overflowing malice, and humbly receive the word which has been planted within you and which has the power to rescue your lives.

Yaakov 1:21

Orthodox Jewish Bible

21 Therefore, having put away all filthiness and what remains of resha (wickedness) in shiflut (lowliness) and meekness receive the implanted Dvar Hashem which is able to save your nefashot.[Rev 3:20]

James 1:21

Revised Geneva Translation

21 Therefore, put aside all filthiness and abundance of wickedness. In humility, receive the word implanted in you which is able to save your souls.

James 1:21

The Voice

21 So walk out on your corrupt liaison with smut and depraved living, and humbly welcome the word of truth that will blossom like the seed of salvation planted in your souls.

James 1:21

Worldwide English (New Testament)

21 So stop all your dirty living. Stop doing so many wrong things. Listen quietly to the word that has been put in your hearts. It is able to save you.

James 1:21

Wycliffe Bible

21 For which thing cast ye away all uncleanness, and plenty of malice, and in mildness receive ye the word that is planted[a], that may save your souls.

In SUMMARY, the "engrafted word" means:

the word [of God] which is implanted [actually rooted in your heart]

implanted word

the word planted deep inside you

the message planted in you

ingrafted word

God’s teaching that is planted in your hearts

the word planted in you

the word that is grafted in you

the word that God has placed in you

the message that God has sown in your hearts

the word ingested within you

implanted message

the wonderful message we have received

let our gardener, God, landscape you with the Word

the word that has been planted in you

the word that is implanted in you

the message implanted within you

the word that is planted in you

the Word that was taught

the word God has planted in your hearts

the word which has been planted within you

the implanted Dvar Hashem

the word implanted in you

the word of truth that will blossom like the seed of salvation planted in your souls

the word that has been put in your hearts

the word that is planted

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GOD's 10 COMMANDMENTS

 

1 John 5:3

King James Version

3 For this is the love of God, 

that we keep his commandments: 

and his commandments are not grievous.

Most of us learned it in school.

But no one really bothered to explain.

I really wish they explained each and every one.

It would have saved all of us lots of trouble in our lives.

But as it is, and as it was, we all skimmed through it.

Paying lip service to GOD, but not really giving Him our hearts.

Many don't know the commandments.

Many don't wish to know.

Many wish to go about their own lives.

Not caring about the consequences of sin.

GOD gave Moses 10 commandments for His people.

But they apply to us all.

For we were all given life by GOD.

We must honor our CREATOR.

By following the commands He gave us:

Exodus 20:1-17

King James Version

20 And God spake all these words, 

saying,

2 I am the Lord thy God, 

which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, 

out of the house of bondage.

3 Thou shalt have no other gods before me.

4 Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, 

or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, 

or that is in the earth beneath, 

or that is in the water under the earth.

5 Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, 

nor serve them: 

for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, 

visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children 

unto the third and fourth generation 

of them that hate me;

6 And shewing mercy unto thousands of them 

that love me, and keep my commandments.

7 Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain; 

for the Lord will not hold him guiltless 

that taketh his name in vain.

8 Remember the sabbath day, 

to keep it holy.

9 Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work:

10 But the seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord thy God: 

in it thou shalt not do any work, 

thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, 

thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, 

nor thy cattle, 

nor thy stranger that is within thy gates:

11 For in six days 

the Lord made heaven and earth, 

the sea, and all that in them is, 

and rested the seventh day: 

wherefore the Lord blessed the sabbath day, 

and hallowed it.

12 Honour thy father and thy mother: 

that thy days may be long upon the land 

which the Lord thy God giveth thee.

13 Thou shalt not kill.

14 Thou shalt not commit adultery.

15 Thou shalt not steal.

16 Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.

17 Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house, 

thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife, 

nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, 

nor his ox, nor his ass, 

nor any thing that is thy neighbour's.

When GOD makes you born again, following those commands becomes pretty easy, and delightful.

Even second nature.

Now, you know GOD's laws.

You become aware, at all times.

You would not want to sin anymore.

You would not want to displease GOD.

You would not want to disappoint JESUS.

You would not want to grieve the HOLY SPIRIT.

They are the TRIUNE GOD.

Being born again helps us get right with GOD.

GOD's SPIRIT teaches us to be humble before the LORD.

And that's for the next post.

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LIVING through GOD

 

Deuteronomy 8:1

King James Version

8 All the commandments 

which I command thee this day 

shall ye observe to do, 

that ye may live, 

and multiply, 

and go in and possess the land 

which the Lord sware unto your fathers.

How are we to live?

How are we to survive?

What can truly sustain us?

Who can feed us all?

What kind of food do we need to eat?

