A Comparison Between The KJV and NIV Bibles
A Comparison Between The KJV and NIV Bibles
Matthew 6:13 KJV "And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil:
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen." NIV
"And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one." The NIV
leaves out "For thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory for ever.
Amen." Everything pertaining to His Kingdom and Deity is left out."
Matthew 6:33 KJV "But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and His
righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you." NIV "But seek
first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to
you as well." "The kingdom of God" is changed to "his kingdom."
Matthew 8:29 KJV "And, behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do
with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God? art thou come hither to torment us before
the time?" NIV "'What do you want with us, Son of God?' they shouted. '"Have
you come here to torture us before the appointed time?'" NIV leaves out
"Jesus, thou", degrading the power of the verse concerning His deity.
Matthew 9:18 KJV ". . there came a certain ruler, and worshipped him. ." NIV
"While he was saying this, a ruler came and knelt before him and said, 'My
daughter has just died. But come and put your hand on her, and she will live.'"
NIV changes "worshipped" to "knelt before." Men kneel before their own kings
and queens, but they do not worship them.
Matthew 13:51 KJV "Jesus saith unto them, Have ye understood all these
things? They say unto Him, Yea, Lord." NIV "'Have you understood all these
things?' Jesus asked. 'Yes,' they replied." NIV leaves out "Lord," again, leaving
out His Lordship.
Matthew 16:20 KJV "Then charged He his disciples that they should tell no
man that He was Jesus the Christ." NIV "Then he warned his disciples not to
tell anyone that he was the Christ." NIV leaves out "Jesus," as it does in
numerous verses.
Matthew 20:20 KJV "Then came to him the mother of Zebedee's children with
her sons, worshipping him. ." NIV "Then the mother of Zebedee's sons came to
Jesus with her sons and, kneeling down, asked a favor of him." NIV again
changes "worshipping" to "kneeling down."
Matthew 25:13 KJV "Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour
wherein the Son of man cometh." NIV "Therefore keep watch, because you do
not know the day or the hour." NIV leaves out "wherein the Son of man
cometh."
Mark 1:14 KJV "Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom
of God." NIV "After John was put in prison, Jesus went into Galilee,
proclaiming the good news of God." NIV says "the good news" and leaves out
"the gospel of the kingdom of God."
Mark 5:6 KJV "But when he saw Jesus afar off, he ran and worshipped him,"
NIV "When he saw Jesus from a distance, he ran and fell on his knees in front
of him." NIV changes "worshipped" to "fell on his knees."
Mark 9:24 KJV "And straightway the father of the child cried out, and said with
tears, Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief." NIV "Immediately the boy's
father exclaimed, 'I do believe; help me overcome my unbelief!'" NIV leaves out
the reference to Jesus as "Lord."
Mark 11:10 KJV "Blessed be the kingdom of our father David, that cometh in
the name of the Lord: Hosanna in the highest." NIV "'Blessed is the coming
kingdom of our father David!' 'Hosanna in the highest!'" NIV changes his
present kingdom to a future one saying "Blessed is the coming kingdom" and
strips Jesus of His present Lordship.
Luke 4:8 KJV "And Jesus said unto him, Get thee behind me, Satan: for it is
written, Thou shalt worship the Lord they God, and him only shalt thou serve."
NIV "Jesus answered, 'It is written: 'Worship the Lord your God and serve him
only.'" NIV leaves out "Get thee behind me Satan."
Luke 4:41 KJV "And devils also came out of many, crying out, and saying,
Thou art Christ the Son of God ..." NIV "Moreover, demons came out of many
people, shouting, 'You are the Son of God! ...'" NIV leaves out the reference to
Jesus by the devils that He was "Christ."
Luke 7:31 KJV "And the Lord said, Whereunto then shall I liken the men of this
generation? and to what are they like?" NIV "To what, then, can I compare the
people of this generation? What are they like?" NIV leaves out "And the Lord
said."
Luke 11:2 KJV "And he said unto them, When ye pray, say, Our Father which
art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as
in heaven, so in earth." NIV "He said to them, "When you pray, say: "'Father,
hallowed be your name, your kingdom come." He isn't "Our Father" but just
Father, and He isn't in Heaven, because that tells you something of who He is
and points to Him as the Heavenly Father, so both references to heaven are
removed. He must be here on earth. The reason for this is that the New Agers
and Catholics believe in the "universal fatherhood" of God. My Father or Our
Father becomes "The Father." This can be seen in some of the verses below:
John 10:30,32; 14:28, etc. He is Father to all, and with it is the "Brotherhood of
man." Then what happened to doing His will? Most people today want to do
their own will, and justify it, and say that is the way it is supposed to be. But
that is not the way it is supposed to be. We are to say "If the Lord will. . ."
James 4:15 KJV "For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do
this, or that." Satan wants you to do his will, and not the Father's.
Luke 11:4 KJV "And forgive us our sins; for we also forgive every one that is
indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil." NIV
"Forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who sins against us. And
lead us not into temptation. '" Even Satanists and Eastern Mysticists desire
cleansing from sin, and Satan desires to masquerade as the sin forgiver and
destroyer. Example: From the Complete Book of Magic and Witchcraft, part of
a Satanic ritual states: "Grant that I may be cleansed by this water from all my
sins." So Satan doesn't take this part out. Think about it: why don't they want
you to be delivered from evil? This is all part of the conspiracy. First they deny
the existence of Satan. They say that Satan is not a person, but merely a
"power of evil." Then they assert that Lucifer and the Devil are separate and
distinct entities. Satan tries to hide his real identity, and hide behind other
names. New Agers say that Satan is a figment of Christians imaginations.
They point out that Lucifer means 'day-star' or 'light giver' and say that Lucifer
is the brightest of God's angels. Albert Pike said, "Lucifer is God." That's the
next step in the deception: claiming that Lucifer is a good angel or even God
or Christ Himself.
