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DAILY SPURGEON and DEVOTION  for August 18th  *A.D. 2026

 

Today’s Feature:
The Life of King James 

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Note: (See the Requiem Note:  below for Daddy’s last word(s), before being called home to Heaven)

 

Please view these videos. 

 

They will bless you in your desire to know GOD’S authoritative,  inspired [God breathed] , immutable, inerrant, infallible, preserved, protected written and revealed Word [Words] of GOD.

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Dr. David L. Brown (1 video)

 

THINGS THAT ARE DIFFERENT ARE NOT THE SAME.
URL: (click here)
https://youtu.be/EbY3fs9yM-o?is=o1Grz0-cN8QcI9if

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Dr. David Sorenson: (3 videos)

 

(1)  -THE MAKING OF THE KING JAMES BIBLE

URL: (Click here)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PC089eaT0zA

 

(2) - THE TRADITIONAL TEXT: ITS HISTORY & RELIABILITY

URL: (Click here)

https://youtu.be/87mZTVZ7i_Y?si=IKhSkPu5xriAnxcu

 

(3) -THE TRADITIONAL TEXT (ALSO KNOWN AS THE RECEIVED TEXT [TEXTUS RECEPTUS, TR]  VERSUS THE CRITICAL TEXT

URL: (Click here)

https://youtu.be/02A7lNf0Rrs?si=TfLITseFIioQCgzX

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Dr. Philip Stringer  (1 video)
 

  1. THE KING JAMES VERSION [1769] IS THE FINAL PRESERVED AND PROTECTED AUTHORITATIVE, INSPIRED [GOD BREATHED],  IMMUTABLE, INNERANT AND INFALLIBLE WORD OF GOD-

             URL: (Click here)
             https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4UbXGjoCnYY
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—*A.D. does NOT mean “After Death”. 

 It abbreviates Anno Domini;

a Latin phrase adopted into English that means:

* “Year of our Lord."
 

BC/AD versus BCE/CE What’s the difference?​

Defend the Truth. Stand against error, Won’t you?  ...More

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Spiritual Discernment:

Is this Website of God?

Is it trustworthy?

 

God gives the following warning Scriptures to be followed to discern whether every spirit is to be believed or not.

 

1 John 4:1-3

Chapter 4 
1Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try [test] the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world. 2 Hereby know ye [by this you all know the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth [confesses] that Jesus Christ is come [is here] in the flesh is of God: 3 and every spirit that confesseth not [doesn’t confess] that Jesus Christ is come [is here] in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof [of which] ye [you all] have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world.

 

Therefore, the confession that

 

"Jesus Christ is come [is here] in the flesh!”

 

 is hereby made.

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 John 1:1-2

Chapter 1

Authorized (King James) Version

1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 The same was in the beginning with God.

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He was born of a virgin 2,026 years ago in Bethlehem of Judea

He’s alive today, and is coming soon to consummate the marriage with His espoused Bride; His Church.

 

1 Timothy 3:16

Chapter 3

"16 And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness:

God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit,

believed on in the world, received up into glory."

 

You are invited to believe and receive the Lord Jesus Christ as your savior and Lord and to publicly confess this. He then acknowledges you then to His Father; The God of Abraham. Isaac and Jacob. You are also invited to follow Him in believer’s baptism. 

 

Jesus came from Galilee to Jordan to be baptized by John the Baptist. But, John forbad [refused] Him and said, “I have need to be baptized of You and [yet] you are coming to me?” [for baptism] And Jesus answering him said, “Suffer it [Allow this]: to be so for thus it becometh [is perfectly fitting to fulfil all righteousness.”  Matthew 3:15

 

Baptism is not required for salvation. Remember, Jesus said to the thief on the cross, who acknowledged Jesus’ innocence and said to him. “Remember me when you come into your kingdom.” And Jesus said to him, “Verily [Truly] I say to you, Today you shall be with me in paradise.” Luke 23:43

 

The ordinance of Baptism pictures the Lord’s death, burial and resurrection and Jesus Christ, the propitiation for all sins so completely that there is no remembrance of them by God; .as though they never happened and the believer’s death to self, and the atonement to walk, born again, in the newness of life.

This ordinance of Baptism was preached by John the Baptist. He preached that the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand and exhorted everyone to repent from sin and be Baptized. Baptism  pictures the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ and by extension, the death, burial and resurrection and new birth of each believer  new birth and atonement .

 

Therefore, while the ordinance  of baptism is not required for salvation it should be followed

 

“to fulfil all righteousness”. 

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Worship The Lord Jesus Christ  in Spirit and in truth.

 

The Truth of Such worship will manifest itself through fervent Prayer, Bible reading, study, meditation, and Hearing in Rightly dividing and heeding the  gospel message of Jesus Christ [The Messiah]. Worship will bring God’s presence because  he Inhabits the praises of his children in the singing of, sacred hymns and spiritual songs sung  to Him, the LORD of LORDS and KING of KINGS.

 

We trust the Website: dailypurgeon.com  and believe it to be encouraging and helpful.

It must not, however, take the place of the personal, in-person worship with a gathered together local body of believers.

 

“Study to show yourself approved unto God, a worker that needs not be ashamed, rightly dividing [accurately comprehending and  sharing ] the word of truth.” 2 Timothy 2:15

 

Helping believers to become more fully devoted followers of The Lord Jesus Christ is our sincere desire. We trust Him for our salvation, guidance, strength and our eternal destiny. We will, in His almighty power, win souls through  the instrumentalities He may inspire in us. We will invite and encourage non-believers to turn away from sin, look to Him and be saved.

 

Believers (old and new) will benefit in knowing He sustains, guides and builds us up as we are being conformed to the image of Christ Jesus by the power of the Holy Ghost.

 

DailySpurgeon.com is an Internet presence of devotional writings, prayers and encouragement from Charles Haddon Spurgeon. He rightly divides [preaches and teaches] God’s Word through Sermons delivered at  The Metropolitan Tabernacle in London, with sacred congregational music of worship and praise  to encourage and strengthen the elect to become fully devoted followers of Jesus Christ.

 

He is the most prolific writer ever, through his legacy of 140 books and the  Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit  Collection of 83 volumes of his Sermons and 500 hand written letters of personal correspondence weekly, He is  the most prolific writer of all Time.

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DAILY SPURGEON for August 17th ,  A.D. 2026
 

A.D. does NOT mean “After Death”.  It actually abbreviates Anno Domini;  Latin words adopted into English and literally translated:  “Year of our Lord”.

The Lord Jesus Christ is come [is here] in the flesh,  and was born of a virgin 2026 years ago.
He lives today, has always existed as God’s everlasting Word,  and is coming soon for his bride, the body of all true believers of Jesus Christ.
 

Please join us in reading, meditating and listening to today’s DailySpurgeon. You may also choose to visit and share  dailyspurgeon.com  for Devotional Content that is calendared  for each day of the year.

