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DAILY SPURGEON and DEVOTION for September 23rd *A.D. 2026 written and calendared by Charles Spurgeon
NEW POSTS:
The King James Bible: How a King Authorized and Commissioned and what was to became the Most Influential Bible ever.
THE OLD KING JAMES BIBLE remains Authoritative because it is The Inspired [God-Breathed/Spoken] Inerrant [error free] and Immutable [Providentially Preserved and Protected, Unchanged, and forever Unchangeable] WORD of GOD. (…a 50 minute Documentary)
THE REMARKABLE CONVERSION OF CHARLES SPURGEON
—*A.D. does NOT mean “After Death”.
It abbreviates Anno Domini;
… a Latin phrase adopted into English that means:
* “Year of our Lord."
Does BC/AD versus BCE/CE really matter? …YES. IT DOES!
Defend the Truth. Stand against the attempt to mislead, Won’t you? ...More
The new terms are meaningless because BCE and CE still denote the exact number of years in relationship to the birth in Bethlehem of Jesus Christ [The Anointed Messiah].
Dr. Michael Nazir-Ali, the former Bishop of Rochester, said: 'This amounts to the dumbing down of the Christian basis of our culture, language and history. These changes are unnecessary and they don't achieve the BBC’s objective [of wiping out any mention of or reference to Jesus Christ, His birth or His life]. ’
'Whether you use “Common Era, CE” or “Anno Domini, AD”, the date is actually still the same and the reference point is still the birth of [Jesus] Christ.'
Today’s Posts:
Dr. Jeff Riddle gives an Excellent Presentation of the Historical and Factual Case for the IMMUTABILITY and Providential Preservation of GOD’S WORD from the Traditional Text, also known as The Received Text, The Textus Receptus.
The Defense of the Received Text [Textus Receptus] By Dr. Jeff Riddle
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Dr. Doug Levesque presents a Historical account that reveals why we should not rely on dumbed- down versions of:
Textual Criticism's Imperfect Bibles (Click to view)
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The Providential Life of King James (Text)
Bridge to Babylon The 1881 Textual Criticism Controversy (169 minutes. Video)[jM1]
(2) URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIC5rUbs_-E&t=9s
“Bridge to Babylon” is a video Treatise of the explosion of over 1,000 English translations of the Bible. The Continual attempts to replace, add or take away from the Old 1769 King James Version of the Holy Bible. They don’t prevail because GOD Himself has providentially preserved and protected His Inspired [God Breathed] Holy Words from all heresy, blasphemy, confusion, error and the IMMUTABILITY of GOD’S WORD.
Over five Billion King James Bibles across all editions make it the most widely printed and distributed book in human history. This is more than all the other translations put together and is still the most read Bible ever.
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Scroll Down to bottom of p. 28 for “ 19 EPISODES” of John Bunyan’s THE PILGRIM’S PROGRESS written in 1678 and is second only to the Bible as the all-time most widely printed and distributed book ever. It has never been out of print.
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Requiem: The last word(s) , spoken by John Michael’s Daddy just before he (his Dad) was called home to be forever with the LORD.
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Please select and view a video today from among the following five videos. (Dr. Philip Stringer’s Documentary is highly recommended)
You will be blessed as you discover GOD’S AUTHORITATIVE, inspired [God breathed] , immutable, inerrant, infallible, providentially preserved and 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 [THE TEXTUS RECEPTUS] VERSUS THE CRITICAL TEXT [Man’s thoughts instead of God’s actual, God Breathed (Inspired) WORDS]
URL: (Click here)
https://youtu.be/02A7lNf0Rrs?si=TfLITseFIioQCgzX
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Dr. Philip Stringer (Video)
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
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THE KING JAMES VERSION [1769] IS THE FINAL, PRESERVED AND PROTECTED AUTHORITATIVE, INSPIRED [GOD BREATHED], IMMUTABLE, INNERANT AND INFALLIBLE WORD OF GOD-
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URL: (Click here) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4UbXGjoCnYY
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How to Discern between God’s Holy Ghost, Divine Spirit and the spirit of false teachers and the Antichrist:
Is this Website of God? Is it trustworthy?
