Unitarians - A Religion for the Wicked Masses

Remember this: when the end comes for you and peace turns into a nightmare, it will not be too late to cry out as the thief on the cross.

You speak of being spiritual, but you read into the Word what you want to believe not what the "sola scriptura" teaches. God's wrath abides on those who have not made their peace with Him for they are DEAD in their sins and trespasses. You may believe that enmity with God is only the materialistic but when Jesus comes with His rod of iron to destroy the enemies of the cross, be sure to remind Him of this. The future Lake of Fire is literal and the many of the broad-way (the co-existers) will find that it is all too real - forever! You have displayed your hand, but it is never too late and who knows (God knows) He just might help you one day to know the Truth and then and only then will you be set free. Remember, the coming judgment is either real or it is a figment of one's imagination: your choice - don't be wrong.

There has always been a hatred for those of us who believe and teach that Jesus in the only way, but as the end nears they are becoming much more vocal and outwardly confrontational. The Word tells that in the last days people will heap up to themselves teachers that tickle their ears and tell them what the want to hear NOT what they need to hear. God bless you and your stand for Jesus.

It is difficult to read your intentions; whether you really desire an answer for any of your questions at all. Are you looking for someone to give you an excuse to believe as you wish because their "sound bite" answers are not complete enough to suit yourself; are you just trolling to see if you can a rise out of another or do you really want an answer to your questions? These questions do not come with short answers that will satisfy one who is not truly interested. I will cite Jesus condemning someone this side of heaven.

Matt 23:14 - "Woe to you scribes....therefore you will receive the greater damnation." 23:15 -"...ye make him twofold more the child of hell than yourselves." verse 33 "Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can you escape the damnation of hell?" Matt 10:26 - "...rather be afraid of the One who can destroy both your soul and body in hell."

Remember John 3:36 "..whoever rejects the Son will not see life, for God's wrath abides on him."

James 4:4 whoever is a friend of the world is the ENEMY of God. I would tread very lightly if I were you.

P.S. Obviously Jesus was not advocating the use of a sword but words and unkindness can kill and often leave deeper and more troubling scars that any man made weapon can inflict.

Yes, He did condemn people, i.e. the Pharisees , those who choose NOT to believe in Him alone are to be damned and as He said - He did not come to bring peace but a sword to set mother against daughter, father against son, etc. If you love the world the love of the Father is not in you and in this world those who love Jesus will be hated because the world hates Him. The problem is the word love which you think means to really get along with whereas He gave the instructions on how to love your enemy - hungry, feed them; thirsty give them water; etc. We are to come out from among those who hate Him and have no part in the world and its values. We are to judge our "brethren" only after we have looked closely at ourselves; those outside of Christ are already judged - sinners do what sinners do best - SIN. Forgiveness is a requirement among the brethren, it is what marks us as separate from all others. Finally, what has Christ to do with Belial (the worldly religions which are ALL antichrist) NOTHING. We CANNOT serve two masters so choose this day whom you will follow. As for me and my house, we choose to follow Jesus.

Sadly, the world loves to mask what Jesus actually taught because if they really looked deeply into the Word of God they see without a doubt that love of this world and its religions is the supreme hatred of God Almighty. These are the last days and judgment is coming very soon, don't wait too long because no decision is a decision for hell.

Jesus is the Author and Finisher of my faith, to love Him is to be obedient to the Word and there is NO other name given among men whereby we MUST be saved. When the end comes and Jesus judges all men, every knee shall bow and every tongue confess that Jesus is Lord. I follow Him and NO ONE else. I weigh every teaching and idea proffered against His Word and with the grace of God I will continue to live a life of learning and living for Him alone.

I was wondering where you were coming from. Their point will lead them to straight to hell, a place they refuse to believe in.

Q1 - The first English translation was the Wycliffe bible about 1380 AD but the manuscripts for the Old Testament began around 1400 BC and progressed until around 400 BC. The Guttenberg bible of the 1500s, the Geneva then the KJV of 1611. A side note; the Septuagint or the LXX was an Old Testament translated into Greek for the Jews disbursed around during Greek and Roman cultures. The Latin Vulgate attempt at a translation of the New Testament was around 300 AD and is the basis of the Nestle Text used in the NASB/NIV etc.

Q2 - The RC bible contains a section of several books called the Apocrypha placed between Malachi of the O.T. & Matthew of the N.T. When the bible was first assembled around 200 AD, these books where not considered worthy to be included for their lack of displaying inspiration, but are seemingly good extra-biblical historical references and should not be considered along the 66 books which make up the bibles we now use.

I hope this helps.

Sorry about that, I may have assumed too much, so here goes:

Q1 - That is the name given the Greek text used by the King James Version translators; sometimes it is referred to as the Majority Text because they used every Greek & Hebrew text they had available, several hundred or more. They used a test for every scripture verse and/or passage: 1) contained in the majority of texts; 2) context; 3) consistency of verb and adverb forms among the texts and 4) consistency with other passages as to usage. I know that is simplified. The work done on the Geneva Bible which predates the KJV was the basis for about 70% of its structure.

Q2 - New American Standard Bible - based on only 2 known Greek texts; the Sinaticus & the Alexandrius (hope spelling is okay). Some claim as better texts because they predate most other texts but between themselves there are some serious contradictions, most graphic in the book of Revelation.

Q3- The Bible contains 66 separate books and I use every one when applicable.

Q4- I love my KJV - The language is powerful, poetic at times, faithful to the original manuscripts and has proven its worth for over 400 years. A good example of what I mean by being powerful is Mark 16:16: KJV "..believe not and be damned". NO doubt as to the intention of the verse whereas most other version use "...believe not and be judged." Judged could mean a wrist slap, you are OK or what ever; doubt enters the equation. The KJV pulls no punches whereas the "modern" versions like to soften the impact so as to not offend. The Word of God is to be offensive to the sinner and the Christian living in sin.

Thanks for your inquiry, I will be more succinct in the future and less assuming.

They would declare themselves to be atheists but in practice it is much the same thing. I would actually classify them more as polytheists because all Gods except Jesus are acceptable. My guess as far as a preferred bible they try to stay mainline i.e. KJV, NIV, NASB, ESV and such.

Your last question has two aspects: 1) who knows how many for there seems to be limitless paraphrases (non-translations) of which I include the NIV as they claim it is a thought for thought translation but just a fancy cover-up for a paraphrase as Isa 55 states - God's thoughts are not our thoughts; a dangerous position to assume you know the thoughts of God perfectly. The KJV & NASB are two very good translations of their associated Greek texts. Both bibles use the same Hebrew source text and the NASB has translated it very well. The real difference is in the Greek texts: KJV - Textus Receptus: NASB - Nestle Text. There are some major differences between the texts and hundreds of smaller difference and omissions. I am a Textus Receptus guy mainly for two reasons: 1) the bios of the men who translated and came out with 1611 KJV is a who's who of Hebrew & Greek scholarship and their personal testimonies are incredible and 2) God chose the KJV to reach the English speaking world and to arm the bible translators for mission work in other languages and for over 400 years the impact worldwide is a testimony unto itself. I am basically not a pragmatist but in the face of hundreds of years of massive success an argument against it is mute in my case. I have some other what I call serious theological differences with most of the "translations" and I have never seen a paraphrase that was worth the time to read and impossible to study with any depth.