JESUS CHRIST THE MESSIAH  IS RISEN, INDEED!

DAILY SPURGEON and DEVOTION   for April 22nd  *A.D. 2025 Written and calendared for this exact date by Charles Haddon Spurgeon 1834-1892

Easter [Resurrection Sunday] IS NEVER OVER.

Jesus said “I am the resurrection and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:

26 And whosoever liveth and believeth in me, shall never die. Believest  thou this?”  

2 Timothy 2:8-26

8 Remember that Jesus Christ of the seed of David was raised from the dead according to my gospel:

9 Wherein I suffer trouble, as an evil doer, even unto bonds; but the word of God is not bound.

10 Therefore I endure all things for the elect's sakes, that they may also obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.

11 It is a faithful saying: For if we be dead with him, we shall also live with him:

12 If we suffer, we shall also reign with him: if we deny him, he also will deny us:

13 If we believe not, yet he abideth faithful: he cannot deny himself.

14 Of these things put them in remembrance, charging them before the Lord that they strive not about words to no profit, but to the subverting of the hearers.

15 Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.

16 But shun profane and vain babblings: for they will increase unto more ungodliness.

17 And their word will eat as doth a canker: of whom is Hymenaeus and Philetus;

18 Who concerning the truth have erred, saying that the resurrection is past already; and overthrow the faith of some.

19 Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity.

20 But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of earth; and some to honour, and some to dishonour.

21 If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honour, sanctified, and meet for the master's use, and prepared unto every good work.

22 Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

23 But foolish and unlearned questions avoid, knowing that they do gender strifes.

24 And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient,

25 In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth;

26 And that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will.

DAILY SPURGEON and DEVOTION   for April 22nd   *A.D. 2025

*A.D. Does NOT mean after death as is commonly believed. It is a Latin abbreviation for anno Domani (It’s meaning:   “The Year of The LORD”.

BC/AD versus BCE/CE Is there a  difference?​

Yes. Stand for the Truth, Won’t you?

 

• Who was (is) Charles Haddon Spurgeon

 

*A.D. Does NOT mean after death as is commonly believed. It is a Latin abbreviation
for anno Domani (It means “Year of our Lord”.

BC/AD versus BCE/CE Is there a  difference?​

Yes. Stand for the Truth, Won’t you?

 

Jesus Christ [Messiah] (Anointed King)] the LORD GOD was born of a virgin 2025 years ago,    was crucified, then rose from the dead, victorious over sin, death and the grave and is here in the flesh from GOD as His Church, The Body of Christ and will live forever, time without end and   He, Himself, is coming again.

 

PLEASE VIEW THIS VIDEO TO DETERMINE           WHETHER YOUR PREFERRED BIBLE  VERSION  ISPROTECTED AND PRESERVED BY GOD AS THE     GOD-BREATHED, [INSPIRED, WORD  FOR WORD], INNERANT, INFALLIBLE,  IMMUTABLE AND HOLY    WORD OF GOD?

 

• Bridge to Babylon The 1881 Textual Criticism Controversy
   

URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIC5rUbs_-E&t=9s

(2 hrs. 49 mins.)

This video presents historical evidence to explain the publication explosion of over 100 English versionsof the Bible. The continuing attempts to replace, add, take away from or change the 1769 King James Version of the Holy Bible have notprevailed because GOD Himself preserves and protects His Holy Scripture from all heresy, blasphemy, confusion and error.

Note: The King James Version follows the Greek Text fabricated by Westcott and Hort and does follow the originalGreek of the Textus Receptus. It is therefore inferior to the 1769 [1611] KJV!