 (2) SERMONS:
from Spurgeon’s Metropolitan Tabernacle  (London)

Behold Your God     Isaiah 40:9    with Dr. Peter Masters
Our society today knows so little about almighty God, having willfully shut Him out of all consideration. But look, says the Bible, at His attributes, ways and plans. Consider the uniqueness of God and compare His actions, plans and promises with those of human society.

The Most Hated Christian Doctrine   by John MacArthur
URL:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1fFRyDLbMA

PRAISE: (Two Beloved Hymns)

I Will Sing The Wondrous Story

Blessed Assurance

(…be filled with the Spirit; speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody [music] in your heart to the Lord; Ephesians 5:18-19 )     

TODAY’S  CONTENTS  August 17th         

 

SACRED PRAISES: August 17th    

The Love of God    Bill Gaither and Choir  
(sing-along won’t you?)                   
…be filled with the spirit; speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody [music] in your heart to the lord; Ephesians 5:18-19

 I Love You Lord   by Jared Reynolds
In loving memory of  Jon Edward Riley  (1971-2021) who would sometimes just bust-out singing this beautiful praise;  often, on the way to church.

 
  …“Later” [see-ya-later] was how he always said farewell  … never good-bye.  Remembering Jon’s “Later” brings timeless joy to those he loved so well.

… and the promise 

’Till We Meet Again.  By Jeremiah Rankin (1880) with Antrim Mennonite Choir

Amen.

 

 

 



THE GOSPEL MESSAGE:

From The Metropolitan Tabernacle (C.H. Spurgeon 1834-1892)
TODAY’S SERMON:
Duty and Fruits of Brotherly Love    1 John 4:7     with Dr. Peter Masters

From the warning against false teachers, the apostle turns again to the great duty of love to fellow believers, providing fourteen compelling reasons (with benefits) for honoring this obligation. Here love is defined, its actions and activities listed, and the reasons surveyed.
 

 

TODAY’S  DEVOTION:

PRAYER 4, Part 1 of 5 August 17th  THE ALL-PREVAILING PLEA.

ANECDOTE 18, August 17th     BACKSLIDERS RECLAIMED.
FAITH’S CHECKBOOK: August 17th   WHO HAS THE MAJORITY?
-And he answered, Fear not: for they that be with us are more than they that be with them - 
2 Kings 6:16
MORNING: August 17th  "THE MERCY OF GOD. "—Psalm 52:8
EVENING August 17th  : "THIS SICKNESS IS NOT UNTO DEATH. " —

A  SINNER’S PRAYER August 17th 

 

PRAYER 4, Part  1 of 5 August 17th  THE ALL-PREVAILING PLEA
            

O LORD God!  The Fountain of all Fullness, we, who are nothing but emptiness, come unto Thee for all supplies, nor shall we come in vain [without purpose], since we bear with us a plea which is all prevalent [always prevails].

 

Since we come commanded by Thy Word,  

encouraged by Thy promise, and

preceded by Christ Jesus, our great High Priest,

 

we know that whatsoever we shall ask in prayer, believing, we shall receive. 

 

Only, do Thou help [please help] us now to ask right things, and

 

may the utterances [sounds] of our mouth be acceptable in Thy sight, O God our Strength and our Redeemer [Savior] .


We would first adore Thy blessed and ever-to-be-beloved Name. “All the earth doth [does] worship Thee, the Father everlasting.”

 

Heaven is full of Thy [Your] glory.
        
Oh! that men’s [our] hearts were filled therewith, that the noblest creatures Thou hast [You have] made, whom Thou didst set [You did put] in the Paradise of God, for whom the Savior shed His blood, loved [would love] Thee with all their [our] hearts. 

The faithful, chosen, called, and separated, join in the everlasting song. All Thy redeemed praise Thee, O God! As the God of our election, we extol [gladly praise]  Thee for Thine everlasting and immutable love. As the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, we bless Thee for that unspeakable gift, the offering of Thine [Your] Only-begotten [supernaturally fathered].

 

Words are but air, and tongues but clay, and Thy compassion is divine, therefore it is not possible that any words of ours should “reach the height of this great argument,” or sound forth Thy [Your] worthy praise for this superlative deed of grace.

 

[Thank You, Father, and Thank You, Lord Jesus, Amen.]


 

ANECDOTE 18, August 17th  BACKSLIDERS RECLAIMED.
       

I remember one Monday afternoon, when we had been waiting upon the Lord in prayer ever since seven o clock in the morning, that there came a most remarkable wave of prayer over the assembly.

 

,And then two backsliders got up and prayed one after the other.  According to their own account, they had been very bad fellows indeed, and had sorely transgressed against God; but there they were, broken-hearted and fairly broken down. It was a sight to make angels rejoice as their tears flowed. Certainly, their sobs and cries touched the hearts of all of us who were assembled.

 

I thought to myself,  “Then God is blessing us, for

 

when backsliders come back it is a proof that God has visited his people.”

 

FAITH’S CHECKBOOK August 17th  WHO HAS THE MAJORITY?
 

-And he answered, Fear not: for they that be with us are more than they that be with them-

 2 Kings 6:16
 

-Y el le dijo: No hayas miedo: porque mas son los que estan con nosotros que los que estan con ellos.- 2 Reyes 6:16 
          
Horses and chariots, and a great host [army], shut up the prophet in Dothan. His young servant was alarmed. How could they escape from such a body of armed men?

 

But the prophet had eyes which his servant had not, and he could see a greater host with far superior weapons guarding him from all harm.  Horses of fire are mightier than horses of flesh, and chariots of fire are far preferable to chariots of iron.  Even so is it at this hour.

 

The adversaries of truth are many, influential, learned, and crafty; and truth fares ill [is not received] at their hands; and yet the man of God has no cause for trepidation [stress].  Agencies, seen and unseen, of the most potent [powerful]  kind, are on the side of righteousness. God has armies in ambush [hidden] which will reveal themselves in the hour of need. The forces which are on the side of the good and the true far outweigh the powers of evil.

 

Therefore, let us keep our spirits up, and walk with the gait  [pace] of men who possess a cheering secret, which has lifted them above all fear.

 

We are on the winning side.

 

The battle may be sharp, but we know how it will end.

 

[We win! Hallelujah.]

 

Faith, having God with her, is in a clear majority:

 

“They that be with us are more than they that be with them.”

 

Prayer:  Thank You Father for reassuring us and taking away all causes of fear. Thank You that when You are with us, we are on the winning side. Thank You in Jesus name, Amen.


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Pray also that believers rightly divide [faithfully analyze and preach] God’s eternal Word, preserved by God, Himself.

 

God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten [supernaturally fathered] Son, that whosoever believes in Him should not perish but  have everlasting  life. John 3:16    

 

 MORNING    August 17th  "THE MERCY OF GOD. "—Psalm 52:8

 

—La misericordia de Dios — Salmos 52:8  

 

MEDITATE a little on this mercy of the Lord.