God says in His WORD to try every spirit to discern [determine] whether they are of God, and therefore whether they should be believed and obeyed or not.
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 [will] 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, I must hereby confess that
"Jesus Christ is come [is here] in the flesh!” in the Body, as The Bride of Christ; His Church.
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DAILY SPURGEON AND DEVOTION for September 23rd *A. D. 2026
A.D. does NOT mean “After Death” as many mistakenly believe. It is actually Latin for Anno Domini, a phrase adopted into English that means “Year of [the/our] Lord”. The complete original phrase "anno Domini nostri Jesu Christi" means "in the year of our Lord Jesus Christ”. A.D. and together with B.C. Before Christ divides all Human history and designates it as either before or after the birth of Jesus Christ. ...More
JOIN us won’t you? in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ to love and worship God in Spirit and in Truth: John 4:24
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Praying with our heavenly Father, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob; 1 Thessalonians 5:17
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Hearing and obeying the eternal, inspired, immutable, inerrant, infallible, revealed and protected Word of God, revealed through Jesus Christ, the living Word; 1 Peter 1:23
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Being filled with the Spirit; speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord; Ephesians 5:18-19
We pray that this resource may strengthen soul winning, personal discipleship, the diligent study of God’s Word and the gathering of believers in the name of the Lord Jesus, Amen
Jesus says: For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I in the midst of them. Matthew 18:20
DAILY SPURGEON and DEVOTION for September 23rd *A.D. 2026
Written and calendared by Charles Haddon Spurgeon
SERMON: September 23rd from Spurgeon’s Metropolitan Tabernacle (London, U.K.)
When God Intervenes Isaiah 30:21 with Dr. Peter Masters, Pastor of The Metropolitan
PRAISE: September 23rd (…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 Need Thee, Oh I Need Thee by Anthem Lights Quartet
Hear My Cry O Lord Maranatha
(Click for audio and Sing-along, won’t you? Today’s PRAISE music came to mind from today’s PRAYER and EVENING selections)
DEVOTION for September 23rd *A.D. 2026
Written and calendared by Charles Haddon Spurgeon
*A.D. Does NOT mean after death as is commonly believed. It is a Latin abbreviation
for anno Domani (meaning “Year of our Lord” in English)
BC/AD versus BCE/CE What’s the difference?​
Defend the Truth. Won’t you?
The Lord Jesus, who is God in human flesh, was born of a virgin 2024 years ago,
He lives today and will live forevermore and He’s coming soon,
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PRAYER 10, Part 3 of 9 September 23rd THE MUSIC OF PRAISE.
ANECDOTE 53: September 23rd NO CASTE TO CHRIST.
FAITH’S CHECKBOOK: September 23rd DELIVERANCE FROM DUST AND CHAFF
-For, lo, I will command, and I will sift the house of Israel among all nations, like as corn is sifted in a sieve [strainer, sifter], yet shall not the least grain fall upon the earth- Amos 9:9
MORNING: September 23rd "ACCEPTED IN THE BELOVED."—Ephesians 1:6
EVENING: September 23rd "JESUS SAID UNTO HIM, IF THOU CANST BELIEVE. "
—Mark 9:23
A SINNER’S PRAYER September 23rd
TODAY’S DEVOTION:
PRAYER 10, Part 3 of 9 September 23rd THE MUSIC OF PRAISE.
[Heavenly Father] We wish we knew how to do something for Thee. We pray that we may be helped to do so ere [before] we die; yea, that every flying hour may confess that we have brought Thy Gospel some renown; [acclaim] that we may so live as to extend the Redeemer’s kingdom at least in some little measure; that ours may not be a fruitless, wasted life; that no faculty of ours may lay by [be set aside] and rust; but to the utmost of our capacity may we be helped of the Divine Spirit to spend our whole life in real [heart-felt] adoration.
