True Christians are disciples of Jesus.
True Christians are disciples of Jesus.
1 Corinthians 14:33.
The Word of God is God.
The Word of God is written in the Bible.
Any book purporting to be a Bible must not be a source of confusion because God is not the author of confusion.
No. The modern woke "versions" changed the "Holy Ghost" to "Holy Spirit", but changing the Word of God is never a good idea. The proof is here on this site, Saved.Church.
Ask anyone (including your pastor) why the "versions" of the Bible changed Holy Ghost to Holy Spirit and many will say because the King James is too hard. That means you need a teacher.
God is the Word, and the Word says there will be teachers in the Church. The teachers must teach, but not all people claiming to be teachers use the King James Bible as they should.
The author of Saved.Church is a God-called teacher of the Word.
The modern books called "versions" of the bible (not the King James Bible) have changed the "persona" of the Holy Ghost to the Holy Spirit, corrupted the Word of God, and caused confusion.
Yes. Ask ANYONE why Holy Ghost was changed to Holy Spirit, and they will likely tell you, albeit wrongly, they always mean the same thing when they don't. They do not always mean the same thing, and the scriptures of the New Testament prove it.
How did it happen?
God has an enemy in this world. The enemy works in and through mankind. When the later versions renamed the Holy Ghost to Holy Spirit they watered down the larger meaning of Holy Spirit that was supposed to mean all of God. The change also expanded the limited meaning of the Holy Ghost, meaning the Spirit of Truth. In so doing, they corrupted the Word of God and made it harder to understand, thereby causing confusion in the church.
Man is the author of confusion by corrupting the Word of God.
The authors (and publishers) who made the change from the Holy Ghost to the Holy Spirit did that because they love money and the worldly power that goes with it.
The same holds true today! Many modern church leaders get rich by playing "Hide the Holy Ghost".
For clarity, we know that THE one Spirit the Bible speaks of is THE Holy Spirit meaning God, because God is a Spirit and only God is Holy. We also know the Father's spirit (lowercase "s" intended) is the Holy Ghost, the Spirit of Truth. The Holy Ghost (Spirit of Truth) is a specific persona of God, and the Holy Spirit means all of Him. Thus, ALL (each and every) modern versions called a bible that uses the Holy Spirit instead of the Holy Ghost cause confusion! God (the Word) CANNOT be a source of confusion.
Jesus is the Word. He said:
Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me;...
Matthew 11:29.
Yes. The term “Holy Ghost” is used 89 times in the New Testament of the King James Bible. "Holy Spirit" is used four times in some form. The term “Holy Spirit” is used once, and the term "holy Spirit" is used three times. The context of every use is significant, and don't forget that the Word is timeless. (Underlining emphasis is added to the text below.)
Jesus used the term Holy Spirit to describe the entire Spirit of God as the good gifts from the Father, the origin of the Holy Spirit of God. The term wasn't used to limit the context to the Holy Ghost, or the term Holy Ghost would have been used. See John 7:39.
Paul the apostle used "holy" as an adjective. The use is not limited to the Holy Ghost.
No. "Holy Spirit" can mean the Father, the Word, the Holy Ghost, and any combination of the three. The Holy Ghost means the Holy Ghost, the Spirit of Truth. Changing the Holy Ghost to the Holy Spirit causes confusion.
Reproof: If the versions can change “Holy Ghost” to “Holy Spirit” as if they were interchangeable, what about changing the one occurrence of “Holy Spirit” and the three instances of "holy Spirit" to “Holy Ghost”? If we made those four changes, the Word would change significantly because the context of the above verses would incorrectly limit the Spirit only to the context of the Holy Ghost (the Spirit of Truth).
Result: Confusion results from changing the Holy Ghost to the Holy Spirit.
Changing the Word of God corrupts it, causing confusion and quenching of the Spirit.
Webster's 1828 dictionary defines "Quench" as: "1. To extinguish; to put out; as, to quench flame. 2. To still; to quiet; to repress; as, to quench a passion or emotion.
3. To allay or extinguish; as, to quench thirst. 4. To destroy. 5. To check; to stifle; as, to quench the Spirit. 1 Thessalonians 5:19."