 

It is tender mercy. With gentle, loving touch, He heals the broken in heart [brokenhearted], and binds up their wounds. He is as gracious in the manner of His mercy as in the matter of it. 

It is great mercy. There is nothing little in God; His mercy is like Himself—it is infinite. You cannot measure it. His mercy is so great that it forgives great sins to great sinners after great lengths of time, and then gives great favors and great privileges and raises us up to great enjoyments in the great heaven of the great God. 

It is undeserved mercy, as indeed all true mercy must be, for deserved mercy is only a misnomer for justice. There was no right on the sinner's part to the kind consideration of the Most High; had the rebel been doomed at once to eternal fire he would have richly merited the doom, and if delivered from wrath, sovereign love alone has found a cause, for there was none in the sinner himself. 

It is rich mercy.     Some things are great but have little efficacy [practical effect] in them, but this mercy is a cordial [small amount of sherry or brandy] to your drooping spirits, a golden ointment to your bleeding wounds, a heavenly bandage to your broken bones, a royal chariot for your weary feet, a bosom of love for your trembling heart.

It is manifold mercy. As [John] Bunyan says in  [Pilgrim’s Progress ]

 

 


EVENING  August 17

"This sickness is not unto death. " —John 11:4
— Oyéndolo Jesús, dijo: Esta enfermedad no es para muerte —Juan 11:4  

       
FROM our Lord's words we learn that there is a limit to sickness. Here is an "unto" within which its ultimate end is restrained, and beyond which it can not go.  Lazarus might pass through death, but death was not to be the ultimatum [final end] of his sickness. In all sickness, the Lord says to the waves [sensations] of pain, "Hitherto [here] shall ye go, but no further." His fixed purpose is not the destruction, but the instruction of His people. 

Wisdom hangs up the thermometer at the furnace mouth, and regulates the heat.

       The limit is encouragingly comprehensive. The God of providence has limited the time, manner, intensity, repetition, and effects of all our sicknesses; each throb is decreed, each sleepless hour predestinated, each relapse ordained, each depression of spirit foreknown, and each sanctifying result eternally purposed. Nothing great or small escapes the ordaining hand of Him who numbers [counts] the hairs of our head.

       This limit is wisely adjusted to our strength, to the end designed, and to the grace apportioned. Affliction comes not at haphazard [without God’s providence] —the weight of every stroke of the rod is accurately measured. He who made no mistakes in balancing the clouds and meting out the heavens, commits no error’s in measuring out the ingredients which compose the medicine of souls. We cannot suffer too much nor be relieved too late.

       The limit is tenderly appointed. The knife of the heavenly Surgeon never cuts deeper than is absolutely necessary.

 

"He doth not afflict willingly, nor grieve the children of men." A mother's heart cries, "Spare my child;" but no mother is more compassionate than our gracious God. When we consider how hard-mouthed [stubborn] we are, it is a wonder that we are not driven with a sharper bit. [more severe control]

 

 The thought is full of consolation, that He who has fixed the bounds of our habitation, has also fixed the bounds of our tribulation.

 

The Pilgrim’s Progress is presented  in the  DailySpurgeon.com   Website with these Headings:

 

  • Audio-book Narration for ADULTS  in 28 Episodes

  • Illustrated Video Adaptation for SCHILDREN in 9 Parts

  • Original and Complete Bunyan Text (Unabridged, searchable and including a Scripture reference Index for all included Scripture references made by Bunyan)


The Pilgrim’s Progress   (complete text of the World’s FIRST ENGLISH NOVEL &  ITS  MOST FAMOUS ALLEGORY) 

 

"All the flowers in God's garden are double." There is no single mercy. You may think you have but one mercy, but you shall find it to be a whole cluster of mercies. It is abounding mercy. Millions have received it, yet far from its being exhausted, it is as fresh, as full, and as free as ever. 

It is unfailing mercy. It will never leave you. If mercy is your friend, mercy will be with you in temptation to keep you from yielding; with you in trouble to prevent you from sinking; with you [in] living to be the light and life of your countenance; and with you [in]  dying  to be the joy of your soul when earthly comfort is ebbing fast [slipping away].

 

SACRED LITERATURE:

ORIGINAL TEXT: The Pilgrim’s Progress,   1678 by John Bunyan

 

Since this original publication date it has NEVER bee out of print.


You may want to read the daily selections as a bed time story for you and your little ones. .

It’s the world’s most famous allegory and is  the all-time, world-wide best seller second only to the Bible. Some believe it to be the world’s first novel written in English.

 

It will bless, encourage  and instruct pilgrims (readers and seekers) of all ages for a life-time.

Link to Complete Index of   Bible Scripture References   included in The Pilgrim’s Progress are found by this Link.

ADULT AUDIO:

The Pilgrim’s Progress  by John Bunyan (Complete audio-book narrated by Christopher Glyn -6 ½ hours in 28 Episodes)    

 

Preface:  Bunyan’s letter   

 

Episode 01:  The City of Destruction

Episode 02:  Obstinate & Pliable

Episode 03:  The Swamp of Despond   

Episode 04:  Mr. Worldly Wiseman    

  • Episode 05:  The Narrow Gate

Episode 06:  The House of the Interpreter

Episode 07:  The Cross

Episode 08:   Simple, Sloth & Presumption

Episode 09:   Formalist & Hypocrisy

Episode 10:   The Hill Difficulty

Episode 11:   Timorous & Mistrust

Episode 12:   The Palace Beautiful   

Episode 13:   Battle with Apollyon  

Episode 14:   The Valley of the Shadow of Death     

Episode 15:   Christian Meets Faithful & Talkitive 
Episode 16:  Mr. By-ends   Town of Fair Speech
Episode 17:  The Hill Lucre  [Gain and Greed]

Episode 18:  By-path Meadow  Vain Confidence

Episode 19:  Doubting Castle 
Episode 20:  The Delectable Mountains  
Episode 21:  Ignorance   Conceit
Episode 22:  The Flatterer
Episode 23:  Atheist

Episode 24:  The Enchanted  Ground
Episode 25:   Ignorance Rejoins the Pilgrims
Episode 26:   Beulah Land
Episode 27:   The River of Death
Episode 28:   The Celestial City

The Pilgrim's Progress is probably the most published books in the English language of all time, other than the Bible; 1,300 editions have been printed before 1938, 250 years after the author's death; It’s the most famous Allegory ever written.

 

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CHILDREN’S VIDEO  Illustrated Adaptation from

Pilgrim’s Progress    (Complete video -2 hours)   Presented in 9 parts.

Part 1  The Slough of Despond [The Swamp]

Part 2 Obstinate and Pliable
Part 3  The Interpreter’s House

Part 4  The Hill Difficulty
Part 5  The Fight with Apollyon

Part 6  The Valley of the Shadow of Death

Part 7  Vanity Fair

Part 8  Doubting Castle

  • Part 9  The Dark River

Part 10  The Celestial City  


A SINNER’S PRAYER:  (FOR WHOSOEVER):
 

Whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved. Acts 2:21

  

 Pray and call on the name of the Lord Jesus and be saved   … won’t you? 