We know that he prays that serves,
he praises that gives,
he adores that obeys, and
the life is the best music.
Oh! set it to good music, we pray Thee, and help us all through to keep to [sing in-tune] each note, and may there be no false [sour] note in all the singing of our life, but all be according to that sacred score which is written out so fully [completely] in the life-music of our Lord.
We beseech [earnestly implore ] Thee to look down upon Thy children, and cheer us. Lord, lift us up. Come, Holy Spirit, like a fresh, bracing wind, and let our spirit, through Thy Spirit, rise upward toward God.
[In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ] Amen.
(Attachment: PRAYER 10.doc)
ANECDOTE 53: September 23rd No Caste [Privileged Social Class] to Christ.
I recollect [remember] in Martin Luther's life that he saw, in one of the Romish [Catholic] churches, a picture of the Pope, and the cardinals, and bishops, and priests, and monks, and friars, all on board a ship. (Click for graphic [link] ) They were all safe, every one of them. As for the laity, poor wretches, they were struggling in the sea, and many of them drowning. Only those were saved to whom the good men in the ship were so kind as to hand out a rope or a plank. That is not our Lord’s teaching: his blood is shed “ for many,” and not for the few. He is not the Christ of a caste, or a class, but the Christ [Messiah] of all conditions of men.
FAITH’S CHECKBOOK September 23rd DELIVERANCE FROM DUST AND CHAFF
By C.H. Spurgeon 1834 - 1892
-For, lo, I will command, and I will sift the house of Israel among all nations, like as corn is sifted in a sieve [fine mesh strainer], yet shall not the least grain fall upon the earth- Amos 9:9
-Porque he aqui yo mandaré, y haré que la casa de Israel sea zarandeada entre todas las gentes, como se zarandea el grano en un harnero, y no cae un granito en la tierra. Amos 9:9
The sifting process is going on still. Wherever we go, we are still being winnowed,
[separated, sorted] and sifted. In all countries God’s people are being tried -like as corn is sifted in a sieve [sifter].- Sometimes the devil holds the sieve, and tosses us up and down at a great rate, with the earnest desire to get rid of us, for ever [sic].
Unbelief is not slow to agitate our heart and mind with its restless fears. The world lends a willing hand at the same process, and shakes us to the right and to the left with great vigor.
Worst of all, the church, so largely apostate as it is, comes in to give a more furious force to the sifting process.
Well, well! let it go on. Thus is the chaff severed [separated] from the wheat. Thus is the wheat delivered from dust and chaff. And how great is the mercy which comes to us in the text,
-yet shall not the least grain fall upon the earth-!
All shall be preserved that is good, true, gracious. Not one of the least of believers shall be lost, neither shall any believer lose anything worth calling a loss. We shall be so kept [protected and preserved] in the sifting that it shall be a real gain to us through Christ Jesus.
Prayer: Thank You Lord Jesus that even though we are purified through Your sifting not a single grain [no child of yours] will be lost. You will be to us a comforter and a sustainer. Lord Jesus, I trust and rest in the assurance of Your protection in Your name Lord Jesus I pray, Amen.
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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 that believers will be guided by the Holy Spirit to rightly divide and proclaim God’s eternal Word.
Pray also that believers will be guided by the Holy Spirit to rightly divide and preach God’s eternal Word, protected and preserved by God, Himself.
God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten [supernaturally fathered] Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. John 3:16
URL: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+3%3A16+&version=AKJV
MORNING September 23rd "ACCEPTED IN THE BELOVED." —Ephesians 1:6
—Aceptos en el Amado—Efesios 1:6
WHAT a state of privilege! It includes our justification before God, but the term "acceptance" in the Greek means more than that. It signifies that we are the objects of divine complacency, nay, even [yes, and more] of divine delight. How marvelous that we, worms, mortals, sinners, should be the objects of divine love.