Luke 23:42 KJV "And he (the thief) said unto Jesus Lord, remember me when
thou comest into thy kingdom." NIV "Then he said, 'Jesus, remember me
when you come into your kingdom.'" NIV leaves out "Lord," doing away with
His Deity.
John 10:30 KJV "I and my Father are one." NIV "I and the Father are one."
Again, Satan is trying to do away with the Heavenly Father, and set himself on
the throne. These are some more of the verses doing away with the Personal
"My" or "Our" Father for an impersonal one, as well as changing "Our Lord"
and "My Lord" to "the Lord" in referring to Jesus. John 10:32 KJV "Jesus
answered them, Many good works have I shewed you from my Father; for
which of those works do ye stone me?" NIV "but Jesus said to them, "I have
shown you many great miracles from the Father. For which of these do you
stone me?" " John 14:28 KJV "Ye have heard how I said unto you, I go away,
and come again unto you, If ye loved me, ye would rejoice, because I said, I go
unto the Father: for my Father is greater than I." NIV "You heard me say, 'I am
going away and I am coming back to you.' If you loved me, you would be glad
that I am going to the Father, for the Father is greater than I." This is just a
sample of many such verses. Galatians 1:3 KJV "Grace be to you, and peace,
from God the Father, and from our Lord Jesus Christ," NIV "Grace and peace
to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ," 2Thessalonians 1:2
KJV "Grace unto you, and peace, from God our Father. . ." NIV "Grace and
peace to you from God the Father. . ." 1Timothy 1:2 KJV "Unto Timothy, my
own son in the faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God our Father. . ." NIV
"To Timothy my true son in the faith: Grace, mercy and peace from God the
Father. . ."
Acts 2:30 KJV "Therefore being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn
with an oath to him, that of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, he
would raise up Christ to sit on his throne;" NIV "But he was a prophet and
knew that God had promised him on oath that he would place one of his
descendants on his throne." NIV replaces "Christ" with "one of his
descendants," which could be anybody.
Acts 8:37 KJV "And Philip said, If thou believest with all thine heart, thou
mayest. And he answered and said, I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of
God." NIV leaves out the entire verse.
Romans 14:10 KJV ". .for we shall all stand before the judgment seat of
Christ." NIV "For we will all stand before God's judgment seat." NIV does away
with Christ and His authority in judgment.
Romans 16:24 KJV "The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.
Amen." NIV leaves out the entire verse.
Galatians 6:17 KJV "From henceforth let no man trouble me: for I bear in my
body the marks of the Lord Jesus." NIV "Finally, let no one cause me trouble,
for I bear on my body the marks of Jesus. " NIV leaves out "Lord." They don't
mind calling Jesus Savior, but they don't want you to surrender your life to His
Lordship. They want you to think that you can accept and receive Jesus as
your Savior for "fire insurance," to keep you from hell, without receiving Him
as your Lord.
Ephesians3: 9 KJV ". .which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in
God, who created all things by Jesus Christ." NIV "and to make plain to
everyone the administration of this mystery, which for ages past was kept
hidden in God, who created all things." NIV leaves out "by Jesus Christ" to
undermine His Deity.
Ephesians 3:14 KJV "For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our
Lord Jesus Christ." NIV "For this reason I kneel before the Father. . . " The NIV
leaves out "of our Lord Jesus Christ."
Colossians 1:2 KJV "To the saints and faithful brethren in Christ which are at
Colosse: Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord
Jesus Christ." NIV "To the holy and faithful brothers in Christ at Colosse:
Grace and peace to you from God our Father." NIV leaves out "and the Lord
Jesus Christ."
1 Timothy 2:7 KJV "Whereunto I am ordained a preacher, and an apostle, (I
speak the truth in Christ, and lie not;) a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and
verity." NIV "And for this purpose I was appointed a herald and an apostle--I
am telling the truth, I am not lying--and a teacher of the true faith to the
Gentiles." NIV leaves out "in Christ."
1 Timothy 3:16 KJV "And without controversy great is the mystery of
godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels,
preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory."
NIV "Beyond all question, the mystery of godliness is great: He appeared in a
body, was vindicated by the Spirit, was seen by angels, was preached among
the nations, was believed on in the world, was taken up in glory." NIV reduces
"God" to "He" and changes "manifest in the flesh" to "appeared in a body."
That doesn't say the same thing. That is no different from the mount of
transfiguration when Moses and Elijah appeared with Jesus. They appeared
like men, with bodies.
2 Timothy 4:22 KJV "The Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Grace be with you.
Amen." NIV "The Lord be with your spirit. Grace be with you." NIV leaves out
"Jesus Christ." So whom is the reference speaking of that is Lord? They don't
want Jesus to get the honor and glory due Him, nor for you to serve Him as
your Lord and Savior.
Hebrews 2:7 KJV "Thou made Him a little lower than the angels; thou
crownedst Him with glory and honour, and didst set Him over the works of thy
hands." NIV "You made him a little lower than the angels; you crowned him
with glory and honor" NIV leaves out "and didst set Him over the works of thy
hands." Why do they continually leave out the most significant parts of these
verses that show Jesus to be both Lord and Savior?
1 John 5:13 KJV "These things have I written unto you that believe on the
name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye
may believe on the name of the Son of God." NIV "I write these things to you
who believe in the name of the Son of God so that you may know that you
have eternal life." NIV leaves out the last 13 words of the verse (underlined)
that speak of putting our faith in Christ..
Revelation 1:11 KJV "Saying, I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last: and
What thou seest, write in a book and send it to the seven churches which are
in Asia..." NIV "which said: "Write on a scroll what you see and send it to the
seven churches:..." NIV leaves out "I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the
last." This is a reference to Christ, and who He is, as the eternal God, the only
begotten of the Father, and the firstborn from the dead.
