There is no problem with other views when scripture is not 100% clear on something although when something is as clear as 2 + 2 = 4 or a person is pointed out as being in error and they state they don't care and that they will continue to teach that error, it is a problem. One example is what I recently posted about is the new, and false, doctrine of "the seed of a woman means virgin birth because women do not have seed" using Genesis 3:15 as their "proof text" when both Genesis 4:25 and Genesis 16:8-11 where the same word for seed, Strongs H2233, is used refutes that false teaching.
Strongs H2233
- seed, sowing, offspring
- a sowing
- seed
- semen virile
- offspring, descendants, posterity, children
- of moral quality
- a practitioner of righteousness (fig.)
- sowing time (by meton)
Genesis 4:25 And Adam knew his wife again; and she bare a son, and called his name Seth: For God, said she, hath appointed me another seed H2233 instead of Abel, whom Cain slew.
Genesis 16
8 And he said, Hagar, Sarai's maid, whence camest thou? and whither wilt thou go? And she said, I flee from the face of my mistress Sarai.
9 And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands.
10 And the angel of the LORD said unto her, I will multiply thy seed H2233 exceedingly, that it shall not be numbered for multitude.
11 And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Behold, thou art with child, and shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name Ishmael; because the LORD hath heard thy affliction.
Genesis 1:29 And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, H2233 which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; H2233 to you it shall be for meat.
As I have previously pointed out, if seed means sperm and physical offspring, the same word is used for satan's seed so satan would have to have physical children. This opens the door to the satanic serpent seed doctrine which is running rampant in the churches and on youtube - a doctrine of demons. It also opens the door for people believing the mahdi (antichrist) is virgin born (if they make that claim) because the same word is used for seed regarding Hagar. If it means virgin born for Eve, then it must mean the same thing for Hagar which proves this doctrine as being an error which can lead to deception in the future.
Errors in interpretation is why we are to fellowship and study scripture together so we can learn and grow in Yeshua. Often errors are honest mistakes although sometimes they are introduced on purpose either to embellish a sermon or possibly a sinister agenda and this is why someone who wants to teach or learn truth needs to study for their selves.
One obvious embellishing of scripture that I have brought up before is the embellishing of Lot and calling him a compromiser and falling into sin by wanting to live in sodom. Nowhere does the bible say Lot compromised or fell into sin, in fact the bible calls Lot Righteous Lot. What is the purpose of pastors who supposedly studied the bible and know better to use the story of Lot in this way?
Recently youtube has become a proponent for the "mandela effect" and numerous videos, including by professing believers, claims all bibles were changed - including the bibles you have had in your homes for years and all electronic versions - by CERN (some claim it was satan that went back in time to make changes in the bible, movies, books, and such) The alleged changes the videos claim are causing people to doubt the bible and believe it is not reliable. All of the alleged changes in the bible are false. People believe the bible changed because they listen to erroneous and deceptive teachings by pastors and teachers and have not actually read the bible for their self. The alleged errors are either from pastors intentionally changing the scripture for their own purposes or an agenda or they are from different bible translations and were not an intentional deception. Messiah Yeshua said not one jot or tittle would be changed.
Matthew 5:18 For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.
Messiah Yeshua will protect His Torah and He will obviously will protect all of scripture as well - satan has no power to go back in time let alone change the bible. IF satan had that power, he would have changed more than a few words that have nothing to do wit the gospel message.
When I was little I remember the pastor teaching abut the "Lion and the Lamb" laying down together during the millennium. When I read through the bible myself, I saw that my bible said wolf and lamb. I searched other translations (including KJV) and it said wolf and lamb. Messiah Yeshua came as a lamb to atone for sin the first time and will come back as a lion. If this is why the pastor used 'lamb and lion shall lie down together', it may have been done with no ill intent although it was not what the bible said and we are seeing that it is now being used to deceive people that never read the scripture for their self.
Isaiah 11:6 The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them.
Isaiah 65:25 The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, and the lion shall eat straw like the bullock: and dust shall be the serpent's meat. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain, saith the LORD.
Pastors / teachers should only teach what the bible says. Nothing wrong if they do not know something and say as much but when they are adding to, subtracting from, or embellishing scripture to make a new teaching they will be under judgment for it.
James 3:1 Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers, since you know that we will be judged more severely.
Some of the alleged bible changes by the "mandela effect" are due to word translations in different bible versions. One example of this is the word 'bottle' in the KJV which is translated as 'wineskins' in other translations.
KJV
Matthew 9:17 Neither do men put new wine into old bottlesG779: else the bottles break, and the wine runneth out, and the bottles perish: but they put new wine into new bottles, and both are preserved.
ASV
Matthew 9:17 Neither do men put new wine into old wine-skins: else the skins burst, and the wine is spilled, and the skins perish: but they put new wine into fresh wine-skins, and both are preserved.
Strongs G779
askos: a leathern bag or bottle, in which water or wine was kept
779 askós – a leather wine-skin (not a glass "bottle"). "Our word bottle originally carried the true meaning, being a bottle of leather. In Spanish bota means a leather bottle, a boot, and a butt. In Spain wine is still brought to market in pig-skins" (M. Vincent).
Every alleged change in the bible by the "mandela effect" is false. Whether this was planned long ago by man, I'm not sure of although it appears to have been a calculated plan by satan in order to deceive people in the end times. This is why people need to read and study the bible on their own and be like Bereans and check EVERY teaching by EVERY person with scripture and see if it lines up or not. Paul was an APOSTLE and even his teachings were verified with scripture. Nobody should get a free pass and TRUE pastors and teachers of scripture are open to correction. The pastors / teachers that continue tp teach error after they have been shown they are in error are false teachers. If a teacher is not open to correcting something simple that is obviously clear then you must ask yourself what other lies and deceptions are they teaching? They lose credibility if they won't change a teaching when they are in obvious error and it is pointed out to them. To me, it shows a deception on their part and the bad fruit they are producing shows they may not even be one of Yahweh's sheep.
Every obviously wrong teaching, no matter how small, needs to be corrected whether it in a bible study or fellowship because if it is allowed to be propagated without correction, satan may very well use it to discredit the bible and Yahweh as we have seen with the "mandela effect" and everyone who is believing it not because of what they remember from reading but by what they heard their pastors and teacher speak. satan knows it is easier to fool someone than convince them they have been fooled and this sets people up for deceptions like the "mandela effect" as well as the great deception that will happen after the rapture.
2 Thessalonians 2
10 And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.
11 And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:
12 That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
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