 
(Pray like this)
“Lord Jesus, I’m a lost sinner hopeless without You.  I would never be able to save myself. Without your death on the cross to pay my sin debt I would be condemned to spend eternity condemned in Hell. By nature  and  practice I am a natural-born sinner. I’m  totally depraved and  I sin because I am a sinner. Please forgive me.0

I realize that doing my best or being as good as possible, or being better than other people or having good excuses can never save me.
I look to You, alone  Lord Jesus to save me and I call on You right now to save me.  You died on the cross in my place to pay  for my sin. Your Word says,  “It shall come to pass that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved. Acts 2:21. Thank You, Lord.

 

     Right now, I surrender my sinful self  to You,  just as I am, Lord Jesus. I trust You to forgive me and save me and be my Lord and Savior.
Please forgive me of all my sins. I’m sorry for every one I have done (bad thoughts, unkind words and selfish things) and I now look to You to forgive me of them all.  I need your forgiveness. Thank you for forgiving me.
You paid the price for all of my sins by dying on the cross. 

    Thank you Lord Jesus that You loved me and died for me before I was born and gave Yourself for my salvation.

    Thank you, Heavenly Father, that You have made the way  to save me  and have drawn me away from sin and death into Life  in Your only begotten son, the Lord Jesus.  He took  my place, suffered and died for punishment that I deserved.

 

     Thank You, Heavenly Father that you raised Jesus from the dead, that You have saved me and will guide, comfort and instruct me by the Holy Spirit into all truth and that I will be conformed to the image of the Lord Jesus, my Savior and my Lord In His name I pray, Amen.

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My Lord “Will-be-will” [Mr. Self-will] is a great blusterer, [one who roars loudly with empty threats, menaces or protests] and it is hard to subject him to God's will; but when the heart of flesh is given, the will quivers like an aspen leaf in every breath of heaven, and bows like a willow in every breeze of God's Spirit.

 

Mr.  Self-will  is a personification  in The Pilgrim’s Progress

(The world’s  most widely read and most famous Allegory written by John Bunyan in the 1600’s and has NEVER been out of print.)

 

The natural will is cold, hard iron, which cannot be hammered into form, but the renewed will, like molten metal, is soon molded by the hand of [God’s] grace. In the fleshy heart there is a tenderness of the affections.  

The hard heart does not love the Redeemer, but the renewed heart burns with affection towards Him. The hard heart is selfish and coldly demands, "Why should I weep for sin? Why should I love the Lord?"

 

But the heart of flesh says;

"Lord, You know that I love You; help me to love You more!"

 

Many are the privileges of this renewed heart;   " 'Tis [It is] here the [Holy] Spirit dwells, 'tis here that Jesus rests."  It is fitted to receive every spiritual blessing, and every blessing comes to it. It is prepared to yield every heavenly fruit to the honor and praise of God, and therefore the Lord delights in it.

 

A tender heart is the best defense against sin, and the best preparation for heaven. A renewed heart stands on its watchtower [on guard] looking for the coming of the Lord Jesus.

 

Have you [Do you have] this heart of flesh?

 

[Pray and Ask for it now,  won’t you?]

 

 

    A SINNER’S  PRAYER   August 16th

    Whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved. Acts 2:21

    Pray and call on the name of the Lord Jesus.

 

Pray like this:  

“Lord Jesus, I’m a lost sinner hopeless without You.  I would never be able to save myself. Without your death on the cross to pay my sin debt and I would be condemned to spend eternity in Hell. By nature  and  practice I am a natural-born sinner. I’m  totally depraved and  I sin because I am a sinner. Please forgive me.

I realize that doing my best or being as good as possible, or being better than other people or having good          excuses can never save me.
 

     I look to You, alone  Lord Jesus to save me.
I call on You,  by name  right now Lord Jesus to save me.  You died on the cross in my place to pay  for my sin. Your Word says,  “It shall come to pass that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved. Acts 2:21. Thank You, Lord.

 

     Right now, I surrender my sinful self  to You,  just as I am, Lord Jesus and I trust You to forgive and save me and be my Lord and Master.
Please forgive me for all my sins. I’m sorry for every sin (bad thoughts, words and things I have done) and look to You to forgive me of them all.  I need your strength to overcome sin’s temptations. Thank you for forgiving me.
You paid the price for all of my sins by dying on the cross. 

    Thank you Lord Jesus that You loved me and died for me before I was born and that You love me still.
 

    Thank you Heavenly Father that You have made the way  of  redemption, forgiveness and  atonement for me  and have drawn me away from sin and death into Life  in Your only begotten son.  He took  my place and suffered my punishment.

 

     Thank You, Heavenly Father that you raised Jesus from the dead. He is ALIVE and in Him we are    victorious over sin, death and the grave. In Christ Jesus there is therefore now no condemnation.
 

     Thank You for saving me heavenly Father and for sending the Holy Spirit for my guidance, comfort  and solemn instruction into all truth,  Amen.”

   
With all my heart, I thank you Lord Jesus for saving me. In your name, Lord Jesus I pray, Amen.

 

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Requiem Note: *Charles Dumah Riley, Sr. (AKA: Daddy, "CD", and Paw Paw) 1897 – 1987

JM witnessed the last few hours of his *Daddy’s life on earth coming to an end and heard him say only “Amen” over and over, in the belief  that he was affirming and agreeing with God’s will in the conclusion of his own life’s and giving a testimony of God’s goodness to him and his agreement and his surrender to his earthly departure to be eternally present with the Lord Jesus. 

Amen... Amen… and  Amen!

 

My Daddy’s  prayer before every meal, always offered with all gravity, reverence and always heard in the unique sound of his deep Bass prayer voice:

“Accept our thanks for these and all other blessings, we humbly ask in Thy name, Amen.” 

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You can cast your cares on the Lord…

1. Call on Him. As for me, I will call upon God; and the LORD shall save me.. ...Psalm 55:16

2. Trust Him. Commit thy way unto the Lord;  and he shall bring it to pass ... Psalm 37:5

3. Come to Him, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I [He] will give you rest.. Matthew 11:28

4. Give Him the burden. Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved. Psalm 55:22]

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The Lord … is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

2 Peter 3:9

Pray also that believers will be taught by the Holy Spirit to rightly divide God’s Holy Word preserved by God, Himself.

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John 3:16 16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

vis. Textus Receptus [The Traditional Greek Text] (From the overwhelming majority of extant New Testament Greek manuscripts)

The Incomplete and unsealed codices of Sinaiticus and Vaticanus are not majority texts, [Original Masoretic Hebrew and the Greek Textus Receptus]. Sinaiticus and Vaticanus present variant, ambiguous and erroneous readings rather than that of the well-established and settled texts. They disagree often with one another as well as with the settled majority texts. Thus, an attempt to create a pretext that will continue to justify a never-ending demand for additional editions and interpretations. These unsettled differences and bias in certain sectarian doctrine [dogma] have led to the production of multiple “modern” editions with ambiguities, many variant readings and confusion from the explosion of unending, new editions.