Revelation 5:14b KJV "... And the four and twenty elders fell down and
worshipped Him that liveth for ever and ever." NIV "... and the elders fell down
and worshipped." NIV leaves out "Him that liveth for ever and ever." Who were
the elders worshipping? The lamb who was slain, the one who said in
Revelation 2:8 "These things saith the first and the last, which was dead, and
is alive."
These are examples from the many verses in the New Testament in which
references to Christ as Lord, as God, as Creator, are watered down or entirely
deleted. The translators of the NIV are against Christ. They are truly AntiChrist. They do not want you to believe in Him nor put your faith in Him as
your personal Lord and Savior, and they do not want you to serve Him and
obey Him. If they can get you to believe in a historical Jesus, whom you do not
put your faith in and trust in for forgiveness of your sins, and without bowing
your life and heart to worship and serve Him as Lord, they will have succeeded
in keeping you from Heaven and will help send you to Hell for all eternity! The
following sections will further prove this point. Again, all sections are only a
representation of the multitude of scriptures that have been changed by the
translators of the NIV.
Matthew 9:13b KJV "for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to
repentance." NIV "For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners." NIV
leaves out "to repentance." So what are they called to?
Matthew 18:11 KJV "For the Son of man is come to save that which was lost."
NIV leaves out the entire verse. This degrades His place as Savior, the purpose
for which He came into the world.
Mark 2:17 KJV "When Jesus heard it, he saith unto them, They that are whole
have no need of the physician, but they that are sick: I came not to call the
righteous, but sinners to repentance." NIV "On hearing this, Jesus said to
them, "It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to
call the righteous, but sinners." NIV leaves out "to repentance" as in Matthew
9:13. Without this reference, what is the sinner called to?
Mark 10:24 KJV "Children, how hard is it for them that trust in riches to enter
into the kingdom of God!" NIV totally changes the meaning, saying "Children,
how hard it is to enter the kingdom of God!" The Catholic church amasses
riches, and teaches that men have to be prayed out of purgatory to get into
heaven, a primary means for the church to get money from it's believers. So
they leave out "for them that trust in riches" and that allows them to use the
verse to serve their own purposes.
Mark 15:28 KJV "And the scripture was fulfilled, which saith, And he was
numbered with the transgressors." NIV leaves out the entire verse.
Luke 9:55 KJV "But he turned and rebuked them, and said, Ye know not what
manner of spirit ye are of." NIV "But Jesus turned and rebuked them," NIV
leaves out "Ye know not what manner of spirit ye are of." (v.56) KJV "For the
Son of man is not come to destroy men's lives, but to save them. And they
went to another village." NIV "and they went to another village." NIV leaves out
this entire underlined section referring to Jesus as the Son of Man and Savior.
The change in the meaning of these two verses is unmistakable. They are not
unintentional omissions, or accidents. Look at the two verses together: Luke
9:55-56 KJV "But he turned, and rebuked them, and said, Ye know not what
manner of spirit ye are of. For the Son of man is not come to destroy men's
lives, but to save them. And they went to another village." NIV "But Jesus
turned and rebuked them, and they went to another village."
Luke 17:36 KJV "Two men shall be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the
other left." NIV leaves out the entire verse.
Romans 1:16 KJV "For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ. ..." NIV "I am
not ashamed of the gospel," NIV leaves out "of Christ." So whose gospel is it?
What is the gospel without Christ? And what power to save is there in a gospel
without Christ?
Romans 8:1 KJV "There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are
in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit." NIV
"Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, "
NIV leaves out "who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit" It changes the
entire meaning of the verse and leaves no requirement or prerequisite to being
free from condemnation. In truth, the verse tells us that if you do walk in the
flesh, then there is condemnation. They have taken that out, so that you won't
know the truth.
Romans 10:15b KJV "How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel
of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things." NIV "How beautiful are the
feet of those who bring good news!" NIV leaves out "that preach the gospel of
peace." So what is the "good news" if it is not "the gospel of peace." The
gospel of Jesus will bring peace to the one who puts their faith and trust in the
finished works of Calvary, and submits to His Lordship, for he is "the Prince of
Peace" (Isaiah 9:6).
Romans 11:6 KJV "And if by grace, then is it no more of works: otherwise
grace is no more grace. But if it be of works, then is it no more grace:
otherwise work is no more work." NIV "And if by grace, then it is no longer by
works; if it were, grace would no longer be grace." NIV leaves out "But if it be
of works, then is it no more grace: otherwise work is no more work." It's
talking about the remnant according to the election of grace (v.5) and the
difference between grace and works. In verse five, the NIV leaves out "election
of grace." Catholicism believes in salvation by works and not by grace through
faith; that was what started the reformation. This was Martin Luther's key
revelation.
Romans 15:29 KJV "And I am sure that, when I come unto you, I shall come in
the fulness of the blessing of the gospel of Christ." NIV "I know that when I
come to you, I will come in the full measure of the blessing of Christ." NIV
leaves out "of the gospel." The blessings we receive come only because of
Calvary, and our faith in what Jesus accomplished for us on the Cross. The
blessings of God only come to those who are obedient to "the gospel." All
others are brought under God's judgment. 2 Thessalonians 1:8 (KJV) "In
flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not
the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ:" Peter 4:17 (KJV) "For the time is come
that judgment must begin at the house of God: and if it first begin at us, what
shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God?" What is Christ to us
without the gospel; His death, burial and resurrection, that we might be
redeemed from our sins? 1 Corinthians 15:3-4 (KJV) "For I delivered unto you
first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins
according to the scriptures; 4 And that he was buried, and that he rose again
the third day according to the scriptures:"
1 Corinthians 11:24 KJV "...Take eat: this is my body, which is broken for you:
do this in remembrance of me." NIV "... 'This is my body, which is for you; do
this in remembrance of me.'" NIV leaves out "take eat" and "broken". This is
the core of communion and its meaning is changed by the NIV. Catholic's don't
"break" the bread (representative of the body of the Lord Jesus), but eat what
they say is the very body, soul, and blood of Christ transformed into their
wafer.