In the previous post, JESUS admonished the devil:

Luke 4:4

King James Version

4 And Jesus answered him, 

saying, 

It is written, 

That man shall not live by bread alone, 

but by every word of God.

Every time JESUS says, "It is written", I search Scripture for its counterpart in the Old Testament.

And here's the context and story I found.

GOD's command to His people.

Who He led from Egypt.

The reason for the "manna":

Deuteronomy 8:2-3

King James Version

2 And thou shalt remember all the way 

which the Lord thy God led thee 

these forty years in the wilderness, 

to humble thee, 

and to prove thee, 

to know what was in thine heart, 

whether thou wouldest keep his commandments, 

or no.

3 And he humbled thee, 

and suffered thee to hunger, 

and fed thee with manna, 

which thou knewest not, 

neither did thy fathers know; 

that he might make thee know 

that man doth not live by bread only, 

but by every word that proceedeth 

out of the mouth of the Lord doth man live.

GOD wanted to teach His people how to live.

Deuteronomy 8:5-6

King James Version

5 Thou shalt also consider in thine heart, 

that, as a man chasteneth his son, 

so the Lord thy God chasteneth thee.

6 Therefore thou shalt keep 

the commandments of the Lord thy God, 

to walk in his ways, 

and to fear him.

He loved, and protected them, 40 years.

Deuteronomy 8:4

King James Version

4 Thy raiment waxed not old upon thee, 

neither did thy foot swell, 

these forty years.

Deuteronomy 8:7-9

King James Version

7 For the Lord thy God bringeth thee into a good land, 

a land of brooks of water, 

of fountains and depths 

that spring out of valleys and hills;

8 A land of wheat, and barley, 

and vines, and fig trees, and pomegranates; 

a land of oil olive, and honey;

9 A land wherein thou shalt eat bread without scarceness, 

thou shalt not lack any thing in it; 

a land whose stones are iron, 

and out of whose hills thou mayest dig brass.

GOD reminded His people to walk humbly with Him.

Deuteronomy 8:10-17

King James Version

10 When thou hast eaten and art full, 

then thou shalt bless the Lord thy God 

for the good land which he hath given thee.

11 Beware that thou forget not the Lord thy God, 

in not keeping his commandments, 

and his judgments, 

and his statutes, 

which I command thee this day:

12 Lest when thou hast eaten and art full, 

and hast built goodly houses, and dwelt therein;

13 And when thy herds and thy flocks multiply, 

and thy silver and thy gold is multiplied, 

and all that thou hast is multiplied;

14 Then thine heart be lifted up, 

and thou forget the Lord thy God, 

which brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, 

from the house of bondage;

15 Who led thee through that great and terrible wilderness, 

wherein were fiery serpents, and scorpions, 

and drought, where there was no water; 

who brought thee forth water out of the rock of flint;

16 Who fed thee in the wilderness with manna, 

which thy fathers knew not, 

that he might humble thee, 

and that he might prove thee, 

to do thee good at thy latter end;

17 And thou say in thine heart, 

My power and the might of mine hand 

hath gotten me this wealth.

Deuteronomy 8:18-20

King James Version

18 But thou shalt remember the Lord thy God: 

for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth, 

that he may establish his covenant 

which he sware unto thy fathers, 

as it is this day.

19 And it shall be, 

if thou do at all forget the Lord thy God, 

and walk after other gods, 

and serve them, 

and worship them, 

I testify against you this day 

that ye shall surely perish.

20 As the nations 

which the Lord destroyeth before your face, 

so shall ye perish; 

because ye would not be obedient 

unto the voice of the Lord your God.

The LORD's commands were clear:

To worship Him alone.

To walk humbly before Him.

To be a grateful people.

To be an obedient people.

Man only has to follow.

And be forever blessed.

But have we done that?

Not so.

Thus, the state of the world.

We failed the FIRST command.

We failed all other commands.

We need to go back to the basics.

SPIRIT and Scripture will remind us.

That we may walk right with GOD.

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TWISTING of WORDS

 

GOD's command:

Genesis 2:16-17

King James Version

16 And the Lord God commanded the man, 

saying, 

Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:

17 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.

How did sin begin?

The enemy of CHRIST dunnit.

He twisted GOD's WORD.

And we succumbed.

Here's how it all began.

Time to get GOD's WORD right.

And know how Satan twists GOD's TRUTH.

First, he confirms the command:

Genesis 3:1

King James Version

3 Now the serpent was more subtil 

than any beast of the field 

which the Lord God had made. 

And he said unto the woman, 

Yea, hath God said, 

Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?