Profit-driven publishers have embraced such an economic windfall to sell a continual flow of “new and better” English edition of The Bible. They give too little attention to the fidelity and accuracy already settled [in heaven] in majority manuscripts of the Masoretic Hebrew and the  Greek Textus Receptus.

 

Psalm 119:89-90

ל Lamed

89 Forever, O LORD, thy word is settled in heaven.

90 Thy faithfulness is unto all generations:

thou hast established the earth, and it abideth [abides].

God, Himself, providentially protects and preserves His Word. His Word is the God-breathed, self-authenticating, immutable [unchanging and unchangeable], eternal, inerrant, infallible, infinite and all-powerful Word, settled in heaven. He is not the author of confusion.

1 Corinthians 14:33 

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MISSION STATEMENT:

… Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man. Ecclesiastes 12:13

Our solemn aim is to trust and obey the Lord Jesus in everything. We must rely upon God entirely to achieve His purposes in us and through us.

Loving and worshiping God with all our heart, soul, mind and strength in Spirit and in truth is a labor of love and duty of every believer. Desire will grow stronger as we give ourselves to prayer, reading and meditating on God’s Word, gathering ourselves together to hear Gospel preaching, the singing of Psalms, sacred hymns and spiritual songs.

We purpose, with God’s help, to reach the lost, comfort, strengthen and encourage believers, and rightly divide God’s Word to proclaim the Gospel (Good News) of Jesus Christ to every creature.

The Holy Bible is God’s eternal, inerrant, infallible, immutable revealed and divinely preserved Word. It is His completed scripture of all revealed truth. He brings guidance and the knowledge of His will to us personally and to each local body of Christian believers through His Word. With God’s help and empowerment, we will read, study, meditate-on, trust-in and obey God’s Holy Bible and encourage others to do the same. We hold it to be the supreme authority and the preeminent and divinely established precedent [Stare Decisis Latin: to stand by that which is decided, the legal doctrine of precedence, literally "to stand by decided matters"] in all things.

Therefore, the purpose of The John Mark Publishing Company is to publish the Gospel of Jesus Christ to every creature. And, to serve all, in love, especially those in the household of faith. We are compelled by this purpose to follow, and rightly apply and proclaim, God’s Holy Word, the Bible, as God’s divinely preserved truth; being the essential authority and goal of this ministry.

The Metropolitan Tabernacle: Home church of Charles H. Spurgeon

The preaching, teaching, soul winning and writings of Charles Haddon Spurgeon are firmly fixed on the bedrock of Holy Scripture. His entire ministry was established, empowered and inspired solely by God’s Holy Word imparted to him by the Holy Spirit. His written works continue to bless, guide, challenge and benefit today’s readers through the publication of his authentic Gospel sermons and other inspired writing His ministry continues to thrive and flourish today through the Metropolitan Tabernacle a church begun in 1650 The present building was constructed in 1861 and was rebuilt after the destruction caused during the second world war. This church has been steadfast in it’s adherence to Reformed Baptist theology that Spurgeon said was just a nickname for Biblical Christianity. They have resisted and continue to reject worldly winds of false doctrine, including pragmatism and self-centered “Christian hedonism”. Biblical Christianity will always show itself as a personal relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ, never just a philosophy or religion.

Mission Aim: Spurgeon's sermons and devotional messages have edified the church body and have been a great benefit, to all readers for many years. We pray they will be useful to strengthen personal discipleship in each and every believer and will be a useful instrument in the spreading of the Gospel [Good news] of Jesus Christ, the Messiah to all nations. 

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MISSION PURPOSE:

Our aim is to trust and obey the Lord Jesus Christ in everything. We rely wholly upon the Holy Spirit to impart God’s divine revelation to us from His Word, the Holy Bible. With God’s help, we will follow Jesus. We expect that lost souls will be saved, believers, comforted, strengthened and encouraged. To God be all the glory.

The Bible is God’s divinely inspired [God breathed] revealed, infinite, eternal, inerrant, infallible, immutable Word to all mankind. This divine, supernatural Word brings all revealed truth to the world. We purpose, therefore, to follow God’s Holy Word, Personal guidance and guidance to the local church comes by His Word.

Hence, we resolve, God helping us, to read, study, meditate-on, trust-in and obey God’s revealed and divinely preserved Word, holding it to be the supreme authority and the only divinely established Stare Decisis [Latin: to stand by that which is decided] in all things.

Therefore, the purpose of The John Mark Publishing Company is to publish and proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ to every creature, ministering God’s love to all, especially those in the household of faith. The Bible is God’s everlasting, inspired, (God breathed) inerrant, infallible, unchangeable, divinely protected and preserved Word of love and salvation to the entire world. It is also the essential foundation of this ministry.

History: The inspired preaching, teaching and writing of Charles Haddon Spurgeon is all empowered by God’s revealed Word the Bible. His written publications continue to benefit readers through authentic Gospel preaching and sound biblical teaching. This ministry continues to flourish through The Metropolitan Tabernacle in London

 

Presented here are Spurgeon's writings for the edification of the church as well as for the benefit, blessing and gospel challenge to all readers. Our desire is that the written Word of God will become the Living Word in the person of the Lord Jesus Christ to each and every reader.

To this end, this website is offered to encourage and provide opportunity to hear Gospel preaching, and to engage in daily devotional meditation, Bible study and prayer. Careful adherence to Spurgeon’s calendar and original, unabridged text is given herein.

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Prayer: Dear Lord, empower your ministry to win many souls, and serve those in need, especially those in the household of faith, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, Amen.

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Precaution: These Messages and prayers will not substitute for continual fellowship with the Lord Jesus or for gathering in in-person worship. Neither will they replace personal reading, meditation, prayer and fasting over God's divinely preserved and eternal Word imparted by the Holy Spirit.

 

The Authorized King James Version (AKJV), also known as the Authorized Version (AV), is the authentic English Bible because it is rendered [translated into English] accurately and faithfully from the established majority of the Greek Text [The received text] manuscripts of the New Testament and the Hebrew Masoretic Text of the Old Testament (The Jewish Tanakh)  These manuscripts have always been  providentially protected by God, and always give a greater glory to God when compared to any other  variant reading. The established majority manuscripts avoid doctrinal error, inaccuracies in text or translation, present in uninspired editorial notations, variant or ambiguous readings found in the Codices Vaticanus, or Sinaiticus.

 

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A SINNER’S PRAYER: … FOR WHOSOEVER: August 9th


Whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved. Acts 2:21

Call on the name of the Lord Jesus and be saved … pray like this, won’t you?

“Lord Jesus, I’m a lost sinner and without You I am lost. I can’t save myself. Without your death on the cross to pay my sin debt I would be condemned to spend eternity in Hell. My nature and behavior has been sinful from birth. Please forgive me.