Galations 3: 17 KJV "And this I say, that the covenant, that was confirmed
before of God in Christ, the law, which was four hundred and thirty years after,
cannot disannul, that it should make the promise of none effect." NIV "What I
mean is this: The law, introduced 430 years later, does not set aside the
covenant previously established by God and thus do away with the promise."
NIV leaves out "in Christ." There is no Covenant without Christ. The New
Testament or New Covenant is based on the shed blood of Jesus.
Galatians 4:7 KJV "Wherefore thou art no more a servant, but a son; and if a
son, then an heir of God through Christ." NIV "So you are no longer a slave,
but a son; and since you are a son, God has made you also an heir." NIV
leaves out the most significant and important part, "through Christ." We have
no other means of salvation. Acts 4:12 (KJV) "Neither is there salvation in any
other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby
we must be saved." This passage tells us (v.10) that His Name is "Jesus Christ
of Nazareth." There is salvation through or by no other name, but they leave
out that part, and teach the brotherhood of all men and the Fatherhood of God,
such that all men are "sons of God," which is not true.
Galatians 6:15 KJV "For in Christ Jesus, neither circumcision availeth any
thing, nor uncircumcision, but a new creature." NIV "Neither circumcision nor
uncircumcision means anything; what counts is a new creation." NIV leaves
out "For in Christ Jesus." Again, Christ is what makes the difference. They
keep leaving Him out.
Ephesians 5:30 KJV "For we are members of His body, of His flesh, and of His
bones." NIV "for we are members of his body." NIV leaves out "of His flesh,
and of His bones."
Colossians1: 14 KJV "In whom we have redemption through His blood, even
the forgiveness of sins." NIV "in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of
sins." NIV leaves out "through His blood." So, what is the source or means of
our redemption? Where is the blood? Does not Hebrews 9:22 say, "without
shedding of blood is no remission" (forgiveness); that verse is in the NIV.
Catholic's do away with the finished works of Calvary, and crucify Him afresh,
again and again. That's what the Mass is all about. They keep Jesus on the
Cross; they serve a dead Jesus, not a risen Savior.
Colossians 2: 11 KJV "In whom also ye are circumcised with the circumcision
made without hands, in putting off the body of the sins of the flesh by the
circumcision of Christ." NIV "In him you were also circumcised, in the putting
off of the sinful nature, not with a circumcision done by the hands of men but
with the circumcision done by Christ," NIV leaves out "of the sins," which
changes the whole meaning. Salvation involves a repentance of sin, and
turning from past sins, to walk in the newness of life of the Lord Jesus Christ:
Romans 6:4-6 (KJV) "Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death:
that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even
so we also should walk in newness of life. 5 For if we have been planted
together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his
resurrection: 6 Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the
body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin."
Romans 6:10-12 (KJV) "For in that he died, he died unto sin once: but in that
he liveth, he liveth unto God. 11 Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead
indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord. 12 Let not
sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts
thereof." You can't keep walking in sin and the old sinful nature, and walk in
the life of Christ. Either you live and walk in the flesh or in the Spirit, but not
both. 2 Corinthians 5:17 (KJV) "Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new
creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new."
Romans 6:22-23 (KJV) "But now being made free from sin, and become
servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life.
23 For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through
Jesus Christ our Lord." There is much on this subject. There is simply no
salvation without a repentance of and turning from sin and a life of sin.
Colossians 3: 6 KJV "For which things' sake the wrath of God cometh on the
children of disobedience." NIV "Because of these, the wrath of God is
coming." NIV leaves out "on the children of disobedience." Catholic's are
telling the world, don't look at my sins, it's none of your business; wrongly
applying scripture to cover their sins; as, "judge not, least ye be judged," and
"love covers a multitude of sins." The way that love covers sin is through the
blood of Christ by the gospel of His death, burial and resurrection. James 5:20
(KJV) "Let him know, that he which converteth the sinner from the error of his
way shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of sins." This is so
the wickedness of their priests can be covered and passed over as is they do
not exist. Because people are coming out of the closet and telling the truth and
suing the Catholic Church, they are for the first time being forced to face up to
the facts that many of their priests are and have been fornicators and child
molesters, even though they are supposed to be holy men who live a life of
abstinence from sexual relations. Until recently, a priest charged with such
misconduct, was simply moved to a new parish, where he continued his ways
of sin. There are numerous books written by priests, who have come to Christ
and are telling the truth about what goes on in the Catholic Church; and about
the confessions of other priests and much higher officials in the Catholic
Church that they themselves heard.
Hebrews 1:3 KJV "Who being the brightness of His glory, and the express
image of His person, and upholding all things by the word of His power, when
He had by Himself purged our sins, sat down at the right hand of the Majesty
on high." NIV "The Son is the radiance of God's glory and the exact
representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word. After
he had provided purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the
Majesty in heaven." NIV leaves out "by Himself." So we wouldn't know how he
purged our sins. He "who his own self bare our sins in His own body on the
tree" (1 Peter 2: 24). Catholic's don't want us to know that our salvation totally
and completely depends upon Jesus, and His shed blood.
1 Peter 4: 1 KJV "Forasmuch then as Christ hath suffered for us in the flesh,
arm yourselves likewise with the same mind: for he that hath suffered in the
flesh hath ceased from sin;" NIV "Therefore, since Christ suffered in his body,
arm yourselves also with the same attitude, because he who has suffered in
his body is done with sin." NIV leaves out "for us," the reason why Christ
suffered and went to the Cross. This verse in the NIV makes it as if Christ
suffered for His own sins, and we know that He was without sin.