In all circumstances involving a "version" other than the Bible, the King James, please use your version alongside the King James Bible. A digital copy is provided below if you need one.
Why? Your New Testament cannot be reconciled using only the words in it. Even worse, if it removed the term Holy Ghost as written in the Bible, it will never directly teach you how the Father wants to communicate with you as an individual.
The Holy Ghost is the way we come to know the Father on earth. The enemy has tried to hide that fact by seducing men to change the Word for money, power, prestige, fame, influence, etc.; all the fleshly stuff the enemy uses to tempt people to sin.
Think of it this way: were the authors of the "versions" really led by God to change His Word and, in some cases, hide Him from us by removing the references to the Holy Ghost? Did mankind think He could improve the Word they thought was insufficient?
Yes. Anything that separates man from the Father causes harm. Sin separates man from the Father; sin is harmful. Man's religious doctrines separate him from the Father; man's doctrines are harmful. Changing the Word of God separates man from the Father; changing the Word of God is harmful and the devil knows that.
The answer is a resounding "No", and the question should seem silly to us by now.
The overwhelmingly good question is, Why would anyone want to change the wording of the original English scriptures? Changing the scriptures corrupts the Word of God and introduces confusion; see 2 Corinthians 2:17 above and the reproofs we present below. Thus, it doesn't even make sense to consider it, but we must because man has done it again. Man believed the original scriptures, the Word of God, were insufficient for him so he changed them to suit himself and the publishers make money.
Please use your version alongside the King James Bible. The places where the Holy Ghost is used in King James will probably say Holy Spirit in your version, but only the King James New Testament can be reconciled word for word in its text alone. Deference should also be given to the King James Bible because it is the source for all other versions as noted above.
Yes. The following verses use the Holy Ghost as a direct reference to the Father's spirit (lower case "s" intended), the Comforter and the Spirit of Truth. Changing the Holy Ghost to the Holy Spirit removes the direct reference to the importance of TRUTH, the Father's spirit. He chose THE pathway of truth for us to know Him as a Father, personally and individually.
Jesus said:
Remember, Jesus IS the Word of God. The Word is written in the New Testament of the King James Bible. According to Jesus and the Father (see, John 14:16-17, 15:26-27, and 16:12-14 above), the terms "Holy Ghost" and "Spirit of Truth" are interchangeable! The terms "Holy Ghost" and "Holy Spirit" are related but interchanging them causes confusion.
For example, any book titled “New King James Version” (above) is a copyrighted work derived from the original King James Bible (the Bible), which has been in the public domain and free of charge since 1611. Like the “New King James Version”, the "versions" of the bible are copyrightable works of authorship owned by a publisher. Most titles are federally registered brands (trademarks) associated with the sale of books the trademark owner calls a "bible."
Other than the King James Bible, all books claiming to be a version of the bible, including the book titled "New King James Version," improperly changed "Holy Ghost" to "Holy Spirit" and separated the individual from God. EVERY book that removed the term Holy Ghost is not reconcilable by what is written in it. They are simply not the Bible. Thus, the "New King James Version" is "vulgar" (archaic) by King James's standards; see pages 7, 9, 10, 11, 14, 16, and 17 of the Introduction to the King James Bible (below).
No doubt, changing the King James Bible to create a "version" of it by replacing the Holy Ghost with the term Holy Spirit in the New Testament, among many other changes, corrupts the Word of God, but the publishers may make a lot of money.
The original King James Bible is the Word of God. It is reconcilable!
We proved it before we launched this site and let you reprove it by giving you the foundational basics of the Word.
The book being sold as the "New King James Version" changed the Word of God. The publisher of the New King James Version is HarperCollins, a for-profit company. HarperCollins changed the Holy Ghost to Holy Spirit, among other foolish changes made for money.
Now, the publisher tries to fool people by trading off the name King James. In fact, they own a federal trademark registration to trade off the name of the original King James Bible, which has been in the public domain since 1611. By definition and law, trademark registrations protect brands for goods sold in commerce. However, the book associated with the New King James Version trademarks cannot be the King James Bible or the trademark couldn't be registered. That's trademark law!
The "New King James Version" is a brand for a book called a bible and sold to make money and nothing more.
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