I realize that doing my best, being as good as possible, or being better than other people can never save me. . I’m sorry for each and every sin I have ever done and look to You to forgive them all.

I look to You, alone Lord Jesus to save me.

I call on You, Lord Jesus, right now to save me. You died on the cross for me, as God’s sacrifice for my sin.

Right now, just as I am, I call on You, Lord Jesus to save me, I trust You to be my Savior and Lord.

Thank You, Lord Jesus, that You have forgiven me of all my sins. I want to follow You from now on.

You paid the price for all of my sins by dying on the cross.

Thank you, Lord Jesus that You loved me and died for me before I was born and that You love me still

Thank you, Heavenly Father, that You called me away from sin and death into the Life everlasting in Your only begotten son, the Lord Jesus.

Thank You, Heavenly Father that you raised Jesus from the dead. He is alive and in Him we are victorious over sin, death and the grave.

Thank You for saving me heavenly Father and Holy Spirit for Your comfort and guidance in all things.

With all my heart, thank you Lord Jesus for saving me. In your name, I pray, Amen.

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Please allow us to share the joy of your new birth with heaven. Heaven rejoices over each redeemed sinner. Luke 15:7


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Philippians Chapter 4:
 

1Therefore, my brethren dearly beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, so stand fast in the Lord, my dearly beloved.

2 I beseech Euodias, and beseech Syntyche, that they be of the same mind in the Lord.

3 And I intreat thee also, true yokefellow, help those women which labored with me in the gospel, with Clement also, and with other my fellow laborers, whose names are in the book of life.

4 Rejoice in the Lord always: and again I say, Rejoice. (sing-along)

5 Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand.

6 Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

7 And the peace of God, which passeth [passes] all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

8 Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.

9 Those things, which ye have both learned, and received, and heard, and seen in me, do: and the God of peace shall be with you.

10 But I rejoiced in the Lord greatly, that now at the last your care of me hath flourished again; wherein ye were also careful, but ye lacked opportunity.

11 Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content.

12 I know both how to be abased, and I know how to abound: everywhere and in all things I am instructed both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need.

13 I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth [strengthens] me.

14 Notwithstanding ye have well done, that ye did communicate with my affliction.

15 Now ye Philippians know also, that in the beginning of the gospel, when I departed from Macedonia, no church communicated with me as concerning giving and receiving, but ye only.

16 For even in Thessalonica ye sent once and again unto my necessity.

17 Not because I desire a gift: but I desire fruit that may abound to your account.

18 But I have all, and abound: I am full, having received of Epaphroditus the things which were sent from you, an odor of a sweet smell, a sacrifice acceptable, well pleasing to God.

19 But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.

20 Now unto God and our Father be glory for ever and ever. Amen.

21 Salute every saint in Christ Jesus. The brethren which are with me greet you.

22 All the saints salute you, chiefly they that are of Cesar’s household.

23 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.________________________________________


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WHO IS THE GOD OF THE BIBLE? 
by David Hocking

WHAT ARE HIS NAMES?

 

(1 One)   His Name is INCOMPREHENSIBLE!

Exodus 3:13-15 “13 And Moses said unto God, Behold, when I come unto the children of Israel, and shall say unto them, The God of your fathers hath sent me unto you; and they shall say to me, What is his name? what shall I say unto them? 14 And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you. 15 And God said moreover unto Moses, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, The Lord God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath sent me unto you: this is my name for ever, and this is my memorial unto all generations.”


Isaiah 9:6  For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given:
and the government shall be upon his shoulder:
and his name shall be called Wonderful,
Counsellor, The Mighty God, The Everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.


Psalm 139:6

Authorized (King James) Version

6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me;
it is high, I cannot attain unto it.”

 

 

(2 Two)  His Name is INFINITE!

Psalm 145:1-3
1 I will extol thee, my God, O king;
and I will bless thy name for ever and ever.
2 Every day will I bless thee;
and I will praise thy name for ever and ever.

3 Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised;
and his greatness is unsearchable.

Romans 11:33
33 O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out!
 

(3 Three)   His Name is INCORRUPTABLE!

              (two issues:  holy  and eternal)

Psalm 72:17
“His name shall be continued as long as the sun: and men shall be blessed in Him: all nations shall call Him blessed.”

Psalm 99:3
“Let them praise Thy great and terrible name; for it is Holy.”

Psalm 111:9
“Holy and reverend is His name.”
Psalm 135:13
Thy Name, O LORD  endureth for ever; and Thy memorial,  O LORD, throughout all generations.”
Psalm 145:21
“Let all flesh bless His holy Name for ever and ever.”

 

(4 Four)  His name is IMMUTABLE! [Unchanged and unchangeable]

Malachi 3:6
“For I am the LORD, I change not.”

Hebrews 6:18
That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have (1) a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon (2) the hope set before us.”

 

(5 Five)  His name is INCOMPARABLE! [Without Equal]

Deuteronomy 4:35
“Unto thee it was shewed, that thou mightiest know that the LORD He is God;  there is none else beside Him.”

Deuteronomy 4:39
Know therefore this day, and consider it in thine heart, that the Lord he is God in heaven above, and upon the earth beneath: there is none else.

 

 (6 Six)   His Name is INDESCRIBABLE! [No description adequately describes HIM] 
 
El, Eloah, Elyon, Elohim, Adon, Adonai, - Yah, Yahveh
(The Names for GOD used 10,952 times in the Bible!)
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To Abraham – His Name is El Shaddai [God Almighty, Abundant Provider,  Provider of More than Enough]
 

Genesis17:1   ,
And when Abram was ninety and nine (99) years old,  the Lord appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I Am, the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect.
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Why Cults, False Teachers and Heretics have tried to delete 1 John 5:7
from the Bible.    

 By Dr. Phil Stringer

 

In Defense of I John 5:7

By Dr. Phil Stringer


1 John 5:7 Is The Great Trinitarian Proof Text of The Bible. (For The immutable Doctrine of the Trinity.)

 

Daniel Webster [Author of the Famous Webster Dictionary] was once asked. “Does it not bother you [Mr. Webster] to believe in the Trinity since you cannot explain it?

 

His answer was,  “What would bother me would be to have a God so small that I could fully explain HIM.”
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Why The Traditional  Greek Text Also Known As The Received Text [Latin: Textus Receptus] TR is Inspired, Inerrant and Immutable.

By Dr. David Sorenson
 

In addition to overwhelming evidence of authenticity from the 5,321 Majority Text Greek manuscripts, this link gives Translational Evidence that proves the age of the Textus Receptus to be older than both the  Codices Sinaiticus and Vaticanus, Primary Greek sources used in all Critical Text translations.

This includes Westcott and Hort, Nestle and Aland and the Codices Sinaiticus and *Vaticanus.

*The unique and final Greek Text so deemed, authorized and sanctioned by the Catholic Church and The Vatican.
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The Lord Jesus *Christ
[*Anointed Messiah]

was supernaturally Fathered by the Holy Ghost,  and born of a teen-aged virgin girl named  Mary 2026 years ago in Bethlehem of Judea.