James 5:16 KJV "Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another,
that ye may be healed." NIV "Therefore confess your sins to each other and
pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man
is powerful and effective." NIV changes "faults" to "sins" because the
Catholic's believe in confessions to priests, instead of to God; God alone has
power to forgive sins.
1 John 4:3 KJV "And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come
in the flesh is not of God: and this is the spirit of antichrist.." NIV "but every
spirit that does not acknowledge Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of
the antichrist, which you have heard is coming and even now is already in the
world." NIV leaves out "Christ is come in the flesh." This very translation
makes those translators guilty of being of the spirit of antichrist. What this
verse and passage are really referring to, is the one who confesses that Jesus
Christ is come into their lives, and is living in them, and they are one with Him.
That means they confess Him as their personal Lord. 1 Corinthians 6:17 (KJV)
"But he that is joined unto the Lord is one spirit." You are one in spirit with
Him. John 14:23 (KJV) "Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me,
he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto
him, and make our abode with him." 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 (KJV) "What? know
ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye
have of God, and ye are not your own? 20 For ye are bought with a price:
therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's." 2
Corinthians 6:16 (KJV) "And what agreement hath the temple of God with
idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in
them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people."
Revelation 14:5 KJV "And in their mouth was found no guile: for they are
without fault before the throne of God." NIV "No lie was found in their mouths;
they are blameless." NIV leaves out "before the throne of God." It is of no value
to be blameless before man and not before God.
Mark 16:9-20 KJV "Now when Jesus was risen early the first day of the week,
he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had cast seven devils. 10
And she went and told them that had been with him, as they mourned and
wept. 11 And they, when they had heard that he was alive, and had been seen
of her, believed not. 12 After that he appeared in another form unto two of
them, as they walked, and went into the country. 13 And they went and told it
unto the residue: neither believed they them. 14 Afterward he appeared unto
the eleven as they sat at meat, and upbraided them with their unbelief and
hardness of heart, because they believed not them which had seen him after
he was risen. 15 And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach
the gospel to every creature. 16 He that believeth and is baptized shall be
saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned. 17 And these signs shall
follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall
speak with new tongues; 18 They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any
deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they
shall recover. 19 So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was
received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God. 20 And they went
forth, and preached every where, the Lord working with them, and confirming
the word with signs following. Amen." Mark 16:9 NIV "The most reliable early
manuscripts and other ancient witnesses do not have Mark 16:9-20. 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." It is not necessary to
copy the rest of the verses of Mark 16 from the NIV Bible, for they have already
told us that they don't believe it is part of the Holy Writ. Who are these ancient
witnesses referred too? Of what reliable manuscripts are they speaking that
leave out this section of Scripture, versus the unreliable ones that contain it?
An attack and accusation without any proof or source to back up their claim.
WHY? Catholic's today have a new doctrine, that of the bodily assumption of
Mary. She has taken the place of Christ, she is without original sin, she is their
mediatrix whom they pray to for mercy, and they believe she was bodily
(without death) ascended into glory. Mary is also called the "Mother of God"
and many other exalting titles. The Catholic Church began praying to Mary
about 600 AD; as well as other dead "saints." The Catholic Church tells their
people that Jesus is a judge that is harsh and judgmental, and that without
Mary's intercession on their behalf, no one would receive any mercy from Him,
and no one is allowed to plead their own case before Him. Mary is the one who
stands as mediatrix between man and Jesus, begging her son to forgive and
have pity on those Roman Catholics who pray to her. She is seen as co-savior
and co-redeemer; in fact she is promoted above Christ.
Matthew 25:13 KJV "Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour
wherein the Son of man cometh." NIV "Therefore keep watch, because you do
not know the day or the hour." NIV leaves out "wherein the Son of man
cometh," changing the whole meaning of the verse.
Matthew 27: 35 KJV "And they crucified him, and parted his garments, casting
lots: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, They parted
my garments among them, and upon my vesture did they cast lots." NIV
"When they had crucified him, they divided up his clothes by casting lots." NIV
leaves out "that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, They
parted my garments among them, and upon my vesture did they cast lots."
They are undermining the fulfilled prophecy of the Old Testament, which
supports the validity of it being from God. Many today do not accept or use the
O.T. in their study of the Word of God. They say we are not under the O.T., and
they only read the Psalms and Proverbs out of the Old Testament.
Mark 13:14 KJV "But when ye shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken
of by Daniel the prophet, standing where it ought not, (let him that readeth
understand,) then let them that be in Judaea flee to the mountains:" NIV "When
you see 'the abomination that causes desolation' standing where it does not
belong--let the reader understand--then let those who are in Judea flee to the
mountains." NIV leaves out "spoken of by Daniel the prophet." The NIV takes
out the references to the New Testament fulfillments of Old Testament
prophecy.
Mark 15:28 KJV "And the scripture was fulfilled, which saith, And he was
numbered with the transgressors." NIV leaves out the entire verse.
Luke 4:4 KJV "Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God."
NIV "Jesus answered, 'It is written: "Man does not live on bread alone."'" NIV
leaves out "but by every word of God." So then, what is man supposed to live
by other than bread? It doesn't tell you. Maybe they want us to guess what it
is? Would God make such an omission, such an obvious blunder in this
verse?
Luke 9:54 KJV "And when his disciples James and John saw this, they said,
Lord, wilt thou that we command fire to come down from heaven, and
consume them, even as Elias did?" NIV "When the disciples James and John
saw this, they asked, 'Lord, do you want us to call fire down from heaven to
destroy them?'" NIV leaves out the reference "even as Elijah did."
Galations 3: 1 KJV "O Foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you, that ye
should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ hath been evidently
set forth, crucified among you?" NIV "You foolish Galatians! Who has
bewitched you? Before your very eyes Jesus Christ was clearly portrayed as
crucified." NIV leaves out "that ye should not obey the truth." That's the
central point of the verse, without which the meaning is lost. How were they
bewitched? What was the result and purpose of the enemy in this thing?