 

 SPECIAL FEATURES:

 

• Amazing Grace by Wintley Phipps at Carnegie Hall

URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHTSCJ77SM8

 

• Trump Endorses the God Bless the USA Authorized King James Version KJV Bible

URL: https://godblesstheusabible.com/

 

• Why the King James Bible of 1611 Remains the Most Popular Translation in History

              URL: https://www.history.com/news/king-james-bible-most-popular

 

 

SACRED LITERATURE:

• Seven reasons to read (or hear) the Pilgrim’s Progress

              URL:  https://openthebible.org/article/seven-good-reasons-to-read-pilgrims-progress/#:~:text=It's%20a%20classic

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Jesus Christ [Messiah] (Anointed King)] the LORD GOD was born of a virgin 2025 years ago,    was crucified, then rose from the dead, victorious over sin, death and the grave and is here in the flesh from GOD as His Church, The Body of Christ and will live  forever, time without end and He, Himself, is coming again.

 

DAILY SPURGEON and DEVOTION written on and calendared for the exact date of April 22nd  by Charles Haddon Spurgeon 1834-1892.

*A.D. Does NOT mean after death as is commonly believed. It is a Latin abbreviation
for anno Domani (It means “Year of our Lord”.

BC/AD versus BCE/CE Is there a  difference?​

Yes. Stand for the Truth, Won’t you? 

 

Jesus Christ [Messiah] (Anointed King)] the LORD GOD was born of a virgin 2025 years ago,           was crucified, then rose from the dead, victorious over sin, death and the grave and is here in the flesh from GOD as His Church, The Body of Christ and will live forever, time without end and   He, Himself, is coming again.

 

Who was (is) Charles Haddon Spurgeon

 

PRAYER 16, Part 6 of 8: HE EVER LIVETH.

ANECDOTE 265: The Pearl of Great Price.

FAITH’S CHECKBOOK: POWER TO RAISE

“The Lord openeth [opens] the eyes of the blind: the Lord raiseth [lifts up]

them that are bowed down” —Psalm 146:8-

MORNING: "Him hath [has] God exalted.[lifted up]" —Acts 5:31

EVENING: "Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night." ―Psalms 91:5

A SINNER'S PRAYER

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TODAY’S DEVOTIONAL SELECTIONS  by Charles Haddon Spurgeon (Select HOME to open site)

 

PRAYER 16, Part 6 of 8

HE EVER LIVETH.

We praise Thy name for a new heaven and a new earth; we bless Thee that we now see what we never saw before, and hear what we never heard before. Oh! that we might enter into the very secret place of this inner life. May we have as much grace as can be obtained; may we become perfect after the manner of Thy servant [The Apostle] Paul, but still press forward, seeking still to be more and more conformed to the image of [Jesus] Christ.

[In whose name we pray, Amen.]

(Complete Prayer is attached in e-mail as: PRAYER 16.doc) 

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ANECDOTE 265: The Pearl of Great Price.

I will suppose this morning that I am sent here by high authority to sell the Koh-inoor, or a diamond worth ten thousand times as much, a jewel worth a thousand-millions, of pounds. [innumerable U.S. Dollars] I am bound to sell it to you now, but I am sure you cannot purchase it at any price worthy of it ; all you could offer would be so small a portion of its value that I would sooner give it away than lower the repute of the jewel by taking such a trifle [small amount] for it. 

The gospel is so precious a thing that if it is bought the whole world could not pay for it, and therefore, if bought at all it must needs be [has to be] without money and without price. ________________________________________

 

FAITH’S CHECKBOOK April 22 POWER TO RAISE C.H. Spurgeon 1834 – 1892

“The Lord openeth [opens] the eyes of the blind: the Lord raiseth [lifts up] them that are bowed down”

-Psalm 146:8-

-Jehova abre los ojos a los ciegos; Jehova levanta a los caidos; Jehova ama a los justos- Salmos 146:8

 

Am I bowed down? [under conviction of guilt and depression] Then let me urge [plead] this word of grace before the Lord. It is His way, His custom, His promise, His delight, to raise up them that are bowed down. Is it a sense of sin, and a consequent depression of spirit, which now distresses me?

