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Son of God Movie

1-1230656293hqMCLast night I took the family to see the Son of God movie. It was refreshing to have something, for lack of a better word, wholesome to go and see.

I heard that many of the scenes came from the ten-hour t.v. series that aired last year. That didn’t make it sound all that exciting, but I hadn’t seen much of the series so it would be fine.

The movie was bittersweet. I have to say I did enjoy it and I wish Hollywood would do more movies like this. The special effects we have today would make it visually stunning and there are so many stories that have never been done.  However there were things that bothered me. Why do they have to change what was said? Why do they insist on letting little lies creep in? I don’t want to go through the entire thing and break it down, but I will mention this: Christ never told Caiaphas he was the Son of God.  That is a HUGE problem. Christ never defends himself. He only says, “You say that I am.”

Christ was the lamb slain. He didn’t defend himself. Why would you put that in there? You have to watch for these things my friends as it is these things that can cause great harm.

Remember: Matthew 23:2 Saying, The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat:

Scribes are the ones that write things down be careful that you do not let them twist the Word of God for you.

 

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Happy Birthday to you, Bible!

This year marks the 400th birthday of the King James bible.  I know this post should have been out last week, but I have been very busy trying to get the video blog ready to go which should be ready this week.

In 1604 King James commissioned 47 Church of England Scholars to convert the Hebrew and Greek texts into English and that work was completed on 1611.  While this was not the first but the third English version, it is the one that we still have today.  The earlier English versions had enough errors and religious slants in it that the Puritans demanded a new version.  What makes the King James Bible so special is that many editions today do not go back to the original texts. Instead, they use other English texts and try to modernize the language. I am sure that anyone who has played the telephone game in kindergarten can tell you taking a message from a message is never a good idea.  The other thing that makes this version special is that the scholars who translated it were Christian.  A very important factor when getting translations done.

One last note to mention is the fact that the scholars that translated this work sent a letter to you, as the reader of the book, stating that they tried their best, but errors are inevitable.  Sadly, this letter has been removed from modern printings of the bible.  I strongly recommend reading that letter at least once.  You can obtain that letter here by signing up for the newsletter.

I know of three podcasts that I am going to listen to on the topic:

The Commission

The Legacy

The Translation

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Is the next king of England going to still be the defender of the faith?

Fidei Defensor, Latin for defender of the faith, was given to King Henry the VIII by Leo X. The Catholic church revoked the title after Henry established the Church of England. Parliament restored the title in the 16th Century and since then England has always had a monarch crowned with that title. The coronation, I might add that occurs atop the stone of scone or Jacob’s pillar.

Now it seems that only half of Britons feel that England is still a Christian nation. Does this prove that Queen Elizabeth II has failed to protect what she has sworn to do? I find it sad to see that Christians are now under attack for their beliefs in a county that has a leader sworn to protect that very faith.

As Christians what is one to do about such a thing? Should a Christian allow their beliefs to be eroded or compromised simply because the law demands penalties if we do not? Paul tells us in Romans that a nation is only in existence by the will of God and that a nation must protect your right to practice your beliefs as long as you abide within its laws. So is it then Christians that are allowing these things to happen. God gives us power over all our enemies. Maybe its time for us to stop waiting for an aging monarch to do her job and start doing our job.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/8210671/Only-half-of-Britons-say-UK-is-a-Christian-country.html