KFLCC / New Age Bible Versions - Gail Riplinger

hand, moving the fingers and 'reaching out' to choke the church. One scholar concludes: For if the true New Testament came from God, whence came the erroneous variant readings ultimately save from the evil one.2 It is safer to live without the answers to some questions than to have quick answers that may be harmful in the end. God's method for understanding the bible is described in Appendix C. Its spiritual demands lead some, like King Saul, to seek information about God from someone who has contacted familiar spirits. (I Samuel 28:7) Because of this, Saul fell in battle, smitten by an archer's bow and his own sword. This same temptation also leaves New Testament "kings" (Revelation 5:10) unable to stand up under "the fiery darts of the wicked." We see them falling all around us. Satan is no respecter of persons. He seeks to devour all. Remember when you first heard the gospel you thought, "How narrow! One man, who lived hundreds and hundreds of years ago. . The timeworn tale of "one mediator between God and man" does not fit into our 'new* and pluralistic view. Could it be that Jesus Christ is calling you again to, "One book, written hundreds and hundreds of years ago. . .?" You kept an open mind about Christ, investigated the facts and are thankful today. Perhaps you need to humble yourself again and grow in grace. The churches of Christ are continually in need of correction, as recorded in the book of Revelation. There Jesus said, "As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten; be zealous therefore, and repent." (Revelation 3:19) Brethren, do you "tremble at his word," the bible? If you will, God promises joy: Hear the word of the LORD ye that tremble at his word; Your brethren that hated you, that cast you out for my name's sake, said, 'Let the LORD be glorified': but he shall appear to your joy, and they shall be ashamed. Isaiah 66:5 The lines of the bible, laid end to end, form a centuries long lifeline, linking souls to their Saviour. When severed, souls slip into the pit. God has taken the lines of the Authorized King James Version