Then the work of Jesus is, in this case, made and provided to raise me up into rest. O Lord, raise me, for thy mercy’s sake! Is it a sad bereavement, [grief] or a great fall in circumstances? Here again the Comforter [Holy Ghost] has undertaken to console. What a mercy for us that one person of the Sacred Trinity [God The Father, God The Son and God The Holy Spirit] should become the Comforter! This work will be well done, since such a glorious One has made it His peculiar care. [specific work]. Some are so bowed down that only Jesus can loose them from their infirmity, but He can, and He will, do it. He can raise us up to health, to hope, to happiness. He has often done so under former trials, and He is the same Savior, and will repeat His deeds of loving-kindness.

 

 We who are today bowed down and sorrowful, shall yet be set on high, and those who now mock at us shall be greatly ashamed. What an honor to be raised up by the Lord! It is worth while to be bowed down that we may experience His upraising power.

 

Prayer: Thank you Lord that You open the eyes of the blind and that You raise-up them that are bowed down. Open my eyes, Lord Jesus and raise me up. I believe that You died on the cross, for my sins and that God raised You from the dead, victorious over sin, death and the grave. Thank You that the assurance of my salvation is kept secure by YOUR faith. I rejoice with the angels in heaven for each birth from above that occurs by Your grace, for each soul that is cured of blindness and looks to you in faith and is saved, In the name of the Lord Jesus, Amen.

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MORNING April 22

"Him hath [has] God exalted.[lifted up]" —Acts 5:31

A este, Dios ha exaltado —Hechos 5:31

 

JESUS, our Lord, once crucified, dead and buried, now sits upon the throne of glory. The highest place that heaven affords is His by undisputed right. It is sweet to remember that the exaltation [lifting up] of Christ in heaven is a representative exaltation.

He is exalted at the Father's right hand, and though as Jehovah he has eminent glories, in which finite creatures cannot share, yet as the Mediator, the honors Jesus wears in heaven are the heritage of all the saints.

It is delightful to reflect how close is Christ's union with His people. We are

actually one with Him;

we are members of His body, and His exaltation is our exaltation. He will give us a seat on His throne, even as He has overcome, and has sat down with His Father on His throne; He has a crown, and He gives us crowns too;

He has a throne, but He is not content with having a throne to himself, on His right hand there must be His queen, arrayed [clothed] in "gold of Ophir." He cannot be glorified without His bride. Look up, believer, to Jesus now; let the eye of your faith behold Him with many crowns upon His head; and remember that you will one day be like Him, when you see Him as He is.

You will not be as great as He is, you will not be so divine, but still you will, in a measure, share the same honors, and enjoy the same happiness and the same dignity which He possesses.

Be content to live unknown for a little while, and to walk your weary way through the fields of poverty, or up the hills of affliction; for by-and-by [sooner or later] you shall reign with Christ, for He has 

"made us kings and priests unto God, and we shall reign for ever and ever."

Oh, wonderful thought for the children of God!

We have Christ for our glorious representative in heaven's courts now, and soon He will come and receive us to Himself, to be with Him there, to behold His glory, and to share His joy. ________________________________________

 

EVENING April 22

"Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night." ―Psalms 91:5

―No temerás al terror nocturno―Salmos 91:5

 

What is this terror? It may be the cry of fire, or the noise of thieves, or fancied appearances, or the shriek of sudden sickness or death. We live in the world of death and sorrow, we may therefore look for ills in the night-watches [at night] as beneath the glare of the broiling sun. Nor should this alarm [stress] us, for

be the terror what it may, the promise is that the believer shall not be afraid.

Why should he? Let us put it more closely, why should we? God our Father is here, and will be here all through the lonely hours; he is an almighty Watcher [Watch-Guard], a sleepless Guardian, a faithful Friend. Nothing can happen without his direction, for even

hell itself is under his control.

Darkness is not dark to him. He has promised to be a wall of fire around his people-and who can break through such a barrier?

Worldlings [non-believers] may well be afraid, for they have

 

an angry God above them,

a guilty conscience within them, and

a yawning hell beneath them;

 

but we who rest in Jesus are saved from all these through rich mercy.

