Who is driving the bus?

We have a bus ministry at our church. The Lord blessed us recently with a newer bus, 72 seater in excellent condition, praise God! It needs a little work and TLC, but it came with a list of rules posted at the front of the bus that we have adopted. One of my favorites is 'The bus driver is authorized to assign seats'.

If this creation were a bus, who would be the driver? I'll tell you who is driving. God is driving. He has always been in charge, and He will always be in charge. There is not a thing or person who is not subordinate to the will of God. God not only had foreknowledge of everything everyone ever did or will do, He planned it that way.

Matthew 10:29
Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father.

Proverbs 16:33
The lot is cast into the lap; but the whole disposing thereof is of the LORD.

If God were not in control of everything, He could hardly make statements like this:

Romans 8:28
And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

He is even in control of the rulers of nations. No king ever sat on a throne without the ordinance of God.

Daniel 2:21
And he changeth the times and the seasons: he removeth kings, and setteth up kings: he giveth wisdom unto the wise, and knowledge to them that know understanding:

Proverbs 21:1
The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD, as the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will.

Romans 13:1
Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.

We are told to submit to authorities over us, because THEY ARE ORDAINED BY GOD. We don't give them authority over us, God does. A king is answerable to no one but God.

Ecclesiastes 8:4
Where the word of a king is, there is power: and who may say unto him, What doest thou?

David understood this about Saul, even though Saul continually sought to kill David.

1 Samuel 24:10
Behold, this day thine eyes have seen how that the LORD had delivered thee to day into mine hand in the cave: and some bade me kill thee: but mine eye spared thee; and I said, I will not put forth mine hand against my lord; for he is the LORD's anointed.

No one can argue that God DID NOT ordain the King James bible. I have it on the HIGHEST AUTHORITY that He did just that. My question to anyone who would say we need a better bible is this:

by what authority do you say this?

 

Ok, so now we can all agree that we are our own authority in such matters. You guys say that you believe the word of God, but rather than submit to it, you continually look for the REAL word of God. If you really believed the word, you wouldn't think so lightly of rewriting the bible every 2 days.

Revelation 22
18 For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book:
19 And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book.

I would not even presume to take the responsibility of translating the bible upon myself. I fear God. When he gives us a warning, we are meant to take these warnings to heart, and believe them, and obey them. Do you believe this passage is a warning to you? Or you are so sure of your own knowledge and intelligence that you would rather risk the plagues than have to submit yourself to someone elses (in your opinion inferior) translation of the word?

We are in the last days, Laodicea. Laodicea essentially means 'rights of the people' doesn't it? You all have the right to read any version you want, you can believe any trash you want to believe. I suppose you even have the right to retranslate the bible over and over until you feel it suits you. And if I stand up and say different, I'll be stoned, because I'm violating your rights. That doesn't mean I am supposed to keep quiet, rather I will take a stoning. I have the same rights.

You guys are all correct, every bible version that ever fell out of a printing press came from God. God is in control of everything. That is not the point. The bible says in the last days, there will be many false Christs. Are these from God? Yes. Are you supposed to follow them? No. If God delivered us a bible by the order of a king, surely that must hold more authority than the latest scribble from the seminary translation club.

1 Kings 22:23
Now therefore, behold, the LORD hath put a lying spirit in the mouth of all these thy prophets, and the LORD hath spoken evil concerning thee.

The Lord can certainly allow (ordain?) many bibles to vomitted into existence, that does not mean that His will is for us to comb through them picking out the verses we like in this one, and going to this other version for the next verse. That falls right in line with heaping to ourselves teachers (is that scratching I hear?)

The Highest Authority (as if I should have to explain myself) is the Word of God. If the Word of God says that God is in control of Kings, then God was in control of King James when he authorized the KJV. God may be in control of everyone who puts out a new bible version, but that person has no authority of their own. If the claim to be doing it by God's authority, they will have to prove that one from scripture. A King, on the other hand, does not need to prove anything to us. We are subject to him, not the other way around. I know what your thinking, 'I'm not subject to King James. I'm an American, and we don't bow down to anyone!(rights of the people)" Great, you do what you want, I'm going to follow God.

You may ask, 'James, what is the point of this?' The point is simple. God gave you everything you needed to follow Him and know His will when He provided you a Bible in English and made it accessible to the common man (thats you, by the way.) The Lord is coming back soon, and He wants us living for Him and working for the rewards He promised us. This whole controversey is really just one more way for Satan to keep us busy arguing endlessly with each other, rather than going out and doing God's work bringing souls to Christ and exhorting brethren to live holy. God wants us to visit the widows and the orphans, He wants us to preach the gospel, He wants us to keep His commandments.

Romans 8:28
And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

John 14:21
He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.

If you say you must keep translating the bible because you love the Lord, where is that commandment? Surely He told us what he wanted us to be doing in His word...

 

I'm glad you saw the humour in the illustration, and it was intentional. I am not above mirth But I think that we are all going to find out the truths of these matters very soon, and I think God is going to be very displeased with a lot of Christians. I pray I am not one of them. Many people say that KJVO is a divisive false doctrine. It is impossible though, for us who hold this to be true, to keep silent, because we fear for our brothers who are being led astray by false doctrines. We are all going to stand before the Lord and give an account...

 

I'll buy you a dictionary brother.