He was crucified, and His lifeless body was placed in a tomb. After three days, GOD  brought Him back to life again, and raised HIM from the dead victorious over sin, death and the grave.

He is GOD’S Incarnate WORD and Everlasting SACRIFICE, The LAMB of GOD, [THE WORD of GOD made flesh.]  The CHURCH is the BODY of *Christ,
*[The MESSIAH.]

[The CHURCH] is HIS espoused [Legally Bound] Bride, for whom HE will come again to consummate their Marriage in the Marriag                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  and Protected Words of GOD.
These WORDS are God-Breathed, [Spoken] Eternal WORDS spoken by Almighty GOD. The same GOD who calls Himself “I AM”, is Omni-Lingual, Omnipotent, Omniscient, Immutable, All-Wise, Omnipresent, Eternally and Supremely Holy. He is the One-and-Only Triune, Three-in-One GOD.


“I and my Father are one”.  John 10:30

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1 John 5:7  Is the fundamental scriptural  basis for the doctrine and essential tenet of the Trinity. [The Triune, [Three-in-One] GOD in-Three Persons   (This verse has been omitted or Changed to diminish the authority and the Person of the Lord Jesus Christ or has been Removed entirely from all Critical Text translations by apostates that hold to the untenable goal of False Doctrine that gives rise to all manner of Cults, False Teaching, Heresies, false Prophets, Agnostics, Gnostics, Atheists and  Pagans.


Therefore, The incarnate WORD of GOD, [Jesus *Christ
(*The Anointed MESSIAH) and His Father are ONE.]  John 10:30

7 For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, [Jesus Christ] and the Holy Ghost: and
THESE THREE ARE ONE. John 10:30


8 And there are three that bear witness in earth, the Spirit, [Holy Ghost] and the Water [Life of the Father], and the Blood; [The Sacrificial Blood of Jesus Christ]: and these three AGREE IN ONE. 9 If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater: for this is the witness of God which he hath testified of his Son,  [The LORD Jesus *Christ
*(The Anointed Messiah)].

 

GOD calls Himself “I AM” and Jesus Christ is The WORD made Flesh, GOD’s WORD is infinite and will endure FOREVER, from Eternity Past through the never-ending Eternal Future.
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Why Cults, False Teachers, Heretics and Critical Text adherents  have tried to take   1 John 5:7   out of the Holy Bible.     

 

By Dr. Phil Stringer

1 John 5:7 Is The Great Trinitarian Proof Text of The Bible. (That establishes the  immutable Doctrine of the Trinity.)

 

Daniel Webster [Writer of the Webster’s Dictionary] was once asked. “Does it not bother you to believe in the Trinity since you cannot explain it?

 

His answer was,  “What would bother me would be to have a God so small that I could fully explain Him.”
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The Traditional Text: It's History & Manifestation

 

By Dr. David Sorenson

In addition to evidence of authenticity from the 5,321 Majority Text manuscripts, this link presents Translational Evidence that the Traditional Text is Inerrant, Infallible and is the Inspired [Word-by-Word, GOD-Breathed Greek Text that moved the Prophets and Apostles to write precisely the Greek and Hebrew words they were told to write by the Holy Ghost]

The Traditional Text.  Length: (33:56 minutes)

The Traditional Greek Text was printed, not written by Desiderius Erasmus and was used  in the FIRST Christian Church at Antioch. It was later called The Received Text [vis. Latin: The Textus Receptus TR]. 

Over Five Billion King James Bibles, the 1769 Edition [NOT the NEW King James Bibles based on the inferior Critical Greek Text] account for more sales world-wide than any other version or edition of the Holy Bible.

This is more than all other Bible Versions and Editions Combined.
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 The Critical Text vs. The Traditional Text

(Also Known As The Received Text , The Textus Receptus  TR , and The Authorised Version AV and AKJV)

By Dr. David Sorenson

 

So, Dr. Sorenson, “I hear You are King James Only.”
 
No, I’m Traditional Text only. But if you come to the view and the conviction of being Traditional Text only, you will be Only King James.

The issue is not translational.


Marketing ploys by publishing companies with little basis in reality would have us to believe that the new versions  are:
 

  • Easier to read.

  • More modern.

  • More accurate (Not  true)
     

The truth is that the KJV remains The most popular. (is still the most popularly read Bible in America). Over five billion copies of the King James (1769) is greater than all the other versions and editions combined.


The issue comes down to the textual issue. By That, I refer to the underlying Greek text. I guess we could say texts, plural but particularly that of the New Testament. On the one hand is the Traditional Text from which the only major English translation is the King James Version of the Bible. The Traditional Text.

On the other hand, is the Critical Text sometimes called the eclectic text from whence all the other translations come. And some will say well there really is no difference between them. The difference you could amount to is just the footnotes in the bottom of a page. (This is Not true) He was not dishonest but just repeating what someone had told him.

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The Remarkable life of Charles Haddon Spurgeon

Spurgeon’s Testimony, as told by Him. (The Prince of Preachers)

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Link to Complete Index of KJV Bible Scripture References (click here to open link).

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We’re Grateful.

 

Thank you, Lord, for DailySpurgeon.com  a website to encourage and support personal devotions to the Lord Jesus. This ministry started with sending e-mails of Faith’s Checkbook by Charles H. Spurgeon to Jon Edward Riley and others he would include.. 

Jon was called home by his loving Father in Heaven on January 16, 2021.

His  memory is honored here, giving honor to whom honor is due. We pray that through this and all other instrumentalities that God may effect, many will be born again, challenged, encouraged, and supported to grow in personal devotion to the Lord Jesus Christ while being conformed to His image; that they might be the firstborn among many brethren.. Romans 13:7   Romans 8:28-29

 

A PRAYER OF GRATITUDE:  by Jon Edward Riley, 

(February 12, 1971- January16, 2021)

From an Indigenous, Irish, well beloved All-American son giving a prayer of gratitude to the Lord for  in: “The heart of Freedom”

INDIAN SCOUT POST NO 1 Burial grounds at White Shield, North Dakota.

… a compassionate prayer of gratitude, thanking the Lord for the Military Service of Native-American Scouts serving the United States of America. …the land of the free and the home of the Brave.

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Jon loved to say, “I’m a blood bought, born-again child of God!” to anyone he happened to meet.

… Jon’s testimony is from one who, by grace through faith was forever accepted in the Beloved; who’s loving ways brought the good news of Jesus to many. and one who is present with the LORD in glory forever. One with whom we’ll one day meet again.

Amen.

Jon would sometimes just sing-out some of the following songs on the way to church, or sometimes just singing along with the Elvis Gospel CD that was always in our F-150’s CD player while riding with his Dad or,

Best of all, when an inspired, spontaneous praise from the Lord would just pop out from his joyful and loving heart.

 

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FEATURED  PLAYLIST:  (Sing-along, won’t you?)