 

If we give way to foolish fear we shall *dishonor our profession [of faith], and lead others to doubt the reality of godliness.

We ought to be afraid of being afraid, lest we should vex [anger] the Holy Spirit by foolish distrust.

Down, then, ye dismal forebodings [false signs of future fear] and groundless apprehensions, God has not forgotten to be gracious, nor shut up his tender mercies; it may be night in the soul, but there need be no terror, for

the God of love changes not.

Children of light may walk in darkness, but they are not therefore cast [thrown] away, nay [no], they are now enabled to prove their adoption by trusting in their heavenly Father as hypocrites cannot do.

"Though the night be dark and dreary,

Darkness cannot hide from thee;

Thou art he, who, never weary,

Watchest [watches] where thy people be."

* English (USA) spelling

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Note: JM witnessed the last moments of his *Daddy’s life on earth and heard him say “Amen” repeatedly and continuously affirming his own life and testimony of God’s goodness to him and his agreement for his imminent departure and to be present with his Lord Jesus. Amen... Amen… Amen!

*Charles Dumah Riley, Sr. 1897 – 1987

My Daddy’s never changing prayer before every meal where he was present and always at every family meal and was always offered with all gravity and reverence in the unique inflection of his deep Bass prayer voice:

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

 

Sing “Amen” with Harry Belafonte, Won’t you?

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Praise Him, Praise  and  Praise the Lord, Praise the Lord  Two of the thousands of Hymns  written by Fanny Crosby  

The Fanny Crosby Story (45 minute video of most prolific Hymn writer of all time)     

 

A SINNER’S PRAYER: 
A person may come to Jesus by  believing in Him and (earnestly)
praying like this:

 

“Lord Jesus, I’m a sinner. I’m lost and hopeless without You.  I will never be able to save myself by my own merits. Without you and your death on the cross I would deserve and spend forever 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" will never  save me.
I look to You, alone  Lord Jesus to save me. 
I come to You   right now.  Lord Jesus.   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 say and  it’s written in the Bible that you won’t reject anyone who comes to You. I'm coming  to You now. Thank You for saving me.

I  give myself (all of myself) to You, Lord Jesus. I declare that You are my Savior and Lord. I’m sorry for and I turn away from  every sin (every bad thought, every bad word I have spoken and every bad thing I have ever done)  and look to You free me from the penalty of sin, to keep me free from the power of sin and empower me overcome any temptation from sin’s  presence.  Thank you for forgiving  all of  my sins by dying on the cross to pay the punishment that I deserve.  (I was a sinner by nature and by behavior). But now I'm washed clean by Your blood that was shed [poured out] for me at Calvary [at the cross].

Thank you Lord Jesus that You loved me and died for me before I was born 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, Heavenly Father that you 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.

 

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 sending the Comforter, The Spirit of Truth, for my
guidance and solemn instruction into all truth.,  Amen.”

Thank You Holy Spirit of Truth, The Comforter, The Paraclete [true friend who is by
your side and always has your back]  for the new life in Jesus and the  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 Your  empowerment  to see  this promise fulfilled. 
Romans 6:11

Thank you that you, Holy Spirit,  always exalt [lift up] the Lord Jesus.  John 16:8-11

 

With all my heart, I thank you Lord Jesus for saving me and 
I now pray that You live Your life, Lord Jesus through me. In Your name, Jesus, Amen.

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SPECIAL SPURGEON SERMON: “Why Men Cannot Believe in Christ”

[Christ Jesus]

 

URL:  https://youtu.be/hHF1r74XaTQ?si=czhwYSJP9H53XqCy

 

Note: This Sermon was referenced in the Men’s Bible Study on Wednesday, August 14th 2024 at South Shores Church and is featured here as an unabridged Audio recording of Sermon # 1245 that was preached originally by Charles Spurgeon in 1875 from his home church, The Metropolitan Tabernacle, London, U.K.
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Is it of God?

Is it trustworthy?

