Satan tempted Jesus in order to get him to use his God powers that he left in heaven. Jesus came to earth as a man and only after the Holy Spirit empowered him did his ministry begin. None of the miracles that he did were out of his divine nature that he left behind in Heaven.

His "God Powers"?

I guess, if you want to make a translation that fits your agenda, you can say anything you want. Tyndale, Luther, and Charles Taze Russell did it, why not A. E. Knoch?

And your church has done it. The Synagogue of Satan.

This irish rose has popped up from no where and is now spinning stories about what out Bible is supposed to mean.

A favorite trick among these magicians here is to use many English versions to confuse and confound anyone who reads it. The NIV, Amplified Version, KJV are among her list. The problem is, all of these English versions are based on Modern manuscripts. There are plenty to choose from. Over 15,000. And they all come from about 1500 ad. That's about 1500 years after Jesus left. Alot can happen in that time.

So she uses whatever English version will bend to her will, and her interpretation.

I will not waste my time with all of these 38 points. And I am not saying everything she says is wrong. But much of it is.

#2 - Born again is a phrase that Jesus said to the Jews, not the Gentiles.

We have found an unholy temple, an unspiritual priesthood, and now we are introduced to an ignorant teacher! Intense application to a single text book for a whole life had not taught him the elements of the truth! Nicodemus, however, was impressed with the Lord's works, little as he understood His words. Like the rest, he takes literally what is figurative. He should have known from Ezekiel, the prophet, that Israel could not enter the kingdom without a new spirit (Ezek 36:26).

Spiritual regeneration, the one imperative condition, apart from which the kingdom cannot be entered, is utterly beyond his erudition. All that he considered vital was physical relationship with the favored nation.

The Lord did not give out regeneration as good news, but as bad news. This is not the gospel, even for the Circumcision. The evangel is always concerned with God and His Christ, never with man and his needs or efforts. Of the latter nothing good can be said, no evangel can be formulated. The new birth is not an evangel in any sense. It makes a demand he has no means of meeting.

For one like Nicodemus, expecting to enter the kingdom by physical generation, it would be quite a blow to demand spiritual regeneration. Men are utterly helpless in regard to their physical generation. They can do no more to accomplish their spiritual regeneration. It is the sovereign work of God's spirit.

Searching as the figure is, it does not probe nearly so deeply into human helplessness as the truth for the present economy of God's grace. Now, if anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation (2Cor 5:17). In spirit, we skip the era of the kingdom, the renascence, and enter the new creation, over a thousand years later. A new birth will fit them for a life on earth during the millennial eon. The new creation fits us for our celestial destiny. They will receive a rejuvenation of the faculties, we will be changed at the resurrection and receive powers and capacities far beyond our present possibilities. Regeneration keeps company with repentance and baptism. The new creation accompanies the dispensation of the conciliation (2Cor 5:18).
A. E. Knoch

#7 - This one is wide open to interpretation. Did Jesus swear? Yes He did. But not in English.

CLV Mt 3:7 Now, perceiving many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming onto his baptism, he said to them, "Progeny of vipers! any intimates to you to be fleeing from the impending indignation?

CLV Mt 12:34 "Progeny of vipers! How can you be speaking what is good, being wicked? For out of the superabundance of the heart the mouth is speaking.

snakes were a real problem in that part of the world. To call someone a snake or "viper" was pretty extreme. Definitely a curse word.

#13 - She will presume to tell us how to pray.

In English the word "should" is used by someone who is trying to impose his/her values onto another. Kinda like a bully tries to effect their own version of "right behavior" onto his/her victim.

I suggest that she "should" read the bible for herself and she "should" get some real training instead of this make-believe stuff.

#20 - Another verse intended for the Jews. The dogs and pigs, in this verse, mean the gentiles. Jesus came for the Jews alone.

#24 - I always find it amusing when a false teacher/prophets talks about false teachers/prophets. Their own definitions always most certainly exclude their words from this band of marauders.

I would say that the Scriptures covers this subject nicely and all one has to do to prepare oneself is to read the Book.

#25 - A very interesting point. I wonder how many times this poster has "healed the sick and raised the dead." Casting out demons is alot easier, as it can be faked with the right equipment and companions.

There is a long list of Christian writers who pride themselves in their own mediocrity. Add this one to the list is not a problem.

The main snag with so many of these interpretations is the Bibles they use. As long as they are using English version that are based on the Modern Manuscripts their interpretation will always be wrong. Over the 1500 year period many meanings to these words have been added.

These writers tend to think of the dictionary as their own personal smorgasbord of meanings to the words in the Scriptures. And, of course, this comes from a lack of training.

You are really quite arrogant aren't you? I did not assume to tell you how to pray. Jesus clearly tells you how to do that. I just copied and pasted. If you have a problem with words of Christ then I suggest you take it up with him. The things I posted are all listed in the bible and things Jesus asked of his disciples. If you aren't a disciple of Christ then they will be of no value to you. But if you are a follower of Christ these things he encourages us to strive for.

FJO, if calling mere men "father" is so terrible, why do you allow your children to call you that?