Luke 2:33 KJV "And Joseph and his mother marveled at those things which
were spoken of him." NIV "The child's father and mother marveled at what was
said about him. " NIV changes "Joseph and his mother" to "the child's father
and mother" making Jesus the son of Joseph and just a man. This also attacks
His Deity. Joseph was not the father of Jesus. Jesus was conceived by the
Holy Ghost. The NIVs statement is heresy. The Catholics believe in the Virgin
Birth of Christ, but they want to destroy the faith of the Protestants and get
them to accept Catholics as "brothers in Christ," which they are not.
Luke 2:43 KJV "And when they had fulfilled the days, as they returned, the
child Jesus tarried behind in Jerusalem; and Joseph and his mother knew not
of it." NIV "After the Feast was over, while his parents were returning home,
the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem, but they were unaware of it." NIV
changes "Joseph and his mother" to "his parents." What scriptures the
Catholics have not corrupted to promote their doctrines, they have changed to
destroy the foundation of the Christian (Protestant) faith, and its fundamental
doctrines. "If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do?"
(Psalm 11: 3).
Matthew 20: 22 KJV "But Jesus answered and said, Ye know not what ye ask.
Are ye able to drink of the cup that I shall drink of, and to be baptized with the
baptism that I am baptized with? They say unto him, We are able." NIV "'You
don't know what you are asking,' Jesus said to them. 'Can you drink the cup I
am going to drink?' 'We can," they answered.'" NIV leaves out "and be
baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?". This is not a reference to
water Baptism but the Baptism of suffering of the Lord Jesus Christ of which
believers partake. [From the KJV]: 1Thessalonians 3: 4 "For verily, when we
were with you, we told you before that we should suffer tribulation; even as it
came to pass, and ye know."; 2Thessalonians.1: 5 "Which is a manifest token
of the righteous judgment of God, that ye may be counted worthy of the
kingdom of God, for which ye also suffer:"; 1Timothy 3:12 "Let the deacons be
the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.";
James 5:10 "Take, my brethren, the prophets, who have spoken in the name of
the Lord, for an example of suffering affliction, and of patience."; 1Peter 2:20
"For what glory is it, if, when ye be buffeted for your faults, ye shall take it
patiently? but if, when ye do well, and suffer for it, ye take it patiently, this is
acceptable with God."; 1Peter 3:14, 17 "But and if ye suffer for righteousness'
sake, happy are ye: and be not afraid of their terror, neither be troubled;" "For
it is better, if the will of God be so, that ye suffer for well doing, than for evil
doing."; 1Peter 4: 16, 19 "Yet if any man suffer as a Christian, let him not be
ashamed; but let him glorify God on this behalf." "Wherefore let them that
suffer according to the will of God commit the keeping of their souls to him in
well doing, as unto a faithful Creator."
God's formula for prayer, as revealed by the Lord Jesus Christ, is that we pray
to the Father, in His (Jesus) Name . The New Age Catholic Ecumenical
Versions of the Bible teach prayer directly to the Son or to the Father, but not
in the 'Name' of Jesus. This section will deal with this, as well as other
problems concerning prayer in the NIV and other New Versions; such as
leaving out "fervent prayer" and "fasting."
Matthew 23:14 KJV "Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye
devour widows' houses, and for a pretense make long prayer: therefore ye
shall receive the greater damnation." NIV leaves out the entire verse.
Catholicism recites prayers (as the rosary) repetitively for long periods of time,
and robs widows by asking money to pray them out of purgatory.
Mark 9:29 KJV "And he said unto them, This kind can come forth by nothing,
but by prayer and fasting." NIV "He replied, "This kind can come out only by
prayer." "
Mark 11:26 KJV "But if you do not forgive, neither will your Father which is in
heaven forgive your trespasses." NIV leaves out the entire verse. This is a
scriptural principle; whatsoever a man sows, that shall he also reap. We have
to be willing to forgive others, even as we are forgiven (Ephesians 4:32). If we
don't obey the gospel and forgive others as we are commanded, then how can
confessing ones sins to a priest (who is supposed to bring absolution) be of
any help or value? Is a priest greater than God is? Is he allowed to do that
which is contrary to the Word, and contrary to the way God deals with
mankind?
Mark 13:33 KJV "Take ye heed, watch and pray: for ye know not when the time
is." NIV "Be on guard! Be alert! You do not know when that time will come."
NIV leaves out "pray". That is how we watch and stay ready. Remember Jesus
in the Garden? Matthew 26:41 (KJV) "Watch and pray, that ye enter not into
temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak." Without
reference to prayer, this verse becomes meaningless.
Matthew 17: 21 KJV "Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by prayer and
fasting." NIV "see footnote of verse 17:20" This verse is completely omitted in
the NIV. A footnote is given rejecting this verse.
Luke 11:2 KJV ".. When ye pray, say, Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed
be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth."
NIV "He said to them, "When you pray, say: "'Father, hallowed be your name,
your kingdom come." NIV leaves out half the verse and entirely destroys its
meaning. The reference to the Father being in Heaven, instead of on the earth,
and to doing His will, is deleted. Why? Because the Catholics have replaced
Him with the Pope, who is called their "Holy Father." He has taken the place of
Christ (calling himself the "Vicar of Christ" and he has also taken the place of
our Heavenly Father.
Luke 11:4 KJV "And forgive us our sins; for we also forgive every one that is
indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil." NIV
"Forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who sins against us. And
lead us not into temptation.'" NIV leaves out "but deliver us from evil." Why
don't they want you to be delivered from evil?
John 14:14 KJV "If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it." NIV "You
may ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it." That is ridiculous,
because you would be praying to Jesus, in Jesus' Name. That is not what is
intended, as we can verify by comparing this with other verses.