1 John  Chapter 4

Beloved ones, don’t be believing every spirit [everything you hear] but [continually] be testing the spirit whether it is of God: because many false prophets have come out in the world. Here’s how you know the Spirit of God: Every spirit [voice] that confesseth [confesses, says] that Jesus Christ is come [is here] in the flesh, having come out of God, is of God: and every spirit [voice] 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 ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world.

Hence, I confess [declare and affirm] "Jesus Christ is come [is here] in the flesh."

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He has always existed from eternity past [FOREVER] as the WORD of God.    John 1:1-2

And He was born of a virgin 2,024 years ago in Bethlehem, the WORD made flesh,

is alive today, and is coming soon for His *bride, the Church

[*All redeemed believers].

"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."

1 Timothy 3:16

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 He was born of a virgin 2,024 years ago, is alive today, and is coming soon

for His  bride; the Church of the born-again redeemed.

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Elvis in Spirit and Ever Lasting Life
URL:   https://youtu.be/SbryzR_3dR4

If That Isn’t Love    Gaither Premiere

URL:

https://youtu.be/unfOWRtg81U?t=2982

 

Love Without End   George Strait performing George W Bush’s favorite  

It has become my heart-felt song to all my thirteen children and one of my favorite songs too.

URL:  https://youtu.be/rkscNqCCDl0

 

Statler Brothers Concert:

Do You Remember These  (The Good Old Days)

URL: https://youtu.be/6zTBebFb0v0?t=360

 

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FEATURED BIOGRAPHICAL VIDEOS  : 

 

C.H. Spurgeon The Peoples Preacher  ( 70 min.)  Historically accurate Feature Film of the one called The Prince of Preachers     
 

2,018,939 views May 14, 2020       ―a Wonderful video of insight into the heartwarming and inspirational life and ministry of Charles Haddon Spurgeon who is known, world-wide  as the “people’s preacher”.

 

It follows his trials and triumphs with historical accuracy pointing always to Jesus Christ and proclaiming, “Behold the Lamb of God which taketh [takes] away the sin of the world.”

 

Here is an intimate account of one of the greatest preachers in the history of the church. We follow him from his youth where, as a young preacher he is called Charlie, boy preacher of the Finns. to become the minister to London’s largest Baptist congregation and soon captures the love and respect of Great Britan and goes on to become one of its most influential figures.

 

Made by the award-winning Christian Television Association and filmed on location in England, Scotland, France and Germany, this film vividly captures the spirit and message of a man whose eventful  —sometimes controversial—  life is highly relevant to the twenty-first century.

 

URL:
https://www.google.com/search?q=documentary+of+charles+spurgeon+with+grandson&rlz=1C1CHBD_enUS825US825&oq=&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqCQgAECMYJxjqAjIJCAAQIxgnGOoCMgkIARAjGCcY6gIyCQgCECMYJxjqAjIJCAMQIxgnGOoCMgkIBBAjGCcY6gIyCQgFECMYJxjqAjIJCAYQIxgnGOoCMgkIBxAjGCcY6gLSAQ0xNTEzOTcwNTFqMGo3qAIIsAIB&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:4d8e1dc0,vid:cKYQW5KB40U,st:0

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 The following two videos, by John Piper and Steve Lawson provide the background context for  the life and ministry of Charles Haddon Spurgeon.

 

The Life and Ministry of Charles Spurgeon   by John Piper (58 min)
URL:

https://youtu.be/028S_gnFcJQ

 

The preaching of Charles Haddon Spurgeon continues to bless and benefit thousands, worldwide,  through the publication and use of his printed sermons; sermons inspired, prepared and delivered in the God-breathed inerrant and infallible WORD of GOD itself.

 

Who is Charles Haddon Spurgeon?  by Steven Lawson  (38 min)

URL:

https://youtu.be/PNzpbk4P6Gc

 

The Preserved, Immutable, Infallible and Inerrant WORD OF GOD was saturated  into and always  proclaimed in the preaching of Charles Haddon Spurgeon. His sermons continue to bless and benefit thousands through the publication of his printed sermons; sermons inspired, prepared and delivered in the God-breathed, inerrant and infallible WORD of GOD.