But it is only "in the beloved."
Some Christians seem to be accepted in their own experience, at least, that is their apprehension [understanding]. When their spirit is lively, and their hopes bright, they think God accepts them, for they feel so high, so heavenly-minded, so drawn above the earth! But when their souls cleave to the dust, they are the victims of the fear that they are no longer accepted.
If they could but see that all their high joys do not exalt them, and all their low despondencies do not really depress them in their Father's sight, but that they stand
accepted in One who never alters [changes], in One who is always the beloved of God,
always perfect, always without spot or wrinkle, or any such thing, how much happier they would be and how much more they would honor the Savior!
Rejoice then, believer, in this: you are accepted
"in the beloved."
You look within, and you say, "There is nothing acceptable here!" But look at [Jesus] Christ, and see if there is not everything acceptable there.
Your sins trouble you; but God has cast your sins behind His back, and you are accepted in the Righteous One. You have to fight with corruption, and to wrestle with temptation, but you are already accepted in Him who has overcome the powers of evil.
The devil tempts you;
be of good cheer, he cannot destroy you, for you are accepted in Him who has broken Satan's head.
Know by full assurance your glorious standing. Even glorified souls are not more accepted than you are.
They are only accepted in heaven "in the beloved," and you are even now
accepted in Christ after the same manner.
EVENING September 23rd
"JESUS SAID UNTO HIM, IF THOU CANST [CAN] BELIEVE. " —Mark 9:23
—Y Jesús le dijo: Si puedes creer, cree . —Marcos 9:23
A CERTAIN man had a demoniac [demon possessed] son, who was afflicted with a dumb [mute] spirit. The father, having seen the futility of the endeavors of the disciples to heal his child, had little or no faith in Christ, and therefore, when he was bidden to bring his son to Him, he said to Jesus,
"If you can do anything, have compassion on us, and help us."
Now there was an "if" in the question, but the poor trembling father had put the "if" in the wrong place: Jesus Christ, therefore, without commanding him to retract the "if," kindly puts it in its legitimate position on [as].
"Nay, verily,"
He seemed to say, "there should be no 'if' about My power, nor concerning My willingness; the 'if' lies somewhere else."
"If thou canst [you can] believe, all things are possible to him that believeth." The man's trust was strengthened, he offered a humble prayer for an increase of faith, and instantly Jesus spoke the word, and the devil was cast out, with an injunction [command] never to return.
There is a lesson here which we need to learn.
We, like this man, often see that there is an "if" somewhere, but we are perpetually blundering by putting it in the wrong place: if Jesus can help me—if He can give me grace to overcome temptation—if He can give me pardon—if He can make me successful.
No, if you can believe He both can and will. You have misplaced your "if." If you can confidently trust, even as all things are possible to Christ, so shall all things be possible to you.
Faith stands in God's power, and is robed [dressed] in God's majesty; it wears the royal apparel, and rides on the King's horse, for it is the grace which the King delights to honor.
Girding [wrapping] itself with the glorious might of the all-working Spirit, it becomes, in the omnipotence [all-powerfulness] of God, mighty to do, to dare, and to suffer. All things, without limit, are possible to him that believes.
My soul, can you believe Your Lord tonight? [right now?]
A SINNER’S PRAYER September 23rd
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.
“Lord Jesus, I’m a sinner. I’m lost and it’s hopeless for me to save myself. Without you and your death on the cross I would spend eternity in Hell.
I know that me doing my best or being good (in my own opinion) and justifying my own behavior as "good" or "OK" can never be enough to save me.
I look to You, alone Lord Jesus to save me.
