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You are correct that not everyone will accept the truth. Jesus said, “Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine” (Matthew 7:6). The reason our first duty is to be sure we are preaching the true gospel as God gave it, not a diluted message to win...

Anyone who can read the Bible for themselves knows better than what you just wrote. That is not what the text is saying, and it is not "fitting Scripture," it is making it up as you go. Revelation 11 very clearly says the Two Witnesses are in the future context of the Great Tribulation, prophesy...

That’s exactly what the Scripture says will happen in the last days. Jesus said, “Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment” (John 7:24). The “judge not” excuse so prevalent today is a perversion of Matthew 7:1–5, which deals with hypocrisy, not the refusal to rebuke...

Yes, and from a Sola Scriptura perspective, I agree that Westcott and Hort’s work is bad news for true Christians. If a source adds to, takes away, or changes Scripture in a manner that distorts the Word of God, it is dangerous. God commands, “Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee...

That is precisely why you test it by the Word of God, which is the only truth (John 17:17). Scripture tells us, “Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God” (1 John 4:1). If the spirit, teaching or leading is contrary to Scripture, it is not from God, no...

Jesus did say, “whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die” (John 11: 26), but He qualified that statement by explaining exactly what He meant during the very same conversation. Just one verse earlier, He said, “he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live” (John...

I made it clear that truth is determined by God alone and revealed in His Word, and that the standard is whether something lines up with Scripture in context. That is fully consistent with meaning the context of God’s Word, not man’s opinions or traditions. I never insinuated that “in context”...

“The Christian holds on to Jesus for dear life, and we know that He is able to keep us from falling and to present us faultless before the presence of His glory with exceeding joy (Jude 1:24).” ~ Ray Comfort

The world’s fixation on self-promotion and personal comfort receives a sudden shock from Paul’s words which state “Though I am free from all, I have made myself a servant to all, that I might win more of them” (1 Corinthians 9:19). Paul maintained his independence from public judgment yet he...

“If they had been of us, they would have continued with us.” ~1 John 2:19

God, and God alone, gets to determine what is true. He has already done this, by revealing it to us in His Word. “Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth” (John 17:17). No man, denomination or seminary gets to redefine truth. If what a man preaches or teaches lines up with Scripture...

If you interpret 1 Thessalonians 4: 15 “literally, word for word” you will still need to interpret it in light of the immediate context and the whole of Scripture since God will never contradict Himself. “We which are alive and remain” does not literally mean Paul expected to still be alive at...

Yes, I do think that is a big part of the problem. Do you think it is because there are so many seminaries that are corrupt now? Many so-called pastors and seminary graduates have turned ministry into a career path, not a calling from God. When the paycheck becomes the priority, the message...

They viewed their work as a faithful translation of God’s Word, not as a replacement for the originals. However, this doesn’t mean that you should mistrust the Bible in the KJV or ESV. Perfection and authority are not qualities of translations. The inspired Scriptures and God’s given them to us...

So, there is no one saying they should not be paid. I said: "To be sure, faithful ministers should be supported. The Scripture says that “the elders who direct the affairs of the church well are worthy of double honor, especially those who work hard at preaching and teaching” (1 Timothy...

God’s word makes it clear that the work of the ministry is a sacred calling, not a business. “A hireling,” Jesus said, “does not care for the sheep, but a wolf snatches them away. He does this because he is a hireling and does not care about the sheep” (John 10:12–13). Too many pulpits are now...

Many people today think they are safe because they once prayed a prayer, attended church, or claimed to believe in Jesus. Yet the Bible warns that some will “depart from the faith” (1 Timothy 4:1). The Greek word used for “depart” is the root of our word “apostatize.” It describes someone who...

You’re now talking about something different from the original point. I was addressing inspiration in the biblical sense, which 2 Timothy 3:16 and 2 Peter 1:21 apply to the original writings as they were given by the Holy Spirit. That’s the source of Scripture, God breathing out His Word through...

You are conflating two distinct issues. The Bible never tells us that inspiration is a function of how a translation is done. Inspiration is related to the original documents, not to a methodology for transferring the message from one language to another. Paul said, “All Scripture is given by...

It is not fully biblical what you have written about “word-for-word” vs. “concept-driven” because the Scriptures themselves do not teach that inspiration is connected to one particular way of translating. “All scripture is given by inspiration of God” (2 Timothy 3: 16) the original text says...