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John-Michael participated in this year’s Christmas concert.
Christmas at the Shores 2023

Directed by Choirmaster Robert Perry. Enjoy.
URL:
https://youtu.be/PXYCBV5HyG8?t=340

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TODAY'S  DEVOTION
URL:

https://m.facebook.com/johnmichael.riley     (FACEBOOK)

 

• A Prayer

• An Anecdote

• A promise from Faith’s Checkbook

• Selections from  Morning & Evening

 

RECENT DEVOTIONS  (FACEBOOK)
URL:

https://m.facebook.com/johnmichael.riley
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Rejoice In The LORD Always  tap to sing along, won’t you?  Philippians 4:4

URL:
https://youtu.be/8Rs1SeuBgU0

Thank You  LORD for dailyspurgeon.com  that proclaims the Gospel of Jesus Christ [The Messiah], and  the great commission for believers to go into  all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.

 

This ministry was begun as  e-mails of  Spurgeon’s  Faith’s Checkbook,  were sent to Jon Edward Riley (1971- 2021) by his dad. He shared them with others, and a mailing list of daily recipients began to grow. The mailing list is now used to send dailyspurgeon.com  a website that publishes the Good News of Jesus Christ and supports Local Churches in making followers of the Lord Jesus Christ. To this end devotional content from the writings of  Charles Haddon Spurgeon. (1834 – 1892) known as The Prince of Preachers is presented.

We are grateful to  the Lord for providing dailyspurgeon.com   and trust that it will continue to honor the LORD by encouraging a whole-hearted devotional vigor of Love, and oneness with Jesus Christ through the study and obedience of GOD’S WORD. All content is selected for this ministry has been  written and calendared by Charles Spurgeon. We pray that many will be born-again  and built-up in the Faith of Jesus Christ, by God’s grace and with His help, sustain a ministry that was begun with my beloved son, Jon Edward Riley (1971-2021)  honored here as one to whom honor is due.

 

Jon would  often  testify that...

 

“I’m a blood-bought, born-again child of God.”

 

We add our, “Amen”.

 

Two Hymns of condolence:  

’Till We Meet Again. .

Does Jesus Care? Gaither Music TV  (A Guaranteed SURE CURE for "PITY PARTIES"!)

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A thriving  ministry continues  from Spurgeon’s home church, the  Metropolitan Tabernacle begun in London in 1650.   (Brief History)  The present  church building was constructed in 1861to support a congregation that continues as a  vibrant, doctrinally sound, Gospel preaching, Sacred Praise and Hymn singing body of believing Disciples, devoted to and following  the Lord Jesus Christ.
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Is dailyspurgeon.com   or any other spoken or written communication to be trusted? 

Is it true?     Is it of God? 

Apply this Scripture to discern if it is, or is not.

1 John 4:1-3  Beloved ones, don’t be believing every spirit [voice] you hear but be testing the spirits [voices] whether they are of God: because many false prophets have gone out into the world. Here’s how you know the Spirit [voice]  of God: Every spirit [voice] that confesses that Jesus Christ is come [is here] in the flesh, having come from God, is of God:  and every spirit that confesses not that Jesus Christ is come [is here] in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit [voice] of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world. 

Therefore, we should [must] test every voice [spirit] whether it is from God, bonified and trustworthy to be believed only if it  confesses [says]  that… 

“Jesus Christ is here, from God, in the flesh having come from God .”  

