Myth Busters
Pastor Jerry Wilhite,
author
Falsehoods based on man are the problem with most being on the path of destruction and not on the path to life. When mankind follows or listens to man only, mankind is setting itself up for a fall.
Matthew 7
13. Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:
14. Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.
15. Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.
The Greek word for many in the above verses should actually be translated most.
Genesis 1
28. And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.
Before PC's mankind had to research each word in the Bible in Hebrew for the Old Testament and Greek for the New Testament requiring many hours. Because of that a teaching came about due to one word in the above verse. That word was replenish. When one man saw it he took it for face value that in the contemporary English replenish means to Refill. Thus he thought he had found something and spent months trying to prove a new teaching. What he came up with was that Satan was cast down already at this point and when he hit the earth he destroyed all God had already done so God had to start over. The really sad thing is he could have saved himself a lot of time if he would have verified whether or not the word was translated correctly. It was not–the word in Hebrew is male' and it means to "Fill" not refill.
Strong's Ref. # 4390
Romanized male'
Pronounced maw-lay'
or mala' (Esth.7v5) {maw-law'}; a primitive root, to fill or (intransitively) be full of, in a wide application (literally and figuratively):
KJV--accomplish, confirm, + consecrate, be at an end, be expired, be fenced, fill, fulfil, (be, become, X draw, give in, go) full(-ly, -ly set, tale), [over-]flow, fulness, furnish, gather (selves, together), presume, replenish, satisfy, set, space, take a [hand-]full, + have wholly.
I have found many words in the old and the new testaments that were translated incorrectly. If that is not bad enough, all other versions did the same, which proves they worked off the KJV or took the KJV and just updated it making it easier to read and never actually translated the Bible.
I know you think the Bible is the breathed word of God, and it is in Hebrew for the Old and Greek for the New, no where does it say the translated is or that we were even supposed to translate it.
Matthew 16.
18. And I say also unto thee, That thou art a piece of the rock (Peter), and upon this rock I will build my community (church); and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
The word for Peter above in Greek is Petros the actual word in Greek for Peter is Petrus–two different words. In every version they translated it wrong. It should be "a piece of the rock" not Peter.
Strong's Ref. # 4074
Romanized Petros
Pronounced pet'-ros
a primary word; a (piece of) rock (larger than GSN3037); as a name, Petrus, an apostle:
KJV--Peter, rock. Compare GSN2786.
The word in Greek for what is called church in Matthew 16:18 above is ekklesia and it does not mean church. That was another of the KJV incorrect translations.
Strong's Ref. # 1577
Romanized ekklesia
Pronounced ek-klay-see'-ah
from a compound of GSN1537 and a derivative of GSN2564; a calling out, i.e. (concretely) a popular meeting, especially a religious congregation (Jewish synagogue, or Christian community of members on earth or saints in heaven or both):
KJV--assembly, church.
Notice KJV used for ekklesia the words assembly or church. Even though assembly would be closer to the meaning it still was not the word in the Greek. The word would be either "a calling out" or community. Common unity is the Spirit between all of the community.
Job 1
8. And the Lord said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil?
How many have been taught wrongly based on the above verse? Most taught that God pointed Job out to Satan so Satan could test Job and subsequently that we are all tested. Guess what? That is not even close to being correct.
8.
|0559| And said
|3068| Yahweh
|0000| to
|7854| Satan,
|7760| Have you set
|3824| your heart
|5650| on My servant
|0347| Job?
|3588| For
|0369| not is {any}
|0000| like him
|0776| in the earth,
|0376| a man
|8535| perfect
|3477| and upright,
|3373| revering
|0430| God
|5186| and turning away
|7451| from evil.
Instead it was God questioning Satan what he had in his heart against Job.
John 3
3. Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
4. Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born?
5. Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.
6. That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
So many use verse 5 (of course without verse 6) to prove water baptism but the water is not baptism. It is a reference to our first birth from a woman. Unless one is first born of a woman Jesus could not save them. Who else would there be? How about Satan and the fallen angels?
5.
|0611| answered
|2424| Jesus,
|0281| Truly,
|0281| truly
|3004| I say
|4671| to you,
|3362| Except
|5100| one
|1080| receive birth
|1537| of
|5204| water
|2532| and
|4151| Spirit,
|3756| not
|1410| he is able
|1525| to enter
|1519| into
|3588| the
|0932| kingdom
|3588| of
|2316| God!
6.
|3588| That
|1080| receiving birth,
|1537| from
|3588| the
|4561| flesh,
|4561| flesh
|2076| is.
|2532| And
|3588| that
|1080| receiving birth
|1537| from
|3588| the
|4151| Spirit,
|4151| spirit
|2076| is.
What is really sad is that so many want to prove water baptism and will take verses out of context to prove it. After Acts there are no more references to anyone being baptized in water. Baptism of the Spirit is the only baptism mentioned after Acts. In Acts most say they were baptized of John's baptism (water) because they knew of no other. Yes, Jesus was baptized in water to end John's and begin His baptism. As He went in the water nothing happened, but as He came out then the Spirit descended.
Research how many of the apostles were baptized and you will find that not all were of water, but all except Judas was baptized with the Spirit. Isn't it strange that one of the apostles who was baptized with water was Judas?
Jesus followed all of the law, traditions, etc of the day so He could fulfill all including water baptism.
Matthew 3
11. I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire:
John the Baptist even said it that the Baptism of Jesus was preferred before his baptism of water.
John 1
15. John bare witness of him, and cried, saying, This was he of whom I spake, He that cometh after me is preferred before me: for he was before me.
Oh yes I know how they use Mark 16:16 to prove their point, but most do not use the entire verse, only the first half.
Mark 16
16. He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved;
Even if the above was all there was to the verse it would not support water baptism; it would be supporting spiritual baptism.
Mark 16
16. He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.
Notice–he that does not believe is damned. It says nothing about he that does not believe and is not baptized. That’s because first one must believe and then one is born again, baptized of the Spirit.
There are so many others such as Matthew 17:21, which does not even exist in the Greek–No verse 21. How many have had that verse drummed into them when it should be about faith not praying and fasting. I am not trying to take away from praying and fasting. We should only do it where God says to, not where man decides they want it to prove a point or prove. The reason why they can not do something is that they are not of the true community but of the church of the world (spirit of religion).
The entire purpose of my showing you these few incorrect (yes, there are many more) translations is to show how important it is to hear from God, and have God directly teach us.
John 14
26. But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.