John 16:23 KJV "And in that day ye shall ask me nothing. Verily, verily, I say
unto you, Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give it you."
The NIV totally changes the meaning: NIV "In that day you will no longer ask
me anything. I tell you the truth, my Father will give you whatever you ask in
my name." Youre not asking the Father in Jesus Name, but the Father is
giving to you in Jesus Name, what you ask of Him. Yet you see a contradiction
between this verse and John 14:14 above. Here the NIV admits, "you will no
longer ask me anything", telling us that we ask the Father; yet in John 14:14 it
told us to "ask Me for anything in my Name" by directly praying to Jesus.
Acts 10:30 KJV "And Cornelius said, Four days ago I was fasting until this
hour; and at the ninth hour I prayed in my house, and behold, a man stood
before me in bright clothing," NIV "Cornelius answered: "Four days ago I was
in my house praying at this hour, at three in the afternoon. Suddenly a man in
shining clothing stood before me" The reference to Cornelius' fasting is left
out. Yet it is an important part of the story. Leaving it out changes it
significantly. God has asked us to seek Him with prayer and fasting! It is a way
in which we show God that we are serious and we are thereby diligently
seeking Him with all our heart, to the point of foregoing food. Job 23:12 KJV
"Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have esteemed
the words of his mouth more than my necessary food." Jesus fasted often.
Many men of God fasted, in seeking the Will of the Father, and His Presence,
or answers to great needs, or for their lives to be spared. The NIV changes the
meaning of this verse in Job (not being partial to changing New Testament
scripture only). Job 23:12 NIV "I have not departed from the commands of his
lips; I have treasured the words of his mouth more than my daily bread." It
says it was more important, but not necessarily that he was doing without his
daily bread.
1Corinthians 7:5 KJV "Defraud ye not one the other, except it be with consent
for a time, that ye may give yourselves to fasting and prayer; and come
together again, that Satan tempt you not for your incontinency." NIV "Do not
deprive each other except by mutual consent and for a time, so that you may
devote yourselves to prayer. Then come together again so that Satan will not
tempt you because of your lack of self-control." Why don't they want you to
fast as a part of your Christian walk with God? They know it is a means of
spiritual growth and strength.
2Corinthians 6:5 KJV "In stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labours, in
watchings, in fastings;" NIV "in beatings, imprisonments and riots; in hard
work, sleepless nights and hunger; " Where is 'watching' which is a reference
to prayer, and fasting? Again we see it in 2Corinthians 11:27 KJV "In
weariness and painfulness, in watchings often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings
often, in cold and nakedness." NIV "I have labored and toiled and have often
gone without sleep; I have known hunger and thirst and have often gone
without food; I have been cold and naked."
1 John 5:7 KJV "For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the
Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one." NIV "For there are three
that testify:" NIV leaves out the last 15 words of the verse, and skips to v.8,
leaving out the first part of it also, and mentioning the three witnesses on earth
without saying where these witnesses are, and mentioning none in heaven.
This is an attack on the Trinity, a key doctrine for the true Christian. Most
cultic religions reject this doctrine. 1 John 5:8 KJV "And there are three that
bear witness in earth, the Spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three
agree in one." NIV "the Spirit, the water and the blood; and the three are in
agreement." When you put the two verses together the totality of the NIV is:
1John 5:7 - 1John 5:8 "For there are three that testify: the Spirit, the water and
the blood; and the three are in agreement." That is not similar in meaning in
any way to the original. All the underlined parts above are left out. This is an
abomination.
Matthew 5: 44 KJV "But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that
curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully
use you, and persecute you." NIV "But I tell you: Love your enemies and pray
for those who persecute you." NIV leaves out most of the verse: "bless them
that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them that
despitefully use you." Catholics believe in killing, and in destroying all those
who don't believe in their doctrines. Look at the history of the Catholic
inquisitions, and their religious wars. You don't have to go back as far as the
Catholic Crusades (done in the name of the Pope and Christianity) or as far
back as the 11th century to see the killings done in the name of the Church.
The Catholics murdered Jews and tried to destroy them and take over
Jerusalem for themselves. During the middle ages, they put to death and
burned at the stake as heretics, men who tried to bring the Word of God to the
people in their own language: men such as John Huss, William Tyndale, John
Hooper, John Wycliff, Dr. Nicolas Ridley, Dr. Roland Taylor, Hugh Latimer, and
many others. They would have certainly killed Dr. Martin Luther if they could
have. During the mid 20th century the Catholics held inquisitions and
persecuted many people during World War II in Poland, Yugoslavia, and other
countries. The Catholic Church backed and had concordats with Hitler, and
Mussolini, and was the mother of both the Communist Party and the Nazi
Party. The Jesuit priests were the power and guidance behind it all. A Jesuit
priest named Staempfle wrote "Mein Kampf" for Hitler, and the Jesuits worked
closely with Marx, Engels, Trotsky, Lenin and Stalin, and supported them. The
Catholic Church helped bankroll the revolution that put Russia in the hands of
the Communists. The Catholic Church was behind the murders of the more
than 6 million Jews by the Nazi's; a repeat performance of their prior efforts to
destroy all Jews from the face of the earth.
Matthew 17: 21 KJV "Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by prayer and
fasting." NIV leaves out the entire verse. The verse is in the middle of a
teaching on deliverance from demon possession.
Matthew 19: 9 KJV "And I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife,
except it be for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery, and
whoso marrieth her which is put away doth commit adultery." NIV "I tell you
that anyone who divorces his wife, except for marital unfaithfulness, and
marries another woman commits adultery." NIV changes the meaning entirely
by changing the word "fornication" to "marital unfaithfulness." Marital
unfaithfulness does not have the same meaning as fornication. The NIV also
leaves out the second part of the verse: "and whoso marrieth her which is put
away doth commit adultery." This verse is crucial to our living an undefiled
life. Most people in the church fall into sexual sins, and this is what will take
them to hell. Sexual sins are one of the biggest problems in the church today.