[All English translations of the Bible other than King James have  erroneously translated from two alternate Greek texts created by Westcott & Hort or Nestle & Alland as “Has come” rather than“Is come” [Is Here] which is the correct translation following the Greek Majority Text and the Textus Receptus].  The majority of manuscripts MT of the 5,321 individual Greek manuscripts that are preserved, protected, inerrant, infallible and immutable manuscripts and are in overwhelming agreement with one another and are the source from which the Textus Receptus is taken

All Modern Critical  translations ignore the original Greek verb “ictin” [To be] [is] (third person singular) that is in virtually all Majority Texts MT and  subsequently in the Textus Receptus [Received Text] therefore they fail to correctly translate  the Greek verb  as, “Is come” [Is here].  (as does the KJV) 

This  error occurs  because the  modern critical Greek text, created by Westcott & Hort and Nestles & Alland DO NOT follow the  MT [Majority Texts] from which  the TR  [Textus Receptus] is rendered and both have omitted the verb “is”, from the Greek text. This error show itself as a  res ipsa loquitur [a point of law meaning the thing speaks for itself].

 Therefore, the alternate translations generated from the two alternate Greek fabrications are not correct. Why not? Because non-believers and false prophets can indeed, and often do, affirm that Jesus Christ “has come” in the flesh. Practically anyone can  make this confession as the  birth of Jesus Christ is considered by virtually all respected historians to be the most well documented fact in history. That He has come is generally acknowledged by nonbelievers and believers alike.   However, here’s the point. There is a huge difference between “Has come” and “Is Here”. “Has come” falls woefully short of the essential and clear meaning of the confession “Is Here”. Just because something “has come” it can not be assumed, inferred or deduced that it also “is here”.

The “has come” assertion is not surprising nor is it, per se, a false statement. Jesus Christ has come in the flesh. However, this  fails to present a  Rubric necessary to discern whether the sprit [voice] being tested [tried] is from God or from false prophets in the spirit of antichrist. 

Again, the expression “has come” rather than  “is come” [is here]  is not, per se a false statement. But, it falls short of delivering the promised hypothesis for discernment proffered and inferred. The failure here  to establish a logical and rhetorically sound rubric to judge  the question of whether spirits [words] are from God or from false prophets and the spirit of antichrist is glaring by its absence.

Namely, it does not provide a sound hypothesis to discern whether a spirit [spoken or written words]  are from God or the spirit of Antichrist.

Virtually anyone [or any spirit] may avow that Jesus Christ “has come” in the flesh. But as you can see, this does not resolve the issue of whether something should or should not be believed as true or followed. Why?  Once again,  because virtually anyone and everyone can and often do confess that Jesus Christ “has come” in the flesh. This leaves absent a valid and efficacious discernment.

Again, while it is  true that Jesus Christ “has come” in the flesh, this alone is inadequate to discern truth from error. “Has come” does not mean the same thing as “is come [is here],  from God, in the flesh” and therefore  is a failed attempt to represent itself as efficacious for true spiritual discernment as outlined in 1 John Chapter 4: 1-3.

Further, as we  compare  Scripture with  scripture in 1 John 4:1-3 and  Ephesians 5:30-32 

we comprehend God’s message regarding  Jesus Christ  being in the Flesh vis-à-vis His Church Body

Compare  1 John 4:1-3   with Ephesians 5:30-32 

1 John 4:1-3
Authorized (King James) Version                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

4 Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world. 2 Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God: 3 and every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world.

 

Ephesians 5:30-32 
Authorized (King James) Version

30 for we are members of his [Jesus Christ’s]  body,  of his flesh, and of his bones. 31 For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh. 32 This is a great mystery: 

but I speak concerning  Christ and the church. 

 [So, we are members of His body, flesh and bone, [we are] one flesh with Him,  The Body of Christ is (In the flesh); and is the incarnate Body of believers].

 He was born of a virgin 2024 years ago.  He lives today,

and He’s coming soon,  for His bride; the Church [Blood-bought, Born-again members of His body].

 

When a believer considers the fact that they are a member of the body of Christ [The Church] , they should acknowledge and readily confess that…

 

“Jesus Christ is here, from God,  in the flesh,” because  We are the Body of Christ; The Church, in the flesh!  Amen.

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Is It The Best?   By David Hocking

 

David’s Summary  (8 min.) The problem is not English, but whether the best Greek text was used as the Primary source for the translation.