Of which, the woman confidently answers:

Genesis 3:2-3

King James Version

2 And the woman said unto the serpent, 

We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden:

3 But of the fruit of the tree 

which is in the midst of the garden, 

God hath said, 

Ye shall not eat of it, 

neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.

This time, the enemy gives his two-cents worth:

Genesis 3:4-5

King James Version

4 And the serpent said unto the woman, 

Ye shall not surely die:

5 For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, 

then your eyes shall be opened, 

and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.

And woman succumbs.

Taking the man along with her.

Genesis 3:6-7

King James Version

6 And when the woman saw that the tree 

was good for food, 

and that it was pleasant to the eyes, 

and a tree to be desired to make one wise, 

she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat,

and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.

7 And the eyes of them both were opened, 

and they knew that they were naked; 

and they sewed fig leaves together, 

and made themselves aprons.

Note how Satan twisted things with his declarations.

Let's break it down into palatable sections:

"Ye shall not surely die:

For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, 

then your eyes shall be opened,

and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil."

Did GOD really say those things to man?

Did Satan know the mind of GOD?

Satan speaking for GOD?

Remember, GOD said:

Genesis 2:17

King James Version

17 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.

In contrast, this is what Satan claims:

Genesis 3:4

King James Version

4 And the serpent said unto the woman, 

Ye shall not surely die:

Folks, that's how he pounces on us.

Satan works through our desires.

Making sure he gets us confused.

He aims to destroy our souls.

And to mock GOD with it.

Defying EVERY command of GOD.

How jealous he is of the LORD!

How power-hungry he is.

How twisted his ways are.

Another twisting of GOD's WORD can be found on the next page.

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WAR of WORDS

 

Hebrews 4:12

King James Version

12 For the word of God is quick, 

and powerful, 

and sharper than any twoedged sword, 

piercing even to the dividing asunder 

of soul and spirit, 

and of the joints and marrow, 

and is a discerner of the thoughts 

and intents of the heart.

In case you haven't noticed, we've been at war.

For the longest time, since GOD created man.

GOD's WORD versus the world's word.

To our great peril.

And we get all confused.

Such is the world then.

Such is the world today.

Proof?

Here's proof:

Genesis 3:1-7

King James Version

3 Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast 

of the field which the Lord God had made. 

And he said unto the woman, 

Yea, hath God said, 

Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?

2 And the woman said unto the serpent, 

We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden:

3 But of the fruit of the tree 

which is in the midst of the garden, 

God hath said, 

Ye shall not eat of it, 

neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.

4 And the serpent said unto the woman, 

Ye shall not surely die:

5 For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, 

then your eyes shall be opened, 

and ye shall be as gods, 

knowing good and evil.

6 And when the woman saw 

that the tree was good for food, 

and that it was pleasant to the eyes, 

and a tree to be desired to make one wise, 

she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat,

and gave also unto her husband with her; 

and he did eat.

7 And the eyes of them both were opened, 

and they knew that they were naked; 

and they sewed fig leaves together, 

and made themselves aprons.

Satan waged war on man that day.

And we lost.

Even as GOD commanded previously:

Genesis 2:15-17

King James Version

15 And the Lord God took the man, 

and put him into the garden of Eden 

to dress it and to keep it.

16 And the Lord God commanded the man, 

saying, 

Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:

17 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.

As you can see, Satan twisted GOD's command.

Confusing woman, and causing man to sin, too.

In our desire for personal glory and wisdom, Satan succeeded.

We all fell from GRACE that day.

Now, the enemy's gotten craftier.

He's gone digital.

He likes to "hook" people on trends.

Now, you can type a command, and he can create works.

Based on what he's been fed.

Based on what he's gathered.

Based on his personal agenda.

He's taking note of everything we're thinking, saying, and doing.

All fodder for his evil works.

The twisting of GOD's WORD will get worse.

All because Satan is desperate.

Revelation 12:12

King James Version

12 Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, 

and ye that dwell in them. 

Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! 

for the devil is come down unto you, 

having great wrath, 

because he knoweth that he hath 

but a short time.

So very desperate that as I prepared this blog, the lights went out.

A total blackout in my city.

My work stopped momentarily.

That's okay, I told myself.

Everything serves GOD's purpose.

We'll go back on.

When GOD deems right.

True enough, we're back early the following morning.

Satan couldn't stop that first post last night.

Now, more posts will be worked on.

We're on a roll.

The Bible has much to say.

SPIRIT can't be stopped.

He's the one who teaches me about Scripture.

He knows my heart.

He knows my goals here.

It's to give you GOD's WORD.

As is.

GOD's WORD is TRUTH.

John 17:17

King James Version

17 Sanctify them through thy truth: 

thy word is truth.

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