I come to You right now. Lord Jesus. Will You please save me. I believe You died on the cross in my place to pay for my sin debt and put to death my sin nature. I know You always keep your word. Please save me. You have said and it’s written in the Bible that you won’t reject anyone who comes to you. Thank You.
I give myself completely to You, Lord Jesus. I’m sorry for every sin I’ve done and I now turn away from each one and look to You to forgive me, save me and deliver me from future evil. Thank you for forgiving all of my sins by dying on the cross paying the punishment that I deserve. I’m a sinner by nature and by my actions. But now I'm washed clean by Your blood that was shed for me at the cross.
Thank you Lord Jesus that You loved me and died for me before I was bor n and that You love me now and will always love me and will never reject or turn your back on me. I know You are the Way, the Truth and the Life and that no one can come to the Father other than by You.
Thank you Father that You have made a way for me to see myself as ungodly. But, because You are good You have made a way and given me the desire to come to You, to turn away from my sin and to trust in the Lord Jesus. You have forgiven me because He took my place and You have provided for me to be born again [born from above, born of the Holy Spirit].
You prompted this desire and faith to believe in Your only begotten Son who,gave up His life and died on the cross to pay my sin debt, not mine alone, but the sins of the whole world.
Thank You, righteous Father of love that you allowed Jesus to suffer and die raised Jesus from the dead. He is ALIVE and in Him we are victorious over sin, death and the grave and in Christ Jesus there is no condemnation. After You raised Him from the dead You gave Him a Glorified, [everlasting] physical body and after he was seen by many witnesses on earth You took Him up to reign with You in heaven.
Thank you for saving me. I pray this in the name, of Your only begotten Son, the Lord Jesus Christ with a grateful heart. Thank You for saving me heavenly Father and for the Comforter, The Spirit of Truth, for my guidance and solemn instruction into all truth., Amen.”
Thank You Holy Spirit of Truth, Comforter, Paraclete [one who comes along side] for the new life in Jesus and victory that comes when I recon myself dead indeed unto sin and alive unto God through Christ Jesus our Lord trusting You, Holy Spirit for the execution of this vow.
Thank you, Holy Spirit, that you always bear witness of and exalt the Lord Jesus. John 16:8-11
With all my heart, thank you Lord for saving me.
Abide in me Lord Jesus in Your name I pray, Amen.
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Sing: This Little Light of Mine Children’s Chorus by JAMJAR Sing-along won’t you? This PRAISE music came to mind from today’s ANECDOTE.
Better [to] have two lights than only one. The light of creation is a bright light. God may be seen in the stars; his name is written in gilt letters on the brow of night; you may discover his glory in the ocean waves, yea, in the trees of the field; but it is better to read it in two books than in one.
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David Hocking (click here) enlightens us with historical facts that make the case for the OLD KING JAMES VERSION; time well spent.
You will find it here [in the Bible] more clearly revealed; for he has written this book himself, and he has given you the key to understand it, through the Holy Spirit. Ah, beloved, let us thank God for this Bible; let us love it; let us count it more precious than much fine gold.
[The Authorized King James Version, (AKJV) used by Charles Spurgeon is
God’s preserved, and protected inerrant and immutable Word.
David Hocking makes the case for the Protected translation of the Bible, and points out the textual errors of “Critical Text” and its erroneous Theory followed by all modern English translations due to Westcott and Hort’s inferior Greek Translation of the New Testament. Text that follows incomplete and conflicting Greek manuscripts rather than the coherent and reliable Traditional Text [Received Text (Textus Receptus)] for the New Testament and the Masoretic Hebrew Text for the New and Old Testament respectively of the Authorized King James Bible.
“The Bible, The Whole Bible and Nothing but the Bible” is an expression David Hocking favors and says often.
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(2) SUGGESTED SERMONS:
Behold Your God Isaiah 40:9 with Dr. Peter Masters
URL:
https://metropolitantabernacle.org/sermons-online/behold-your-god/
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 Sacred Hymns)
I Will Sing The Wondrous Story
(…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 )
SACRED PRAISES: August 30th
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 … he would never say “good-bye”. Remembering how Jon always said “Later” brings a special joy to those he loved so well.
