MOURNING SAID

MOURNING SAID

Thursday, June 23, 2016

John 1:1-4, 14 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. In him was life; and the life was the light of men. … And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.

Matthew 4:1-4 Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil. And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred. And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread. But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.

John 7:45-48 Then came the officers to the chief priests and Pharisees; and they said unto them, Why have ye not brought him [Jesus]? The officers answered, Never man spake like this man. Then answered them the Pharisees, Are ye also deceived? Have any of the rulers or of the Pharisees believed on him?

Acts 8:26-31 And the angel of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, Arise, and go toward the south unto the way that goeth down from Jerusalem unto Gaza, which is desert. And he arose and went: and, behold, a man of Ethiopia, an eunuch of great authority under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who had the charge of all her treasure, and had come to Jerusalem for to worship, Was returning, and sitting in his chariot read Esaias the prophet. Then the Spirit said unto Philip, Go near, and join thyself to this chariot. And Philip ran thither to him, and heard him read the prophet Esaias, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest? And he said, How can I, except some man should guide me? And he desired Philip that he would come up and sit with him.

  In a very short period of time Said was killed on the street along with several companions: Did, Accustomed To, In The Past, and Once So were outnumbered by and repeatedly assaulted by Used To and the Like You Know gang.

  The High Tower Academia & Writers Defense Committee did their best to keep Said and companions alive, well, and useful but finally wearying of their resuscitation efforts they allowed decease . . . and wrote that they used to care but now, like, you know, realized and accepted that communication matters most of all. It was not long before editors galore accepted used to and like you know from pen of journalists, novelists, non-fiction, and writers of every ilkyness.

  Doth thou understandeth thee above satire?

  Once upon a time I was a vigorous party-line King James Only proponent and defender. KJV is still my favorite and still my primary read, and as you well know, at times noted in my writings.

  However, though I used to differ, I grew to realization that understanding God’s Word living (Jesus) and written (Holy Bible) supersedes defense of 1611 King James authorized English language or the newer 1769 KJV English translation more commonly held and read.

  I’ve decided to give you overnight to get used to what I’ve written in the above paragraphs. Tomorrow I am publishing something else to get used to, an essay from GotQuestions.org on the KJV issue.

  One last additional thought: Never forget that once upon a time hundreds of years ago 1611 and 1769 were new translations and resisted by church factions.

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