Divorce and remarriage is now as prevalent inside the church as it is outside
the church. This was not the case from the time of Christ until approximately
the last 20 years. The same holds true for immorality and fornication.
Fornication is sexual relations before marriage, and marital unfaithfulness
(adultery) is illicit sexual relationships after marriage.
Matthew 20: 16 KJV "So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be
called, but few chosen." NIV "So the last will be first, and the first will be last."
NIV leaves out "for many be called, but few chosen." This has to do with our
salvation. Many are called to salvation; the ones chosen are those who answer
the call and obey the gospel.
Matthew 28: 9 KJV "And as they went to tell his disciples, behold, Jesus met
them, saying, All hail. And they came and held him by the feet, and worshipped
him." NIV "Suddenly Jesus met them. "Greetings," he said. They came to him,
clasped his feet and worshipped him." NIV leaves out "And as they went to tell
his disciples." Matthew had just told of what happened at the sepulcher, Mary
Magdalene and the other Mary were spoken to by an angel, and told that Jesus
was risen, and to go tell His disciples. Then, as they went to tell the disciples,
Jesus appeared to them. Why would their obedience to the command of the
angel be left out?
Mark 7:8 KJV "For laying aside the commandment of God, ye hold the tradition
of men, as the washing of pots and cups: and many other such like things ye
do." NIV "You have let go of the commands of God and are holding on to the
traditions of men." NIV leaves out the example of how they held to the
traditions of men rather than the Word of God. Catholics today hold fast to
their traditions.
Mark 7:16 KJV "If any man have ears to hear, let him hear." NIV leaves out the
entire verse. Jesus had been talking about those who lived by their traditions,
which they exalted above the Word of God, making the Word of no effect or
value in their lives.
Mark 9:44 and 46 KJV "Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not
quenched." This is a reference to hell. NIV leaves out both entire verses.
Mark 9:49 KJV "For every one shall be salted with fire, and every sacrifice shall
be salted with salt." NIV "Everyone will be salted with fire." NIV leaves out "and
every sacrifice shall be salted with salt." This verse refers to spiritual refining.
All of us have to go through the fire. 1 Peter 1:7 (KJV) "That the trial of your
faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried
with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of
Jesus Christ:" 1 Peter 4:12 (KJV) "Beloved, think it not strange concerning the
fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto
you:" Malachi 3:1-3 (KJV) "Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall
prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come
to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in:
behold, he shall come, saith the LORD of hosts. 2 But who may abide the day
of his coming? and who shall stand when he appeareth? for he is like a
refiner's fire, and like fullers' soap: 3 And he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of
silver: and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and purge them as gold and silver,
that they may offer unto the LORD an offering in righteousness."
Mark 10:21 KJV "Then Jesus beholding him loved him, and said unto him, One
thing thou lackest: go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor,
and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, take up the cross, and
follow me." NIV "Jesus looked at him and loved him. 'One thing you lack,' he
said. 'Go, sell everything you have and give to the poor, and you will have
treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.'" NIV leaves out "take up the
cross," Taking up the cross is taking the will of God, and denying your own
will. The Catholic Church only recognizes the will of the Pope. Your cross is
where your will and the will of God come into conflict, and you must lay aside
your will, and die to it, to take up and do the will of God. That's Luke 9:23 (KJV)
"And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself,
and take up his cross daily, and follow me." The example of this is Jesus in the
Garden, when He had to lay aside His will to do that of the Father. Matthew
26:39 (KJV) "And he went a little farther, and fell on his face, and prayed,
saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless
not as I will, but as thou wilt." You cannot be a Christian without doing the will
of God for your life. 1 John 2:17 (KJV) "And the world passeth away, and the
lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever." 1 Peter 4:1-2
(KJV) "Forasmuch then as Christ hath suffered for us in the flesh, arm
yourselves likewise with the same mind: for he that hath suffered in the flesh
hath ceased from sin; 2 That he no longer should live the rest of his time in the
flesh to the lusts of men, but to the will of God." There are many verses on this
subject.
Mark 12:30 KJV "And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and
with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first
commandment." NIV "Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all
your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.'" NIV leaves out
"this is the first commandment." A Catholic's first love and loyalty is to his
church and his Pope.
Philippians 3: 16 KJV "Nevertheless, whereto we have already attained, let us
walk by the same rule, let us mind the same thing." NIV "Only let us live up to
what we have already attained." NIV leaves out the last two phrases. They are
an important part of the teaching of this portion of scripture.
1 Timothy 4:12 KJV ". .Be thou an example of the believers, in word, in
conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity." NIV "Don't let anyone look
down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in
speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity." NIV leaves out "in spirit." Charity
and love are the same word from the Greek.
1 Timothy 6: 5 KJV "Perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds, and
destitute of the truth, supposing that gain is godliness: from such withdraw
thyself." NIV "and constant friction between men of corrupt mind, who have
been robbed of the truth and who think that godliness is a means to financial
gain." NIV leaves out "from such withdraw thyself," which has to do with our
separation from such people. The Catholic Church is responsible for the
Ecumenical movement (a word they coined), which to them means "a return to
Roman Catholicism." They do not believe in separation from the world. The
Catholic Church compromises with all the other heathen ways, wherever they
have gone. The Catholic Church has mixed with voodoo, with Santaria, and
many other forms of spiritism, witchcraft and idol worship. You can be a
Catholic and practice any form of idolatry, or witchcraft. You can be anything
from a witch doctor practicing voodoo, or a fortuneteller, palm reader,
necromancer, tarot card reader, crystal ball reader, etc. Most all such today are
Catholics, such as Jeanne Dixon. They practice all manner of witchcraft that
God calls an abomination.