… and brings to mind the promise of the song:
’Till We Meet Again. By Jeremiah Rankin (1880) with Antrim Mennonite Choir
Amen.
TODAY’S SERMON:
From The Metropolitan Tabernacle (C.H. Spurgeon 1834-1892)
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.
Do Muslims and Christians Worship the Same God? NO! (Click HERE to find out why.)
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?]
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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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… and pray for souls to be saved and believers to be strengthened.
The Lord … is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
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.
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
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. GOD is not the author of confusion.
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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.
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
By Dr. Phil Stringer
1 John 5:7 Is The Great Trinitarian Proof Text of The Bible. (For The immutable Doctrine of the Trinity.)
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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,
(The Primary Greek sources used in all Critical Text translations.)
This includes Westcott and Hort, Nestle and Aland and the Codices Sinaiticus and *Vaticanus.
*The final Greek Text so deemed, authorized and sanctioned by the Catholic Church and The Vatican.
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The Lord Jesus *Christ [The*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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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 (1769 Edition) Bibles, [NOT the NEW King James Version which is based on the inferior Critical Greek Text] account for more sales world-wide than all other version or edition of the Holy Bible combined.
This is more than all other Bible Versions and Editions put-together.
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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:
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Easier to read.
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More modern.
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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 in The Pilgrim’s Progress of Bible Scripture References (click here to open link).
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Thank you, Lord, for DailySpurgeon.com a website given by You 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 add..
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: (Click for Video) 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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URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_VI_and_I
ORIGINAL SACRED LITERATURE:
The Pilgrim’s Progress, 1678 by John Bunyan
Since its 1678 original publication it has NEVER been out of print.
"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].
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.
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 1678 and has NEVER been out of print.)
Link to Complete Index of Bible Scripture References included in The Pilgrim’s Progress are found by this Link.
ADULT VIDEO:
PILGRIM’S PROGRESS EPISODES 1-19
CHILDREN’S VIDEOS
Illustrated Adaptation from Pilgrim’s Progress (Complete video -2 hours) Presented in 10 parts.
Part 1 The Slough of Despond [The Swamp]
Part 2 Obstinate and Pliable
Part 3 The Interpreter’s House
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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
PART II – CHRISTIANA, The SEQUEL (Enjoy this “Old English” dialect)
AUDIO: These files will advance to the next recording automatically, if not paused.
1 Part II 04 A Visit from Secret 4:50 Audio
2 Part II 05 Good News 2:25 Audio
3 Part II 28 Mount Charity 1:01 Audio
4 Part II 29 Fool & Want-Wit 1:16 Audio
5 Part II 31 Meeting Valiant-For-Truth 1:41 Audio
6 Part II 01 Valiant Does Battle 5:51 Audio
7 Part II 02 Valiant’s Story 3:35 Audio
8 Part II 04 Which Way To Go 1:30 Audio
9 Part II 09 Stand-Fast’s 'Wife' 6:02 Audio
10 Part II 11 Stand-Fast’s Story 1:37 Audio
11 Part II 12 Beulah Land 3:20 Audio
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12 Part II 14 The Postman’s Visit 1:57 Audio
13 Part II 15 Christiana’s Blessing 5:55 Audio
14 Part II 16 Christiana Goes Over The River 1:20 Audio
15 Part II 17 Mr. Despondency’s Farewell 2:10 Audio
16 Part II 18 Old-Honest Called 1:41 Audio
17 Part II 19 Valiant Bequeaths His Sword 2:27 Audio
18 Part II 20 Stand-Fast’s Will 3:56 Audio
19 Part II 21 Christiana Nears The City 1:01 Audio
20 Part II 22 Christiana’s Triumphal Entry 4:45 Audio
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