The Old Rugged Cross  by Tennessee Ernie Ford Composition History

Handle’s Messiah (Complete Two Hour Performance of The most Beloved Sacred Christmas Oratory by The King’s College, U.K.) .

The Love of God Guy Penrod, Gaither Congregation

Send The Light     Altar of Praise Men’s Chorale Written by Charles H. Gabriel 1890 

The Twenty Third Psalm The Lord is my Shepard, I shall not want… Complete Scripture of 23rd chapter beautifully Sung.

Shout To The Lord broadcast from TV show American Idol

It was a blessing when American Idol included this hymn for millions, around the world.

Rock of Ages Tennessee Ernie Ford with brief introduction written by Augustus Montague. Toplady, music by Thomas Hastings. 1762

189,225 views Jul 22, 2014 &

Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus Allison Durham Speer and Steve Amerson written by Helen Howarth Lemmel in 1922 inspired by a tract entitled Foccused, written by the missionary Isabella Lilias Trotter. Lemmel first published the hymn in England as a pamphlet in 1918, 260,442 views Sep 20, 2012

My All in All Gaither Homecoming

Christ Arose ! by Kingdom Quartet Written by Robert Lowry 1874

Just As I Am by Metropolitan Tabernacle Congregation London U.K.

Beneath the Cross of Jesus   Congregational Sung at Metropolitan Tabernacle March 13, 2022.

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SACRED LITERATURE: The Pilgrim’s Progress by John Bunyan

 

Note: Spurgeon was taught to read at a very early age and read The Pilgrim’s Progress for the first time when he was six years old. He would return to re-read it over 100 times.  He made many references to at  The Metropolitan Tabernacle in London.

 

Excerpt from Sermon:  II. § 5 THE SWEETNESS OF THIS MYSTERY, 

WHICH IS  CHRIST IN YOU

         

"Christ in us is Christ reigning." reminds me [Spurgeon] of Mr. Bunyan’s picture in The Pilgrim’s Progress. of [the town of] Mansoul, …when the Prince Immanuel laid siege to it, and Diabolus from within the city strove to keep him out. It was a, hard time for Mansoul then; but when at last the battering rams [ancient weapons of war] had broken down the gates, and the silver trumpets sounded, and the prince’s captains entered the breach, then on a day the prince himself did ride down the city’s streets, while liberated citizens welcomed him with all their hearts, hung out all their streamers, and made the church towers rock again as the bells rang out merry peals [melodies], for the king himself was come. Up to the castle of the heart [main castle] he rode in triumph, and took his royal throne to be henceforth the sole lord and king of the city.

Christ in you is a right royal word. Christ swaying his scepter from the center of your being over every power and faculty, desire and resolve, bringing every thought into captivity to himself, oh, this is glory begun, and the sure pledge of heaven. Oh for more of the imperial sovereignty of Jesus; it is our liberty to be absolutely under his sway.

 

Spurgeon’s Full Sermon:  Christ in You, May 13, 1883 Scripture: Colossians 1:27 From: Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit, Volume 29 (cit. II. The Mystery of this is Christ In You, the hope of glory.

A Spurgeon sermon of COMFORT, CONDOLENCE and COMPASSION 

No Tears in Heaven  Revelation 7:17 A message of Comfort (Christian Sermons and Audio books SFX) Delivered  August 6th 1865, recorded by Charles Koelsch. (ca. 2018)

 

 

SACRED LITERATURE

 

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The Pilgrim’s Progress   by John Bunyan (Complete audio-book narrated by Christopher Glyn -6 ½ hours)

Preface: Bunyan’s letter​     

Episode 01: The City of Destruction      

Episode 02: Obstinate & Pliable      

Episode 03: The Swamp of Despond

Episode 04: Mr. Worldly Wiseman

Episode 05: The Narrow Gate

Episode 06: The House of the Interpreter

Episode 07: The Cross

Episode 08: Simple, Sloth & Presumption

Episode 09: Formalist & Hypocrisy

Episode 10: The Hill Difficulty

Episode 11: Timorous & Mistrust

Episode 12: The Palace Beautiful

Episode 13: Battle with Apollyon

Episode 14: The Valley of the Shadow of Death

Episode 15: Christian Meets Faithful & Talkative

Episode 16 Mr. By-ends      Town of Fair Speech

Episode 17: The Hill Lucre [Gain and Greed]

Episode 18: By-path Meadow   Vain Confidence

Episode 19: Doubting Castle

Episode 20: The Delectable Mountains

Episode 21:  Ignorance    Conceit
Episode 22:  The Flatterer​
Episode 23: Atheist

Episode 24: The Enchanted Ground

Episode 25: Ignorance Rejoins the Pilgrims

Episode 26:  Beulah Land

     Episode 27: The River of Death

Episode 28:  The Celestial City


The Pilgrim's Progress is probably the most published books in the English language of all time, other than the Bible; 1,300 editions have been printed before 1938, 250 years after the author's death; It’s the most famous Allegory ever written.

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CHILDREN’S VIDEO (Illustrated Adaptation) 

Pilgrim’s Progress Drama presented in 9 parts.

DANGEROUS JOURNEY 

        Part 1 The Slough of Despond [The Swamp]

        Part 2 The Interpreter’s House

        Part 3 The Hill Difficulty

        Part 4 The Fight with Apollyon

        Part 5 The Valley of the Shadow of Death

        Part 6 Vanity Fair

  • Part 7 Doubting Castle

        Parts  8  & 9   The Dark River and  The Celestial City

 

PART II – CHRISTIANA, The SEQUEL  (Enjoy this “Old English” dialect)

AUDIO: These files will advance to and play the next recording          automatically, if not paused.

               Part II 04   A Visit from Secret   4:50 Audio

               Part II 05 Good News 2:25 Audio

               Part II 28 Mount Charity 1:01 Audio

               Part II 29 Fool & Want-Wit 1:16 Audio

               Part II 31 Meeting Valiant-For-Truth 1:41 Audio

               Part II 01 Valiant Does Battle 5:51 Audio

               Part II 02 Valiant’s Story 3:35 Audio

               Part II 04 Which Way To Go 1:30 Audio

               Part II 09 Stand-Fast’s 'Wife' 6:02 Audio

               Part II 11 Stand-Fast’s Story 1:37 Audio

               Part II 12 Beulah Land 3:20 Audio      

               Part II 14 The Postman’s Visit 1:57 Audio

               Part II 15 Christiana’s Blessing 5:55 Audio

               Part II 16 Christiana Goes Over The River 1:20 Audio

               Part II 19 Mr. Despondency’s Farewell 2:10 Audio

               Part II 20 Old-Honest Called 1:41 Audio

               Part II 21 Valiant Bequeaths His Sword 2:27 Audio

  • Part II 22 Stand-Fast’s Will 3:56 Audio

               Part II 23 Christiana Nears The City 1:01 Audio

               Part II 24 Christiana’s Triumphal Entry 4:45 Audio

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